I had always thought that prom would be a big fat hairy deal. I liked to believe that my life was a John Hughes movie in which I was the witty, but misunderstood high school girl. I just knew that going to prom would clue all the popular folks in on how totally friggin' cool I was.
I was asked to the prom all 3 years of my high school career, but only actually went my senior year. Sophmore year a senior asked me, but he wasn't really my type so I said no. Junior year my date dumped me a week before the dance. In retrospect I can hardly blame him since I kept calling him by the name of another boy I was also dating at the time.
Prom turned out to be a bust. My date wasn't into dancing, but didn't want me to dance with anyone else. Turns out he was a bit possesive. In fact, he didn't even want to sit next to another guy. This was problematic because my dress, like every other girl at the table's dress, was covered in sequence and we kept getting tangled together.
We didn't dance, we didn't go to any of the after parties, I wasn't elected prom queen. (Truth be told, I don't think that we had a prom queen).
Prom cane and went and my life was pretty much unchanged.
I glad I went, but i'm also glad that it's over. I'm glad that high school in general is over. I'm also glad that high school WASN'T the best time of my life. I'm glad that the best was yet to come!
Best time indeed. I much preferred the after high school time too.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the whole getting older thing, but it definitely beats the high school years.
ReplyDeleteThat is one beautiful wedding picture!
Awww your ending was so sweet!
ReplyDeleteAwww i love you wedding pic... I couldn't stand High School! I was the female version of Bender (Judd Nelson) in the Breakfast Club
ReplyDeleteLove your wedding pic! I'm cracking up at how many of us felt the need to show off a better pic after showing the prom pics!
ReplyDeleteI have two high schoolers and the prom drama is ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteOh sweet wedding pic! Yes, you are right. High school was merely a rest stop on the highway of life. Too bad we think it's life a the time!
ReplyDeleteI liked high school, but I'm a much better time now! Beautiful wedding picture.
ReplyDeleteSome people blossom in high school. I was not one of them. My life didn't become wonderful until after high school! Thank goodness though. I can't imagine being one of those people wrapped up in who I "was".
ReplyDeleteHigh school is so...awkward.
ReplyDeleteI didn't go to prom...:(
Aw...and they lived happily ever after! And I so can't believe you turned down prom! I went 3 out of the 4 years. And would have went with a gorilla if he would've asked Freshman year!!!
ReplyDeleteProm was a huge disappointment to me, too.
ReplyDeleteAnd we didn't have a prom queen/king either...hmmm...
What?! High school wasn't the best part of your life ever?! Try telling a high schooler that:)! I didn't even go to my prom because my BF went to a different school and their prom was the same day and since he was Mr. Popularity he figured his was more important. He was correct as I couldn't care less about my prom and still don't mind that I missed it. But. His sucked too since he was busy being the life of the thing. Aw hindsight...
ReplyDeleteI have had way too many kids...I can't even remember high school! lol Beautiful wedding pic.
ReplyDeleteI didn't go to prom. I was too busy doin' naughty things that night. But hey, at least it was to the guy I would eventually marry and procreate with. And my little procreations are homeschooled...but they have girlfriends....ugh....
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