Attache Gala
After 16 months here in Moscow we finally went to our first gala! I was really looking forward to getting all dressed up in my gown and getting my hair & make up done. My day started at 12:15 when I jumped in a taxi to go to the Expat Salon to get my hair done. She was awesome getting my short hair up like the picture I brought her. From there I jumped in another taxi to get to the Euro Mall where I would get my make up done (for everyone to watch) by this very young dude who did not speak English AT all. It started off well with interesting contouring of the makeup and blush, but when he got to the eye shadow I was starting to get concerned. Since I'm not used to wearing make up it was a huge change for me and I didn't want to look like a trashy ole lady! When I left there I was feeling a little weird as I took the metro home (I figured it was easier than a taxi in the traffic) - so picture me with my hair and make up all done up and I'm in my jeans and a casual shirt - riding the metro.... it was pretty strange. I arrived home a little after 4 pm and we were being picked up at 5:50 pm. Craig was a pro at lacing up my corset dress and off we went!
My expectations were low in terms of how much fun it would be, but as it turned out, I had a fantastic time as you'll probably be able to tell from some of the pictures! I danced the night away - not with Craig, but with the ladies! Craig, in his mess kit was "too hot" to dance! I apologize, most of the pictures are of me because Craig was the one with the camera.
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| Pre-gala selfie |
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| Some of the ladies: from Sweden, Japan and USA |
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| Craig & his friend Jan |
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| Some of the men (+ Craig of course) from Korea, Israel, Chile, Sweden & USA |
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| LOVE her, she's so sweet! |
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| Shawn (the new Canadian Col.) & Kelly |
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| My dear Romanian friend Daniela |
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| Our new Czech friends - they're awesome! |
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| Our table with folks from Austria, Romania, Serbia...and of course us from Canada. Yes, we were at the back of the room...maybe they were trying to keep Craig out of trouble? If so, it didn't work! |
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| Elisa & Tim - our US friends and Elisa is my ESL teacher buddy |
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| The "Irish" band - it's in quotes because I was told they were an Irish band and so I was excited to hear some Irish music (since I'm going to Ireland soon), but alas, they did not play any Irish music. Just the lead singer was originally from Northern Ireland, but the rest of the band was Russian and they preferred old-school tunes including a couple from Bryan Adams. I met the singer in the hallway during dinner and chatted with him (because I'm going to Ireland) and he said "I'm going to dedicate a special song for you and you're going to help me lead a dance".... Yikes! You'll see what happened... |
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| They lined all the ladies up on one side of the dance floor and he dragged me up front with him. Everyone was to grab a partner and he was mine! At this point I was still a wee bit frightened! lol |
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| Ok, getting the hang of this now....he was great at getting the crowd involved. |
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| Then I got into it! |
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| Then he got the guys into it and man did they get INTO it! |
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