If you're going out to a christmas party and there's someone special there..let's say your brother's friend's older brother...or something like that- you're not going to turn up wearing some old polo-neck or a christmas jumper with Rudolf on are you? Also, if you've been invited by your brother's friend's family, so your parents are going to be there, you can't wear anything..too revealing or short.
I'm going to show you how to plan your outfit through the course of the evening, making sure you're not too cold or sweltering under those layers.
ARRIVAL
You can't make an overstatement and come in full makeup, tinsel in hair style can you, but you can't go wearing casual attire. Just add a tint of mascara, maybe a pinch of glitter and a dab of pale eyeshadow. You could perhaps curl your hair into ringlets (if you have straight hair like me) or straighten it (if it's curly). I know it'll be cold and snowy outside so you definitely need a warm winter coat. Sadly, if you have done something to your hair, you don't want to wear a hat or hood to mess it up, so you have to be careful. Gloves are essential otherwise you could get dry hands! You could wear a cute scarf that goes with your outfit, but it only needs to match your coat because you're going to take them off as soon as you walk in.
You need:
-hand cream (just in case)
-suitable shoes for snow (gumboots, uggs, or you could bring a change of shoe)
-warm, cute winter coat
-scarf ?
-gloves
-tiny bit of makeup
STARTERS
Well done, you've inevitably made it this far, now we move on to seating arrangements. You see, if they've put place cards down telling you where to sit, this shan't apply to you; You need to get close to that special someone. I mean- what if they sit at the opposite side of the table?! does that mean they DONT like you, or that they DO but just don't want to show it. Whatever happens- I'm sure you'll be able to talk with them after dinner when your parents are drinking coffee together.
Ok, calm, you probably wont be able to sit at the ends of the table, because that's where the parents sit, but make sure you're opposite or diagonally opposite the SS (not secret santa, but Special Someone). This is turning out to be a complicated chess game...but try and sit away from your parents, and opposite him k?
THE FOOD
No SS likes to watch someone slurp up their food in a rush, eat messily or spill it on themselves. Although that could be a good move to get to the kitchen with them alone. You could spill your water over them by 'accidently' knocking it over when reaching for the gravy. That way you could appologise as much as possible, this is also good at telling whether they like you or not. If they do, they probably wont care, and they'll be trying to make you feel better about the accident. If not..then they will probably be in a grump with you and avoid you at all costs.
Act like a lady- if someone asks you about what you're doing at school, show off your latest achievements (not like- 1st place readathon or 3rd place spaghetti and marshmallow tower building...) Try to flaunt your skills, par example; best french essay in the year, your team won the swimmathon that sort of stuff.
AFTER DINNER ENTERTAINMENT
I know the title is a little...suggestive but don't fall into the trap! Don't!
After dinner and dessert, the parents usually drink tea/coffee together while the kids-teens go off. At the Xmas party I went to, they had lots of fireworks, lots and lots! This provided going outside in the cold, huddling up to one another while watching romantic fireworks in the snow. Yes, the perfect , ideal, great, amazing opportunity for you and that SS to get together. Just stand near him, not too close or he'll suspect you. If they have a humongous garden, try sitting alone in the corner- not too much for your parents to think you're acting antisocial or loner-ish, otherwise they'll sit next to you :O that would be soooo embarassing. Maybe there's a play room where all the kids go off to inside, where the TV is on with the latest episode of a game-show and there's a huge plastic-ball fight going on between the 10 yr olds...you could get involved, for a little fun. (this DID happen to me, and it was AWESOME.ys, that's coming from a teenager...)
Just act like yourself, and make sure you wrap up warm :D
gOD, this is a loooong post, better not make it any longer... thanks for reading it all the way thru..or not to those skim-reading people!
G
xxx
Born: October 30th 2000
