{"id":1702,"date":"2009-07-12T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-12T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2014-06-15T05:12:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T05:12:53","slug":"summer-soiree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=1702","title":{"rendered":"Summer Soiree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sweetie and I went partying Saturday night.  Left SuperPizzaBoy with Nana and headed to Southern Hills Country Club for a fund raiser for SPB&#8217;s school. Town and Country. It is our annual get dressed and go have fun event.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357683550675052626\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Town and Country School is very dear to us. SPB has really thrived there. They go to extremes to help kids learn. It is for kids with learning difficulties including Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome, a form of autism.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_13-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357683532026061362\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>The past two years we have been a sponsor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357693097747732434\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>As you can tell from the picture below, I was out of control. Sweetie had to rein me in. I need to get a handle on partying one of these days. I just go berserk. Are we not cute? Purple and purple, Sweetie&#8217;s favorite color!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357689099784124322\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>We had martinis, a fine meal with wine, desert. A short talk was given by a graduate of Town and Country School. A young man,Brian C. Britt, diagnosed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ninds.nih.gov\/disorders\/tourette\/detail_tourette.htm\">Tourette&#8217;s Syndrome<\/a>, who could not function in public school. He enrolled in Town and Country and thrived. He graduated from there as a National Merit Scholar, obtained his B.S. in Communication from the University of Tulsa, and is now studying for his Master&#8217;s Degree in Organizational Communication at Purdue University. He teaches two classes in public speaking , an astounding accomplishment for a person afflicted with Tourette&#8217;s Syndrome.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357683520515362290\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Then we had the live auction. I love live auctions. <a href=\"http:\/\/20bid30.com\/services___about_us\">Jay Litchfield<\/a> did this one. He is good at it. He does lots and lots of charity auctions in the Tulsa area, free, gratis, many times more than one a night. He is a great guy.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/20090712_10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357683501013995586\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>They had a band, we danced the night away, sorry, no party pics. Believe me, you appreciate that.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweetie and I went partying Saturday night. Left SuperPizzaBoy with Nana and headed to Southern Hills Country Club for a fund raiser for SPB&#8217;s school. Town and Country. It is our annual get dressed and go have fun event. Town and Country School is very dear to us. SPB has really thrived there. 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