50th Birthday Party Last Night

Arlene and I went to the 50th birthday party of one of her co-workers last night at their Temple. We were looking forward to it because Tony, the birthday boy, told her there would be music, food and a bar. Great we thought, 50th birthday parties are always a lot of fun right? We weren't going to know anyone except Tony, so we were going to treat it like a night out on a date.

Katy, a young lady that Arlene works with, and her good friend, came along so we enjoyed talking among ourselves while everyone arrived. We had a drink and when the food was ready, we ate some of that and had a couple of more drinks. The drinks and food turned out to be pretty good. They had a lot of different appetizers which is always fine with me.

The music consisted of a CD player on the floor playing Frank Sinatra tunes, so dancing was out of the question. Everyone sat around 6 or 8 large round tables and almost never moved from their seats. Katy left after about an hour, so Arlene and I chatted and counted the minutes until we could get out of there and go dancing somewhere else.

That was pretty much the highlight of the party. Well, there were these two ladies at our table from the temple that I thought were going to start mixing it up, but no luck. They just got catty and made snide remarks to each other all night.

A little before 10:00, we managed to leave. On the way out, Tony's wife handed each of us a goodie bag. How cool is that? We wondered what cool things they put in 50th birthday goodie bags. I was driving so Arlene checked out the goodie bag. The contents matched the mood of the party to a tee. It contained a few pieces of candy and a yo yo. Yes, that's what I said, candy and a yo yo. WTF was that all about? The frigging yo yo wasn't even a Duncan.

I drove over to the bar & grill near her we have been going to. They usually have music Saturday nights, but not last night. They were hosting a party instead. It just didn't seem like it was going to be our night, but as usual, we enjoy each other's company so we still had a good time. Later that evening, the young woman that lives across the street from Arlene, and the woman's sister, came in. The four of us had a good time talking until the bar closed around 1:30.

After I took Arlene home, I stopped at McDonald's on for an early breakfast of cheese burgers, fries and a diet coke. I had a 25 minute ride ahead of me on the highway, so I just set the cruise control for 62mph, listened to some oldies and enjoyed my breakfast.

Everyone was passing me of course, but I was in no hurry. I had a good time and just wanted to enjoy the ride and going back over the night in my mind.

I saw two people zoom by me at a high rate of speed, which, of course, very quickly by flashing lights and pulled over. That gave me a good laugh.