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Ba-boom. Ba-boom. Flashing lights. Whirling skirts. Dancing one song
after another until they all blend together. The perfect prom? YES! Even
though it wasn't even my senior prom, I had the best time I've ever had at a
formal.
I had the dress, the hair, and the accessories. But I've also had
those things at other dances, and I didn't have half as much fun at those as
I did at this one.
Prom actually started off in a rush between my hair appointment and
getting home so I could prepare the rest of myself. Time wouldn't have been
so tight if I hadn't seen Star Wars, but who would pass up watching Episode
1? So, everything was a whirlwind of nervousness and anticipation before my
doorbell rang.
We met everyone else at the restaurant and there were a whole bunch
of introductions where I smiled and nodded most of the time. Attaching names
to faces is not my forte. Dinner was great, and then we had to go to the
Fairmont Hotel for the dance. Guess how we got there!! We took a cable car
from the restaurant straight up to the Fairmont! A whole row of
prom-goers, all dressed up in their fancy clothes, sitting right on the edge,
and others hanging off of the sides. I'm sure it was an interesting sight for
the tourists.
At the prom, again I met a whole bunch of people and, of course,
took pictures, then danced. The DJ was funny. He had a sidekick who danced to
every single song by himself. (I don't know about the slow songs though) It
was hilarious. The music was so much better than regular dance music,
although there was still quite a lot of songs with a heavy bass. In addition
to Latin music, there was swing. Yay! And my date could really truly dance
swing! Yay again! Swinging with him was the best part of the whole prom.
After the dance, we went to Mel's Diner. I struggled to keep my eyes open, my
date can attest to that because he was teasing me the whole time. I don't
think I went to sleep that night until three or four in the morning.
In almost all of those magazines for teens and other prom guides,
they say they can help you plan your perfect prom. When I thought about how
much fun I had, I tried to pinpoint exactly what it was that made the whole
night a time I wanted to remember. And, this probably sounds sort of dumb,
but I realized that it didn't matter if I had the dress, the hair, and
whatever else those magazines told me I had to have, it was first and
foremost, my date, then, the people we hung out with. I only knew my date
(obviously) and several others, but everyone I met was friendly and easy to
talk to. We talked and laughed and joked with each other. The people made
prom a memorable night.
So, to those out there who run around looking for the perfect dress
and stressing how everything's going to come out, just remember that at any
party, what determines if you're going to leave with a huge smile on your
face or a grimace, boils down to the people with whom you hang out.
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