This week we start off, yet again, with our standard Newport Harbor opening scene, which is Chrissy and Sasha participating in some kind of athletic activity before taking a break to talk about Clay. This time it's tennis and then Sasha drives the conversation by asking what Chrissy did last night so she can hear about dinner with Clay followed by the First Kiss. All this leads to prom speculation and Chrissy admits that Clay asked her if she has a date for prom yet. Sasha is convinced that this is a sure sign Clay will be taking Chrissy and then Chrissy informs Sasha that she thinks Mayor Grant will be asking Sasha as well. It's good to ask fellow cast members because this reduces the need for multiple camera crews and makes shooting much easier.

Meanwhile the Mayor and Allie are meeting up somewhere along the harbor to also discuss who will be pairing up for prom. Allie wonders if Clay will ask Chrissy and the Mayor refuses to reveal who he is thinking of asking because it will ruin the surprise. No, please! Anything but ruining the surprise! Allie remembers that Chase wanted to ask her last year and Grant reminds her that Chase and Taylor have broken up, so it may be that he and Allie go to prom together this year. Allie sighs over her "history" with Chase and they conclude that Chase has a toss up between Allie and Taylor.

Oooh, now we stop off at one of Newport Beach's most bootylicious attractions - the Balboa Island Auto Ferry. I've ridden this several times, and it usually consists of being stuck waiting in a line of cars for about seven months before driving onto the ferry for your two minute crossing. You can also go minus your car and reduce your wait by several months. Either way, it's highly worth it. Balboa Island is positively charming. I recommend The Barkery, a doggie couture shop where the outfits are all more expensive than anything I own, and featuring fresh baked pet goodies. Anyhoo, back to the ferry. Grant is being driven on to the ferry in some unknown friend's Audi while Courtney and Sasha have gotten out of their car and are strolling over to sit down on one of the benches for the ride across. Suddenly the Mayor stands up out of the sunroof with a megaphone and starts yelling, "Hey! Who's that good looking broad? Oh - blonde!" Then he holds up a white poster board on which he has scrawled "PROM with G?" And he yells into the megaphone, "Prom with G-Thing?" G-Thing? Oh please no, no.

"Attention, Newport Harbor! I am a wienie!"

Sasha and Courtney shriek and giggle as they approach the Audi to find out what all of this could possibly mean. G-Thing pops out with a bouquet and a huge hug for Sasha while she squeals, "Of course I'll go to prom with you!" And so it begins! Welcome to the Grand Ritual of Prom Invitations in Orange County. I have to point out, however, that the OC kids don't do it up quite as fancy as the kids from my high school. See, at my high school the boys had to figure out some grand adorable over-the-top scheme to present the invite, but then they had to wait for an unspecified amount of time while the girls thought up an equally extravagant way to respond - no matter what the response. The process took weeks. None of this on-the-spot answering like the lazy Newport girls.

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