|| Homecoming 2017 ||

whole foods run

showing off our bracelets 

4 years baby 

original move here

Jake has his own moves as well 

My senior homecoming was a few weeks ago. Let's just say events in high school get better each year. As a senior, you aren't intimidated by anyone and can be as weird and crazy as you want. This was by far my favorite dance for so many reasons.

Not only did I get to dance the night away with my favorite guy :) I also had a blast with beautiful friends and my little brother who is a freak on the floor was there as well. Dancing is one of my top favorite activities, if you give me any music slow or fast I will be dancing, heck I dance without music. I grace the floor with a lot of original dance moves and a lot of unoriginal dance moves. Okay maybe I don't grace the floor but I do take it. 

This year the total cost of my homecoming look was $3. I'm really proud of this statement and wanted to talk about it a tad. Every year my parents told me they would buy me a fancy dress senior year but to borrow or find a sale dress every other year which I did. I looked forward to buying an expensive dress that fit me perfectly and that I spend hours looking for. Then, God started working in my heart on entitlement and I found the documentary "The True Cost" and I knew I couldn't buy a dress. God had a cooler plan in mind then my parents blowing a bunch of money and me feeling entitled to a new dress. I had the privilege to wear my mother’s dress to my last homecoming. What's even cooler is that she got it from her aunt after she passed so this dress is very old. It fit very well and was so classy and beautiful. Every year I do my own makeup and hair saving gobs of money. I did get my nails done but with a gift card I received for Christmas. The three dollars spend was the tip for the nail salon. I owned the shoes and accessories I wore. Never once did I regret not buying a dress and spending so little on a big night. I enjoyed the night even better knowing my dress had some meaning behind it. The fact that we think we need to blow lots of cash for one night to have fun is bogus. 

I really wanted an Audrey Hepburn inspired look so I went with minimal makeup, a sleek French twist and a black dress. A small winged eye liner and nude lip helped keep the look simple yet elegant. My friend did my hair and it couldn't have turned out more perfect. 

Our school also decided to have an alternate option for corsages and boutonnieres this year. My friend and I realized how overrated these flowers are and how people really don't care about them. You have them for photos then take them off once you get to the dance. This year, people gave the same amount they would for a flower in the place they received friendship string. We made friendship bracelets for our dates instead. We raised 1000$ for charity and I am so proud of everyone who participated. 

Jake and I attended two very chill after parties one with Monsters Inc. playing and one with Jake playing soccer and me sitting in the goal trying to not get hit. We ended the night at a friend’s bonfire with fun friends and stars above. I was dead tired but was so full of happiness.