Party hosts recovery mode
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Party hosts recovery mode

👩‍⚕️ Elena ✨ P_jake-morrison

Never again am I letting Carmen convince me that “just a few friends” for Sarah’s graduation means twenty people crammed into our living room until 2am.

Party hosts recovery mode

Party hosts recovery mode

Jake’s been on cleanup duty for the past hour and keeps finding random cups in the weirdest places. How does a Solo cup end up behind the bookshelf?

The party was incredible though. Sarah deserved every minute of celebration after finishing her master’s program, and seeing everyone together in our space felt pretty amazing.

The aftermath requires teamwork

The aftermath requires teamwork

We’ve got this cleanup thing down to a science now - Jake tackles the living room disaster zone while I handle the kitchen mountain of dishes.

Found a sticky note on our fridge this morning that just says “THANK YOU” in Sarah’s handwriting with about fifteen heart doodles. That right there makes finding mystery chips ground into the carpet totally worth it. Next time we’re definitely investing in paper plates though.

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