Christmas Banquet!!!!!

Today is Taylor's famous Christmas banquet. The freshmen look forward to it all year and dress up in their high school graduation getup - the sophomores usually break out their little black dresses and musty ties - the juniors rarely go, since they have a life outside of school - and the seniors - oh sorry, I forgot, what seniors? Most of them transfered to other schools long ago. Oh my. Witness the cynicism. Actually, truth be told, I'm pretty excited. I think it will be lots of fun. The gym undergoes a wonderful transformation, although that's not the biggest miracle. All the ordinary people who go here suddenly morph into fairy-tale characters. The guys shave, the girls dab on the sparkles and makeup and evening gowns, and everyone usually finds some way to hide their warts and abnormalities. Dressing up is so much fun. It usually takes us all day to get ready - at least, for us girls... but it is totally worth it. I can't wait to see everyone tonight.