Ah-Ha!!!

I finally found it! (well, my mom did) You'll have to read the prior posts to see what this is all about. But let me point out a few things about this lovely picture. (and or dress) First, don't you love the prom decor! Is that really the image you conjure up in your head when you hear the phrase "paradise lagoon"? I loved my dress at the time. I felt very Scarlett O'Hara in it. But looking back, maybe it wasn't the timeless classic I thought it was. My sisters die laughing every time they see it. If only you could see the back....it showed a lot of my back and then there was a bow the size of Texas on my butt. I had red and white flowers and ribbons in my hair. From the back they looked liked the streamers young girls put on their bikes. And the shoes! Do you think the redsequins were too much? My mom thinks that when I left the house that night my shoulders were more covered. (I am sure she is right) I vividly remember yanking all those ruffles down after getting in the car with Rex. He took me to eat at the once classy Executive Inn. I don't remember what I ate that night but my sophisticated date ordered a cheese burger! Most horrifying was getting pictures taken with his family outside of the auditorium that night before we went in to the dance. I was so nervous to see them. We didn't know each other very well yet. And I was feeling insecure in my fancy duds. Cue the lights, the disco ball and the music blaring "Lady in Red". That was my first fancy date with Rex!