Eleventh Grade

I don't know how it worked in everyone else's high school, but in our humble CCHS, the juniors planned the junior-senior prom in honor of the seniors. I was on the planning committee, and it was my idea to use the simple elegance of roses as our decoration theme. We juniors cajoled a local florist to give us a steal of a deal on an appalling number of roses with which to decorate the room where we held the prom. If I remember correctly, there were tables on each side of an aisle when you walked in. This aisle led to an open place in front of a stage where we could dance the night away. We planned and scheduled and decorated and finally it was THE night.

A friend of mine convinced me to go to a salon with her as she got her hair fixed. I opted on just getting my makeup done there. Unfortunately, that left me with very little time for my hair when I got home. (As you can see.) It didn't matter. Nothing could spoil my night.

My eleventh grade year was the only year I had boyfriends. There were two of them. One asked me out on and off until a few weeks before prom. When he stopped talking to me, I gave him back the class ring and hoped that someone else would notice that I was single. And yes, that someone else had a name. He was a senior, and his name was Jason. He did notice, and he did ask, and I had my prom date of my eleventh grade dreams.

It was a good night. Prom King and Queen were chosen based on who was "having the most fun," and I remember that a friend of mine decided she would have the most fun, did, and won the Queen's crown. I danced most of the dances with my Jason, and reveled in the simple, elegant, romantic decorations. It was definitely a night to remember!

This post is in conjunction with a history-recording summer-long party over at Mommy's Piggy Tales. We're writing about one memory from a particular year of our lives each Thursday until September 16. Here is my walk down memory lane so far:

Olivia

My Butterfly

First Grade Poem

Second Grade: Wendy and Me

Third Grade: I'll Never Cheat Again

Fourth Grade: SURE Thing

Fifth Grade: The Pageants

Sixth Grade: Dynamite Lines

Seventh Grade: The Year That...

Eighth Grade: Relationship with Jesus

Ninth Grade: Futile and Pursue

Tenth Grade: The Car

Also linked with Favorite Memories Friday, Things I Love Thursday and Just for the Joy of It. 

Memory lane is definitely a place I love that brings me great joy! 
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