Queenies Little Kingdom

Gates & Me!

I got a little crazy with my haircut on Thursday. I told Sheila (my favorite stylist, ever) to cut it….and give me bangs! She was all like, “huh? what? are you sure?”. How bad can it be, is what I was thinking. Anyway, she did it and I love it. I’m also a new and darker color….as you can see.

Ever since then…..people have been stopping in their tracks to comment about my new look. Who knew? I would have done it years ago….. I am so old now, haircuts don’t really scare me like they used to. I remember crying my head off over a haircut the first year I was married. I regret being so dramatic now…but at the time….I was sure I looked like a dork! Now, I don’t worry so much. I am clearly a dork (at least that’s what my teens think) so anything I do can only improve my dorkiness!

Don’t be afraid of change. Time has a way of locking us in and holding us hostage to habit. We do that in our spiritual lives too. Don’t let your relationship with God get boring and neutral. Spice it up and make it new everyday. Maybe find a friend to be a prayer partner. You will love having someone to share needs and worries with. You will grow and change for the better as well. Let God make you new…..people will notice and the comments will boost you up! I promise!

At this point….I am delirious! I am so very tired. I woke up way too early on Saturday morning and then spent most of the day running around. The girls and I had a little shopping to do and we really thought we could do it much faster than what we did. But…that was not the reality. We needed to find shoes for Gates, her big dance is coming up this Friday. Time was ticking (and mama won’t be able to shop during the work week) literally! We finally found a fabulous pair of shoes to match that special dress. She will be beautiful! Just wait and see.

The rest of the night would be spent working the Prom. This is my sweetboy’s last one (besides next week’s). He was so excited to take his favorite girl, Allison. She looked gorgeous! He did too! Both of them are seniors and have only a few weeks left of high school. Allison’s prom is next week (this is the prom that our Ally will attend with her fave fella, Tyler). I look forward to the event….they are so excited! I am too. I won’t have to do anything but take pictures of my kids at this one.

I also worked at After Prom. I didn’t get home and in bed until after 3:30am Then of course, guess who woke up at the crack of dawn? Oh yea! Me….I have only had about 4 hours sleep max! I am trying to hold my focus..but my eyeballs are spinning around in my head. I must get some sleep. In the meantime, here’s some photo’s of the special night. Aren’t they just beautiful? I am so proud!

Note the sunny weather! It didn’t rain, woohoo!

Do you remember prom? Back in my day (the rockin 80’s) we made big plans. Let’s see…..the date? As in, who would be so lucky to be mine! 🙂 The dress, of course! Out of all the proms I attended (and I went to more than I care to admit), I think I actually only purchased one dress. The rest, I borrowed! See honey, I’ve always been frugal! Then the big deal was….where to eat? My prom didn’t provide a meal as many do now. So, we needed nourishment for goodness sake. We wanted to be seen in our fancy duds…..so we picked the most glamorous of restaurants, Steak & Ale! Ok, so it wasn’t Ruth’s Chris but what did we know…we were punks! Then…. it was the car! Which was no biggie because everyone drove either their mom’s big hockin car or their grandparents Buick. AND IT WAS COOL! Remember?

Here I am…at my first prom! (I was a freshman he was a senior)

That’s not how it is these days. Part of the whole prom experience is driving a great car or renting a limo! Everybody bases all coolness on having a fabulous car. Which isn’t really that big of a deal (to me). You’re only in it for the ride to and fro. But try telling that to some seriously concerned teenagers. They want this night to be fantastic in everyway! I understand! It’s prom, blast it! Make it memorable!

Yesterday, Sweetboy came wheeling in the driveway tooting the horn of this baby. Beep, beep! His buddy (another Gavin…we call him Duff) just happened to have a dad with an extra “cool” car sitting around, in a garage….just for our Gavin to use for prom! Awesome! There’s only one problem! It’s been raining here and will most likely be doing it all day tomorrow. This car…..is British….and convertible….and a bit…leaky! He took Allison out last night for a ride in it….wearing raincoats! 🙂
Ahh…..Prom! It all starts with a cool car…. 🙂
Gavin (Duffy) and my Gavin (Sweetboy)