Dancing Queens

As a Christmas present for two of my favorite people--my friends Jill (pictured below on the left) and Beth (below, center)--I decided to arrange a little surprise evening for the three of us. With our hectic schedules we weren't able to get together until earlier this week, but it was worth the wait! All I told them ahead of time was to be ready for me to pick them up after work, and to bring some workout clothes, their tennis shoes, a banana, and a stuffed buffalo. (I tried to throw them off with those last two--I'm tricky like that.) We kicked off the night with some delicious appetizers, wine, and lots of laughs. This was not the "surprise" part of the evening however, as virtually all our nights out begin (and end) this way. But hey--if it ain't broke, don't fix it!


Next up--the surprise! Beth and Jill were trying for weeks to guess what I had planned but I waited until they were sufficiently liquored up to spring it on them. My sister-in-law had told me about a new place in downtown Madison called Dance Fabulous, where they teach you dance choreography to popular hip hop songs. She had gone there with some friends over the holidays and had a great time. After hearing about it I knew I wanted to get my girls together to try it out! We arrived a little early, which was fine because once they found out what I had planned it was decided one last drink at the bar around the corner was necessary. Back at the gym we changed our clothes and warmed up to Beyonce's Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It):


We did our best to learn the choreography...

...but eventually the wine won out and we just started making up our own moves.


Jill says "I might not be able to dance like Christina Aguilera, but look what I can do!"


We did a good job making fools of ourselves but had a lot of fun--and a new found respect for Britney Spears!

One more highlight of the night was this gift I received from Beth. She surprised me with this binder filled with every single one of my blog posts to date. I couldn't even believe it! I was absolutely overwhelmed with emotion that she would think to do that for me and take the time to make it happen. Thank you so much Beth (and her husband Jason!) for all the work you did on "The Project." It is a gift I will cherish forever!


I really do have the most amazing friends, and it was such a fun night to show them how much they mean to me!

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