Verdict is... I have loser friends. They didn't want to DO anything. They came over, ate my cupcakes, some people stayed to watch "The Holiday", but nobody stayed until the end.
i hope ya don't take offense to this, but it sounds like the change in scenery will at least benefit ya in the sense that you might find some less fairweather type friends. maybe it was just the wording, but it sounds like you gave a sh*t and they didn't...just wanted some free snacks.
i've been in that position before, and it never feels good to learn that you care a lot more than those around ya.
my condolences...but if ya ever get the chance to do a murder mystery type thing,,they are fun. and a good way that everyone can be entertained (i.e.- not feel forced to carry the conversation, because there is a show and stuff to "observe" thru the evening) and good interaction happens naturally, when everytone gets into the sleuthing and comparing theories and whatnot. the dinners are usually "flat rate" so all the confusion of splitting bills based on what was ordered is eliminated. or if you are footin the bill, no resentment about "being taken advantage of" by someone who orders all the expensive stuff.
the best one we ever did was in vegas. but we've done good ones locally too. i believe the place in LV was called "the egg and i" or something like that. next, we want to do a murder mystery weekend" where you spend 2 or 3 days in a remote B&B and are emersed in the story all day / night.
