Like Nobody's Watching...

OMGosh you guys! I went dancing! I had SUCH a good time! Some friends got together at the West Side Club for Fish Fry and dancing. I really wanted to go to supper with them but spent days plotting my escape before the band got started. I haven't danced in about 25 years.

Supper was wonderful. The band started up as we were settling up for our meals; Beach Boys, Eric Clapton, CCR. Great. My era. Crap. I decided to sit and listen to a couple of songs and then sneak out the back before the serious dancing got started. Based on my high school experience, this takes approximately a third of the evening while everyone gets over being shy and sizes everyone else up. Ummmm....seems big people dances are a little different. Apparently, the minute the lead guitar starts tuning, you start dancing. I watched and thought, you know, I can't look any more foolish than some of those folks. In amongst the people doing the latest steps, there was one guy doing 'The Grand Mal Seizure' and a couple more doing 'The Tourrette'. There were also a few that must have had their iPods on because they sure weren't listening to the same beat as the rest of us!

So I decided that if someone asked me, I'd take a deep breath and give it a try. I figured no one would ask me anyway so I'd be safe. No sooner had I formulated my evil plan, someone asked me. Crap. But I hopped up just like I was in my right mind and trotted right out there like I dance every day and it was no biggie. I was softly chanting 'Dance like nobody's watching....Dance like nobody's watching' over and over, but' fake it 'til you make it' right? And the weirdest thing happened. I LOVED it! I danced fast. I danced slow (my favorite by far... Johnny River's 'Slow Dancing' IS my favorite song after all). I was a dancing fool!

The band was 'Midlife Crisis' ; aptly named for my first foray onto the dance floor in my new life I thought! They were great! They played a nice mix and I had a full dance card. For four whole hours I didn't give a crap about anything else and was just happy! Every fear about being a wallflower or looking like a fool was blown away. I should have done this so much sooner! I didn't get home until after midnight. That's right! I stayed up late with the big kids! You can bet your butt I'll be first in line the next time someone suggests it!

For those of you that are concerned, and oddly enough there are a couple of you, Ben had a much lower key evening at home with his new friend MJ who is a dog toy like Flat Eddie the Squirrel and Foo Foo Bunny. They don't have stuffing. Ben eviscerates stuffed animals with disturbing skill. MJ (short of Michael J.) Fox is life size and is Ben's new best friend. He snuggles and bathes him for hours. My carpet is covered with red tufts from MJ's tail, but it's a small price to a pay if you could see what a fool Ben is for him. You should have seen the wrangling and promises I had to make to get him to stop nibbling and pose for this photo!

Anyway, tomorrow it's off to Epplegarten to get some asparagus with friend D. and then lunch at Red Robin (YUM! Blue Ribbon Burger) and to see 'Angels and Demons'. Then it's back home to make pork chop casserole and rhubarb pie for William's folks for supper. Hope you all are having a fun weekend too!

Comments

Cindy G said…
Woo Hoo! You go girl!
MadCityMike said…
Excellent Molly Bee!!!!! It's been years since I, too, have danced. Maybe now that I have new knees...... ;)
Will you share your pork chop casserole recipe?
dale-harriet said…
What a TREAT you are, my dearling friend! "Couldn't happen to a nicer," that's for sure. Hearing you tell it is fun for ME! And it's nice to see a dawg and his fox....or wossname :o) My friend's dog in Ohio has a possum -- uhrm....*fascination*, and I sent him a possum-oid version of that fox. Bless Bentley's good ol' heart.
Elizabeth said…
You Rock Molly BEE!
DPUTiger said…
I'm glad you had such a great time!
Unknown said…
OMG, you have to share where you get your dog toys---we have the same issue with our dog, Kona. Her obsession is trying to rip out the squeekers, so I end up with stuffing all over.
Lisa/knitnzu said…
Glad you had a ball!! I love the descriptions of the "good" dancers, grand mal and tourette's, whoo! Last I danced was maybe 10 years ago at that 20th reunion. They all thought I was drinking because I was having so much fun, but it was just tonic, no liquor.
Unknown said…
Molly,

Thanks for the linkie...I will definately check it out. Thanks for visiting my blog and I'll be back to check yours too!
YarnThrower said…
Way to bust a move, girl! So glad to hear you had such an evening of great fun! (Awesome mantra, by the way!)
Uh, uh, uh, stayin alive, stayin aliiiiiive!

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