best saturday in like FOREVER!

SO, a couple weeks ago i was finally able to go to my best's work christmas party. (to read about what happened last year read HERE) this required some maneuvering on the mister's part to get work off and on my part to find a fancy dress to wear that i could fit into and not spend much money on. luckily for me, we were able to do it.

we started the evening by getting ready and taking purty pictures of ourselves...

and of course take the face shots.

after cocktail hour we were shuffled into the dining hall.

our table was gorgeous. the waiters came to put the napkins
in our laps. fancy shmancy.

my dinner was the grilled sea bass with herb crust.
it was sooooo. gooood.

my best friend had the filet mignon. also, delicious.

the party was at the deluxe ritz carlton. talk about ridiculously fancy. they didn't even have paper towels in the bathrooms but small wash cloth size towels to dry your hands on. to me that just seems silly but whatever. however, for the first time in a REALLY long time, i felt like jane and not like mommy. we ate good food, we danced and danced and danced and the evening ended in bed with my bestie watching a movie and falling asleep in the wee hours of the morning. i didn't even care that i had to get up at the crack of dawn and do what i only assume would be the walk of shame to my car to get back home to reality. it certainly is good to have nights like this. i only wish it would happen more than once a year and maybe next time i could go hang out with my other half (male one--the mister, not my other half-- the best friend). i will remember this fantastic night for the rest of the dreary winter!