The Good China

Have I mentioned how very much I love giving dinner parties? Dinner parties can make you (the giver or the receiver) feel special. The world we live in now is so much more casual than the one I grew up in. I wear jeans to dinner parties now and ten years ago I wouldn't have dreamed of wearing denim to someones home for dinner. I would find just the right cocktail dress because if someone other than me is making dinner and cleaning up, it is a special occasion indeed. So often people will remark: "wow, you dressed up" but the truth is that when we make time to get together and share a dinner, it is a special occasion. Dressing up adds to the anticipation of the evening. My mother was always tres chic. Pocket book and gloves. How elegant. I appreciate the aesthetic of the 60's: gloves, pumps, hat, pocketbook and long, sleek cars. But it is a new century and I am cool with jeans. But you have to admit, getting dressed up and hanging with friends over dinner is fun. After all, you look great and life is good.