Prom (at last!)

I know this is exceptionally late and that the novelty has worn off but here, after much pushing and coaxing, is my account of prom night 2006.
I had work in the morning but as soon as I got off I came home and gathered my stuff before heading over the Alex's house. Veronica left for Bridget's house around the same time. At Alex's we got all gooped up in make-up and stuff, but for some reason could not bring ourselves to get into the dresses we had pondered so thoughtfully over in the store. We would go into the bedroom where they were hanging and look at them and admire them and then turn around and go back to the living room to do something else. Finally five minutes before we were about to leave we got in our dresses and came out to see that James had arrived. Everyone being present and accounted for (and dressed) we headed out to the car and proceeded to argue over the front. I won, but only by stating that it was Alex's car and she always gets to sit in the front and then by reminding James that he had it when we went prom shopping and when we went to the movies. Happy with my success I jumped into the front seat after everyone was arranged in the back and prepared for the trip to the tropical plantation. It was only about a five or ten minute drive and we could see the rain shadow from Kihei. Luckily by the time we got there it was only sprinkling and we didn't get soaked. As soon as I stepped from the car I looked up and found myself staring into the face of a video camera. Slightly embarrassed and hoping I hadn't done anything too terrible while extricating myself from the small confines of the tracker, I helped everyone from the car and was kind enough to warn them of their impending stardom in the movie Ryan was intent on taking of our arrival. After everyone had successfully removed themselves from the car and the video camera had been safely pointed in another direction, we proceeded to follow the path through the gardens to the main building. Upon seeing our arrival all of our friends gathered around, got us signed in and we all exchanged compliments on dresses and hair. Pulling up another table we all sat down and started to laugh and talk and tell funny stories of getting ready and all the preparation we went through, all the while more and more of our acquaintances showed up. Eventually tired of sitting we all stood in a circle on the otherwise empty dance floor and waited for things to start. Finally after the bulk of the people arrived they opened the buffet and we all ate and had a good time until the DJ got there. When the dancing started everyone piled onto the dance floor and we all had a wonderful time. I was a little worried because I didn't know how to dance but soon lost my fear because I definitely wasn't the best or worst dancer there. I mostly danced with my friends in a circle but did dance with James a couple of times and most importantly had a ton of fun. They played some really good music: Sugar we're going down; Hips don't lie, etc... and everyone was laughing and having a blast. Alex and I both sat out a few songs and went outside or to a nearby window to sit down and cool but other than that danced the entire time. Prom ended at ten and mom and dad had agreed to take Alex, James and Bridget home so we all piled into our car. After everyone had been delivered to their homes we returned to the apartment and took some pictures and then went to bed. Only this time I was reluctant to remove the dress I was so hesitant to put on earlier that day. (There were/are so many fond memories in that dress.) I know that we all had a blast and can’t wait for another dance.
Anyway, that was prom night . Sorry it's late but all of your prodding’s finally got to me Jennifer! Now you just have to get Veronica to tell her side of the story! Hope you like the pictures; I still haven't gotten the ones from Alex so I'll just e-mail those to you when I do.