APA Format

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Prom and the BBQ

Prom was a lot of fun for my first year. The food was kind of to fancy for me and I choked on the chicken, then I dropped my knife on the plate and everyone looked at me. I was so embarrassed. My best-friend, Amy and I hung out the whole time. We took pictures together and danced. We also requested songs for the D.J. Everyone looked so pretty, even the guys looked good. I had fun and I wish that it could have been longer. The BBQ was fun too. I loved to watch the basketball game but I wish I could have signed up for it. My favorite part of it was watching my best-friend shove her face in a pie and try to eat it all for the pie eating contest. I wish that we could do that at the end of every quarter.