Flash Back Friday Prom

I love my new ward! I loved my time at BYU, but let me tell life outside the bubble has it's perks and one of them is YSA wards that are filled with young professionals instead of students! I have lots of thoughts on why it's better, but I'll save that for another post. One of the downers of this ward though is that there is this idea that dances are for younger YSA wards... but some of us LOVE TO DANCE!!!! So this needed to change. After a lot of "floating" (common Kelli technique: keep talking about an idea casually like it's going to happen until voilà: it's reality!), we finally got the okay to DANCE.

I should also say that I wasn't much involved in the planning of this event. I supported the original idea: flash back Friday prom and created the Facebook event - but after that I checked out of the planning! I was there for every planning meeting mind you - and I did help put up the decorations - but let's be real my sweet roommate had things covered! She didn't even need me!

Anyway --- on the day of the dance I was back on board and super excited! I last minute sent out a "creative" invite to get myself a Prom Date with the help my sweet co-workers at the end of my work day!

Prom?!

He said yes!

I then spent the rest of the afternoon after work getting ready for this prom! So much so that I didn't even eat dinner! How's a girl supposed to dance the night away with out sustenance?! HOW I ASK YOU?! Thankfully my Prom Date was okay with a quick stop at Little Ceasar's! I needed something quality to get me through the big night!

The actual dance consisted of lots of Latin Music - a few country songs - a few pop songs - and plenty of line dances - which is my favorite!!! I love a good line dance! Anytime. Anywhere. No jokes!

You may wonder - Kelli how did you dance to all that Latin music? ...you are a very backwoods American with little Latin persuasion in your life...

JOKES ON Y'ALL! 

I've been learning to dance Latin - which is me meeting some of my life goals (see a modified #14)! And let me tell - Latin dancing is my passion!

The dance was supposed to go to about 11:00 -- in true Latin fashion - it went longer and I was dying of tiredness. Apparently 2 slices of Lil Sleazer's isn't enough to get you through the whole night! But there was a photo booth and a "lounge" for those of us that couldn't last the whole evening!

The Lounge Life

When the dance FINALLY ENDED, we cleaned up real quick and I took the opportunity to take pictures with my dance planning friends! They sure are sweet and I'm lucky I get to hang out with them even when we aren't planning a dance!