prom {2013!!!!}

Mmmmmmm.

I am just roasting in my 2013 prom experience!!

The fact that my kids (Nick and Sarah) wanted to have dinner at HOME,

just made me beam with excitement.

Between the fact that I really do love to cook...AND that I love all things FRUGAL,

I was just over-JOYED.

Here's the pictorial:

K-Man and Little K-Man.  (NICK)

Oh my GOSH, I love the men in my life!!!

Friends having dinner.

In our basement.

Queen Sarah.

The Littles, enjoying the leftovers!

I didn't take a pic of the shrimp cocktail, or the salad!

But here's the steak and potatoes!

AND, dessert.

Then, it was photo time.

Lucy and Sarah.

Isaiah and Sarah.

Lucy, Sarah, and Isaiah!!

Nick and Sarah.

I want to cry. 

I love these kids soooooo much!

I have THE BEST teenagers on the entire planet, seriously.

Here's the whole group!

And here's the super fun photos.

With ME.

And for your viewing "pleasure"...K-Man and me at our very first prom.

1984.

Gahhhhhhhh!!

I am sooooo laughing hysterically.

And crying.

And laughing hysterically!!!!!!

1984, gotta love it!

Oh my gosh, I just love prom!

Mmmmm!!!

prom central

It is PROM CENTRAL around here this weekend, ya'll.

Nick and Sarah (and friends) opted to have US fix them dinner
instead of spending ridiculous amounts of dollars going out.

How smart are they, really!?

And I can tell you this, right now.

I never ever would have gone for that when I was a snotty teenager.

So, I'm glad to see that they are learning just how cool parents can be, early on.

AND that this Mama can cook, and that K-Man can grill up some mighty mean steaks!

Here's the menu:

Appetizer:

Shrimp Cocktail

Salad:

Caesar

Entree':

Mashed garlic potatoes

Grilled KC Strips

Garlic toast

Doesn't that sound marvelous?

It should be fun!!

MANY pictures to follow!!

*Dessert is being made by another mom. 

so very fun!!

This is just so fun.

THE coolest and most exciting thing!

You know Nick's girlfriend, Sarah?

Well, she bought her prom dress at Dillard's department store,

and they told her that they had a contest going

where girls post pictures of themselves with their prom dress on onto their website.

(Actually, I think it was sponsored by Seventeen Magazine.)

Anyway, then people go on and vote for their favorite dress.

SO, Sarah was all over that and got busy encouraging people to vote for her.

And guess what!

SHE WON! 

And guess what!

The BIG prize was,

a $5,000 gift card to Dillard's!!!!

Is that not the funnest thing ever?!!

And she's already been shopping with it.

Here's part of her loot:

Don't you just love it?

She bought mostly household things for her future home.

Oh my word, I love me some practical things for the kitchen!

And she still has a lot yet to spend.

That's just fun!

She also won a limo ride to prom and the full works getting her hair done.

(I'm talking, color, cut, hair extensions, and updo!)

So very fun.

And prom is THIS Saturday.

So very fun, fun, fun!!

So sorry...no pics of the winner's expression!
She was at her house when she was notified, not mine.

prom [teenage-boy torture]

Nick was informed that it was "the thing" to do to ask

your girlfriend to the prom in a creative way.

(He just loved the thought of that!)

He knew Sarah has really wanted some baby chicks...

so here's what he did:

Adorable, right?

Earlier today as he was making this very creative and poetic sign,

Lucy asked him what prom was.

Nick said,

"It's a way to torture teenage boys."

But, for teenage girls, it's THE greatest thing ever.

And Sarah was SO TICKLED by Nick's means of invitation.

Ridiculously tickled!

Oh, the things we do for love.