Finally, the long awaited Exeter Ball! We went early on in the day to collect out wristbands for entry to the ball. Before setting off Amelia had to adjust my dress as the back went a bit too low - her room was FULL of people waiting and getting ready. Once outside we took lots of pictures and has Sam (Talia's boyfriend) take a few with my camera. Everyone looked so colourful in their different black tie dresses and the guys looked really smart in their suits. We also took some pics in OB quad to the enjoyment of the porters and students in the library.
We set off to the ball around 8ish (as it was just at the other side of Radcliff Square) just as the sun was setting. Exeter's front quad had a huge dodgem car ride set up and various food and drink stalls surrounding it. We ate hogroast, salad, couscous, pitta bread and homemade humous in the dinning hall which had been decorated like the Mad Hatter's tea party. Along the tables were rows of trays with jam tarts and various different tea pots and balloons filled with helium. At the end was a jazz band playing music which gave it a summery atmosphere. Once outside, we had a go on the dodgems and them went to the shisha tent. Here we tried to blow smoke rings and pass the smoke along. I then went for a walk with Emily and Tom around Exter's high walled garden. From here they'd even managed to project "We're all mad here" onto the Rad. Cam. ! For the rest of the night we went on the dodgems, drank, ate freshly made doughnuts, held the snake charmer's snakes, went to the silent disco, danced and just wandered around the college. By the end we were all exhausted and people started to go home early. However, I stayed with a few to dance right until the end in one of the huge tents set up in the back quad. We also managed to take some decorations from the silent disco including HUGE daisy chains (one which now surrounds my notice board), plastic glittery butterflies and ladybirds which I sneaked into Tom's pocket throughout the night. We then headed back to Hertford exhaustedd but happy - it had been worth the wait.
