We only invite people over that do appreciate the time and effort expended and can get along with others. Booze also is limited as some go "off the rails' so to speak.
It is time for thanks and not thank God that did not happen.
I did the same exactly.. passed on my little sisters house! I did talk with my niece though, Hannah! I hadn't talked to her in a while, she's up at Western and I found out she's premed! No doubt, she'll be a doctor in the next 6 or 7 years. Smart as a whip at 19! Living life and loving it!