1980's prom night

I did something last week that I have never done before. I had a new experience. I love new experiences, they are fun and exhilarating. What did I do? I went shopping with my friend Athalia for a 1980's prom dress (nearly 30 years later). Athalia is from Georgia and moved here when she married Travis. Travis and I are colleagues working for the same employer, but in different departments. One of our co-workers was throwing a big birthday bash and the theme was a 1980's prom night. All guests were asked to come dressed appropriately.

Athalia and I scoured the local thrift store for just the right thing. What made this particularly fun was the fact that Athalia is 6 months pregnant. She and Travis had a theme going, "teen pregnancy." I had some fun 80's rocker ideas, but we were pretty sure Travis wasn't going to go for it. So, we settled on a bright purple dress, complete with the necessary bow in the back, and for Travis, her escort, we got a matching brightly colored vest and thin purple tie. I went with a bright pink and green number. Leann the party planner did a phenomenal job. It really felt like we had time warped back to prom night. The costumes were very entertaining. We danced and sang karaoke songs...of course from that era. There were pac man and ms. pac man cakes. They had even found a pac man game and set it up in the corner for guests to play. There was punch and spiked punch, appropriately labeled. Each couple had their picture taken together. I had to attend alone (though I'm pretty sure Kenyon would not have worn a costume if he were here), so I skipped the photo.

I would happily share pictures with you, but sadly, I had no camera. I sent it with Kenyon to Haiti. So, this is just one you are going to have to imagine...the sillier, probably the more accurate.