Boobie and Bubbie) would host “Friday night dinner”. Each week we would rotate houses. One week would be at Boobie Frieda’s and one week would be at Bubbie Nelly’s. But each week…it was the same shtick: Tons of food, all of our family and endless fun. Each week, we had to be dragged out of there by our feet. I believe, these family dinners, were the foundation to the bond that I have formed with my family members. When you form a love so deep for your family, you always want to host them and this was something I understood so clearly as I got older and became mature enough to host just like my grandmothers did.
For me, my true love for hosting started in High School. One weekend, my friend Jori’s parents were going out of town. Jori and I planned a “Beverly Hills 90210” themed party at her house. We planned out every single detail: We assigned a character to each guest (and you had to come dressed up and in role as your character), we worked with Jori’s siblings to get us beverages, we decorated her kitchen and we set out a spread that was unusually thoughtful for a couple of 15 year olds. It was a night I’ll never forget. EVERYONE came in character, EVERYONE had the best night of their lives. All throughout highschool and college, I continued to party. There were nights I would look up at G-d and say: Please, make this slow down. It’s so much fun…I don’t want it to end.
