prom 2005

The other part of our weekend involved the holiest of holies in the school year: PROM. (From left to right -- Wade, Kitty, Amy & Nathan.) And then, there is the Prom Sprite (far right) who is present at every prom readiness ramp up event, whether you can see him or not. If he looks confounded, he probably is. He's the one whose doubt and fear compels the young women to get the eye make-up just right, the perfumed neck extended, the purse filled with only what a girl might need on such a night, all before their consorts arrive at the door. He worries so they don't have to. He is the gentle if invisible reminder that something could go horribly wrong, which amps up the excitement of the evening. Either that, or he's just wishing for days gone by.... wondering where he put his prom photographs from 1988, hoping no one will discover them and post them on a blog.