Went to my brother’s wedding social last night. For those not from here, a social is a fundraising event. In this case a fundraising event for a wedding. My brother’s wedding. He’s getting married! Awww! Socials are usually held 8 or so months before the actual wedding and people come who will not actually be invited to the actual wedding. In fact, people who do not even know the bride and groom come because socials are a big house party. But not at someone’s house and you have to pay to get in.

So! There are always prizes at socials. You buy little tickets and put them in the prizes you hope to win (this is not a complicated concept and yet I feel the need to explain it to you as though you were challenged in some mental way). There are a bunch of different prize packs (the ’summer is coming’ pack with bbq utensils, mosquitoe coils, deck lights etc, the ‘just for mom’ pack with bunch of stuff a mom would like etc). Some of these items are purchased by the bride and groom but many are donated. So there are like 20 of those prize packs and then a couple of grand prizes. My brother and his fiance had a 37 inch lcd tv and an xbox elite.

My uncle won the tv.

My sister in law won two prize packs (one with a food sealer that I so wanted).

My sister (who is recently divorced) won a bunch of tools. She was all I wanted something girly and we were all then why did you put a ticket in there dumbass?

I won a (wait for it) spa pack! I got soap. A whole lotta fruity soaps, Maggie. But that’s not all. Oh no, not all at all! Beyond the twenty variety of soaps I also got lotions and potions, two picture frames, 8 bath puffs (seriously, EIGHT), 3 free tanning sessions, a free cut and style at a high end salon and a (hello!) ONE HOUR MAFREAKINSSAGE! Could there be anything lovlier in the entire world???

Madison and I sat here this morning smelling the soaps the way girls like to do and I have to say all was right in the world. The boys are pretending to care but really? They don’t. Which is why I had a girl. I wanted someone to enjoy my fruity soaps with. Also, when I’m trying on clothes I can ask her which shoes I should wear.

Now later when you’re just sitting there and you smell something nice, well that’s just me - being lovely.