going through something. I made a mental note to drop by and check on her soon.
This evening, I was cooking dinner for Jonathan, Dawn, and Anthony. I had recently moved and wanted to have a girls’ night, but it was hard to get Marcy on the phone. So, I figured I would do a couples’ night. I thought it was safe now to finally introduce Jonathan to my family and friends. A couple of weeks ago, I met his aunt and uncle, who he was very close with. His parents lived over on the west coast, in Seattle, and we made plans to go visit them during the holidays. I had spoken with his mother over the phone a time or two, and she was very friendly and down-to-earth. Whereas, with Eric’s mom, she couldn’t stand me; she felt that I was too conceited and always looked down on people. That was far from the truth, but she had her own opinion, and it didn’t matter anymore at this point. Anyway, I had the house smelling all good as I prepared lobster, steak, corn on the cob, baked potatoes, and broccoli. I had two bottles of wine chilling on ice, and I made my infamous banana pudding. I told everyone to try to arrive around 6:30pm, so I was a little behind. I made my way upstairs, hoping I would be dressed before they arrived. I took a shower, did my hair, applied some makeup, and put on this cute little romper that I picked up from Macy’s.
I finally made it downstairs just in time to check on the steaks and the potatoes before my doorbell rang. I couldn’t hide the fact that I was happy to be entertaining my friends in my new place, and introducing them to Jonathan was a bonus. I had to hand it to Ms. Julia; she had out done herself when she decorated my condo. She gave each room style and made the whole apartment come alive. She made my new home feel just like that, a home. I loved walking into my place because it felt so warm and comfortable. When the bell rang, I opened my door and greeted my guests. Dawn and Anthony walked in, handing me a bottle of sparkling cider.
“Should we take off our shoes?” asked Dawn.
“There is no need; I have hardwood floors throughout the house.”
“Oh, my God! Cyn, look at your place! This is beautiful.”
“Well, you can thank your mom for coming over and handling her business.” Dawn looked around, amazed at the decorating job her mom had done.
“Damn, babe, we gonna have to get your moms to hook us up, too,” said Anthony.
“Yeah, she did an awesome job,” replied Dawn.” It wasn’t too long afterwards that Jonathan had arrived. I made all of the introductions and got everyone something to drink. We sat around, chatting and laughing about sports, entertainment, and the fact that Dawn and Anthony were expecting their first child. I jumped up, hugging my best friend because I knew the struggles it took for her to get to this point. She had been battling issues about becoming a mother.
“Aww, I can’t wait to meet my godchild, so I could spoil them!”
“Well, Cyn, you gonna have to get in line because the father here may put up a fight.” Anthony looked over laughing. Dawn asked to use the bathroom, so I pointed her in the direction of it. I made my way into the kitchen, preparing the table so we could have dinner.
“Oh, baby, everything looks delicious. You really outdone yourself,” Jonathan stated. “And may I say the hostess is looking real cute in that romper?” He kissed me softly on the cheek.
“Well, I hope everyone bought their appetites.” Jonathan pulled my chair out, as did Anthony for Dawn.
****
Cyn, dinner was delicious. I’m so stuffed!” said both Jonathan and Anthony. “Little Miss Greedy is still eating her second serving of baked potato, corn, and broccoli.” After dinner, Dawn and I cleared the table, Anthony loaded the dishwasher while Jonathan took out the trash. Afterwards, we all retired to the patio to enjoy the rest of the evening.
“Dawn, when are we expecting our little bundle of joy?” I asked.
“I’m due March
This evening, I was cooking dinner for Jonathan, Dawn, and Anthony. I had recently moved and wanted to have a girls’ night, but it was hard to get Marcy on the phone. So, I figured I would do a couples’ night. I thought it was safe now to finally introduce Jonathan to my family and friends. A couple of weeks ago, I met his aunt and uncle, who he was very close with. His parents lived over on the west coast, in Seattle, and we made plans to go visit them during the holidays. I had spoken with his mother over the phone a time or two, and she was very friendly and down-to-earth. Whereas, with Eric’s mom, she couldn’t stand me; she felt that I was too conceited and always looked down on people. That was far from the truth, but she had her own opinion, and it didn’t matter anymore at this point. Anyway, I had the house smelling all good as I prepared lobster, steak, corn on the cob, baked potatoes, and broccoli. I had two bottles of wine chilling on ice, and I made my infamous banana pudding. I told everyone to try to arrive around 6:30pm, so I was a little behind. I made my way upstairs, hoping I would be dressed before they arrived. I took a shower, did my hair, applied some makeup, and put on this cute little romper that I picked up from Macy’s.
I finally made it downstairs just in time to check on the steaks and the potatoes before my doorbell rang. I couldn’t hide the fact that I was happy to be entertaining my friends in my new place, and introducing them to Jonathan was a bonus. I had to hand it to Ms. Julia; she had out done herself when she decorated my condo. She gave each room style and made the whole apartment come alive. She made my new home feel just like that, a home. I loved walking into my place because it felt so warm and comfortable. When the bell rang, I opened my door and greeted my guests. Dawn and Anthony walked in, handing me a bottle of sparkling cider.
“Should we take off our shoes?” asked Dawn.
“There is no need; I have hardwood floors throughout the house.”
“Oh, my God! Cyn, look at your place! This is beautiful.”
“Well, you can thank your mom for coming over and handling her business.” Dawn looked around, amazed at the decorating job her mom had done.
“Damn, babe, we gonna have to get your moms to hook us up, too,” said Anthony.
“Yeah, she did an awesome job,” replied Dawn.” It wasn’t too long afterwards that Jonathan had arrived. I made all of the introductions and got everyone something to drink. We sat around, chatting and laughing about sports, entertainment, and the fact that Dawn and Anthony were expecting their first child. I jumped up, hugging my best friend because I knew the struggles it took for her to get to this point. She had been battling issues about becoming a mother.
“Aww, I can’t wait to meet my godchild, so I could spoil them!”
“Well, Cyn, you gonna have to get in line because the father here may put up a fight.” Anthony looked over laughing. Dawn asked to use the bathroom, so I pointed her in the direction of it. I made my way into the kitchen, preparing the table so we could have dinner.
“Oh, baby, everything looks delicious. You really outdone yourself,” Jonathan stated. “And may I say the hostess is looking real cute in that romper?” He kissed me softly on the cheek.
“Well, I hope everyone bought their appetites.” Jonathan pulled my chair out, as did Anthony for Dawn.
****
Cyn, dinner was delicious. I’m so stuffed!” said both Jonathan and Anthony. “Little Miss Greedy is still eating her second serving of baked potato, corn, and broccoli.” After dinner, Dawn and I cleared the table, Anthony loaded the dishwasher while Jonathan took out the trash. Afterwards, we all retired to the patio to enjoy the rest of the evening.
“Dawn, when are we expecting our little bundle of joy?” I asked.
“I’m due March
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