The Prom!

The Prom was Saturday night!  I was so very thankful that they were going to have an actual prom this year that I wasn't too annoyed that it was chilly and rainy on Saturday.

That messed up plans for outdoor pictures but the kids didn't seem to mind.

I picked up Peter's tux on Friday afternoon and brought it home for him to try on since he had Senior Retreat Friday and wouldn't be home until late.  Luckily it fit perfectly so we didn't have to go back to make any changes.

On Saturday morning, I went to the florist and picked up the boutonniere we had ordered for Sarah's date. Her date was Oscar, one of her best friends since 2nd grade.  Peter did not take a date although there were a couple of girls interested in going with him but he chose to go stag.

At 2:00 I took Sarah to have her hair done because while she's usually good at fixing her hair, she knew she wouldn't be able to get it prom ready and she also didn't want the hassle of worrying about it.  (She and I are still both traumatized from her having a bit of a meltdown when her hair didn't look the way she wanted it for the 8th grade dance.) It was definitely worth the $20 having a professional curl it.  

Sarah's prom group was meeting in High Point at the Country Club for pictures. Then they were heading to Winston-Salem for dinner at Jeffrey Adams and then the prom which was being held at the Millennium Center.  One of the mom's texted all the other moms on Thursday wondering if anyone would be interested in getting the kids a party bus so they wouldn't have to worry about driving in the rain, parking downtown, getting wet, possibly getting into an accident, etc.  I was all for that because I had been a little nervous about that. Sarah said that the girls were all driving together and the boys were all driving together. I only know one  of the girls in this group and wasn't sure how good any of their driving is and didn't like the idea of Sarah driving all over late at night in the rain.  It was definitely $70 well spent.  

Peter's group was meeting in Greensboro at the Starmount Forres Country Club for pictures and then they were also having dinner there as well. Then they were each driving to Winston-Salem.  The senior parents weren't worried about anyone driving so they were left to their own devices - no party bus for them! :)

I snapped some pictures of the kids before they each headed out to meet their friends and then Dan and I went to High Point to take pictures of Sarah and her date.  Obviously since Peter didn't have a date, he didn't want us there taking pictures as that would have been a little weird.  (The only downside to that is that I don't have a lot of pictures of that group.)

Okay, enough of those.  They are all very similar but I love those two kiddos so much that I couldn't just put ONE....

Here are some of Sarah and Oscar...

The cute couple...

 

 

 The group...

On the party bus headed to dinner....

At dinner...

Here are some pictures of my favorite 18...

Here's Peter's group...

(When your mom doesn't go with you, you might get a picture where you are stuck behind a pole and half of your handsome face is obscured.) I'm hoping Peter can get someone to send him a picture from a slightly different angle so I can see him better but if not, this one will do!)

 Edited on 6/7/2021 with the updated photo!

Peter with Owen and Corbin - the bros!

Peter and Rhett (Rhett is the other guy that went stag so they thought it would be funny if they got a picture together.  Rhett had joked earlier that he was going to bring Peter a flower!  😄

All the guys...

 After the prom, the kids both went back to friends' houses for the after party and stayed the night.  They both got home in time for Sunday lunch at Grandma's and were very, very tired.  

They both said they had a great time and I'm just so very thankful that it happened!

Also, just wanted to include a picture of Sarah's hair before the rain and humidity and wind got to it. She also had a braid in it on the side...it was so pretty!