What a great night!!

Last night was BD's company party. We got all gussied up...left the TTs with a friend...and headed out to the club. They had the party at a private club downtown. It was decorated very nicely with lighted garland and holly up the grand stairs - which BD pointed out are the stairs in the house of my dreams...and he's right. The stairs went from a large grand staircase to a landing where the stairs split and went up to the second floor....it was gorgeous. They had a photographer in the front room taking photos of the couples as they arrived in front of the tree...we should get a copy of that in January some time. We went and collected our name tags (ugh) and drink tickets (yay) and headed upstairs so that we wouldn't have to hobnob with the execs.

The food was good...prime rib...shrimp...vegetables...cheese....it was a good selection..the spinach spanikopitas were delightful...the prime rib wasn't bad...but a little tougher than I like...and the shrimp was bland...but that's okay cause the sauce was spicy.

We got to see most of our friends that BD work with.....and a few that aren't friends but we saw them anyway. Ever have one of those people in your life that every time you see them they tend to just hover around you....you try to end a conversation and they still talk to you...it's enough to drive you crazy...but after a few drinks it's much easier to tolerate.

We had a good time...with only one small moment of oddity. While I was standing in line to get a refill on my beverage...a woman got in line behind me. She remarked that she saw me in the other room and loved my top. I thanked her. She then proceeded to tell me that she just had to come over and pet me....then she actually petted my arm!!! It was strange and amusing at the same time...BD came over and asked me if I knew her...I did not. I told him that I guess it was nice to have someone who wants to pet you. It was so strange...I've never had anyone tell me that they wanted to pet me before......I guess there's a first for everything!!

We had a few more drinks....chatted with a few more people we knew....and then we went home. It was a nice night out...and a virtually painless work function experience!!