Prom #3, the Pharmal...

So most of you know that Mike and I met in Chaska High School in 1997. We went to two high school proms together, (if we ever get another scanner, I'll try and post some old pics of us, they're pretty cute) I'm a year younger, so my junior/his senior prom, and my senior prom/his first year of college. Now we're back in school again, he the actual student, me vicariously thru him.

As a fund raiser for a scholarship set up in honor of a student who died of leukemia her first year of pharmacy school, the school put on a pharmacy "gala," what all the students affectionately started calling, "the Pharmal." Mike and I went, in celebration of our 10 years together, to our third prom-esque experience. And we had a lot of fun. A bit more alcohol involved with this one then either of our previous ones, especially in that Mike and I hung out with all the goody-goodies in HS, so a few people were a bit more toasted at this one.

Even Mike, after only a glass or two of wine, got out on the dance floor a few times! We swing danced, we slow danced, we even polka-ed at the request of our fine Minnesotian friends (and in fond remembrance of my mom and Mike's dad flinging around the dance floor at Kristi's wedding). Fun to dress up (though after gaining a bit of weight since our wedding, wasn't able to wear the infamous rehearsal dinner dress, had to settle for the well-loved, very forgiving $19 TJ Maxx special from college; why does this dress still fit? It's a mystery, kinda like the sisterhood of the traveling pants; Kate's worn it, one of my roommates wore it, and now I've worn it to at least 3 formal events over the past 8 years...)

It was cold, we were beautiful, at least I think he was, we drank a little, danced a little, laughed a lot, and I was able to meet and spend time with some of the amazing people Mike spends most of his time with these days. The first picture is obviously Mike and I; got him a lavender dress shirt for dirt cheap from my place of employment, that looked quite snazzy on him, if I do say so myself, and it matched surprizingly well with my dress; guess I wasn't supposed to wear the other one after all. The second is a picture of Allison and Josh; Allison is in the pharm school with Mike, and Josh and I are the sig others. Great couple, so fun, so nice, love to hand with them, and really, have you ever seen a more romantic picture in your whole life? And the last is me and "Bemmers" as Mike affectionately calls Laura. Thanks for the great time, you guys, and for allowing Mike and I to be part of this funny little family.