Homecoming....

First: The dress. We found this cute dress this summer in Montana. I decided it needed a bit of bling, I glued crystals into the center of each flower. Also, since we couldn't find a shrug that matched, I had to make one. I think if I were to do it again, I would have made it a bit shorter....oh well.


Second: The date. Clay Petrie, a good friend of Melissa's. He strung this string from our house, to the park behind our house, all around the park, and then back to the house. Luckily Melissa saw some neighbor girls following the string from the other direction, so she didn't have to follow it all around the park. When she got home there was a pot of Recees Pieces gold waiting for her with letters of his name under the chocolate pieces.

Third: The reply. With lots of help, all of the rainbow string was untangled. Then the plotting began. She took Brooke, Chan, Amanda (Brooke's friend), and Dallin to help spider web Clay's whole room. Then she scattered skittles. In a few spots, she spelled the word YES. It took him until 1am to find the yes. Poor guy!

Fourth: The game. What a great time they had. I have never seen such great face painting. And her school even won the game.

Fifth: The day date. Can you believe all the fuss for one dance. They sure live it up. This date started at 5pm and went until 11pm. She was exhausted when she got home. They did a mini olympics at the Tilley's home and then had dinner.

Sixth: The big night. She reffed for three hours, in 109 temps, and came home with a super sock tan on her calves. After cooling off, she started beautifying. Melissa had been feeling sick all week, and the heat didn't help. Fortunately, by the time Clay arrived she was doing better. The group of 7 couples ate at the Macaroni Grill. Her friend, Shaun, broke her fake nail. They made a quick stop at Walmart for glue, which they couldn't buy since they weren't 18. Luckily, Clay saw a guy he knew and he bought the glue for them. CRAZY