Almost 5 years ago I coordinated and taught a German Exchange Student program over the summer for a company called IEE. We haven't really heard much from them since, but randomly got an invitation in the mail for a Gala event up in Pasadena. Since our gala frequenting is pretty much nil, we figured we couldn't pass it up. It turned out to be an AWESOME date night!
I was super excited to get to wear my Chinese dress that almost never gets worn!
It was at the Athenaeum at Caltech University in Pasadena and was quite the ritzy affair.
It was the ultimate buffet: prime rib, sushi and sashimi, crab legs, chicken, baked-potato bar, etc. They had it all!
Including oysters. I had my first oyster of my life and...don't really have too much to say about it. It basically just tasted like sea water. I'm not gonna be frequenting oyster bars now, but it wasn't awful.
The building was beautiful and it was an honor to be there. We had imagined it was going to be a rah-rah to get us to sign up again, but it wasn't like that at all. It was a true celebration and thank you for our service and the lives we'd touched. What a cool thing to be a part of! I am so glad that I was able to be a part of the program and will always treasure the memories made that summer.
(And, the best part for our girls was that they got to spend the night at their cousins' house on a school night!!! Whoa!)
I guess that the coolest thing about it is that the Chinese dress, custom made for Becky in China, 8 years ago (?) and after two babies...still fits! Cool event to honor cool people!
ReplyDeleteThat was one of the coolest experiences when you di that! Thanks for letting us be a part of it.
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