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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the host isn't ready by 10 of, then s/he is just disorganized.  At that point, host should be sitting down with a glass of wine, waiting for guests to arrive.[/quote]

Your tone is obnoxious but as to me at least you are correct. I'm not a natural hostess, and am somewhat disorganized when it comes to pulling everything together. I do enjoy hosting occasionally though so I do. If you show up 10 min early at my house, I will see you coming, rush to my room to change, and then be even more disorganized as I try to entertain you and do last minute prep. It's really not a huge deal if people show up early, but I'd rather you didn't. And I won't ever show up early to someone's house. Pre-kid, I would intentionally arrive 5-10 min late. These days, I still aim for that but it doesn't always happen. [/quote]

So what if your hostess is disorganized?  That doesn't mean you're in the right to show up early and fluster her!  You're not morally superior because you show up early.  You're just early.  (And I say this as a hostess who is always sitting down with a glass of wine, waiting for guests to arrive.)  Personally, unless it was really good friends and I expected to pitch in, I would never show up early.  [/quote]

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