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My friend and coworker Winnie is getting a divorce from her husband. This is a good thing, and a so a party is needed. And I need help with ideas for it, since I'm in charge of organizing it.
Background (skip this part if you just want to know about the party): Winnie and her husband met and married in a bit of a whirlwind romance. And when I say whirlwind, this all happened this year, I believe. (I'm not up on the actual dates, but I know it wasn't that long ago that I was noshing some food at their wedding. Pretty sure it was earlier this year.) In any case, it became apparent quickly afterwards that her new husband was a hateful, spiteful, controlling little gnome, and expected her to be something and someone she's not. She, not being a young stupid little thing (she's older than me and has been married before) was having none of it. After a brief period of feeling guilty, which I guess is natural (though of course I and her other friends made it clear to her that she had nothing to feel guilty about), she's back to being the warm and happy person she normally is, and has told the Gnome in no uncertain terms that they are getting a divorce. A lot of this, by the way, has been carried out over the phone because the Gnome's job apparently involves a lot of traveling and puts him in foreign countries.
Enoch background! The upshot is that Winnie is freeing herself of the Gnome, and I suggested a Divorce Party, over shots we were doing last night. She thought it was a brilliant idea (the Divorce Party, though she was pretty keen on the shots as well), and I told her that she would know when and where, so she could invite her friends, but beyond that and a few other need to know items, she wouldn't know what was coming until the time of the party, though we did talk over a few quick ideas.
We have some time, as we're thinking we should do this around the time the divorce is final, which sadly may take longer than the actual relationship. (Aren't American marriage and divorce laws fun?!?) So we're looking at perhaps February. Seems like a good time for it, but there is no date set in stone as of yet.
Winnie will choose the venue, and we think we have a good one. The one idea we had was perhaps getting a piñata that will be identified with the Gnome. Maybe a donkey or some equally obnoxious beast. Any ideas for a good piñata would be welcomed. As this will be an adult event, said piñata will be filled with (plastic) bottles of booze rather than candy. But beyond this singular idea, I don't have any other good ideas for this party. Perhaps a burning of the garter? A black bouquet? Talk to me, Evil and Creative CSers: if you were organizing or having a Divorce Party, what would you want to see? I'm talking games, events, food, drinks, anything.
And: GO!
Background (skip this part if you just want to know about the party): Winnie and her husband met and married in a bit of a whirlwind romance. And when I say whirlwind, this all happened this year, I believe. (I'm not up on the actual dates, but I know it wasn't that long ago that I was noshing some food at their wedding. Pretty sure it was earlier this year.) In any case, it became apparent quickly afterwards that her new husband was a hateful, spiteful, controlling little gnome, and expected her to be something and someone she's not. She, not being a young stupid little thing (she's older than me and has been married before) was having none of it. After a brief period of feeling guilty, which I guess is natural (though of course I and her other friends made it clear to her that she had nothing to feel guilty about), she's back to being the warm and happy person she normally is, and has told the Gnome in no uncertain terms that they are getting a divorce. A lot of this, by the way, has been carried out over the phone because the Gnome's job apparently involves a lot of traveling and puts him in foreign countries.
Enoch background! The upshot is that Winnie is freeing herself of the Gnome, and I suggested a Divorce Party, over shots we were doing last night. She thought it was a brilliant idea (the Divorce Party, though she was pretty keen on the shots as well), and I told her that she would know when and where, so she could invite her friends, but beyond that and a few other need to know items, she wouldn't know what was coming until the time of the party, though we did talk over a few quick ideas.
We have some time, as we're thinking we should do this around the time the divorce is final, which sadly may take longer than the actual relationship. (Aren't American marriage and divorce laws fun?!?) So we're looking at perhaps February. Seems like a good time for it, but there is no date set in stone as of yet.
Winnie will choose the venue, and we think we have a good one. The one idea we had was perhaps getting a piñata that will be identified with the Gnome. Maybe a donkey or some equally obnoxious beast. Any ideas for a good piñata would be welcomed. As this will be an adult event, said piñata will be filled with (plastic) bottles of booze rather than candy. But beyond this singular idea, I don't have any other good ideas for this party. Perhaps a burning of the garter? A black bouquet? Talk to me, Evil and Creative CSers: if you were organizing or having a Divorce Party, what would you want to see? I'm talking games, events, food, drinks, anything.
And: GO!
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