The Details!

So, my previous posting was about the emotions behind Lauren's prom. I actually didn't cry, but sure was choked up! I thought I'd fill in all of the family and friends that have already asked for THE DETAILS.

You know the story behind the shopping for Lauren's dress. It was an easy one, as were the accessories. She already had the shoes and the purse. We bought some new makeup, barrette for her hair and nail polish that matched her dress. On the morning of prom, she had a manicure, where the lady put on the matching purple and then put on a fine line of silver polish at the very tip of each nail. It looks beautiful. Her toes were purple too, but no silver there. Lauren was going to wear my jewelry that matched very well, but then decided to make her own. So, in a matter of 15 minutes on Friday afternoon, she made herself a necklace and pair of earrings that matched her dress perfectly. That's our girl - doing it her own way! :)

We had a bit of a fiasco with a curling iron and tensions rose in our bathroom as I worked on Lauren's hair. Rick and Josh did the best thing possible and steered clear of the surrounding area. We discovered that a curling iron on Lauren's curly hair leads to curls that aren't as tight as her natural curl and we ended up spraying her hair with water, scrunching it again and blow drying it back the way it was. Whew!

We picked up Nathan, took pictures at his home and then went on into town, to meet the other people she was going with. There were 5 of them altogether. They went out to dinner, with 2 other moms eating at another table so as not to embarrass our teenagers, and then those moms drove them to the prom location, in the south part of Houston and even farther from our home. Nathan's parents then picked up Lauren and Nathan at 11:00, when the prom was over, and Lauren arrived back at our home by a little after midnight. She was all aglow!

First of all, Lauren, in her typical brave fashion, asked Nathan to the prom. She was thrilled that he said yes. I must say, that she chose very well. Besides being handsome, Nathan must be the most polite and kind young man I've ever met. He paid for her meal, even though they went as friends, walked her to the door last night and called her today to tell her thanks for going with him and that he had a great time! She told me they slow danced 3 times and she was in heaven! All you ladies, can't you just imagine! {happy sigh!}

Lauren had the best night of her life. She danced like crazy with her friends, was surrounded by her loving, understanding and supportive teachers (no parents allowed) and was accompanied by a handsome young gentleman. She felt good about herself, was not nervous and truly enjoyed every minute of the evening.

Of course, this event took place just 11 days after Lauren had her tonsils and adenoids out and tube put in her ears. As you can see, she came through her surgery very well, with typical throat soreness and minimal ear pain. The doctor did say that the fluid in her ears was the consistency of glue so that explains why she couldn't hear! She's being very cooperative with using earplugs every time she gets in the shower. I've been really impressed with how well she handled the whole thing, including an IV. She did great. Thanks for everyone's prayers and concern.

Here are a few more pictures from the evening!