Here’s the post you’ve all been waiting for: a review of the Valentine Banquet! Actually, it’s a review of two Valentine Banquets, but don’t worry, I can explain everything!
I didn’t expect to have a serious date to the Valentine Banquet, so when my friend Josh asked me to go with him, I was happy to say yes. Neither of us had a date, and we knew that as friends we would have a good time.
Josh and I went to the banquet on Friday night and had a blast. Here’s a picture of us in the dating lobby between dinner and the play.
The students in the play did an excellent job. The music selections and performances were good, and I got to hear some of my favorite songs. The plot was interesting and centered on a former pirate (played by my bus captain, Jon Maskey) who falls in love with the daughter of the mayor of Federal City. The “Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything” provided comic relief.
The week before the banquet, something less expected happened - I was asked to the banquet by Ben Huynh. Ben knew that I was going with Josh on Friday night, but asked if I would like to go with him on Saturday night. I asked Josh if that would be okay by him, and Josh was enthusiastic that I should go to both banquets.
So I went to the banquet with Ben on Saturday night, and again had a wonderful time. I will admit that I was slightly more nervous on Saturday, but eventually that wore off. We had an amazing evening.
The food was good both nights - salad, rolls, parmesan chicken, green beans and twice-baked potato with chocolate pies for dessert.
I wore the same dress both nights, but wore different shoes and wore my hair differently.
Here we are with Ben’s older brother, Nathan, and his date. For those of you who are familiar with the campus, this was taken by the stairwell at the end of the post office hallway.
So that’s how I got incredibly lucky - or rather, blessed - and got to go to the Valentine Banquet twice. I had a very good time both evenings! Most of my friends are still a little confused about just whom I went to the banquet with, but they’ll figure it out.
