Tonight Eva and I went to our fifth Father/Daughter Dance. It is an event that the two of us look forward to every year. I honestly have a lot of fun watching Eva having fun with her friends. I also like dancing with her to the slow songs and I even bust out some moves for certain fast songs. The thing that I have the most trouble with is talking with the other dads. I never feel comfortable and I am terrible at small talk. It has gotten better over the years in that I have a few guys that I see and chat with. I’m lucky that Eva’s good friend’s dad is fun to talk with.
Each year Eva hides her dress from me. She wants everything to be a big surprise for me. Of course I then need to match her dress color with my tie and with her wristlet. But, somehow I am able to at least get the color. This year we even remembered to bring the wristlet with us. I was so focused on remembering the wristlet that I forgot our photo paperwork and check. So glad I remembered some cash. Maybe by her 8th grade Father Daughter Dance I’ll remember everything. What I did not forget was to take the double dessert selfie! Something we always try and do each dance.
Tonight was the annual Father Daughter Dance. It was a bit early this year and was at a new venue. The event has gotten bigger each year and we have outgrown our previous venue. True to form, Eva hid her dress from me and forbade me to go in her closet for at least a week prior to the dance. To be honest, I don’t go in her closet for fear of getting swallowed up by the clothes monster that lives there and tossed things all around, that has to be the only explanation for what happens in that closet. Andrew knew about the dress and he told me the color. I usually get the color at least so that I can get flowers that match.
This year, at least, things were a bit hectic when we were leaving. I accidentally forgot that wristlet. Luckily, Eva wasn’t as upset about not having that wrist corsage as I was. I was upset with myself because I know that she would have loved to wear her flowers at the event. She assured me that she’d have worn it for the photo and then probably taken it off for all the dancing. She did like it very much when we got home and she was able to see them.
