He got into the car with a large fuschia gerbera corsage to match Prom Date's dress and two bouquets of flowers. He presented me with one of the bouquets! Then he got showered and dressed in a hurry. We set off for Prom Date's house, running a bit late because of the rain.
When we got there, Prom Date's parents, grandmother, aunt, and cousin were there to witness the arrival of her date. She brought out a box containing a fuschia rose. That was a boutonniere for The Boy. I didn't know that was the etiquette for girls.
PProm Date had trouble pinning the boutonniere on The Boy so her mother had to help.
The Boy had no trouble slipping the corsage on Prom Date's wrist.
And here they are, all dressed up, with matching flowers, on her matching deck. Beautiful.
The proud moms with their beautiful children.
The beautiful kids at the pre-prom party. Just a gathering at one of the girls' home with 30 or so of the closest friends in her grade.
I guess short formal dresses for girls are the in thing this season. I don't think any of these girls look slutty, contrary to what some friends had warned. But then these kids have incredible parental support and guidance. Yeah, no diversity, and the kids conveniently paired up, but whatcha gonna do?
The parents were also invited to this party. Am I glad I actually showered and put clean clothes on for this, looking casual, yet respectable. I could just as easily have shown up in a dirty t-shirt and gnarly, greasy hair. Servers walked around at the party to give guests food and the bartender asked the kids to bring their parents over to signal it's okay to give the kids a bit of alcohol. I think the parents were invited to admire these young adults. Do they know how lucky they are?
The Boy and his best buddies with their dates.
Were there moments this afternoon where I felt like crying? Yes there were. That's why they have proms. It's to give the mothers practice for when their kids get married.
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