the date

I don't know why it's so fun for girls to get all dressed up.....But it IS!!! Last night was the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law Banquet and Jon decided we should go this year. After months (ok, maybe just a month and a half...) of deliberation on what I should wear (some said "formal", some said "same as I would wear to a wedding", some said, "slacks"...); I got a new dress (yipee!), spent a couple days looking for a cover-up of said sleeveless dress, and got all dolled up by Debbi! Finally it was time to go. Debbi did my hair and it turned out awesome! We should've taken a picture of it. It was all curly and half up. So cute! Anywho...we ditched our kids on the Christiansens and off we went. This is us as we dropped off the munchkins:

Doesn't he look awesome in his suit??? {sigh} the perks of having a lawyer hubby! The banquet was at the downtown Marriott. It was really fun to finally meet all the people that Jon spends his days in the library with and who I hear so much about. They were all so nice and included me in the group. We had a nice dinner, Lobster Bisque, some chicken something-or-other and this YUMMY strawberry shortcake-type dessert. (P.S. I was WAY sad Bren and Haylee weren't there!). It was really fun. Then came the certificates for their participation on the e-board (editorial board). The Editor-in-chief, Ben, did all the presenting and he did a great job. Then we heard a talk by the secretary of Agriculture for the State of South Dakota. He was a really great speaker and graduated from Drake just 3 years ago! There's a lofty goal for anyone!


Next, Ben presented the awards for the Most Outstanding... there were three or four of them and they were all nominated and voted on by the members of the e-board and the staff. Jon was given the "Outstanding Board Member Award" and I am so proud of him! Ben kept mentioning all the time Jon spent working for the Journal and how hard it must have been. It does my heart good to hear my hubby appreciated for all his hard work! He definitely earned it!
It was really fun to go out and be together for the evening. Getting all dressed up was definitely an extra bonus! Thanks again, Wade and Debbi, for taking our munchkins and killing your evening! I can't wait until there's another reason to get all dressed up (but I'm sure Jon can :) )!