Song of the day: Get The Party Started - Pink Dame Shirley Bassey's version

"I'm coming up so you better get this party started
I'm coming up so you better get this party started" - Pink

My sister called. "We will be leaving at 11:15", she says to me, "I'm putting you in charge...make sure that y'all are ready".

Long story short: We weren't. I made sure that "The Boy" was dressed and ready. This was something over which I had complete control. However, my husband seems to always be the holdup whenever it is time to go...anywhere. He had just taken a shower and was halfway naked, with a towel wrapped around his waist when she arrived. She had on dark sunshades, but one did not have to see her eyes to realize that she was not happy. Eventually, we packed up all of our stuff into the trunk of her gold Honda and so, away we went...leaving around 11:45am for Washington, DC.

"Get this party started on a Saturday night
Everybody's waiting for me to arrive"

After a halfway decent drive, we finally arrived at the hotel suite, dropped our stuff off and then went by the grocery store. I got a sushi tray (which was delicious) and we picked up sodas and a few cakes to take with us to the party. After resting for a while, we left for the cookout/party. The location was about 45 minutes away in the adjoining state of Maryland, USA.

A nice time was had, and the hosts gave out party favors to the kids. "The Boy" received a paddle ball and a plastic "clarinet". While the food and the company were nice, it is believed that the children had the best time of all. That was good enough for me.

"Making my connection as I enter the room
Everybody's chilling as I set up the groove"

Late, late, later on in the evening, it was time to drive the 45 minutes(plus) back to the hotel. There had been talk of attending Sunday services with the host, but it is not to be. We are exhausted. It is now time for all good and unseasoned partygoers to go to bed. I am an unseasoned partygoer. Let this party resume tomorrow evening.

"I'm coming up so you better get this party started..."

Goodnight!