Early morning dinner parties always get in the way.

Early on a Saturday morning, Sarah and I drove toward Orlando for a day trip to Universal's Islands of Adventure. On our way to the theme park, we stopped at a burly, red-bearded man's house. Though neither one of us knew him, he'd invited us to an early morning dinner party.

Upon our arrival, we sat around a table with him and his guests -- who included my mom -- none of whom particularly wanted to be there. After we ate, Sarah and I started for the door.

No such luck.

"Wait!" said actress Katherine Helmond. She picked up an out-of-tune guitar and performed an off-key song. When she finished, Sarah and I thought we were in the clear. We could finally go to the theme park.

"Wait!" said the burly, red-bearded man. "Can you help me?"

He turned to change the adult diaper of an adult dinner party guest.

"Sick! No way," I said.

Finally free to go, Sarah and I walked toward the front door.

"Wait!" my mom said. "We haven't done the dishes!"

I sighed. I turned toward the burly, red-bearded man.

"Do you need our help with the dishes?" I asked him, while shaking my head no in hopes he'd say no to appease me.

"Actually," he said. "I do."

So my mom, Sarah and I washed the dishes.

Then, I woke up.

- - - -

I had this dream last night. Sarah and I DID go to Islands of Adventure in real life today. But there were not, in fact, dinner parties or adult diapers.