High Laughter With The BC

We're a book club. Sometimes we don't read. We eat.

Samantha spent two weeks in Germany, Vienna, Switzerland to celebrate a special birthday. She came home declaring that she was cooking a German meal and we all had to be there to experience some of what she did while on her vacation.

It was good. Her pictures displayed her magical trip abroad. We were so happy for her. "Cheers!" with the Gluhwein!

After dinner and the conversation went on to other things. Like Miranda's Christmas Party.

"You're coming, right?" She asked me.

"Yep. I'll be there." I said.

"You're coming even if Samantha doesn't?" She asked again.

I asked Samantha, "You're not going?"

"I'm not sure yet." She said.

Miranda put her foot down at that point and stated that she needed to know by Monday to order the food. And don't forget, it's $25.00 per person to eat. She apparently figured this all out prior to her inviting us.

I brought to the attention of Miranda that this might not be the best idea.

"Why?" She asked oh so equivically.

"Because, if I'm telling you I'm going, and something else comes up, I still have to pay the $25.00?" I ponder.

"Yep." She matter-of-factly replied.

Quiet.

"What if at the last minute I bring a friend?" I ask.

"They won't eat." She said.

Well, maybe it was the mug of Gluhwein or the fact that it was us together for the first time in a while, but Samantha and I started giggling.

"So, if at the last minute I bring a friend with me to your party I would have to offer my paid portion of the meal to my friend and not eat?" I quiz some more.

Miranda just shot me a look.

Samantha and I at this point we're laughing uncontrollably.

"Fine. If I bring a friend, I'll bring a sandwich and donate my paid portion to my friend." I add, in between my laughter.

Samantha and I were in tears from laughing so hard.

Miranda was not finding this amusing, as she has been getting a wrath from other friends about this plan of hers, which she explained. She also went on to explain that if I knew for sure by Monday that I was bringing a friend, they would definately eat because she would have included them in the order.

"Do you know for sure if you're bringing a friend?" She asked me.

"No. I was just wondering." I explained.

Miranda went on to say that she also has parting gifts for her guests. She probably shouldn't have said that because Samantha and I were holding in our laughter to hear her side of things, and that statement just opened the flood gates.

"How much is that going to cost?" Samantha asked.

"My friend can have mine. I don't need it." I laughed.

Poor Miranda. Maybe she shouldn't invite us to these things.