Frosh-Soph Mixer @ Bell

On Friday, Bellarmine hosted a freshmen-sophomore mixer, and the theme was 1980s exercise wear. When I read it, images of Olivia Newton-John dancing to the tune of "Let's Get Physical" flashed in front of me. I was trying hard to remember what the men wore during those times.

Head bands and wrist bands were essential accessories. For men, shorts were shorter and tighter, and the top was either a tight-fitting shirt with sleeves rolled up or a tank top. And the socks were worn pretty high up the leg. Will the boys actually wear any of these?

Days leading up to the mixer, Jake was contemplating on what to wear. We tried shopping around for the right shorts, but failed to find any. I guess they don't make shorts like those anymore. The closest were women's running shorts, but, obviously, he wasn't adventurous enough to wear one in public. He just settled for a $6 Nike head band.

His final attire included the shortest short pants he could find, which wasn't short enough. He tried on his mom's and looked fine, but decided against it. Instead of wearing a tight-fitting shirt, he wore something lose, and didn't even bother to roll up the sleeves. Socks were midway up his legs, but not long enough to be truly 1980s. Over it, he wore his older low-cut Converse shoes. Around his head was the newly-purchased head band. I suggested that he wear an older shirt with cut-offs sleeves, but I guess it was against Bell's dress code for mixers. So that was 86'd.

I drove the boys to the mixer, which included Nick and Coby, and, of course, Jake. Nick almost looked identical to Jake, minus the headband. Coby was a little more adventurous, wearing what looked like his dad's short-shorts from the 1980s (or probably his mom's), a tight-shirt over a long-sleeved undershirt, and knee-high socks. Then, there's the headband, too.

Nick was dropped at the house, while Coby was pick up along the way. Traffic was light, and we got to Bell quite early. As soon as they got off, I headed back home.

The mixer ended at 10:30, but I didn't leave the house till 10:15. I figured that the place would be packed with cars, especially the pick-up area behind Liccardo. I was hoping that by the time I got to Bell, most have pick-up their sons, and it wouldn't be as crowded. And it turned out as planned. I didn't even bother to drive up to Liccardo. Instead, I parked at the O'Donnell parking lot, and had the boys walk over. It was easier to drive out, too.

From past experience, I knew that the boys would be hungry because they don't serve food in any of these mixers. Not even candy. And the only decent place that's open at 11pm was In-N-Out Burger at Automall Parkway. From there, we dropped off Coby, then Nick. It was almost midnight by the time we got home.

It seemed like the boys had a good time..... and can't wait for the next.

Note:  Author wishes to acknowledge The Examiner and In-N-Out for the use of the logo in this post.