UGH!!!! Lost a whole huge post after an hour of work!!! I will try an recreate as much as I can.
Last night Carsyn and Treyner went to prom. Treyner went with Sara, Carsyn's BF whom he also went with his Junior year. Carsyn, went with Adrian. Treyner's BF from college who also is from England and a soccer teammate. The four of them were stunning.
Carsyn, looked and felt amazing and for a girl who often finds herself in her brother's shadow - she was not hiding anymore. It was great as a Mom to see it. Carsyn often finds herself feeling like Treyner with his bravado and over the top charm, will take hold of a room and she is unnoticed.
This worried her because this was her prom. Not his prom.
When she walked out of the rooms he was getting ready in...nobody had to worry she was going to play second fiddle to him - including her. For the first time ever, she was beaming. She was beautiful and SHE knew it.
I cannot tell you how happy and totally sad it made me all at once. There was not a dry eye in the house. Grandparents, aunts, her Dad, Dan and I and even her brothers, were slack jawed.
Treyner, who tends to be funny with her, riding her always about something and never wanting her to forget she is the little sister...told her she looked amazing. I think that made her day and the fact she was excited to head out, show off her dress to her friends and felt like she would be the prettiest in the room, for me was the best gift ever.
The fact that when she arrived at the high school and every girl came rushing over to ask who her date was...didn't hurt either!
I will also share that I bawled my way through the whole night, in the dark as the hundreds of couples walked. She is graduating this year and although the brain knew it...the heart caught up.
I sat listening to Skyler, my three year old niece, yelling out a claim of which Disney Princess was walking the runway, based on the color of her dress. Not believing that 14 years since Carsyn was that point, has gone by so fast. Excited for her future and happy she felt that whether at Prom or college, she did not have to stand in Treyner's shadow. She was her own person and side by side they are an amazing pair and will always have each others back.
So I cursed the fact I did not have any Kleenex.
I cursed the fact I needed them.
I cursed the fact Dan put his arm around me and told me he was sorry I was sad because I wanted him to and needed him to and I am usually the strong one.
I think I may have to watch a marathon of Beaches and Steel Magnolia's to get through Grad night, so I can drain the tears from my skull.
I will post a bunch of pics. Maybe more than you wanted to see but leave me alone because this is therapy for me and you all are cheaper by the hour than most!
Treyner being...Treyner.
Carsyn being coy and telling Treyner that she thinks there will be some boys at Anderson who thinks she is pretty and Treyner looking like he will kill them.
It rained on and off and was only 55 degrees so not may outdoor pics!!
Carsyn's heel's sinking in the wet grass!
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We do have candles though...well technically the votives, still need candles and we have songs picked out. My sister is going to do the officiating so I better get on that one!
What a mistake!! They were permanently traumatized...though DH and I thought the attraction was a hoot. We each had a child on our lap with their head firmly burrowed in our chests for nearly the entire show. No hysterics thankfully, but we don't even suggest the show nowadays. Wonder how old they'll need to be before we can suggest it again?
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