And We Danced the Night Away...

So, I really must say that the Viennese Ball at Stanford greatly exceeded my expectations of a great time. First off, My dad and I made it to Palo Alto in a record two hours. Unfortunately we got lost for a half hour getting to Stanford. Anyways, we arrive at FroSoCo (Carlos' dorm a.k.a. Freshman Sophomore College) to find Carlos standing on outside waiting for us. So totally did a James Bondish move and jumped out of the car while it was moving and tackled him. I missed him so much. It was so good to see him after two months of just talking on the phone. I wasn't about to let a moving car get in the way! After mucho hugs and kisses, we ran up to the his room to get dressed for the ball. Luckily I got my hair done after school, and did my make-up in the car on the way up. So all I did was slip into my dress, take a few pictures, then off to the dinner. We went with 6 of Carlos' friends to this cutsey little Italian resturant called Bella Luna in Downtown Palo Alto. After a lovely dinner it was off to the Ball! By the way, Carlos looked so handsome in his white tuxedo. I was defintely the luckiest girl there. Upon arriving at the Hyatt Hotel where they were holding the ball, we see this beautiful ice sculpture of a ballroom dancing couple. Everything was beautiful. Around the glass sculture, were a delcious assortment of deli's and desserts. Carlos and tried to watch the opening ceremonies but, to say the least there was a wall of people blocking our way. So Carlos gives me a 15 minute crash course in the Rotary Walts, Cross Step Walts, and 3 different variations of swing. I semi got a hold of them but I really did wish I knew before hand how to dance. So we step out on the dance floor for the first time and try the waltz. It was...interesting. Okay, okay, it was rather unsuccessful. But after a lil practice we got a hold of it. There were so many people, that we kept crashing into people. After a lil waltzing and polka ing? We head into the next ballroom, which was a swing room. I love swing! It was so much fun. Throughout the night the different dance groups of Stanford such as Los Salseros, Swing Time, Decadance, and the Stanford Ballroom Dance team (just to name a few) preformed some awesome exhibitions. Very inspiring. To say the least we danced the night away till 2 in the morning. The fact that I can't exactly feel the soles of my feet, except for this numbing sensation when I walk was completely worth all fun I had that night! All of Carlos' friends were so nice, and just all around great people. They really made the night very enjoyable. But, of course I had the greatest date of them all! Thank you Carlos for a wonderful time. Words can't express how much I miss you, and Love YOU!