Space for guests

We had a house full of people yesterday afternoon. It worked out pretty well actually. This apartment has plenty of space. I can actually see doing a little entertaining here. Granted, more than six or so guests is out of the question. Given enough chairs, we could sit and talk comfortably.
Since Sandra started getting some proper sleep, she has even started to feel more at home here. There is a way to go yet, of course. Change takes time to get used to.
Unless you happen to be one of our cats. Somehow, they adapted to the new place within a couple of days. They just needed to have their litter pointed out to them. The trains don't bother them. The dogs upstairs could run around to their hearts' content and they wouldn't notice. They have even staked out the best window seats.
Anyway, back to where I started.
Entertaining is going to be a bit of an issue this year. With my in-laws moving to new apartments, I suspect that we will probably be hosting Christmas Eve here this year. It just makes more sense for them to come here than for us to go to two places, or try to fit us into their new homes, given that we don't know exactly how much space they have to work with.
I would like to have a bit of a get-together for New Year's Eve. Not a full blown party mind you. There isn't that much space, and besides, there are neighbours to consider. It would be nice to have friends over for a while, and family after that. I could set up a little buffet on the table, and put some good movies into the DVD player.
It's just nice to have the option of having people in now and then.