First High School Dance

May 14, 2016

I don't consider kick-off to be the first high school dance I went to firstly because it is casual attire (t-shirt, jeans), and also because I only attended for the lip-sync portion (went to McDonalds with friends before lip-sync and left the dance as soon as it was over and hung out with friends at Baskin Robbins).

Therefore, Prom was my one and only high school dance I've attended, and despite it being super stressful and expensive, it was worth it...but only as my first dance and only during my senior year, for me personally.

Tons of pictures got posted on Facebook but I'll share a few below. Also here are a few notes:

1. Bouquets are hard to make. But making them saves money. Massive props to Seri's mom for helping me.
2. I cannot do makeup. I have never worn makeup before prom and I don't think I will as an everyday thing ever. I gave up on eyeshadow/eyeliner/eyestuff. I was so hopeless that my mom had to intervene and just do my makeup for me and I wore minimal makeup.
3. My hair was unusually cooperative and managed to dry straight and look nice. Magic. I don't know how I did it but I would love to know so I could channel that magic again in the future.
4. 3-inch heels are deadly. I was also dumb enough to wear them while trying to dance and it was only 30 minutes of excruciating pain that I realized I should just go barefoot, which I gladly did for the rest of prom.
5. I am a klutz. I managed to slip 3 times on my dress because it was long (and I was going barefoot). I am also awkward and I have no idea how to dance.
6. The music is deafening. My ears were ringing afterwards. I also live under a rock and consequently, knew none of the lyrics to any of the songs.
7. On the other hand, my friend Isaiah mouthed the lyrics to all the songs and even rapped Fancy by Iggy Azalea.
8. Prom is fun, but exhausting.

And below are some photos. I had several bruises on my right arm from a few weeks ago that I couldn't quite conceal (I crashed into a door several times while trying to open it...I also failed several times, hence the bruises from the door handle).