Black Tie for the Y

Part of my job at the Y the past few weeks has been helping prepare for The Black Tie for the Y! Its the auction held at the local country club as a benefit for the YMCA: silent auction, live auction, raffles, etc. I generally just helped out where I was needed and was basic labor.  At the Y, I did things on the computer, organized invitations and donations, etc.

The day before, I spent a few hours with others from the committee setting things up, and the night of Matt and I were one of the sets of greeters.

People show up for this thing let me tell you - and dressed in black tie tuxedos and full formal gowns. I need to spend some time on ebay looking for next year's gown!  We met some very nice people, most of whom we had never seen before and may never see again, at least until next year!

One of my co-workers couldn't find a babysitter so her three girls came to hang out with our kiddos.  Everything went fairly well.  Her kids wanted to play and mine wanted to watch TV.  Oh joy.  Halfway through, Anika called - quite in distress.  I couldn't even understand her.  I finally deciphered that she was the only one hurt and that everyone else was ok.  Matt went home to make sure all was well.  They had been playing with a balloon and Anika had gotten kicked in the mouth.  With all the new stuff in her mouth - it had to hurt. She was sure a tooth was loose, but Matt couldn't find anything.  We took her to get an x-ray a few days later and all was well!

Matt came back, but went home early.  I was one of the last to leave - had to help clean up, too!  It was a fun evening, good food, fun to dress up, and fun to be a part of something.

Some of the crazy people I work with - YMCA