We went to the 1-73rd Cav Ball thursday night. It was my very first ball (not Matt's though!) It was interesting for sure. My neighbor and friend watched the boys for us, and we are so glad that she was there to help us out so we could enjoy a night out alone! I knew that balls were known for people drinking, but I had no idea that so many would be drunk before it even started. And most of the drunk people were older, in their mid-twenties and thirties. I was just so shocked by how careless so many were, and how a lot of people made BIG fools of themselves.
Matt and I had a glass of wine to do all of the many toasts, and then in true ball style, there was a grog. It was mixed with so many different types of alcohol, it was hilarious. I tried the grog, and it tasted like Vodka more than anything, and after one sip I was done! Needless to say, the Chaplain, myself, one of my friends and Matt were probably the most "sober" people in the whole place. I helped "carry" two drunk ladies up stairs and got them back to the table so they wouldn't get lost. We had to find one girlfriend who got lost outside and was wondering around aimlessly, and I had to shush an older soldier sitting next to me more times than I could count because he was yelling out during the Squandron Commanders speech. All in all it was fun, but I did feel like the mom of the table!
Matt ordered us steak, and it was really good, but it wasn't steak! It was 100% roast beef! They showed pictures of Haiti and JRTC and videos of JRTC on 2 big screens, and that was really nice because Matt was in just about every other photo! We got garters during a garter ceremony, and then we got our pictures taken! Hopefully they will turn out well, because about half of the time my eyes end up closed! Matt grabbed me a center piece and we took our name cards for a memory too! We didn't get as many pictures as I anticipated, because it was so dark in there, but we did manage a few!
It was a fun time for the most part, and I am glad that we went! It was great getting my hair done and dressing up! I felt like a princess!
*I was trying to upload some photos from the ball, but it is telling me that the server is rejecting them, so I will try to put some photos up later*
God Bless
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