[Quiet Man Cometh]

The thread says post. I can post. I'm posting!

Indeed, hosting parties is more work than it looks. The first year I hosted my birthday tea party I was nearly run off my feet. Manning several tea pots so the tea doesn't get bitter, defending the more precious leaves from overzealous drinkers, seeing to the guest requests, and overall keeping the place clean while being obligingly social is probably equivalent to a day spent at the gym. Immediately following said party I profusely thanked my sister in law for all the great many parties she has hosted over the years.

EDIT: darn fricken' shoddy lantern! Rawr!