party time

it doesn't seem right for us to hang black curtains and shut ourselves off from our friends, so we're venturing lightly back into party-throwing mode by having a few close friends over for drinks tomorrow night. i'm wondering, though, what to do with johannes's box.

justin joked while we were away that he hoped hans was behaving himself while he was home alone; i replied that i just hoped he wasn't leaving everything dusty. god, it's good to be able to joke about him a little.

we joked today about how he might behave at his first party (he technically wasn't at the after-memorial party since he was busy being autopsied at that point). but seriously, i don't want to just leave his box on the bookcase where it is now where someone might accidentally knock it over. he's sealed up pretty well in his bag inside the box, but i would hate for someone to feel awkward and uncomfortable about having done it. on the other hand, i don't want to hide him away, like some crazy aunt in the attic.

maybe pottery barn has something for this kind of situation; they make crappy little unnecessary semi-furniture pieces for every other purpose. i can see it now: the newportcastlehaven funeral urn shadow box, with coordinating death certificate frame. lovely and tasteful.