Get Ready to PPPPPPPParty!

So my new living situation is essentially a dream, especially compared to what I went through with my previous roomie of 7 months. Not to speak ill of the recently departed (she went back home to the U.S. last week) but our... er... different personnalities just didn't mesh and we were more of the "two strangers who co-exist in one very small apartment and hence are civil to each other" variety and not of the "bosom buddies" variety- if you get my drift. My new roomie situation is great, not surprising since me, Maria, Joy and Natalie have been friends since the start of the assistantship and for the most part, are on the same "longueur d'onde" (wave length).

The next coming days will see the birthdays of both Maria and Joy and to celebrate they've decided to throw a party at our (very disorganized and cluttered at the moment) apartment. From the sounds of it, it's shaping up to be quite a big "gala": it has already been decided that us 4 hostesses will all be decked out in dresses and last night's dinner table conversation centered around how many bottles of wine and vodka to buy (the latter of which will be bought in Italy- where cheap alcohol reigns).

And as for how many bodies will be crammed in our place, one can only guess: Maria was more than surprised when a guy we barely know turned to her last night in a bar and said ,"So you going to that party that that's happening on Saturday?"
Maria's reply: "Actually, it's my party".

D'oh!

This weekend shall be interesting...