SOLA Uncorked

This mom spent too much time this fall and every spare minute of November and early December planning a new fundraiser for the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. It was pretty numbing. But in the end, we pulled off a super cocktail party: warm and festive and beautiful, catered foremost by The Curious Grape in Arlington, Va., which provided wine and cheese and chocolate pairings. Nothing went wrong, which is the first party I've ever thrown that I can say that about. There is only one real headline from the night: SOLA Uncorked raised $16,000 (our goal was $5k) and entertained 140 people (the stalwarts of my organization were quick to tell me I'd be lucky if 60 folks showed up,"good luck kid").

So, forgive me for using this digital ink to do a little crowing, but I'm pretty proud of the job I did as event chair, having never thrown a fundraiser. I offer now a personal thank you in my own personal space to my friends and family who attended and supported the event. I owe you. Paul deserves special super-husband credit for agreeing to be my lackey for my night, taking pictures the evening through.