I'm glad things worked out well with your father, and that all your efforts may pay off! I could only imagine how hard it is.
As for the dressing like a school girl to a club thing.. I dont get it at all. It must be a UK thing?!!? I've never seen a club here where they make you do it. I think it should be outlawed for anyone 22 and over haha.. and instead we should be taken to classy martini drinking parties where we eat tapas dressed up in regular clothes which are way cuter than school girl outfits.