Ball report

[wiseheart]

Well, we went to the ball. The program was very good, as expected - as soon as the pictures will be up, I'll post or link a few of them. Mum enjoyed herself more or less; she just found the soprano opera singer too shrill and the drummer trio too loud. That, and it took too long and she said the chair was very hard. Other than that, she liked the experience.

For me, it was considerably less pleasant, as the idiotic colleague who used to give me the silent treatment for some imagined insult was there, too. Since we were close to the same group of people - well, largely - and they get to see me twice a week, that made it a rather lonely evening for me. I understand that they were happy to see her, it just made me feel a bit isolated. Ah, well. I'll be in next Tuesday again.

In any case, we left shortly after 10pm. Mum was very tired, after having sat on that uncomfortable chair for more than 3 hours. It wasn't exactly how I expected her birthday gift to turn out, but there are some things we can't influence.

Comments

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Sorry it wasn't that great.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, Mum is right to remember me that one should never have too high expectations for anything; it only leads to disappointment.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

I wanted to disagree with that, but I always do that-keep my expectations low.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

i'm so sorry. I feel for your Mum on the hard chair. I take a cushion everywhere.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I should have thought of that, too. But she never complained about those same chairs before; I think the program was longer than usual because of the lengthy speeches between the individual productions, and she didn't wander around before the beginning as in other years, so she was subjected to the chairs for too long.

[meathiel]

Sorry to hear that that person was there as well ... :-(

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was an unpleasant surprise; she was always boasting about not to come back to participate in school events, but I guess she wanted to use the chance to meet other former colleagues who also retired or had gone to other schools.

I'm more disappointed that Mum didn't enjoy the evening as much as I had hoped.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I had to giggle at your mum's reaction. She sounds so much like my mum used to.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Which part of it? *g*

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry it wasn't a better experience for both of you.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

So am I, but it's my own fault for expecting too much, I guess.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

There's nothing wrong with having high expectations. It just knowing how to deal with the disappointment when and if they failed to be met. I keep mine low and am rarely disappointed.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

Sorry it wasn't what you expected. Look forward to the pictures.

[espresso_addict]

I'm sorry it wasn't as much fun as you'd hoped. Echoing the rec to carry a cushion, I always do!