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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know if dietary things are part of "from abroad" like no meat, Kosher, whatever. If it's simple order pizza or get frozen pizzas and bake them maybe throw some extra shredded cheese on. Serve with wine or beer or sparkling water..if they are passing thru they don't need lots of alcohol or staying late. Serve whatever you can almost ungrudgingly afford. Dessert can be ice cream, sauce, whipped cream, spring for sprinkles and cherries. Real American![/quote]

This is good advice, and honestly they might really enjoy having pizza (assuming they are not coming from Italy!) and ice cream sundaes or brownies or something like that. Costco has good stuff too - just put it on a nice platter.

I totally understand your irritation and anxiety, and I can also see that you’re not really feeling like you can get out of it. I have social anxiety too, and I find that I almost always work things up to be way worse than they turn out to be. If you go through with it, it might end up being a fun evening, or at least not a terrible one. Maybe they are lovely people with funny stories. Coming to a “real American” home might be the highlight of their trip. I do hope you will keep us posted on whatever you decide to do.

I’m reminded of a question I always ask myself when I find I’m thinking about all the worst-case scenarios: “What if it’s awesome?” It might be![/quote]

Thank you. I used to force myself pre covid thinking maybe it'd be fine or good. Every time I am left with "omg I am so glad this is over, let me try and forget it happened" Idk what it is with me but it is never a good time, more like a terribly awful chore that's finally done.[/quote]

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