May 16, 2011
In the Arch
Date: June, 1996
Location: Wyckoff, NJ
Description: My prom stories were always pretty interesting. I went to three proms. The first, pictured here, was with Susan. She was dating someone else at the time who couldn’t make it. So I asked Susan, who was very bummed. We had a great time. The next year, after we’d already graduated, I got invited to senior prom by a friend (most of my close friends were in their grade.) At that time, I WAS dating Susan, but went with Kristen. It was awkward as I was invited by her to get back at her then-boyfriend (now husband). I had a good time with my friends and got to meet up with Susan down the shore. The third, and weirdest, prom was that of my first ever online friend. She and I got along very well, though the same couldn’t be said for me and her friends, where I remember lots of protracted silence. At least I got to double-use the tux rental. Anyway, there’s a picture here that’s tangentially related to this.