most boys limit a first date to nervously asking the girl out, grabbing a bite to eat and then seeing a movie, or maybe even bowling...but not our connor! noooo, he has to go all out. his first date? prom! which in the life of an american high school kid is a pretty big deal.
as an alternative to the traditional high school prom - which is really expensive, has no dress code as far as how much skin the girls can show, questionable music, and equally questionable dancing - our stake puts on a church sponsored prom...they rent out a hall, decorate it all fancy, get a dj and a photographer, and in general make it a really fun and classy night out for the youth. connor and chelsea went in a group with three other couples - they went out to dinner and then on to the dance...and by all accounts, a good time was had by all!
connor & chelsea
the tradition here is not to just ask the girl out verbally, face to face, but to do this whole "thing" when doing the asking. connor's thing was...we prettied up a cloth flour sack with a big ribbon and bow, and tied a note to it that read, "will you go to prom with me? look in the flower to see who i am!", connor then did the dong-dong-ditch thing, leaving it on her door step and high-tailing it back to the car - we gave her about 10 minutes or so to sift thru the flour and find that there was actually nothing in the flour - next step...ding-dong-ditch again...this time leaving a single long stemmed rose in a ribboned and bowed bud vase with a note that read, "oops, sorry, wrong flower!", with his name tucked into the little bit of greenery and baby's breath that surrounds the rose.
of course then she has to respond in kind. after a couple of days of waiting it out connor was presented with a big container of sugar with letters that he had to piece together that read, "since you managed to get the right flower...i'd sure love to go to prom with you sugar!!!"
how could she resist this sweety!
the boy scrubs up well, even if i do say so myself.
i've always been in love with that face...
...not so mention those baby blues.
connor was a perfect gentleman - he took her hand to help her down a few steps after this picture was taken.
i kept giving him pointers about how to be a good date...i told him girls talk, and he didn't want to get a bad rap his first time out...he told me i was making him more nervous...and to please stop helping him...i did my best...with only a few slip-ups!
