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[quote=Anonymous]I threw a BBQ on the Fourth, and of course we have some leftovers to contend with. Because most guests were out-of-town visitors, only my local cousin took home some of the bounty.

I asked my local cousin to bring a dessert; everyone else, I asked to please just bring yourselves. For the most part, they did. But one out-of-towner brought:
Pasta salad
A cheese selection--three cheeses, crackers, grapes
Blueberries
A six-pack of beer

Of course this is very kind and generous, but I already had so much food, to the point where I knew I had gone a bit overboard. Now I have all this to contend with! Only one guest drank beer, either the kind she brought or the several selections I brought. And no one ate much cheese, as the cheese-bearer arrived later than everyone else, and people were getting out of appetizer mode.

My fridge looks like a game of Tetris right at the end where you know you're about to see "Game Over." I really, really would have preferred people not to bring anything except for the cousin who brought dessert.

I know the intentions were good and the spirit was generous. But it's a very real, very constant pain in my ass at the moment. I want my fridge back! We're entertaining again this Sunday, and the fridge is stressing me out. :)[/quote]

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