AHS Gradball

Last minute chocolate mousse cocktail dress: $50
Night-before Walmart shoes: $15
Curly Marilyn Monroe-esque hair-do: 2.5 hours
A date: Almost.. but not quite

First, last and only night out with all the Health girls: PRICELESS

An unexpectedly GREAT night at the Delta Hotel in downtown Kitchener for the 2006 AHS Gradball. AHS really is a good-looking faculty. These pictures don't do my Health girls justice. Everyone looked absolutely beautiful! And so did the hall, and the New York cheesecake was the best I've ever had. Cheers, AHSsies!

Myself with Tine, who's looking so very cute.

The Health girls from my year, and my table for the night. Marlies, Alicja, Laura, Maggie, Marion and Andrea. Myself, Nicole and Sarah V in front.

Team Sara(h). Waltho, Little Sarah, McQueen and Big Sarah.
Missing: Best and Nose-ring Sarah.

Brown was the big colour for the night. And it totally works.

...
Flashback to the night before..

Me: I bought my grad dress! It's cute. It looks like chocolate mousse!
Chris: Mmmm.. I wouldn't mind if it was chocolate mousse......

With my flip girl, Jen.

Jess, Sara and I. Where's Waltho to complete our group picture?

My fellow Ottawa girl, Mag and Laura.

So, being that gradball was on a Saturday night, where else would we end up but Bomber. The girls and I left grad early to get backdoor at Bomber and meet up with the Systems people. Notice how only now do I have pictures with guys. The all-girl-class rumour about Health is quite true.

A brownie. To match my dress, no less.

A little happier, now with drinks in our hands and in our second home.

A Maggie and two Sarahs.

Aliya, Chris, Arvind, Aasthaa, Bev and Mike.. all happy now that I've finally arrived.

No caption needed. Use your imagination.

Sunil, Wessy, Rosie and Melo. Yay! Thanks for coming, girls! And well worth it!

Again, the Sara(h)s, and a little happier this time around.

B.D. Bradle! In brown as well!

And no better way to end a great night than with - you guessed it - BigMacs! I'm lovin' it.

Take note: Dresses at the bar really do make a difference. Never have I been approached, chatted up, or touched by so many people than this night. My favourite, however, would have to be..

.. as I'm leaving Bomber, looking for Melo and Rosie, Random Brown Guy stops me and..

RBG: You look hot tonight. Can I have your number?
Me: I don't have a number.
RBG: Who doesn't have a number??
Me: You don't even know my name.
RBG: Okay.. what's your name?
Me: Dude, you asked for my number before you asked for my name... (walking away)

The best part would have to be retelling this story to my Mom, to which she replies, "What?? You didn't give hime your number?? Why not??? That's how you meet people!"

Yes, people, that is my mother. He was ugly. But I think that's understood.