Wha! I got invited to friendsgiving!

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I'm excited!! ! But I hope that I can play it cool. There may or may not be other people I know, which can honestly go either way. I just hope I can mingle and have fun without freaking out too much or letting myself be excluded just because I don't know people. (so any party/mingling advice is welcome LOL)

I'm not usually crazy about parties, especially when I don't know what to expect and I don't have someone to go with, but I really want to be better friends with the host and his significant other. I've hardly talked to them in person (we've been casually texting since we met earlier this year) and never outside of work, so this kind of feels like I'm making a first impression!

A few things to keep in mind
1. If you become overwhelmed to know that it's okay to take breaks by finding a quiet area but find out which areas are off-limits vs ones that are okay for some "Me" time for a few minutes
2. Call first and find out what types of activities are going to be going on. Are they going to play music, are their going to be kids or lots of other noise doing dinner?
3. If you have sensory have your earplugs ready.

I go to a friend's house for dinner every year and before my friend's mom and I came up with a game plan, I would excuse myself to play with their cats. However, because the cats got nervous, they had me sit in a chair in their great room/living which was nice and quiet while placing my feet into a foot massager and stim by petting a soft blanket. This is while leaving the cats alone and letting them come out when they are comfortable.