Having people over can really be expensive. I just looked at our bank account, and we spent close to $300 to have 20 people over for dinner on saturday. That's a lot! I mean, it's for turkey, ham, ...

However, that's less than $14 per person (including you and Austin), which is really pretty reasonable. Plus, no tip!

hmm that's true. i definitely agree with the idea of asking everyone to bring something, though. I've taught Lauren to ALWAYS say "we'll bring dessert". It's so easy - buy some Entenmann's for ...