Today we had a potluck. Normally, that wouldn’t be a big deal, but there were two factors that placed much more pressure on the event than normal. One, our house is small and not luxuriously outfitted for entertaining. Two, our guest list totaled over 100 people. Apparently, a fall “get to know the JVs” potluck is a JVC tradition. In fact, JVC sends us an invite list that includes people from all throughout the Kansas City area- JVC benefactors, former JVs, and parents of JVs. We are also encouraged to invite our friends and coworkers. So you can see how the guest list got so long. As an introvert, this sort of ordeal can be more than a little distressing. I love being with people, but I do not like large crowds (except in particular circumstances such as concerts) and I prefer to meet people in smaller groups. Leading up to the potluck I had been mostly excited, but there were moments when I seriously considered just taking a walk for the evening to avoid the whole commotion. Luckily, I had no reason to worry. The night was super fun! Loads of people came, but they were sort of in and out. The weather was absolutely beautiful so we were able to utilize our back porch, which was lovely (and absolutely necessary- in my opinion). I got to meet a bunch of FJVs, as well as my housemates’ coworkers. I was able to spend the night floating from group to group and just having a pleasant evening. Probably the best part of the event was the feeling of support. We knew that we had so many people who desperately wanted us to feel welcome and at home and would go to great lengths to achieve that. We couldn’t have asked for a better KC community.
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