Stick called home last Monday and asked, "Do you want to go to the
Governor's Gala on Friday?" I replied, "the WHAT?" He explained, "Some kind of fancy party with Governor Herbert." "Sure," I replied, "why not". After he e-mailed me the invitation, the panic started to set in.
Black Tie requested, it said. I have a few really nice dresses from past events we've attended, but after a quick Internet search, I realized Black Tie means floor length dress for women, Tux for men. I quickly called back, "Did you already RSVP?!!?!? We can't do it! I don't have any floor length gowns!" Too late. We were officially
in. A few crazed days of shopping later, I was ready to go. Stick got a tux too, and only grumbled a little.
We were invited to the VIP reception
before the real event, and got to take a picture with the Governor, his wife and the Lieutenant Governor and his wife. Two thoughts on this, one, it's really cheesy, what in the world do you do with a picture like this? Two, why not? It's not every day you take a picture with high(ish) government officials. Three, that dude is really short. Ok, fine, that's three thoughts. Note to self, next time you take a picture with a high(ish) government official, don't make hand into a fist like you may just deck someone at a moment's notice.
Before the meal Stick worked the crowd like a seasoned politician. We didn't think we'd know anyone there, it was a pretty schwanky event. The minimum amount paid to attend was $500.00 a plate (We attended on WBC's tab! Do you really think we'd pay that much??? No way man.) It turns out though, that Stick knew a lot of people, he's becoming quite a mover and a shaker. I had to laugh though, because three different people told him, "Man! You clean up nice!" I guess they're more used to his construction worker look.
After a really nice meal, there was entertainment, in the form of a "song and dance show" featuring local talent like Alex Boye, Carmen Rasmusen Herbert, Steve & Lisa James and lots of the DelGrosso family (dancers). They did numbers from
Phantom of the Opera,
Wicked,
The Wizard of Oz, Young Frankenstein and Thriller plus a few more that I didn't really know.
It turned out to be a really fun night. Now I just have to decide where to hang our "standing with the Governor picture!"
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Ha, ha, ha. I especially love your vehemit fist.
"All that tall lady will box us all, help!!"
Well, at least your eyes weren't closed like that other lady. Oh, and I can't believe Stick volunteered to wear another "penguin suit".
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"Ah," is what I meant to type
...as in, "Ahhh, that tall lady will box us all, help!!"
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Oh, just had another thought. As you can guess, I would love to go to a VIP gala. So jealous.
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Um, as you can guess......this all sounds like COMPLETE TORTURE to me!! I am glad it all was fun for you though and I think your hair/makeup/walmart bracelet/shoes/etc all turned out fabulously. Especially your fist. Nice touch.
**KT
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