Once, in a moment of hospitable ambition, I made a placard for our door that read Welcome to Hotel Kramer, even though the "hotel" was merely a bed in our upstairs dormer apartment.
Now my guests get clean towels, and I feel pretty good about that.
Life is noisier and messier and more chaotic these days. On the positive side, a visitor's entrance into our house will always be more colorful than it ever was before children.
I think our guests, especially grandparents, feel pretty good about that.
We don't have the room to let people stay over but I think I would obsess over making it "hotel-like".
ReplyDeleteWhen my husband and i got married, we arranged a deal with a local hotel for people to stay at. I worked with the hotel and got the names of everyone who used our registration code. I made an epic welcome bag for EVERY out-of-town guest. There was bottled water, trail mix, a Tide-To-Go pen, chocolates, chips, candies and all sorts of other goodies.
I'm nuts like that.
I love the decorated sidewalk. Will the grandparents have to do hopscotch all the way to the front door before they can stay?!
Wishing you a lovely weekend with your family Robin.
xoxo
So, you're saying that as you were preparing for your OWN wedding, you also were simultaneously making gift bags for all of your out-of-town guests? I am not surprised. You are impressive and thoughtful like that! :)
DeleteThat's a brilliant idea. We don't have a spare room at the moment, but I'm hoping to be able to make a fuss of visitors when we're in our new house :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan when you're in your new place, Francesca! That will be wonderful for you!
DeleteAmazing how things change, isn't it? I used to clean obsessively before people came over, even when my girls were very young. Now, I get it as clean as I can and I just let it go. :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is SO true, Lisa! As my one friend said, "You just have to beat back the chaos...."
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