Dd asked to Homecoming dance!

[journeymom]

She's 14 y.o. and a freshman. He's a junior. They're just going as friends.





<-------- That one's just cute.

[Oriole]

aw!..

[BedHead]

Oh wow! She's growin' up!

[journeymom]

I've calmed down quite a bit. A little embarrassed about how excited I was.

I wasn't asked to go to a dance until I was a junior, so I think I assumed my daughter would follow the same time line.

She pointed him out to me last night when I picked her up from band practice. He's not cute enough for my daughter. No, really, I'm looking forward to meeting the kid.

[LaLaLaLa]

Oh, how great for your DD! I hope she's so excited. What is she going to wear? Ooh, you'll have to go shopping for a dress!

[gillibean]

That's so exciting! I hope she has a great time.

[~ Wonderful Life ~]

Love your reaction

[journeymom]

So the dance was last night. The whole group met for dinner before, so when Mr. Journeymom and I dropped daughter off we got to chat with him. He's outgoing and funny and does actually look me in the eye when we talk.

Daughter says the dance was fun, except the part where they had to stand in line for a whole hour to get in. AND they all had to remove their shoes!!

Anyone with experience here? Is it common for high schools to make the kids remove their shoes?

[amnesiac]

Did they have to leave them off the whole time??? That seems really odd.

My ds is going to homecoming on the 24th. A girl he's friends with actually asked him if he would be interested in taking her & he said sure. Like you, I got all excited about it & then felt sort of silly later. But I am excited that he's growing up & experiencing something new. They're freshmen & I want it to be a nice experience for them both but it's been so long I really don't exactly remember those details of my life. Other than taking her a nice corsage, is there anything else you would suggest?

[jadedqueen123]

My 'little' cousin recently went to a high school dance and she mentioned that they had to remove their shoes to protect the floor of the gym so maybe that's why?

[journeymom]

Yes, one of the other moms who's in the know said it's to protect the floor. I suppose a hundred or so gals in hard high heels jumping up and down on the tile floor could do some damage.

Other than taking her a nice corsage, is there anything else you would suggest?

He might ask his date what color her dress will be. Dd's date did that, and he wore a purple tie to match the black and purple flowers in her dress. Also, he got her a corsage with black and purple ribbons (pretty white flowers). Sounds like an awkward color combo but it the corsage was really lovely. His mom says he agonized about that corsage.

I noticed most of the guys ties color coordinated with their dates' dresses.

[allical1284]

Originally Posted by journeymom

She pointed him out to me last night when I picked her up from band practice. He's not cute enough for my daughter. No, really, I'm looking forward to meeting the kid.

I had to respond! This made me tear up when I read it.
DH and I met because we were in band together in high school, and freshman year we went to Homecoming together as friends.
After college we married and now have a beautiful baby together!
Thinking of my daughter growing up and going to a dance one day makes me sad/excited all at the same time!!

[journeymom]

Dh and I actually met in 9th grade string orchestra (back in the day when schools had enough money to have a band AND an orchestra). We liked each other a lot, but he switched to another school for 10th grade. We met each other again in college! Started dating and never looked back.

Daughter and the young man are not romantically involved, they were just dates for the evening.

But it absolutely blows my mind that my daughter might have already met the person she might marry someday.

[karne]

Oh my gosh, I am feeling the excitement/sadness/mixed emotions reading this thread. It's so very sweet. What a special time of life. OP, I'm glad that your dd had a good time.