Prom

The LDS Prom, hosted by the Indianpolis North Stake was held two weeks ago. As a member of the Stake Young Women Presidency in the Indianapolis West Stake I seized the opportunity to chaperone and arranged for a babysitter so that Jeremy could go with me.

A friend from our ward called Jeremy and offered to make a corsage for him to give to me. So, all dressed up and with corsage on wrist, I was escorted to dinner and prom by my handsome husband.

Flashback about 15 years ago (okay, 19, but who's counting?!), a couple of weeks before my junior prom

I am not really interested in any boys at school right now, and I'm pretty certain that there aren't any boys that will ask me to prom (at least not any that I want to go to prom with). I have started crushing a little bit on George, a guy at church. Maybe I should ask him to be my date to prom.

A couple of weeks minus one day before my junior prom

Oh my gosh! I was totally nervous, but tonight at mutual I got up the nerve to ask George to prom. He said yes! It will be so cool having a date that nobody knows! He'll be...like...the mysterious guy that came to prom with Tricia.

About a week before my junior prom

Okay, I am really head over heels for this guy, Rich. He just came into my life out of nowhere and I am so in love! I so wish that I was going to prom with him. Of course, he has a date, but they are just friends. If I were going stag to prom I could totally hang out with Rich all night! Why did I have to ask George!

The day of my junior prom

George is such a dork! I wish there was some way that I could get out of going to prom with him! But that would be so rude. So I'll just have to deal with it. Maybe I can make Rich jealous by being with another date. That would be cool.

The night of my junior prom

This is humiliating! I never realized before what a geek George is! Because I asked him to prom I think he thinks that I really like him and he keeps holding my hand and stuff! And, because he doesn't know anyone but me he is following me around like a lost puppy! So much for getting to hang out with Rich. I even asked my mom and dad, who are here as chaperones, if there is some way that I can get out of spending the rest of the night with George, but they told me "no way"! Oh man! Maybe I can ditch him before post prom...tell him that I am sick or something.

Later that night

Okay, I couldn't ditch George, so we went to post prom. Missy was able to talk her date, Stephen, into babysitting him for a while so that I could try to have some fun, but it didn't last nearly long enough. When we got home, I really thought that he was going to kiss me! I would have died. What was I thinking to ever have a crush on him?! On a positive note, Steph, Chris, Rich and I are going to Eagle Creek tomorrow for a picnic and to hang out. This will totally make up for the nightmare that was tonight. Oh Rich, I love you!

Flash forward to May 24, 2008

Going to LDS Prom tonight really brought back a lot of memories. I can't believe what a dork I was! How could I have been so rude to George. Poor guy. He was just trying to be a good date and I completely blew him off.

It was really fun getting to go to prom with Jeremy. Wow! Dating really wasn't fun. I really like going on dates with someone who already knows and loves me. What a blessing.

Flash forward to today, June 9, 2008

I just had to share this. It has been really fun to think about my memories of junior prom, even though I have had to face the harsh reality that I really was a fickle, silly, and yes, a little rude, girl.

By the way, the names here were not changed to protect the innocent, so if any of the people mentioned in this story happen, by some strange twist of fate, to read this post...

George, I'm sorry. You really were very sweet...

Steph and Chris, thanks for inviting me and Rich to go to Eagle Creek with you the day after prom. It was definitely the highlight of my junior prom experience...

Rich, so you ended up dating one of my best friends instead of me. It all worked out for the best...

Missy, thanks for helping me through one of the most horrible nights of my high school career. You were and are a true friend indeed.

Stephen, thanks for hanging out with some guy you didn't know so that I could fawn all over some other guy. In other words, thanks for facilitating my misconduct. I really appreciated it at the time....

mom and dad, thanks for being my conscience. No matter how mortifying it may have been at the time, I'm glad that you were at my junior prom.

Jeremy, thanks for being my date to the LDS Prom. It was unforgettable, but in a much nicer way than my junior prom.

Blog readers, thanks for letting me reminisce. If you are still reading, you too are true friends indeed.