Having a ball at the ball

For the second year in a row, Dale and I attended the African-American Museum annual ball last night at the Marriott. Last year's event was a snoozer. This year was a 180-degree turnaround, with lively music and lots of interesting stuff to keep us entertained....

Like this elaborately decroated cake. Yeah, it's real. They served it for dessert. (The meal was beef tenderloing, salmon, roasted potatoes, fresh veggies, bread -- every bit of it excellent.)


Having just watched "Sex and the City: The Movie" I was interested in the fashions. So here are a few...

I did not do justice to this dress with my poor camera skills...

A study in black and white....



There were six live tropical birds situated around the room, including this giant macaw. A local company called Birds of Paradise takes their exotic birds to various events such as this as part entertainment, part marketing.

We saw our friends Jason and Kelli Watkins at the ball. Jason is a state legislator who, mark my words, could very well be governor some day. He's a moderate Republican who's very thoughtful, warm and dedicated. And he has a very cool wife.


After seeing SATC, I wanted to shop for a new gown, but ended up wearing the same one I wore last year. Which makes only the second time I've worn it. Carrie Bradshaw will be glad to know that at least I had on new shoes.