Starting in 6th grade, there wasn’t a single regular school dance that I missed. The only one I would have missed, they canceled. For those first three years, I did no dancing at all. I pined away in a dark corner, watching the girl I was infatuated with happily dance away with other guys. Except… Continue reading The Prom (Part I)
Series: The Prom
Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part II)
I started this story a long time ago with every intention of finishing it up just days after the first part. Better late than never, right? The school year was 1991-92, my Junior year in high school. The year was near it’s end, the musical (Mame that year) and the Key Club NY District Convention… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part II)
Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part III)
(Telling this story here seems to invite long-ish pauses. That’s a wee bit unfortunate, since it’s really not that long of a story. If you’ve forgotten, part one and part two, go back and read them.) As the dust from the stupefying trip up and the nerves of really meeting my date for the first… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part III)
Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part IV)
June 5th of 1992 was by far one of the most insanely adventurous and potential-filled days of my life up to that point. I was hundreds of miles from home on a weekend-long double date that kicked off with a prom. They girl had asked me and things were going wonderfully. The night even wrapped… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part IV)
Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part V)
The trip up had been a little frustrating. Nerves were wracked while we prepared. The prom itself was lovely. The first night ended in a missed opportunity. The second day found that opportunity realized as I had my first real kiss. The weekend, as a whole, was fantastic. At the time, it was the best… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: The Prom (Part V)