Cinderella went to the Ball...

...but was rather ill. Couldn't believe it. I am rarely ill so it was just my luck that I had to catch the bloody flu. Typical. Voley (who I must say looked very dapper in his dinner suit) was suffering with an ear infection and had gone deaf in one ear (yes, he strategically placed himself so that I was talking to his deaf ear) and my voice became more and more non-existent throughout the course of the evening- we made a right pair.
Illness aside, the evening was fairly successful- we raised £4500 for our charity which isn't a bad sum at all and money that we desperately need towards our £200 000 a year running costs. Highlight of the evening?- had to be seeing Voley dancing to Wham!

Cinderella is going to the ball

...after I have scrubbed the hearth and done the hoovering anyway. I have the dress, I have the shoes (I thought glass slippers may be a little dangerous, so I have sparkly sandals with killer heels instead), I have the carriage...just need a Prince Charming now!
It's our Charity Ball tomorrow evening at the Britannia Stadium, home of Stoke City FC. Stoke will be playing at home (so I am told) so I'm hoping they win or we may have one or two bears with sore heads. On the other hand, if they lose, sorrows may be drowned in copious amounts of alcohol and from past experience, drunken ball-goers equals more money raised.
Here's hoping it will be a good night. I am being accompanied by Voley- I'm looking forward to seeing him in his DJ! Just hope I can get rid of this awful cough.