Finally, we are getting to that point in life where our house is becoming a private place again for us. No more kids running in and out, no more people constantly knocking at the doors, no more sleep overs for the kids and their friends, etc, etc, etc.
Now that most of our kids have grown up and moved on and the remaining two have lives of their own at night, we are finding ourselves with some time alone and have decided to try inviting guests to our home. Although we really enjoy the larger parties held at the clubs, we have found the house parties we have attended to offer a better opprotunity to get to know people and establish some relationships. Some of them have been very entertaining, others have been .... quiet. Our goal isnt to open our home to orgies, instead, we would like to have an adult evening where people can mix some, enjoy being somewhat more personal in privacy and leave having made new friends.
Some of our concerns come from the horror stories we have heard from other couples. Things such as stolen property, neighbors complaining to the authorities, items broken or destroyed, party crashers, etc. Most of these can be controlled by who you invite, yet the idea is to get to know other people.
We are looking for success stories. Ideas that make an evening fun. Games to break the ice. Things that will make an evening with us something people will want to repeat and that we can feel good about having done.
Having been in this lifestyle for over 18 years now, we still find we know so little and can learn so much from what others have to share... so educate us. Ater we get some good ideas, then we plan on putting them to use, (and soon, summer will soon be here). We can then share with anyone who is interested our successes or failures with your suggestions.
Lets hear them.
Now that most of our kids have grown up and moved on and the remaining two have lives of their own at night, we are finding ourselves with some time alone and have decided to try inviting guests to our home. Although we really enjoy the larger parties held at the clubs, we have found the house parties we have attended to offer a better opprotunity to get to know people and establish some relationships. Some of them have been very entertaining, others have been .... quiet. Our goal isnt to open our home to orgies, instead, we would like to have an adult evening where people can mix some, enjoy being somewhat more personal in privacy and leave having made new friends.
Some of our concerns come from the horror stories we have heard from other couples. Things such as stolen property, neighbors complaining to the authorities, items broken or destroyed, party crashers, etc. Most of these can be controlled by who you invite, yet the idea is to get to know other people.
We are looking for success stories. Ideas that make an evening fun. Games to break the ice. Things that will make an evening with us something people will want to repeat and that we can feel good about having done.
Having been in this lifestyle for over 18 years now, we still find we know so little and can learn so much from what others have to share... so educate us. Ater we get some good ideas, then we plan on putting them to use, (and soon, summer will soon be here). We can then share with anyone who is interested our successes or failures with your suggestions.
Lets hear them.
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We have thrown two big parties, and only once did we ever have a problem... and it turned out to be no big deal.... Our parties have mostley newbies, people that we have met online, and people we have always wanted to meet.... Both parties were successful.. Both times, the guests even cleaned up the kitchen and yard...We will be hosting a few more this spring...And yes CYNANDHYM, you two have an open invitation to any of our parties..
well, I have thrown a couple, mildy successful house parties. We found low lighting, good music and a hottub make magic happen. Sexy games and things can add to the overall excitement. You need some sort of insitigation to get things moving sometimes.
We also have had a few house parties.. like CNKISS has said, music the right mix of people and a hot tub always make for sexy hot times.
Good looking people, alcohol, and a hot tub!
It helps to have a few separate areas where small groups can gather. Our parties usually end up with dancing in the living room, happy hour in the kitchen, quiet conversation in the TV room, naked people in the hot tub, and who knows what upstairs in the bedroom!
If you have wood floors, be prepared to mop the next day and do a lot of laundry....
R
It helps to have a few separate areas where small groups can gather. Our parties usually end up with dancing in the living room, happy hour in the kitchen, quiet conversation in the TV room, naked people in the hot tub, and who knows what upstairs in the bedroom!
If you have wood floors, be prepared to mop the next day and do a lot of laundry....
R
we have a lot of parties at our house and have never had any problems.we have a pool table and always have it going,we have finger foods(crackers & cheese ball,shrimp,chips & dip or hot wings etc.)sometimes we cook (the G man's the best)he does great Sulvaki,Steaks and even burgers,everyone brings
A couple suggestions.
Guest list. Just be sure to invite enough people to ensure you will have good attendance when the inevitable drop-off occurs.
Light on the food and BYOB for the most part - don't break your own bank or stress yourselves out (my ex and I fixed a few easy dishes and made Jungle Juice...that was easy and worked out great).
Games...Aye, that's tricky. THE BEST I have seen...(there was a guest list via eVite)
We walked into the party and had name tags taped to our backs. We had to walk up to people, introduce ourselves and they had to *give us clues* as to who we were based on the names on our backs (e.g. Cleopatra, George Washington, etc.) They also had our "Handles (Kinbaku_Theatre)" nametags on our front.
Second game: Multi-coloured lite-sticks. The small ones that fit in the mouth. Everyone got a different color. The idea was to be the first to get all of the colors WITHOUT using your hands. Great fun.
Third game, simple truth or dare...that's about all it took...room play came VERY easily after that. That party kicked ass.
Be sure to invite us!
-K_T
Guest list. Just be sure to invite enough people to ensure you will have good attendance when the inevitable drop-off occurs.
Light on the food and BYOB for the most part - don't break your own bank or stress yourselves out (my ex and I fixed a few easy dishes and made Jungle Juice...that was easy and worked out great).
Games...Aye, that's tricky. THE BEST I have seen...(there was a guest list via eVite)
We walked into the party and had name tags taped to our backs. We had to walk up to people, introduce ourselves and they had to *give us clues* as to who we were based on the names on our backs (e.g. Cleopatra, George Washington, etc.) They also had our "Handles (Kinbaku_Theatre)" nametags on our front.
Second game: Multi-coloured lite-sticks. The small ones that fit in the mouth. Everyone got a different color. The idea was to be the first to get all of the colors WITHOUT using your hands. Great fun.
Third game, simple truth or dare...that's about all it took...room play came VERY easily after that. That party kicked ass.
Be sure to invite us!
-K_T
We have had two house parties and never had any trouble at all. In fact we had great fun. This particular night was a "surprise birthday party for hubby".
We had met all the couples prior to this engagement, but there was one new couple that didn't know the rest, so we figured we were real "safe" and in for a good time. We were right. The ice breaker to start was dinner, that was great and the conversation was even better. Then, we had a belly dancer over just to dance and then she left (she had no idea what we were up too). That was awesome! Then we got the tooth pics and the lifesavers out. The object was everyone to put a tooth pick in their mouth and then pass the lifesaver m to f to m to f etc. etc. If you drop the lifesaver or it it touches your lips you have to take off a piece of clothing. Talk about a way to start....In no time, everyone was damn near without clothes. Then a smoke break for all the smokers, and off to the "play room" with the Love Swing. Body parts everywhere.......Then out to the hot tub. Then it was "round two" with the focus on the wife that hadn't met everyone before...Happy Birthday to her, but it wasn't her birthday. We had a great time, everyone enjoyed themselves, and then relived it all the next morning over coffee. We don't think we would ever invite anyone to the house if we hadn't met them yet, we too have heard the stories...
We had met all the couples prior to this engagement, but there was one new couple that didn't know the rest, so we figured we were real "safe" and in for a good time. We were right. The ice breaker to start was dinner, that was great and the conversation was even better. Then, we had a belly dancer over just to dance and then she left (she had no idea what we were up too). That was awesome! Then we got the tooth pics and the lifesavers out. The object was everyone to put a tooth pick in their mouth and then pass the lifesaver m to f to m to f etc. etc. If you drop the lifesaver or it it touches your lips you have to take off a piece of clothing. Talk about a way to start....In no time, everyone was damn near without clothes. Then a smoke break for all the smokers, and off to the "play room" with the Love Swing. Body parts everywhere.......Then out to the hot tub. Then it was "round two" with the focus on the wife that hadn't met everyone before...Happy Birthday to her, but it wasn't her birthday. We had a great time, everyone enjoyed themselves, and then relived it all the next morning over coffee. We don't think we would ever invite anyone to the house if we hadn't met them yet, we too have heard the stories...
For about three years we were lucky enough the have both a great home for parties and a wonderful group of people to invite. From the feedback we got after we moved from the area the things we did to make the parties fun worked but every group is unique - at least for us there is no magic trick to a good party but some things help. For us our parties were a chance to bring together various groups of people we knew on-line, from clubs, and many that did not know each other (AOL, Yahoo, ICQ . ..).
The first thing we learned is to invite at least three or four times the number of people you want to have attend because between other obligations, no babysitters, cold feet,
The first thing we learned is to invite at least three or four times the number of people you want to have attend because between other obligations, no babysitters, cold feet,