Two Signs I Am Getting Older

Besides getting rest and recouping from a week of being sick we did get out of the house. On Friday night I went to a Tastefully Simple party. These are not known here like they are in Wisconsin, so it was interesting to see the host explain what Tastefully Simple is. I found that kind of funny because the host never has to explain that in WI. Anyway, I was exhausted from the sickness, but I still managed to attend because I said I would. I also managed to purchase plenty of goodies. I can’t wait for my hot cheese dip to arrive because that was amazing. I am never a fan of these female parties, but when there is food tasting with wine that is always a huge plus. This got me thinking when the days of Friday nights of getting ready to go to the bars at 10pm turned into womanly parties where I purchase goodies just like my mom used to always do. Mmmm…just another sign of getting older.

On Saturday night the Scottsdale Center for the Arts was having a re-grand opening since they remodeled their theatre and we got tickets to the event through my work. I am always up for a night of dressing up and attending an event, but not this night. It was just the wrong weekend for an event like this since we were both still getting over the sickness. I mean the last thing we wanted to do was cough all night at our dinner table or during the show. Imagine the stares we would get. Oh well, I packed plenty of cough drops got all dressed up and away we went. It was a beautiful event that started with valet parking which is where we noticed we were super young for this event as everyone rolled out of their vehicles with their walkers (ok, that might have been exaggerated), we then continued onto the open bar, hors d’oeuvres and silent auction. Of course we did not bid on anything since it seemed as if the minimum bid for everything was $150 and I do not roll in dough so we just people watched during the silent auction. Following the auction was dinner where we sat at a table with other people from my work. There was good food, more wine and truffles for dessert. After dinner everyone headed into the theatre like cattle for the first peak at the renovations and for the big show which featured Kristin Chenoweth. She was really good and you might recognize her as she is a Broadway star, on television and film. I recognized her most from the movie RV; however, that is kind of sad that is how I remember her because this woman is very talented and has won many Tony awards and I believe an Emmy too. Her tiny little self put on an amazing performance as this woman can sing like no other. Her performance made it worthwhile for us to get all dressed up and go out even when we were not 100 percent. Following the show they had more performers in the lobby with drinks and more food. By this time Andy and I had hit a wall from being sick and we snuck out to the valet to get my car. That’s when I realized we were the second car to be picked up. I don’t think I have ever left an event that early before in my life and not even if I was sick or not. When I was younger I would never let a cold get in the way of having a good time, but on Saturday night I was thinking it was best to get home and rest so I can get healthy. Mmmm…that makes two signs this weekend that I am getting older.