Homecoming 2021

Yesterday was the final Homecoming in our house.  The differences between having a boy and a girl are pretty significant.  Thomas already had a sport coat and dress pants, so we were pretty ready to go.  The biggest stress was getting the corsage for Thomas's girlfriend, only because I never think of those things.  Thomas and T went with a group of friends, and they all came over after the dance to hang out here at the. house.  They had a bonfire for a bit then came in to play some video games.  Even Catherine joined in some fun here at the house.  Everyone seemed to have a nice time.

I'll be honest, I'm not a fan of formal dances.  When I was a kid, Homecoming was a dance where you could wear a dress to the dance on Saturday evening and then wear that same dress to church Sunday morning.  My, how times have changed!  Dresses are now cocktail dresses, and I hope some of the young ladies didn't bend over at any point.  Pictures are no longer on the porches or in the yards, but often are taken as group pics at a park or some "on location" shoot.  I'm not a fancy person, and I don't really know how to be fancy.  Even my wedding was not fancy.  If not for my mother, there would not have been cakes or center pieces or other things like that.  It's just who I am.  But because of that, I often feel like my kids experiences with dances are not as special as others.  Overall, they don't really seem to mind.  It's hard to believe our days parenting these events are drawing to a close!