Thursday evening, the boyfriend and I got all dressed up and headed downtown to meet a few of our friends for the 18th Annual Jingle Ball. This is the fourth year I've attended the event, and it is always a wonderful time. It's held at Marbles Kid's Museum and your ticket to get in is bringing a toy to donate to Toys for Tots. We got there about 30 minutes after the start time, and the line to get in was quite long, but luckily, it moved very quickly, and we were inside in no time.
We headed straight for the beer tent, where I was excited to find Sweetwater Blue (one of my favorites) on tap, and koozies scattered around on the tables. I have quite the collection of koozies, but I can never resist adding another one!
A couple of our friends drove down from Wilmington for the event, and it was so much fun to see them, plus all of our Raleigh friends that were there. I loved getting to see everyone all dressed up, and we had a great time chatting and drinking the night away. The line for the food table was ridiculously long--we had friends that waited 45 minutes in line--but we had eaten before, so we skipped the line, and waited til towards the end to go through and sample a few things. The food was delicious, but I was glad we didn't have to wait in line for it!
We spent a little bit of time on the dance floor towards the end, and then headed out a few minutes early because my eyes were refusing to stay open. It was a wonderful event, and one that I look forward to every year! One of my favorite parts is seeing the wall of toys that have been collected at the end of the night. It's so cool to see, and there are plenty more that didn't make it into this picture.
Can't wait for next years event!
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