I was prom queen! Almost.

Last night Pyg, Shellie and I went to the PPWW Pro-Choice prom hosted by the Young Professionals group which turned out to be a fantastic event. 220+ people showed up, all the food and wine was donated; 100% volunteer driven - just great energy all around. (I actually worked on helping to set up the raffle table and sell tickets.) The music was perfect- performed by this awesome 80's cover band, Mr. Miyagi. We were dancing, drinking, laughing - far better than your real prom. I wore my 1958 steel gray vintage dress that my friend Sarah gave me with matching vintage jewelry that Shellie gave me before I moved. (At one point, I was putting more food out on the table and Pyg started laughing. She said I looked like I came straight from the 50's: hair, dress, and playing hostess, but that the personality didn't match at all.)

Shellie and Pyg were getting ready to leave when I was pulled to the front of the gym - I had been nominated Prom Queen! I couldn't believe it (of course I could, I was wearing my killer dress!) The other two people nominated where also dressed stunningly - one in a very sexy 80's lounge singer dress and other in a Molly Ringwald deconstructionist Pretty-In-Pink dress. Then someone came up to me and said "why didn't Liz in the short blue dress get nominated." I said I didn't know I wasn't in charge. In the end it was rigged, Liz got to come up in the line with the rest of us and her three friends went bizzerk when her name was called off (audience chose). I left the front and sigh - that was rigged. No kidding said Pyg. Just like in high school.