Ball Hopping

This blog is the result of a conversation with two good friends. I told them the story of how my boyfriend flew me down to meet him in person after meeting online for three weeks. While visiting him, he took me to the Marine Corps Ball because he was in the service at the time. Afterwards we became the designated drivers for his friends and went bar hopping. I accidentally said ball hopping while telling my friends this story. Which got me thinking after we giggled for a bit trying to grasp the concept of ball hopping. First of all I was very lucky and got to go to a ball. That is a dream most girls still have but very few ever get to claim such an adventure. Second, what if we did live in a world to where we could go ball hopping instead of bar hopping. Balls being thrown everywhere, so many to choose from. Would there be a regular ball business? Or would it still be thrown in people's homes so you got to go to different extravagant houses for them? And would it be considered crashing the party if you just went to any ones house like you could go to any bar? Do you need to change outfits for each ball you go to because the press would kill you socially if multiple pictures would be taken at different events in one evening, of the same gown? Would it be acceptable to go alone or is it required to have an escort? Bars are set up to meet people. Could balls be the same with a modern twist? Girls get to live their fantasies and have excuses to own tons and tons of fluffy gowns made of tulle. Men could learn how to dance properly and literally sweep a girl off of her feet. It would be interesting to experience this even for one evening.....maybe I'll go buy a gown just in case I get a chance to go to a ball again.