tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post7722808458286071125..comments2023-10-10T03:56:14.237-06:00Comments on Celtic Lady: IN SPRING, A YOUNG GIRL'S FANCY TURNS TO THOUGHTS OF . . .Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693598787241469220noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-86660304311088587252010-05-06T17:59:02.788-06:002010-05-06T17:59:02.788-06:00Lovely pic of you in your prom gown - and wearing ...Lovely pic of you in your prom gown - and wearing it twice made it extra special. Do you still have it?<br /><br />No proms in England - they tried so hard to keep girls and boys apart after age 12 - I was at an all girls school! Uniforms complete with Panama hats and blazers, ankle socks and brown or black shoes only - we were so dowdy!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-10069307397404077912010-05-01T09:11:07.652-06:002010-05-01T09:11:07.652-06:00Hi Julie,
Sounds like you had a lot of sweet mem...Hi Julie,<br /> Sounds like you had a lot of sweet memories of prom.<br />I was one of those very shy girls in high school that never went to one.<br /> <br />I agree nowadays prom has really gotten out of hand. Spending so much money ~ I think its just parents trying to outdo each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-23817525400032599482010-04-28T11:43:14.138-06:002010-04-28T11:43:14.138-06:00did you graduate in 1968, I think I had that same ...did you graduate in 1968, I think I had that same dress. Well, your memories are spot on--I remember how AWFUL it would be to not go to the prom. OMG, it would have been like the end of the world. Thank GAWD I was asked. Praise Jesus. <br />Hey. I think I am Irish and Scottish too. Not sure how that happens when they hate each other so openly. lol.Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-1162540288824045482010-04-28T11:06:09.680-06:002010-04-28T11:06:09.680-06:00Your dress was perfect! Love that yellow!
The wris...Your dress was perfect! Love that yellow!<br />The wrist corsage was special, I'm happy you got 2!<br />I skipped my senior year and went on to college...no senior prom for me. I do have memories of my son's experience in the late 90's....yes, rather costly!Lila Rostenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315529639140700858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-42508390784157216642010-04-25T03:36:53.857-06:002010-04-25T03:36:53.857-06:00I never went to a prom. Had my first boyfriend as...I never went to a prom. Had my first boyfriend as a senior in high school and he couldn't afford to go. My mom offered to pay for it (though money was always tight in my house growing up), but he wasn't comfortable with that so we didn't go. Count me amongst the BFFL's. By the by, I love redheads and one of my high school crushes was a redhead by the name of Tim.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-70699056540128992702010-04-24T18:42:36.142-06:002010-04-24T18:42:36.142-06:00Julie,
That did happen! Not the bit about the brot...Julie,<br />That did happen! Not the bit about the brother/cousin, the bit about the extra boy. I suppose it probably happens every year. What happens is that some people just have to share. The year we had ours there were more girls than boys so some fellas ended up taking TWO girls! Good for them you say, but all it really means is that they have to buy two sets of flowers and chocolates and listen to the two girls natter on all night! It's all part of the fun, though, seeing who gets two partners, or who has to share.:)<br /><br />I think my school still do it, and I really hope so 'cause if you ask me it's a great tradition.Róisínhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221357100369170369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-67047331841489544272010-04-24T18:35:31.504-06:002010-04-24T18:35:31.504-06:00Oh, Roisin,
What if there was an extra girl or bo...Oh, Roisin,<br /><br />What if there was an extra girl or boy? I hope he/she didn't have to go with a brother/sister or cousin???Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693598787241469220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-28384341116158622762010-04-24T18:13:42.364-06:002010-04-24T18:13:42.364-06:00What a great photo! You look so lovely.
We don...What a great photo! You look so lovely.<br /><br />We don't have proms here either, or at least we don't call them that. Most places have a thing called a 'debs' in their final year but we just called ours 'the formal'. When I was there they used to hold it in the school gym, which we got a week off to decorate. Then they'd get caterers in and we'd have a sit down meal before a disco. Now they just hold it in a local hotel, which if you ask me just isn't the same. <br /><br />There's one thing they still do though, and I think our school was unique in doing this. A couple of days beforehand all the students in the year gather together and they put all the girls' names in one hat and all the boys' in another. Then the names are pulled out in pairs and whoever you're called with is your 'date'. It takes so much pressure off people worried about who to take. I actually had a boyfriend at the time who was in my year (and who happens to be my fiance now, 11 years later) and we had to go with different people, but that didn't matter really at all.<br /><br />Oh look, you've gone and got me all nostalgic!Róisínhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221357100369170369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-17216329077180630082010-04-24T16:44:09.145-06:002010-04-24T16:44:09.145-06:00Prom wasn't all that it was hyped up to be for...Prom wasn't all that it was hyped up to be for me.We double dated with a couple who really liked each other.We were just friends and didn't really want to be with people who were making out in the front seat. We made the best of it though, in fact I think Joe took the wheel so Len and Sarah could have the back seat.In all I'm glad I went.We had more fun after prom at the steak house.gmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879507440579599549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-78649959800565212382010-04-24T15:59:39.339-06:002010-04-24T15:59:39.339-06:00we dont have proms over here, our schooling system...we dont have proms over here, our schooling system is different. It wouldnt surprise me though to hear they are gradually creeping in over the next few years, many american trends or events seem to arrive here eventually.<br /><br />You look lovely in your dress Julie. Just think, if things had worked out differently, you could be the mother of 4 red headed sons!!! :-)<br /><br />LeaNNE XLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573431221299174647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-48424384009835538282010-04-24T14:41:26.080-06:002010-04-24T14:41:26.080-06:00I find it amusing and not very surprising that I h...I find it amusing and not very surprising that I had a dress similar to yours. Mine was the same shade of yellow, but it was empire. Same neckline. I had daisies as orchids were not in, but neither were daisies. I remember my date had a daisy too, and it fell off while we were dancing. I was so upset because I thought he "lost" it on purpose. No, I wanted something different. Poor kids gave/wore carnations, rich ones, roses.marthaberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279262830539846994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-90280841404458881122010-04-24T14:30:54.955-06:002010-04-24T14:30:54.955-06:00You look adorable! And I love your flowers.Prom, w...You look adorable! And I love your flowers.Prom, what a thought, I have really enjoyed my granddaughters dances and then prom. Always lovely and not cheap in any form. I did not go to prom, I got married. I finished my last year of school a married girl. But that did not bother me at all because I had the man of my dreams and we were making a life together.<br />My Jenny was lovely at her prom, and we did not pay a bundle for her dress, it was peach, her favorite color at the time. She looked like a walking dream to me...Thank you for the trip down memory lane...what a wonderful adventure. Hugs, MaryShopgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300376153887292794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-83478503085369650552010-04-24T13:41:31.883-06:002010-04-24T13:41:31.883-06:00Your memories of prom are wonderful. I never went...Your memories of prom are wonderful. I never went! Guess I was one of those BFFL's - :-)<br /><br />Love the picture of you in your dress.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084823218319628822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-70014934541836680132010-04-24T12:51:08.173-06:002010-04-24T12:51:08.173-06:00Proms are a very American thing I think and it was...Proms are a very American thing I think and it was never part of school life over here. You looked lovely in your Prom dress - I must admit I'd have liked to have chance to dress up like that.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510949671163422.post-72317928237028356192010-04-24T10:36:41.869-06:002010-04-24T10:36:41.869-06:00How beautiful!!! What great memories for you. I ...How beautiful!!! What great memories for you. I never made my prom. <br />Marymxtodis123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com