Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Prom Craziness...

Well it is official....Laura and Brittany are pretty much done high school...prom is over and now all they have to do is take the big walk across the stage. It seems like yesterday they were both just starting high school and now they are done...WEIRD!! They are both going to DAL next year which is super exciting for them both. As you can see from the picture they were both stunning in their prom attire...I think the two best looking girls there but I might be a bit partial.

Laura and I had a busy day leading up to prom...she didn't have everything quite figured out...so we ran some errands for new flip flops...make-up since she volunteered me to do it...and a bronzer...what worked out well though was when we went to the drug store and asked the girl about it she said for Laura to just come back and that she'd do concealer and bronzer for free...so all I had to worry about was her eyes. Thank Heavens for that because I've never really had to do make-up on anyone other then myself. After the fact I realized i should have called my friend Kerry to do it because she has all this awesome MAC make-up and she always does amazing stuff with it...oh well...I'll remember next time!!


Laura went to prom with her friend Collin...so we took some pictures in the backyard before they headed over to a friends place for more pictures... They looked so cute...collins shirt and tie were complementary colors to Laura's dress so they looked quite smashing together. We borrowed our neighbor Rita's yard to take some pictures in front of her purple bushes, which continued the complementary color scheme. Collins grandmother is a neighbor of ours so we called her down for a picture too which was a lot of fun. Brandon was over so we made sure to get a picture with Laura before the craziness of the Gardens...although we took one there too. You may not have noticed but we also have complimentary colors on...he wanted to go buy a new shirt because we ended up in similar colors...he'll shoot me for pointing it out but I thought we looked good. It was a total fluke...but I don't think it's that bad- we are not identical!! Not too many people noticed so we survived the night...what do you guys think...do we look like goofballs?? Anyway so as Laura and Collin headed out Bran and I headed down to the gardens to meet up with his family. We were the first ones down so we waiting around looking at all the pretty dresses and some of the not so pretty ones. There were quite a few white tuxes and one guy who had a broken arm had a sling made to match his dates blue dress which was bright but kinda cute. We met up with Meaghan next- which was funny because just as we were calling each other I looked up and she was a few feet away. It really worked out perfectly that Brittany and Laura had prom on the same night because I was able to see them both and get pictures of them both. It was a challenge because I could be in two places at once but I kept running back and forth so it worked. I was Laura's tag along photographer...basically she told me what pictures to take, but it was fine because then I got to see how all her friends looked!! I love prom...I love the hair and the dresses...it was great I was totally in my element. Although it had both Chelsey and I wanting to go to prom again...but hey I think a wedding will be a much better dress up occasion then a prom so I'm happy!!! Here are a few more pictures from the Gardens...to see the rest go to my Facebook...most of them are posted there...


This is Laura and I with her friend Kristo...
a few weeks ago he had my neighbor thinking that he was the guy
I was going to marry...he's too stinkin' funny!!

This is my favorite friend of Laura, his name is Ryan.

He is actually my buddy now because we worked together at Roots. He was the first QEH person I spotted that night so I needed a picture of him and his cute girlfriend Liz...they were lookin good!!!

This is a picture of Brittany and a few of her close girlfriends they all looked amazing-

although I have to say I think Brittany has the prettiest dress...

she looked like a princess...too cute!



This is a group shot of Laura and a bunch of her friends...there are too many to name because they kept multiplying in the picture...it was craziness!!!


This is a fun picture it's called the "Westmount Crew"...this is Laura and a bunch friends that she has been going to school with since grade PRIMARY. It took awhile to track everyone down but they finally did and I think they look awesome!!

So after the prom girls took off to their various prom destination...we headed out for dinner. Meaghan, Chelsey, Laureen, Peter, Brandon and I went to Mexi's for dinner. Other then being freezing inside my meal was awesome. I had the lemon marinated chipolte chicken and it was AMAZING....brandon tasted it and wished he's have gotten it. It was really fun just hanging out and chatting with the fam!! My friend Paola works there and I ran into her while I was there which was a lot of fun since I haven't seen her since she got back from Africa and she hasn't seen me since before I was engaged...so it was a blast to run into her. She looked so good!!

Brandon and I grabbed some DQ treats for our walk back to the car as dessert and who did we run into but Nicole, Matt, Kerry and Matt...it was so fun to randomly see them. Brandon definitely needs to come along to a games night soon so he can get to know my girls more!!

Anyway that's about it for now, hope you enjoyed the prom update...It was an beautiful day and Laura and Brittany were even more beautiful!!!!

5 comments:

Julia said...

oh my gosh, that was a mouthful! i had already seen the prom pictures on facebook and loved them. laura's dress was so elegant and beautiful. she was totally the belle of the ball. and her makeup was super nice too :)
so the countdown is on eh? i am getting butterflies in my tummy for you, getting more excited by the day. anything you need help with as the big day nears, just let me know.
thanks for the post, you keep me sane!

Ashley said...

Yeah, I love looking at prom dresses, but I wouldn't ever want to do it again! Laura looked so Pretty, so did Brittney.
Weddings are way better than proms tho, much more fun! I am getting excited for yours! As i am sure you are!

Anonymous said...

Oh our little Laura all grown up...makes me feel like a grandma or something...gosh it seems like yesterday you and I were at prom with other boys!!! Miss ya and see you soon!

Kristi Drennan said...

Umm I LOVES prom! I can't believe those two are that old already!! Laura was new to YW's when I had her! I was driving down the street and saw a little prom couple and I totally whipped my head around and gawked and got all....awwww PROM on them and they were pointing at my car kinda laughing...ha ha ha! As for the co-ordinating outfits...Brandon will hate it even more that I'm sayin it but Matt and I usually try to compliment each other for church. Like if he's wearing one of his more stylish dress shirts...I won't wear anything that will clash with it. Or we'll make sure the colors don't look bad together...I mean...you gotta represent!

Channynba said...

When did Laura grow up...I guess we all grow up at some point. We just don't see it happen until it has happened.
Like the fact that EmmaLeigh is married. INSANE.
How are the wedding plans coming?