Macy's was the first stop. Four teenagers with at least five dresses a piece in four different fitting rooms - what a mess! I noticed a Macy's employee peek into the fitting area to inspect, I saw the look of relief on her face when she saw there was an adult present. Other than the rack outside the fitting area filled with rejected dresses, you wouldn't have known they were there, so no worries Macy's lady! This is a picture of them waiting on my child to finish up - it was time to move on!
Cache. True confession - I had never set foot in this store before Saturday. No real reason. It's a very nice store and it did indeed have beautiful dresses as we were told but they were mostly for adult women and a bit pricey for a homecoming dance. What they did have was a clearance rack. Daughter picks up a very formal dress and says "I want to try this on for Chizzle Whizzle" (Chizzle Whizzle is a long standing tradition at their high school - the week ends with their big formal it's in March - I'll blog about it then with more information) She tried on, she loved it, I loved it, friends loved it and just like that we walked out of Cache with a Chizzle Whizzle dress for $39! SCORE! (For the record this never happens to me!)
One thing about teenage girls I've noticed is once they've tried on gazillion dresses and haven't found one, they just want to just shop for what they know, or shop for gifts for their boyfriends or just take a break in the stationary store and talk about aforementioned boyfriends. I have to admit, I was ready for the break as well....but still no homecoming dress, not one. They don't look worried.
On our way out of the mall, daughter decides to go back to Macy's and give one more dress a try. It was a success (I will save the reveal for the homecoming blog). So one out of four girls found a dress. I was really hoping all the girls would have a beautiful dresses to take home to their moms. Something tells me that each one will show up at that dance looking like princess. Happy faces all around as some favorite things were purchased and time spent together was enjoyed by evidence in the photo below. I just want to note, that each girl thanked me at least twice and were so appreciative of the trip to the mall. I love politeness in young people.
After we made the hour-long journey home, the girls all had plans to attend a party that evening with more of their 2016 classmates (I truly wish I had their energy) I was so happy to have been a part of the giggles, the music and the fun but I was exhausted! So after all the drop offs, I went home lit some candles, turned on the tv, poured a glass of red and picked up my knitting. Very thankful for the day.
Elizabeth B
