Pohnpei Prom 2012

That's right!  We had our very own prom here in Pohnpei.  The theme was Mardis Gras Masquerade.  Cori Jo, Lori, and I decided to make the most of it and have as much fun as possible.  Cori Jo had great crafting materials sent to her so that we could make our very own Mardis Gras masks.

It's so fun to be crafty!

They're done!

Loving the feathers, glitter, and sequins

We had all visited our favorite local thrift store, Super Savers.  They have quite the selection of great dresses to choose from.  I should say that they're so hideous that they're great. But all three of us were so excited to find dresses that fit each of us perfectly!  We spent the evening together getting totally girly-ed up.  Something we never do in Pohnpei, so it was pretty fun.  We were wearing eye-shadow and mascara, had painted nails, and even did our hair.  It was like we weren't even the same people.  ;)

Cori Jo even provided sparkling pomegranate juice to make
us feel even girlier as we got ourselves ready

Prom dress - $7
That's my kind of price!

We're ready for prom!

The prom was held at Cupid's.  It has one of the best views in all of Pohnpei.  It's a fun place to hangout if you want to watch the sunset and enjoy an outdoor patio.  The night started off a little slow, as all dances seemed to do.  But it definitely picked up as the night went on.  We got the dancing going and had ourselves a lot of fun!

 Being this dressed up, we of course had to have a photo shoot.

 

My ice skater pose

Literally every single person that commented on my outfit said I looked like an ice skater.  And it's true; my dress looked exactly like something you'd see spinning around on the ice in the Olympics.  Too bad I could not come up with too many ice skating moves myself.

Cori Jo was able to reunite with her favorite dance partner
from Prom 2011 - Tom

Tom is quite the dancer! :D

Pohnpei pose!

The best prom dates

Quite happy with how our masks turned out

Prom 2012 Royalty: King, Queen, Best Mask, and Best Beads

Crowned Ms. Best Beads - those are
the real deal sent with love by her sister
from New Orleans

Dance-off Competition

Someone even made this impressive cake

and King Cake!

Check out how great this cake is!

We danced the night away and had a blast doing something totally unusual for Pohnpei.  And completely unplanned, the three of us all showed up for church the next morning wearing this:

All muumuus, same colors as prom, just rotated people