Many months ago a small group of my friends and I were discussing our high school proms. There was a large consensus among the group that proms were very often disappointing and wasted on high school kids. So the decision was made that we were going to re-stage our high school proms as adults. We decided that New Year's Eve was the perfect time to do this since everybody always stresses out over what they're going to do to ring in the new year anyway.

Bryan and Erika hosted the shindig at their new loft downtown overlooking Main Street. Since it was a prom the ladies wore dresses and the guys rolled out in tuxes (thanks to an extremely affordable $20 rental deal at Geno's).

There was a catered meal that was awesome. Honestly, some of the best food I've had in a long time. Since seating was limited, we ate in shifts. The folks not eating at any particular time served the others. It was nice and all very egalitarian.

After dinner there was lots of dancing, mingling, and celebrating. Some people celebrated with horns and noisemakers and some people celebrated by throwing oranges off the balcony. There was also a very minor explosion.

The party raged on until about 4:00 am, and by "raged on" I mean "petered out slowly as everyone got sleepy-eyed and tired."

This was, without a doubt, the greatest New Year's ever. Thanks to Bryan And Erika for putting on the whole thing and making it so awesome. Here's to next year!

(Editor's note: Just in case you're wondering, much like my high school proms, I did not get lucky at this one either. Some things never change.)

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What a wonderful idea! It looks like you guys had a great time!  


We did. It was a magical night made of victory and unicorns.  


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