Besides Being Tired Beyond All Comprehension

Things are fucking awesome. Last night was le grad and it was a blast. I can't wait to get the photos developed! And I was too busy having fun and enjoying myself to really care if other people were complaining and stuff. Screw them, right? I was not about to let myself get dragged down on my special day for anything. So I wasn't. It was so cool.
Let's start at the beginning.
So, first it was a trip to the hairdressers for an hour and a half of having my hair tugged, pulled, and heated to within an inch of it's life, then sprayed with about eight buckets of hair product and decorated accordingly. The end result: a beautiful hair style, with soft pieces in the front gathered into a bunch of thick, soft, dangling curls at the back. I thought it looked very elegant. Then I had my makeup applied by a proffesional, because I cannot be trusted. At first I thought it was going to be too dark, but when I looked in the mirror I thought she did a wonderful job, because I didn't even look like me. Way to go, people!
After that, it was a quick journey to Kari's house, where I waited in the kitchen until we were both ready. And Kari looked absolutely radiant. Her dress was fab! And her hair was prettified too. And her aunt gave me a lovely white carnation corsage to wear, which went great with my dress. So then it was picture time. I kept stumbling because I was not used to walking on the uneven lawn in my high heels and a big bell dress. Then my mother came and picked us up, and it was off to the hotel!
When we arrived, I was so excited. People in the lobby were staring at us, because we looked so pretty! Then Kathy arrived and I hugged her, and we went up to the lovely air conditioned room. It was really nice in there. So after waiting around for a bit, my dad and mother-of-step arrived, with the camera and the video recorder. And flowers! I got a lovely bouquet of roses and lilies and carnations and sonatas and babies' breath. It is so pretty! Kari got one too. I almost cried when I read the card, because it was so sweet. My mom gave both me and Kari a present too. Artemis Grad Frog, of course, but also one of those tiny metal balloons on a stick (the kind that don't petrify me) that says Congratulations, and a green teddy bear that I named Jade, and Kari got a yellow one she named Amber. Kathy got me a cute little Asian-esque pouch with a gold necklace inside of a butterfly, and two grad picture frames, one I can keep and the other I can give to someone else. They are awesome to the uber.
So then, we went back up to the room to relax for a while, which is difficult when you are trying not to mess up your hair, as I was. Then we went to the lobby of the Telus Convention Center, and took many pictures. My mom bade us farewell, and it was part-ay time. We met up with friends, took pictures, ate. The meal was pretty good. I mean, it wasn't four stars or anything, but it wasn't bad. The room looked really nice and there were a lot of really pretty dresses, but I, according to everyone else, didn't even look like myself. Which I'm going to take as a compliment. I skipped dessert, and went to the hotel room to get the lipstick Kari and I were using, and then went downstairs to meet Gregg in the lobby. At first, I was waiting outside, but then I got a little cold, so I went to wait in the uber cushy chairs. A couple of people commented that I looked very pretty, and a doorman said congratulations. So that was nice. Gregg arrived, looking devilishly handsome, and I greeted his mom and we gallavanted inside, and he presented me with a beautiful corsage, the kind that pins on to one's dress. It's two roses, one of them white and the other one sort of...magenta and white, with a lily and babies' breath and everything. It was the sweetest thing I'd ever seen. After a little bit of trouble, and teamwork, we fastened it securely to the left strap of my dress. It looked so good. Woohooo, party time! So the dance was in full swing when we arrived. I introduced him to anyone I saw that I knew. It was so much fun! All my friends dancing and singing and laughing, and then the slow dances were great too. I mean, really really really great. I felt so safe and loved.
And then he called me beautiful.
I've never been called beautiful before, apart from my family. But to hear it from someone who isn't obligated to say it, is just saying it because they really believe it is true, was music to my ears. It made my stomach turn to butterflies. It was amazing.
People slowly started to trickle out, and at about 10:30, it was just me, Gregg, the drama kids, and a few others. I requested Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls, my all-time favourite love song, and Gregg and I danced right in the middle of the dance floor, and I look at him right in the eyes and said that I'd give up forever to touch you, because I know that you feel me somehow, you're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I don't want to go home right now.
In the middle of the song, we said goodbye and goodnight to Rene, but continued to dance until the song ended. It was the most romantic moment of my life.
Considering there was almost no one else there, Emily and Rene invited all of us to go across the plus 15 to another party, but I DID NOT suggested to Kari and Gregg that we go and hang out in the hotel room until his mom-who specifically told him no going to the hotel room-came and collected him. So we DID NOT go to the hotel room, where we did NOT eat chips and drink pop. I DIDN'T propose a toast to grad, friends, dancing, and love, and I WAS NOT poked and tickled into submission by Kari and Gregg. I DID NOT escort Gregg back downstairs and outside. We were standing eight feet apart at all times, I swear. I said goodbye, kissed him, and thanked his mother. Then, upon re-entry into the hotel room, I got into my pyjamas and Hyatt robe (which I tried to steal, but no such luck, as my mom made me return it) took out the bazillion bobby pins in my hair, and we watched CSI and went to sleep. Kari talked in her sleep, but I was too tired to notice.
Kari got the alarm call. I just lay there, praying for darkness and solitude. After laying there for about twenty minutes, we sluggishly adapted ourselves to light again and began our day. As in, we watched cartoons until my mom called, then we got dressed. I look in the mirror...and lets just say, I was...less than attractive this morning. Let that be a lesson to always wash one's face of make up before going to sleep.
Mom picked us up, then we went for Peters Drive-In for delicious E. Coli. Huzzah. And now I am here. Typing and sleepy. That was a long read, my appologies, but hell, I wanted to relive the magic.