The Belle of the Ball

That’s right! SoloMommy was a grown woman for a change, and not just someone’s mommy or taxi driver!
Well, since it was held in Memphis, I was faced with the usual dilemma: babysitting! I thought I had it solved when Aggie volunteered her services…provided she could off the schedule at work. Unfortunately she works at a hotel and weekends are part of the deal. This particular weekend was a no-go. So back to the drawing board, but I was adamant about NOT asking Leigh to do it! After the restrictions last visit, it was just too much. So, I came up with a brilliant plan. DJ was to go with his paternal grandparents, Bruzer was going to stay with my mom, and the girls were going to stay w/ my sister The Officer. I don’t usually ask her, but I figured that would be fine since her girls are the same age and they could keep each other company.
YAY!!! It worked! I was able to leave on Friday and didn’t feel rushed to get back on Sunday! WooHoo! So on to the evening:
My Punkin was in San Diego last week, and was scheduled to arrive at 1140P. I volunteered to pick him up from the airport, so I was determined to be on the road by 7p. I made good time, and just as I was pulling into the cell phone lot at the airport, he called. We headed to his place to get settled in. The next day he had to go to rehearsal for the event. Meanwhile I had to go search for shoes, since I had none to match. When I got back, I started getting ready, and he came in shortly afterward. We kinda took it easy for a while, then started getting dressed. It was that ‘time of the month’, so no s-e-x was going on that weekend. Sucks, I know!!
We got to the event and had a great time. We took a couple of snapshots at the house, then we took formal pictures at the event. He took a separate one by himself, then we took a photo together. It was a nice ceremony and dinner as well. I ate my very first medium rare steak! It was bleu cheese and black pepper topped…very, very good! After the event, everyone went downtown to Beale Street to a club to hang out. A couple of people changed clothes before they came out but most stayed in their formal attire. We really had a great time.
We got home about 130a and he cooked some mussels for us and we played a TV game. Then we finally went to bed around 3a. We woke up around 7a and just kind of laid in bed watching TV and enjoying each other’s company. It was such a nice weekend, we are already planning my next visit…hopefully Aggie can watch them this time, since it will be so soon!