![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY3z0q3mLp0WDYyc7tARDT80FcBtDE6qK6sE4hOof_ZRkO5jlcLz-Wca7Xle99KLsTpmx4MuS25bVWm3TZ6g9vDuk4JxitHQSYJvel41LYZl9A1uqg62H5xCpU3LWBgldFrvHOw/s320/mar09+086.1.jpg)
Here are a few pictures from the OCS Ball. The dress I ended up wearing was this long, chocolate BCBG gown. The price was a steal and better yet, it actually fit me. I never went to prom but I can tell you that this was way better than prom. Heck, it was actually better than our wedding!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk4nav4RuEsdZA2cqbafFJH9axdAhCi2tgKXqyvM8q8KVVXu16MySYHqrCrGeA88up0hFpTjUiaQVGMS3lqNL3YX76hClJ9DCCSwusr8U4eC4U4pt4k9xzYLdUjOcdvwEJGo1dQ/s320/mar09+088.1.jpg)
If you could overlook the spit up and wet spots on my dress, thank you. I really did try to clean myself up. At least I had pretty hair! It was a nice change from my typical ponytail.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmWj3rwfZY4JspdSCQG_-lXJUXScFC6Ujajkd2imXnI6Km90mJ_vSlwf32GLb-_o6vvSRdlnHmymiQ-RBO52DujSXxTWmYyyrUdpGDMelHUv4gfYUnSNO3yqcpZ85kzSVTIR73Q/s320/mar09+079.1.jpg)
Best of all, it was a night with my husband. It's honestly one of only a handful (literally) of dinners we've enjoyed together sans children in the last 6 years. And this time I was actually able to relax and enjoy myself knowing that the children were just a few feet away being cared for in another room. It was just perfect!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z3P-eYRCDy_d15_we8nEKY2ujC8usNYiyTbM3KEBihfG_Jl4rz0cHWNzZqtWBJO2mrb7zdDKjfHC_3cEKXPQgfwVnIWJ4fa7dCqzTfwFf3WSOGt4asS4wVSb1_hSyRp05AOXhw/s320/mar09+078.1.jpg)
![](http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/113/7F6E954E1BC04EE6138D1E6C063E4B9F.png)