Not my prom (although it should have since I took my future ex-husband), but The Teenagers prom. Junior prom to be exact, so it wasn't even The Big Show, just The Warm Up. But nonetheless, for months ahead of time the talk in my house was pertaining to this event, whether I liked it or not. I found myself devoting more time, mileage, thought processes, and funds to this event than I ever bargained for.
I'm a girly girl. I like clothes, makeup, hair products, shoes, accessories of all kinds. So initially gown shopping was fun. But I was quickly reminded that shopping for ANYthing with The Teenager is painful, because she must process everything. Ev. Re. Thing. There's no gut reaction with this kid, oh no, she has to gather data and think. After the third venture out into Formalgownlandia, I was kinda over it. So much so that I went over the very budget I made a big deal of announcing and repeating and got a dress she loved just to make it stop.
Then came the boutonniere. Then the pedicure. Then the hair.
I did hold my ground on not paying for acrylic tips, though. She got glue-on's from WalMart.
By the hour of the event, The Teenager was running around like a lunatic. In the middle of all this I txt'd one of my besties, Dorothy - her daughters prom was that night too (Senior, so The Big Show) and I knew she was feeling my pain. She quickly gave me advice - drink. She's wise, that one. But being that I had no "drink" in the house at the moment, I asked to join her at hers later. She agreed. And drink later, we did.
But I must say, even with all the stress and money spent, it was kinda fun. And she looked gorgeous. See:
And The Boyfriend also approved:
Kids: they make you broke, and stupid, and maybe an alcoholic, but it's moments like this that make it worth it.
Now, where did I put my Diet and Malibu.......
I don't know if I will survive if I have to ply myself with drink to get through it since I may have to go through it at least twice. Maybe more if they are popular.... ugh
ReplyDeleteAnd on a more honest note - I did do the dress thing and the shoe thing and the make-up and jewelry stuff and bought the boutonniere and corsage and all the other stuff that goes with an 18 yr old going to her senior prom - but on the day of, I went out! Yep,that's me, mother of the year...I went out with my Aunt and went shopping at the Coach store. I did not want to be home with her in the last hours of Prom Prep! I left that to Carrie. I came home just in time to see her getting done and to have just one little fight with her...then I turned to the Sangria that Carrie made for me!!!! Took the pics, waved to them as they all left and then I sat down and drank quite a bit with my friends and family and told funny ass stories! Received her prom pics in the mail the other day, but still waiting for that Mother Of The Year Award to arrive!
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