I believe I will be wearing the black dress tonight. There are other reasons, but the top reason is the fact it is entirely too hot today to be wearing a heavy velvet dress. Being a woman, though, I reserve the right to change my mind at last minute, have a total nervous breakdown, and wear something from the back of my closet. ;)

I’m also not so sure how the updo is going to go either. The wind? It is gusting like no one’s business. I was almost blown over while walking across a parking lot. Not kidding! It’s really windy today, which doesn’t bode well for fancy updos and cute ringlets. But, once again, being a woman, I am going to proceed with the hair plan all the same, and when the wind utterly destroys my hairstyle as soon as I step outside, I will take it down and gripe about it all night (while looking like Janis Joplin on a bad night).

Maybe more later. Maybe not. We have to be there at 6 pm, so I should probably be putting my butt in high gear right about now … if I intend to pull off beautiful and intelligent this evening. I’d really rather pull off lazy and bum-like on the couch, because I am feeling none too social, graceful, or well today, but we do what we have to do, which often includes going to nice restaurants and eating good food in the presence of people you do not know. There are two things keeping me going today: the thought of a plate of venison I do not have to cook myself and the chance to get some photos of me dressed up.

OK, actually it’s only the thought of the venison that is keeping me going. I do like a good plate of venison. :lol:

I’m sure I’ll have a good time once I get there. Really. It’s only a few hours. Surely even I, the queen of all hermits, can survive a few hours of social activity on a somewhat crummy day.