Tomorrow night is Marian High School Junior/Senior Prom. This is the last pre-prom picture taking. The excitement of meeting all the young men and women to take pictures. The girls have their hair done up so beautifully. The dresses are amazing. You can tell their personalities from the dresses they have chosen. The young men wearing their tuxedos with the matching vest and bow tie. What are they matching? The vest and bow tie match the young woman's dress. Max wore pink last year. This year Max told his date he will not wear pink.
What is Prom? This is usually the last big dance for the high school seniors. Marian High School is small so Juniors and Seniors attend this dance. The only way for Freshmen and Sophomore to attend is to be asked by an upper class man. Prom comes from Promenade. The couples parading in their outfits. It starts off with pictures with the group of friends. Max and his friends have rented a limousine to drive the group to the Prom and back to the designated home. When they get to the facility where Prom is held, there will be dinner. The dance is after the dinner. There will the crowning of the Prom King and Queen and the court. Max was chosen as one of the court princes last year. At Marian it is the faculty choosing the Prom Royalty. This alleviates popularity contests.
The only Prom I attend was 1980. I was a Junior and went with a Senior. He was my brother's (who was a Senior) friend. My brother went with my friend (who was a Sophomore). I had a long white dress with baby blue roses. My date rented a baby blue tuxedo, baby blue bow tie and vest. The shirt had ruffles. My date went to a different school then my brother, so we started off with dinner at his school. In Racine, Wisconsin the city had all schools meet the Memorial Hall on Lake Michigan. All the students would have the greatest time. The parents would line the streets in front of Memorial Hall and watch all of the prom dates parade into the hall. No one was allowed to leave the hall without signing out and a call to the parents. There was dancing and food. There was a balcony with chairs. I remember watching the sunrise over Lake Michigan. I had a wonderful time. Everyone was dressed in the best clothes.
I know tomorrow I will have some tears. This is the LAST prom as a parent. The last time I will rush from work to go to the designate place to take pictures. I cannot believe that my baby is heading to Iowa State University in August. Watching Max in his first on stage appearance in the play was the LAST play I will see with him being a part of it. This coming Monday is the Marian Senior Mother's Tea. All of the Senior Moms come together. There is food and drink and a lot of talking. Sister Cathy read a beautiful poem when I attend Erika's Senior Mothers Tea. Most of the Mom's had tears in their eyes. I will bring Kleenex this time.
I have to stop looking at everything with my children as LAST. I need to begin seeing their FIRSTS has adults. As a parent it is hard to realize your children no longer need me as a young child needs his/her mom. I understand how my parents felt as I pulled away from them when they wanted to know everything when I was my children's age. Parents want to continue protecting the adult children as if they were still small children. Letting go is hard to do.
I just finished watching the movie "Son-in-Law" with the Pauley Shore. This movie is so funny. What if my daughter brought home a young man like Crawl? What would I do? My goodness this movie makes me laugh so hard. It is a very funny movie.
I will have more LASTS and many more FIRSTS with my children and husband.
What is Prom? This is usually the last big dance for the high school seniors. Marian High School is small so Juniors and Seniors attend this dance. The only way for Freshmen and Sophomore to attend is to be asked by an upper class man. Prom comes from Promenade. The couples parading in their outfits. It starts off with pictures with the group of friends. Max and his friends have rented a limousine to drive the group to the Prom and back to the designated home. When they get to the facility where Prom is held, there will be dinner. The dance is after the dinner. There will the crowning of the Prom King and Queen and the court. Max was chosen as one of the court princes last year. At Marian it is the faculty choosing the Prom Royalty. This alleviates popularity contests.
The only Prom I attend was 1980. I was a Junior and went with a Senior. He was my brother's (who was a Senior) friend. My brother went with my friend (who was a Sophomore). I had a long white dress with baby blue roses. My date rented a baby blue tuxedo, baby blue bow tie and vest. The shirt had ruffles. My date went to a different school then my brother, so we started off with dinner at his school. In Racine, Wisconsin the city had all schools meet the Memorial Hall on Lake Michigan. All the students would have the greatest time. The parents would line the streets in front of Memorial Hall and watch all of the prom dates parade into the hall. No one was allowed to leave the hall without signing out and a call to the parents. There was dancing and food. There was a balcony with chairs. I remember watching the sunrise over Lake Michigan. I had a wonderful time. Everyone was dressed in the best clothes.
I know tomorrow I will have some tears. This is the LAST prom as a parent. The last time I will rush from work to go to the designate place to take pictures. I cannot believe that my baby is heading to Iowa State University in August. Watching Max in his first on stage appearance in the play was the LAST play I will see with him being a part of it. This coming Monday is the Marian Senior Mother's Tea. All of the Senior Moms come together. There is food and drink and a lot of talking. Sister Cathy read a beautiful poem when I attend Erika's Senior Mothers Tea. Most of the Mom's had tears in their eyes. I will bring Kleenex this time.
I have to stop looking at everything with my children as LAST. I need to begin seeing their FIRSTS has adults. As a parent it is hard to realize your children no longer need me as a young child needs his/her mom. I understand how my parents felt as I pulled away from them when they wanted to know everything when I was my children's age. Parents want to continue protecting the adult children as if they were still small children. Letting go is hard to do.
I just finished watching the movie "Son-in-Law" with the Pauley Shore. This movie is so funny. What if my daughter brought home a young man like Crawl? What would I do? My goodness this movie makes me laugh so hard. It is a very funny movie.
I will have more LASTS and many more FIRSTS with my children and husband.
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