Prom Revisited

Thirteen and a half years ago Mattias and I went to the Milpitas High School Senior Prom together.  I wore a green satin dress that I made in sewing class, Mattias wore a Men's Wearhouse suit with a matching green tie (also made by me).  A large group of us had dinner at the Hungry Hunter, then danced the night away at the Decathlon Club in Santa Clara.  The after-party was at the Karlsson's house where a group of us goofed off and sat in the hot tub.  It was good, clean, innocent fun and a great way to end our senior year.

Last weekend we had the opportunity to relive Prom Night, at Mattias' annual office holiday party. Here's our official posed photo op:

 Looking back at our archives, I'm shocked that I have never blogged about these parties-- they are epic. They know how to throw down and this party has become a must-do tradition for us Karlssons.  The on-site hotel allows employees to rent rooms for the night, and the daycare center offers childcare during the event.  The entire first floor is transformed into an amazingly decorated space, and is filled with fantastic food stations and open bars.  With an unlimited supply of sushi, fresh seafood, and booze, this prom surpassed our '98 experience pretty quickly.

 The cafeteria was transformed into a gymnasium with a couple of rented bleachers and basketball hoops.  The decor was quite simple this year: hand painted posters and tons and tons of balloons.

Yay for champagne punch fountain! Since I wore 4-inch stiletto/platform heals, my dance moves were a bit limited. Our friends Matt & Andrea and the elder Karlssons joined us on the dance floor, too.

 We got a call around 8PM that Magnus was not too happy with his first babysitting experience, so I had Mattias go upstairs to check on him.  Just as he left, the cheerleaders came out to perform.  That's right, his company hired a troupe of under aged Catholic school girls to dance in front of a bunch of drunk men.  (See me shaking my head.)  After wards, they announced the winners for a company wide photography contest.  Guess who won Best in Show?  Mattias!  Too bad he wasn't there to receive his prize.

It was a lot of partying to pack in to 3 hours, but it was well worth it.  The proof?  Our parting shots at the portrait booth.  The scary part?  We were on our way to pick up the kids.

The next morning we woke up at the butt crack of dawn (literally) but were greeted with this serene view from our hotel room.

The kids loved the cookies and balloons we brought them, and we weren't that hung over.  Prom night 2011 rocked.