Dressing Up?

Back a few months ago we were guests at a dinner in New York City.  We were invited by a company that we have worked with in blogging.  I was initially worried about going because we were told that we had to wear “Cocktail Attire.”  I was unsure of it’s actual meaning, and told my wife that I wouldn’t be going if this meant that guys had to wear tuxedos.  She ended up finding me a shirt cheap, and purchased me a set of dress shoes because I just don’t wear them much.  I happened to have a jacket in the closet.  She looked stunning in the dress she wore.  Everything worked out, but one thing stands true for us, and that is… We were both out of our comfort zone.  We aren’t the type of people that go out to fancy dinners, but that may have changed now.  We enjoyed ourselves, and hope to do it again.

Tags: dinner, Dress For Success, Grand Hyatt, New York City
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Formal Night…

The wife, and I were invited to go to a dinner in New York at the Grand Hyatt.  The dinner was an awards presentation for the Dress For Success organization.  I am not a big “Formal” type guy, and I know that my wife, and I were both very far out of our element.  We have never been to a “Dressy Dinner”, and this was our first.  I wore a suit, and she wore a very nice dress.  She looked VERY fine that night.  A car service was sent for us.  I am glad of that because I do not like New York one bit.  It is a very busy town, and I don’t drive half as agressive as those drivers do.  When we got there we were presented with Hors D’oeuvres.  The dinner was a bit small by my standards, but yet superb.  You see I don’t know that “Fine Dining” is small portions of food.  I am used to eating from a Big Boys plate, and was unaware of these things.  We both tried out wine that they were serving.  The red wine was quite dry, and the other was pretty good.  I don’t drink, so I only took a few sips.  There was a Live Auction, and a Silent Auction.  I alerted my wife that during either auction she needed to strap her hands down because the slightest itch causing her hand to go up would be costly.  For the silent auction we were both VERY silent.

We both enjoyed the time we had meeting other Brew Crew members, and hearing some of the things that were said by clients, and workers of the Dress For Success organization.  We both enjoyed ourselves, and hopefully we will get to do something like this again.  Thanks again.

Tags: Brew Crew, Coffee-Mate, dinner, Dress For Success, Grand Hyatt, New York
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Happy Thanksgiving To All

I wanted to take a minute to wish everyone a HappyThanksgiving, and thank you to the soldiers that couldn’t be with their families during this time.  This year I am sorry to say that I could not spend Thanksgiving with my family because of an 18 hour day that I am working on Black Friday.  I haven’t missed Thanksgiving in quite a few years when I went to Disney World for Thanksgiving, but work is important, and sleep is also very important.  Wife is preparing some food, and is going to try to keep it somewhat quiet once I go to sleep.

By the time Thanksgiving will be over I will need a weight loss diet to lose some of the pounds that I am going to gain.

Tags: diet, dinner, Family, Thanksgiving
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