The older I get, the less I'm into the party scene. When I was in my twenties and thirties my answer would have been a resounding yes, but now I'm more selective in how I spend my spare time. If I'm invited to dinner and I don't really like the company, I simply don't go. It's just that simple.

Around big crowds of people I don't know, I become this tiny, shy little girl that hides in the corner away from people and away from all conversation. I never know what to say and my insecurities forbid me from making the first move. So I choose to gather up the dishes, take them to the kitchen and clean up the kitchen...anything to avoid being in the "eye" of the party.

I handle small crowds of 5-10 people much better, whether or not I know them. It's a more intimate setting....not so loud and I feel more comfortable getting to know others.

All the people I know up here never give parties and I never host parties. Instead, I prefer to have 2 or 3 close friends over for dinner and share a good meal and a good bottle of wine. That's more my style these days.