Hey XXXX,

It looks like we are going to ax the finger pastries. After much discussion, Chrissy and I have decided that our families are fat enough and by providing them sweets we are doing nothing but aiding them in their quick and tasteful voyage to coronary artery disease.

That should place us at $XX a head. My next question is about alcohol. How much per head? Keep in mind we have seven nieces and nephews attending that are not of drinking age. Though it might be funny to see them unruly and puking all over themselves….wait a minute…how is that any different than how they act now? Forget I said that.

Please write me back. I am sending out the deposit today.

Take care,
Dave and Chrissy

K: I think I’m going thru some anxiety about leaving my apartment. It’s such a great place.
K: BUT its just walls and carpet. And this is a house. Small, but a house. And I love moving. :)
C: I hate moving. And when I do, D is going to make me throw a lot of stuff away
K: Moving is great for that. I don’t hang on to a lot - I take loads to Goodwill. Last time I took in TWO garbage bags of just shoes. TWO!
C: See? He’ll make me do that. I’m not emotionally prepared for something like that. Although I’ve been doing really good since I’ve been with him. I have a bag of goodwill and will show it to him... "See? I’m getting rid of stuff!"
K: That’s GOOD! But one bag isn't enough. :) It doesn't have to be shoes. It can be anything. If you haven't used it in more than 2 years - its fair game
C: Keep away from D. You'll side with him and I’ll lose all of my worldly possessions.
K: When I was home last month, we accidentally got locked out of the house for about an hour. We started going thru boxes in the garage - things my sister and I packed when we were like 12 and 16. My mom found FIVE hair dryers. She'd think she lost one in some move and buy another one and so on, and so on. FIVE. And she still wont throw them away. "What if the one I have now breaks? I’ll just use one of these"
K: BUT - she found tons of pointy toed 80s shoes that are totally back in style. Yellow, green, purple.
C: LOL... see???? I feel vindicated. And in another 20 years, she can use them AGAIN
K: Maybe not the hairdryers - but if she takes care of the shoes, absolutely. :) My point is - some things KEEP, other things... you gotta let go.
C: Well, even I admit that the hairdryers is excessive
K: What's D's email - he and I will talk. Get things all sorted out for you.
C: Oooh…you better not!! That’s just mean. I can never leave the two of you alone in my house... you'd just throw all of my stuff out
C: I think that's worse than me being afraid of you sleeping together!!
K: LOL!!
K: Come on! Old computer speakers.... and gadgets... imagine what you could live without!
C: EXACTLY... I would die without them
K: You wouldn't die w/out them. After the initial shock, you wouldn't even remember you HAD them. :) Who needs all those broken mice and speaker wires?
C: I DO... ME
C: Minimalist bitches