Junior Prom 2011

Nancy had her Junior Prom this past weekend. She had a wonderful time and I counted my blessings she came home before curfew and safe and sound. Who knew Tim and I would be stressing over this event as early as we have, but we spent the last couple of weeks doing a lot of investigating, comparing, and maybe just a little bit of healthy threatening was thrown in there too. I had absolutely NO IDEA what a reasonable curfew time was.....all I knew was Nancy was NOT going to be "spending the night" at a friend's house. Because we all know nothing good happens from spending the night at a "friend's" house on prom night. Personally, I don't think anything good can possibly happen after midnight, but I loosened up a little knowing it was prom and we felt good about our decision.

So, right before prom, Tim and I had one last talk with Nancy.....allow me to summarize:

"You WILL be home by curfew."
"You WILL NOT drink or be with anyone who does. If I smell a drop of alcohol on you when you come home, you will have severe consequences (i.e. say good-bye to your car, phone, sunlight, and everything else that will give you any sort of freedom)."
----Insert a few more "WILL NOT" directives here.
and lastly, "Have a great time!"

Now that we have a teenager and pretty much just got our youngest out of diapers.....I am sad to inform all of you that we (meaning all parents) will NEVER sleep soundly again. Once they start going out, we start sleeping with one eye open. We watch the late news, we keep all phones next to us on the nightstand, and we never fully fall asleep until we know everyone is home safely in their beds. Thankfully, Nancy has a great head on her shoulders and also has great friends. She said prom was a very memorable and fun night and we are equally happy for her.

 Nancy and the girls getting ready at the house.