Seems like you handled the party the right way, imo. I've had that party stuff happen to me before and they'll never admit they're wrong so I gave up worrying about it, like you.
It is nice to have the holidays behind and getting back to "normal" makes things a little easier.
Me:40 W: 39 T: 17 years M: 15 years S-9 D-6 D final 11/10/2009
"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems."