A Rite of Passage
Prom, 2008. It has come and gone. Last night, my daughter’s high school held the annual event that all high school students (mostly the girls who drag the guys) look forward to. It is a month long planning process of dresses, shoe and jewelry shopping. Hair, manicures and tanning may or may not be thrown in the mix. There is no such thing as prom in Paris. The year my daughter went to high school there, her school, EAB, attempted an end of the year dance for their junior and senior class. So few students were in those classes that they had to open it up to the entire school just to make a party out of it. Students from around the world were fascinated by the whole concept of a fancy dress party at the end of the year and all the preparations that went with it. Kylie, my daughter, and her friends from the US and Canada, explained the ritual and the whole over-the-top dressing up idea, and well, this is Paris, and the shopping is great, and getting dressed up is great so why didn’t the French think of it first??? Ha Ha! Here is what a typical mid-western event looks like:
Kylie and I ( I’m trying to kiss her).
The “date”, Ethan. Supposedly, he is the best dancer in the school but didn’t know who Earth, Wind and Fire were. What’s up with that? All great dancers know who they are!
I failed to mention that many times someone host’s a “picture taking” event…that would be me, and all the parents come to photograph their son or daughter and their date. I of course had to make a party of it since I had the lip on that I wasn’t getting all dressed up to go dancing. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres were a must (just for the parents!)
A fabulous group of kids!
The “girls”. These cuties have been friends since the very first day they stepped foot in their high school–some even before that. They are all awesome, crazy, sweet. And now they are getting ready to move on to bigger and better things!
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4 opinions for A Rite of Passage
Jon - The DC Traveler
May 11, 2008 at 8:02 am
Why are proms so popular? Perhaps “on the job training” for a future wedding? :)
Heather
May 11, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Jon, you are too funny!
The photos are great and everybody looks beautiful!
Punky
Jul 29, 2008 at 9:35 pm
I have a 5 year old daughter and I almost got tears in my eyes thinking of her future “events.” Time flies doesn’t it? She’s my only so I try to hang on to every memory with journals and pictures. Yours are precious and your daughter is beautiful!!
Kim
Jul 30, 2008 at 8:17 am
Punky
It will be here before you know it. look at that tiny face each night while she sleeps and drink it all in because wow, it’s sad when they move on. But that’s what i raised them to do and hopefully gave them all the right tools to be successful. Still….
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