Charity At the “Lake”

Last night Andy and I went to a charity event for my work. The event benefited a charity who is a client of my firm. The nonprofit department invited me to attend so of course I said yes. It was an outdoor event by the lake with some really good food, wine and a nice band. There are two things wrong with that sentence…lake and outdoor. The event started at 5pm and it is still really hot here to be holding an event outside. Sometimes once the sun goes down it cools off a little, but of course not on a night where I am at a charity event in dress pants. I was so hot that I was borderline miserable. The other thing that is funny is that it was held at Tempe Town Lake. Now for those who don’t live here let me explain this so called lake. It is a wider portion of the canal that people call a lake. So there is no breeze coming from the so-called lake. I have known about this lake but never visited it before. I have driven over the bridge that crosses this lake, but again never really actually stood in front of it laughing until last night. Coming from Madison which is surrounded by lakes makes me laugh at what is called Tempe Town Lake. It’s not a lake, it’s a wide canal. Other than the heat which caused my feet to sweat (and I hate sweaty feat) we had a really nice time enjoying the wine, great food, a nice band and of course the fabulous lake.
Correction: Ok, I guess it's not a canal, but instead the Salt River. Still, it's not a lake. It's far from a lake.