Time Warp

My branch had a murder mystery dinner over the weekend, which was set in the 1920's. That, in and of itself, was a time warp. But the time warp referred to in the title of this blog refers to something different.

The part I was given for this dinner was the jazz-singing trophy wife of a Chicago mob boss. For this part, I dug into my closet and pulled out the dress I wore to my senior prom almost ten years ago. I had to do some things to it to make it temple appropriate, which included wearing a flesh-colored bodysuit underneath it. I did not win the contest for best costume, but I thought a side-by-side comparison of me then and now would be funny. In addition, I just bought a scanner, and I thought it would be a good chance to try it out.

So, now, here's a picture of me in 1999, with my prom date, Patrick Leytham, who, at the time, was the only guy I knew who crossed over into both the band world and the LDS world. In high school, that was pretty much prom destiny.

Next to it is a picture of me in 2009, with Layne, who was playing my husband that night. Incidentally, he was murdered in the first 20 minutes of the evening and came back as a ghost to haunt me. He was more paper Halloween cutout than Sixth Sense in his attempt to be scary. You will note that his hand is almost touching me.

Some interesting similarities between the men in these pictures:

• Both are 6'1". If none of the other similarities seem odd, this one should, unless you remember that most of my friends/guys I have dated have been significantly taller than me.

• Both are big supporters of the University of Texas (Patrick lived in Texas before he moved to Las Vegas, the summer before our sophomore year). That one seems odd.

• Both spoke Spanish on their missions, Patrick in Louisville, Kentucky, and Layne in Bolivia. I realize, in the LDS Church, that's like saying they were both Boy Scouts, but I needed at least three bullet points to make a respectable list.

I racked my brain for minutes before I got distracted, but those were the only ones I could come up with. Looks-wise, you may note that neither one has what you would call a well-defined jawline. Obviously, both guys are LDS, and both guys, in their respective time periods, spent a lot of time with me. However, Patrick, last I heard, was married, and living in Las Vegas, whereas Layne lives in Lubbock and is not married. Also, while they happen to be the same height, their builds are not very similar, and neither is their coloring.

As for me, since 1999, I have changed my hair at least once. I now have two-and-a-half degrees, and I served a mission in New York. And (knock on wood) it's been awhile since I last got a traffic citation. I can no longer do the splits, but I'm pretty sure that ability was gone by the time I was a senior anyway.

Things about me that have not changed:

• I am still single.


• I am still in school.


• I still drive a Toyota.


• I can still fit into my prom dress. I'm pretty sure this one will never come in handy again.