Trailer Park Princess Goes to Prom - A Retrospective

There are three things that never fail to excite me:
1. Award Shows
2. The prospect of afternoon drinking, and
3. Formal Dances
I LOVE every last part of formals. My beautiful and fun friend Alicia is throwing a prom for her 30th birthday tomorrow evening. Needless to say I'm giddy (refer to list above). My husband will be DJing and a local bar has been rented. This has the makings of an amazing evening. I purchased a gown - and I use the term gown loosely - that no self-respecting 17 year girl would wear. I can't wait to debut what prom looks like at 25 (my age), but it got me reflecting on my past formals. I'm a bit known for my dance attendance records. I went to proms that weren't even at my school. Yep - I love them that much. Fortunately, my public school career was just on the cusp of affordable digital cameras and most of the film has been lost. I was however able to locate a few samples. I have selected the more embarrassing of the ones I dug up - because lets face it - those are more fun.

The Tailor Park Princess Goes to Prom - A Retrospective. The innocent have been cropped out or their identity has been protected.

Age:14
Dance:Promotion
Thoughts:OK, I hadn't quite lost all the baby weight yet, but I was already 5'10" with DDs. It is in no way shocking that 14 years old me opted for a python skirt and strappy heels.

Here is the whole lot of 14 year olds. Note that I'm like a foot taller. This ended in many issues - but props on showing some leg.


Age:16
Dance:Prom
Thoughts:Its hard to see here, but I'm rocking an eyebrow and nose piercing. I look quite angry here - probably because my hair is too tight and the girl next to me is 20 pounds lighter than me.


Age:17
Dance:Senior Prom
Thoughts:Note that the front strip of hair in my glorious up-do is bleached blond. That was a great look. I still like this dress, but its all sorts of nylon and poly-blend. I'm pretty sure it was from Vanity. I'm also reasonably certain that some partying happened before this picture was even taken.

E-Mail me your prom pictures and I'll post ASAP.
I can't wait from Bar-Prom tomorrow. I look forward to showing off my "grown-up" prom look.