Mehndi Party

Wow, it's been a crazy week. We had a bunch of layoffs at work, in an effort to downsize. I was spared. But it was so sad to see all the people gone, and all the empty desks, whether they were let go or just transfered to a new department. Shakes up the sense of "job security" a bit. On the other hand, it was pretty cool to find myself still employed, in spite of the fact that I was so recently hired. My boss had been hired just a few months before me, and she said, "I don't know about you, but I'm feeling pretty lucky!" Yeah, you can say that again. (Shoulda bought a lottery ticket.)

Tonight I'm heading off to my first Mehndi party. It sounds like a lot of fun. There will be a henna artist there, and I'm thinking about having my hands done. I'm going with my sister, my nephew and my nephew's girlfriend. I can't wait! It will be fun to get out and socialize, and it will be so neat to see my family again. We so rarely get together anymore. I'm going without my husband and son tonight, which is also rare. Makes it kind of feel like a "girl's night out," especially since I'm going to be with my sister. Plus, it will all be my family there, so there is the element of homecoming. And the party isn't all that far from where I grew up, so it will be like revisiting my old stomping grounds, or at the very least, my old shopping grounds (the big shopping mall I used to frequent is in the town I'm going to). I'm quite excited about tonight!

I bought my son a dressy outfit last night, that he'll need for the upcoming family events. I got a pair of navy dress slacks, a light tan shirt and a blue tie. Oh my! He looks so grown up in it! And he is SO excited to be able to dress up like his daddy. We hardly ever dress up around here, so it was a real kick. :)

I'll have to go find my camera. Maybe it's time to buy a new memory card for it. I'll want a lot of pictures of this...