The Not-Really-A-Dinner-Dance Dinner Dance

It seems that many from our St. Mary's class are unsure of or are shying away from the event with Central on Friday night, the 27th.  I did too initially. It can conjure up images of the old Central dances, semi-formals, uncomfortable situations, etc.  I'm hoping that reading the following will clarify exactly what this event is intended to be for St. Mary's classmates.

The evening at the Wyndham is in no way a "dress up and bring your date to a stiff and formal dinner followed by the boys on one side of the room and the girls on the other waiting to be asked to dance" affair.  What a nightmare that was!  Whether or not you knew anyone from Central Catholic or want to mingle with anyone from Central doesn't really matter.  Central Catholic was planning a dinner for their '66 class and decided it would be fun to have music from the 60's and 70's for those who might like to dance.  Then they thought it might be fun if we were sharing the venue so that Central and St. Mary's grads who knew each other could get reacquainted.

Let me tell you about my situation and that will be sure to put you at ease:  I don't have pleasant memories of those Central dances, semi-formals and proms, and I still hate to dance.  I am a single person and will not be bringing a date. Most of you who remember me, knew that I lived in the country in North Andover and had horses.  I traded in horses for gardening tools and I operate a fine gardening business.  I like to say that I have two types of clothes in my wardrobe: worn, gardening jeans with stained knees on one side of the closet and clean jeans on the other.  That's not too much of an exaggeration.  For the dinner dance, I might be able to scare up a pair of black pants and a knit top.  

Think of the Friday night event as an opportunity to meet at a lovely venue, enjoy a delicious meal, and have the opportunity to spend hours visiting with our classmates before the Saturday luncheon. There will be music in the background.  If you choose to seek out any Central people or if you love to dance, that will be possible.  If you don't, you'll still enjoy the evening because we'll be spending time together. 

We will let you know the cost of the dinner as soon as we find out from Central what they have decided.

Please come and enjoy the fun!

Ellen