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August 19, 2007
The Slippery Slope of Single-ness
Tonight, I went to my last military ball. Now that my dad has retired, there will no longer be fancy military-industry trade shows where I end up vomiting in the bathroom from too much vodka (swag from the Saab table) while he waits patiently outside. No more balls commemorating various important military dates where I get mistaken for my dad's second wife. No more all-expenses paid trip to see Nascar races…oh wait, that one never happened because my dad was too busy to prioritize that very important adventure.
So this is the last hurrah.
I was all set to go with Mr. HSBF, who happens to also be commemorating this particular Navy holiday. But then he was shipped off out-of-state to a week of training. And it looked like I was going to end up sitting alone at the table.
Then a secondary option was suggested. There is a similarly aged admiral's daughter that I have never met, but whom has been often suggested as a potential friend. Since her parents were supposed to attend the ball on Saturday, why not see if she would like to go too? Turns out that her parents weren't going to the ball, and she's out of town this week. So while we're still going to get together for coffee, I was once again single for the ball.
I had resigned myself to the single state, when a third option was presented to me. Well, not so much presented as announced as already arranged. Yes, dear readers, my date for the evening was none other than my dear, sweet, 6-year old niece.
Actually, she was the best date I've ever had to one of these things. She shared her cake during the long speeches, insisted that we swing dance to every single song (she even likes to lead!), and was suitably enthusiastic when we "won" the silent auction for a margarita party basket. It was even nice not to be the one complaining that my feet hurt at the end of the night.
It was, after all, a nice last hurrah.
Comments
...... Who is that with your neice?
Posted by: kevin at August 19, 2007 10:47 AM
jen, is that you? wow!
Posted by: siti at August 28, 2007 07:18 PM
