A: I really want to thank you again for approving that raise. B: No problem, Val. You deserve it because of all your hard work. A: Regardless, I would like to show my appreciation by inviting you to dinner. B: How thoughtful of you, Val. A: My husband and I would like to throw a dinner party in your honor. B: That would be lovely. A: Can you join us this Thursday evening? B: Thursday evening works for me. A: Please bring your wife. B: She'll have to check her schedule, but it should work out. A: I'm also inviting the head of the finance department and his wife. B: They are a lovely couple.