I remember arriving at her parents' house when I was picking her up. Two of her brothers were sitting outside as some sort of stone-faced gauntlet that I had to walk through. I remember her coming to the door wearing her red dress, and I was very struck by how hot she looked.
I have little pictures in my head of what dinner was like (was it at a place called Del Pietro's or just Pietro's? Was it on Hampton or Watson?) but I really don't remember much of dinner. And I remember dancing some at the Casa Loma Ballroom, but that's about it. I think "In Your Eyes" was one of the last songs played, and I remember having to get up the courage to ask her to really dance.
That's about all I remember from that night. But how many interesting things got set in motion! Most notably, this:
