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Prom Prom time. Anxiety time. Who to pick for a date? Should it be one sister or the other? It was going to be one of them, of that I had little doubt. I was fairly certain that either one of them would agree to go with me. At least that was what both my heart and my head were telling me. The older sister was in my junior class, the younger a sophomore. The older was a bit more to my liking, she was my friend. I knew her, she knew me. The younger was more of a mystery, she was wilder, she was fun. They both came from a large family, seven siblings in all, or was it nine? It is difficult to keep up with large catholic families sometimes. The school we attended together was small and we all were familiar with each other. From the sophomores to the seniors. Everybody knew that I would ask one of the sisters, but which one? It was getting to the point where I had to decide, prom was only a month away, and my wishy washy self was still trying to choose. I only slowly became aware that they were both wondering which one it would be too. I was too focused on my own little adolescent problems. The week before I popped the question was filled with contact with both sisters. One I would see in class, the other I would see between classes. The older sister maintained a certain dignity. She remained my friend and counsellor and we chatted and laughed as always. The younger sister got bold and flirtatious with me. She was after it. She must have felt she needed an edge. Each sister was beautiful on the outside, and sincere and kind on the inside. I began to wonder if I should just bring both of 'em along. Yes! That was it! Of course! I would bring them both and dance the night away. They didn't call me "crazy keith" for no reason in those days. I picked out two different corsages to match the dresses they chose. My blue eyes sparkled when their dad opened the door and invited me inside. Their blue eyes gleamed when they saw me in my crushed velvet, double breasted maroon tux, complete with cumberbund, bow tie, and shiny black patent leather shoes. We took pictures of me with the older sister first, then with the younger, and finally with all three of us together. I took them both to dinner in my moms car. The older sister sat next to me on the way to the resaurant. After dinner they switched places and the younger snuggled up next to me as I drove to the dance. With a girl on each arm I entered the hotel ballroom reserved for the prom. We were fashionalbly late and most of the promineers were already dancing to the disco tunes that were so popular in those days. When we walked in it was like a thunderclap had struck the place. People stopped dancing and stared at us. Even the band missed their notes and the music faded discordantly as each insrument clumsily came to a stop. Then I woke up. Damn! Silly man...you were dreaming. I got out of bed and prepared for school. Today was the day to choose. After a dream like that I had to do something. During the midmorning activity break I approached the sister of choice and asked her to go to the junior/senior prom with me. She threw her arms around me which I took as a yes. Word spread quickly and the razzing that I had been subjected to by my friends finally stopped. Prom night went pretty much like my dream. Even down to the tux. Except I was only with one sister rather than both (sort of), and the music kept playing when we arrived. In fact, it was quite normal and similar to other school dances I had attended except everyone was dressed up a bit more snappy than was usual. I have not thought of that night in decades and would not have thought of it today if it weren't for one night recently when I drank too many beers and agreed to tell this story in a devils bargain made with mi_mwpm. Grrr, I will be more cautious next time mi!  |
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6/22/2005 5:50 am |
Well ad my comment to the score, it`s all in keeping your word good buddy. Turn out pretty well lol,
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I am not following your train of thought Katey. You have been leaving comments like this lately in my blog and I do not know what your intent or meaning is. Would you please clarify? Also, what did you think of my stories I have been writing? In any event, I am glad that you are visiting sweetie, and I hope you will return. 
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First, which one did you ask? Second, why didn't you at least try for both of them?
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6/22/2005 8:56 am |
I'm curious too! Which one did you pick?
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My friends, I will tell you which sister went with me. But first, given the limited information on each, I wonder which one you would have chosen in my place? pcchamp, I was only 17 and knew little enough about women at that stage as it was. One thing I WAS aware of was that dating two women at the same time, on the same date would be a recipie for disaster! Speaking of recipies, I abslolutely LOVE cajun cooking. Spice me up KajunKitty!
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6/22/2005 10:35 am |
Excellent recap Keith. You are a wonderful story teller and seem to have had so much fun in the past that there is a lot to recall. I did however wonder in the beginning if you meant one of YOUR sisters though. Not sure why. You're so cool.
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6/22/2005 11:02 am |
Fortunately we didn't have Proms in my school; the occasional disco but nothing special at graduation - or what we consider to be an equivalent to the US graduation. Had there been such a party, I would have left early. After school completed I already had my first job, had already seen my name in print on my third short story in a year, and wasn't going to be hanging around watching people I'd spent seven years of my life with throwing up on the lawn! nightstogether private-intellectual (.de)
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6/22/2005 12:04 pm |
Keith Im hoping you took the older..but your loins probably would have chosen the younger. And did u also wear a white ruffled undershirt with your tux???
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Interesting how anothers story brings us back to our own. I would have chosen the older if she already was a good friend....would not have wanted to take the chance of hurting her feelings by choosing her sister.
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agrees with nights i found work early and took time off to take my exams lol,i hated school,college was fun but schooll ergggggg I'm a   and i'm here to stay
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6/22/2005 3:05 pm |
My prom was so long ago I can barely remember it lol, We even had an orchestra instead of a DJ! OMG I better go sit down in my rocking chair...I'm feeling a little dizzy. Thanks for bringing back fond memories Keith.
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6/22/2005 5:57 pm |
Nice job Keith... particularly liked the dream sequence. Now why didn't I think to do that when I wrote my prom story?
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View my blog! View my blog!
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Kieth -- That was excellent..I needed the laugh.. Awana is trying too hard at mothering. Thank you... as mi_mwpm said.. the dream sequence righgt near the end put it over the top...
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6/22/2005 10:53 pm |
Like Barbiebunny I would think the older was the better choice, friend and confidante. However, you asked the girl during the morning break and the response was what would be expected from the younger sister's description. Also, you wanted to ask the older one but never had enough confidence. How far off the mark am I? What happened next?
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6/23/2005 5:42 am |
tell me ....whick one was the lucky girl ?
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6/23/2005 7:30 am |
Ah kin woulda gon wit yees keith ye wee beastie. I has updated me bloggy thingy toos warn against bad laddies.Is yees a bad laddie?
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6/23/2005 3:26 pm |
My guess for some reason I have a feeling you picked the older sister.
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And the sister is... (the younger one! ) Barbiebunzy, you know me too well. Good guess. And yes, I did have the ruffled shirt. Thanx for reminding me ROFLMAO! redswallow, I was mindful of bruising feelings but it all worked out well. The older remained my friend for many years afterward. Candi, I never looked at it that way before. That is very logical. Hmm, wanna go out dancing with me? Staminaplus, blogging is good for bringing back memories. Also, for many other purposes as well. I have noticed your comments around BlogLand, why not begin blogging yourself? I bet you would be good at it! Katey, you have very good reasons you lucky girl! I think I figured out what you meant anyway. Thanx for the veiled compliment and good luck with your newfound joy! Your friends are rooting for ya! jayR, I do, I do. Twice daily. Twice daily. taodoug, good dogs are almost as good as sisters sometimes. candysoveryverysweet, I knew you would pick the older. LOL, candysoveryverysentimental. yellow, you read my story carefully and have also shown yourself to be a good student of human nature. morefutility, I have put The Virgin Suicides on my book list. polly, I am glad to help inspire you. It's about time I got back to your blog too! I will be watching for your post. Aye lassie, ah woulda gon wit yees too MrsGreenhenkie. Ah would be all the bad laddie yees need. Ahm great fun to be wit as yees will see if ever ah fin mah way to Glasgow.  mi_mwpm , This turned out to be more fun than I thought. I may have another proposition for ya buddy! Out of the 7 folks who voiced a guess, 3 were for the older sister, 3 for the younger sister, and 1 for both. This is interesting, because it reflects quite well the confusion I was feeling. It was a tough choice. (purejoy, I am with y'all. I shoulda took both of em for real) The older sister and I remained friends. We both went to the same college and enrolled in the same program which put us together in the only coed dorm on campus at that time. LOL, that was unheard of in that area and it was surprising to me to see her there. We signed up independently. We had many good times together up there. The younger sister went off to other pursuits and I lost touch with her until 2 yrs ago. What a nice surprise it was too. I went to visit my mother one day and she was there giving my mom a massage. She had become a physical therapist and was helping my mom out. I saw her a few more times that summer and we caught up on things. I haven't seen either one since then, but we have always remained on good terms. Thankyou to all who participated in this post. I ended up enjoying it after all. love, keith
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so.. which sister was it? and how far did it go??? Tell us more
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6/27/2005 11:23 am |
Thanks for the nice words Keith, but I don't think I could put in the time necessary to have an interesting blog.....I'm enjoying yours and co. however and your efforts are greatly appreciated.
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