Sam and I just had one of the best FHE's ever! We spent it with our new friends the O'day's. Brooke and I have been team-teaching at the YMCA for some time, and have been meaning to get our better halfs together for some fun. This weekend's painting maxed me out, so a game night was a little over the top. Brooke proposed that we go dancing on Monday for a co-FHE activity.
Sam and I don't really dance. I'm the weirdo in zumba that is turned the wrong direction, and about 3 moves behind everyone else. Sam is talented, but not the dance in public type. But Sam and I need to branch out, and for $2.50 each, a instructed dance night is a pretty good deal.
Sam reluctantly went along, and we showed up to an elementary school gym where we learned how to square dance! Did you know it is the most recognized "American" dance? We had such a good time, and it's all because of the people that were there. We were the youngest couples there by about 45-50 years. Cute old couples, some with name tags, but most with blue name plates with pins from square-dance competitions. Every free moment was taken up by good-natured people asking us if we went to the "big school up the road", and Sam even met an electrical engineer that worked in the ARL (where he does research now) and taught a class that he took last semester.
There was an old-school record player on the stage of the gym, and soft country music was playing just enough that we could make out most the words. A "caller" or announcer was at the front and described each of the moves. If you knew right from left, you could do it! The announcer was great, and all the moves were pretty simple when you were surrounded by smiling, kind, expert dancers! At the end of a dance, all of us joined hands and raised them up while saying "thank you" and bringing them down. Then all of the gentlemen went to the center of the circle, and said "thank you" to each other (for the pleasure of having the women join the dance) Sam even got some tips to correctly twirl me :) All in all it sounds really corny, but it was such a blast!!! We loved it, and everyone there enjoyed the "young'n's".
Afterwards we went to a local frozen yogurt shop and hung out with the O'days. We swapped horror stories from past apartments, discussed what it was like living with dietitians, and found out they have a DACHSHUND! She is a show pedigree long red-hair cutie that they'll be bringing over soon :)
I hope everyone else's FHE was lovely and full of fun!
