Cat Goes to Prom

Cat's school usually has several dances/stomps each year but hasn't had any this year because of Covid - except for prom. Covid restrictions in Utah were definitely easing by early May but since prom had to be planned months in advance, they took the middle-ground approach of having a prom, but inviting only the Seniors to participate in order to keep the crowd smaller.

The Juniors were not happy about this.  So they went rogue and planned their own prom at an indoor/outdoor venue - and they invited the Sophomore class to join them.  Cat isn't 16 yet so she wasn't allowed to attend the dance with a date, but found a group of friends to go with instead.  The group included 5 girls and 2 boys.

I love that they all had the attitude of keeping it on the small and cheap side, giving themselves room to go bigger their Junior and Senior years if they want to.  Cat borrowed a dress, we did her nails, hair, and makeup at home, and she wore my jewelry.  The only major purchase was her shoes, which she'll be able to use again.  For the "day date" part of prom, the group walked around the (free) BYU Museum of Art, picked up lunch at Chick-fil-A, and did some painting at a park in Orem.  After separating and getting ready, they met up for pictures at a park near the Timpanogos Temple where the father of someone in the group took pictures for them.  Then they drove to the dance together.  After the dance, Cat was home by her 11:00 curfew.

Cat considered doing hair/makeup with a friend but I'm so glad she decided to let us take care of her at home instead.  It was so fun to help her get ready!  She wasn't sure about the dark eye makeup but it turned out great.  Eliza had fun hanging out with us too, and took the opportunity to do her own makeup, with no hesitation to go dark anywhere, haha.

She looked beautiful and she was so happy and excited to have a fun day with friends and go to the dance that night!  She danced the whole time - with her shoes on (for the first 10 minutes) - and was sore for days afterward from using dancing muscles she doesn't use when playing soccer.  She came home tired but beaming - she'd had an absolute blast.  As a mom, I love that her level of fun seemed to meet her expectations!