Thread: Party was on Saturday - Didn't live up to last year's

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Sorry for the disappointment, but don't get discouraged. We have done Halloween parties for 16 of the last 18 years, and a few times things were just "off". In '07 we had a good group, maybe 30+, but I woke up the next morning and couldn't remember any "fun". Yeah, people hung around chatted, were pleasant, there was music, and maybe even some dancing, but it never really kicked in. I think I tried the horror movie thing to that year, and it didn't work. I think a TV with anything on it a big distraction at a party and suppresses personal interaction.

Remember that all the props, decorating, special effects, lighting, etc don't make a party. Its the people. We have carefully mixed people from 3 different social circles (work, church and "neighborhood") and have found all the people that are fun and enjoy. Its a careful mix.

This year we got it right and can only hope that next time they all come back....

I agree about the tv being a distraction, we had people turn it on and watch the x-factor.