It's That Time Of The Year....

YES. It's here. I'm sooooo excited..... NOT. Prom dress shopping, one of my most hated activities in the world. This year will be the third year I am going to prom, and no I am not complaining that I got asked the previous years, but I do feel a little bit overwhelmed. I have literally spent hundreds on all of my dresses. It makes me sick to think about what I could do with the money I have spent on three dresses. Although many people say, "you can just borrow", or, "you can buy used", or even "why don't you just wear last years?" I have to disagree. First of all NO ONE is going to wear a dress they have already worn, but I wonder why not? The dress I bought last year was still my most favorite dress I have ever tried on. I would gladly wear it year after year, but I can't because I wonder what people will think. I believe prom is one great cliche. Everyone has already built up their idea of what it's supposed to be like. The boy asks you in the cutest way possible almost like you are getting married, the girl buys the dress that makes her feel like a princess, the moms take endless pictures, and basically it is one of the best nights of any high school student. Well that is supposed be what it's like, right? I wish there was some way my friends and I could revamp prom and make is something new. Like what if we all wore thrift shop dresses? One of my friends had the idea to wear our mother's prom dresses. I think that would be awesome. It would take a lot of stress out of searching for the "perfect dress", the "perfect date", and achieving the "perfect night." Secondly, I think that a lot more people would be willing to go enjoy themselves at the prom if it was changed somehow. Now don't get me wrong, I love doing my hair, nails, spray tan, and feeling awesome. Prom is like one of the only times I have to work from 11am to 5pm on my appearance, and I do love it. This year has just made me realize how much money people spend on prom. I tried on a dress that was $738.00! That is literally a plane ticket to somewhere, or a payment on a new car! I am astounded by the money that is spent on one single night a year, and it has got me thinking. Besides revamping prom I think that next year I'm going to try and set up a prom dress exchange or sale. Between Hazen, Beulah, Center, Killdeer, and Glen Ullin I think that we could get a bunch of wonderful dresses together and have just one day where girls from all over could come try on each other's dresses. That alone would save hundreds of dollars and a lot of stress. Next year, I am going to try something completely different to help girls all over relieve themselves of the stress of prom.