Monday, September 19, 2011

Homecoming 2011 and Sharpies

Well...we survived, our daughter on the other hand is a bit wore out and came home from school with a migraine earlier.  But, she had fun!

It was a VERY long weekend.  Thursday night was the start of a volleyball tournament, Friday night the Homecoming football game, Saturday the finish to the volleyball tournament and the Homecoming Dance, and Sunday found us at church and playing catch up.

The team took 2nd place in the Silver Division of the tournament on Saturday, but that meant getting home after 6pm...can you say missed hair appointments, missed nail appointments, and some even missed their dinner reservations!

Our daughter got showered and dressed in record time-30 minutes (her dad asked her why she can't do that ALL the time-her reply "it's normally not that important").  I mean it was her Senior Homecoming Dance afterall. LOL

We managed to get her to the park for group pictures just in time.

I know...bring on the pictures...

How he popped the question...rose petals!

The guys posing for GQ

The ladies.  Two were on homecoming court this year!

The group.

30 minutes? I don't believe it...I usually have to wait!

No comment!

She's 6' 1" in heels...thank goodness for tall dates!
Okay, so now you ask...what do Sharpies have to do with Homecoming...
No time to paint your nails after a volleyball match before the big Homecoming Dance...Sharpies work wonders! Yes, I actually told her we'd "paint" her nails with navy blue sharpie to match her dress.  She thought I was nuts, her friends thought I was a genius ;-)

Today,we will all try and recover.

12 comments:

henning love said...

well for only 30 minutes please tell your daughter she looks beautiful. love your dress and sharpies, a perfect idea!!

Tiffany @ Savor Home said...

Too funny! I love the Sharpie idea! Her dress was beautiful. I hope she feels better soon. I'm fighting one today, too.

Stephanie said...

Ha! What a great idea! Way to think quickly!!! :-)

L.A. in the bay said...

aww how cute!! your daughter is beautiful Lauren:)

birdie to be said...

What fun!!! Shes lovely

Julie and Lauren said...

Adorable!!! Miss those times. XO

Anonymous said...

Laughing...I love it! Sharpies!! It's genius!! What an adorable couple. And I love the way he asked her to Homecoming - so cute. I hope you guys have some time to get some rest this week! xo

Alexa said...

Oh my goodness such cute photos. What fun for all of them!
xo
alexa
www.theshortandthesweetofit.com

natasha {schue love} said...

Awww so fun! Your daughter looked gorgeous! Loved high school dances...so magical! :)

The Beginner Housewife said...

She looks amazing and I'm totally digging the inventiveness of sharpies!! They truly are useful for anything!!! Sharpie would love to hear this story! They're all about creative!!!

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emily said...

She is gorgeous and love her hair! Wish I could look like that in under 30 minutes! And what a genius idea with the "polish"!

Megan // Honey We're Home said...

I love seeing these pictures and hearing about it all! What a fun time! Your daughter is gorgeous- love her dress. Too funny about the sharpie nail polish! :)