tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post1577801325671022176..comments2024-01-21T15:03:35.162-07:00Comments on Lara Schiffbauer's Motivation for Creation: Oh, Those High School Dances Blog HopLara Schiffbauerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-31079033361899207142012-05-14T15:32:59.591-06:002012-05-14T15:32:59.591-06:00If it makes you feel an better, I went on ZERO da...If it makes you feel an better, I went on ZERO dates in high school. :) And it cracks me up that the guy you met at a church retreat stole a car. That's life for you. :) High school is horribly difficult in so many weird ways! :)<br /><br />(Sorry I'm so late getting around this blog hop!)A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-35345907946644617942012-05-12T09:14:06.433-06:002012-05-12T09:14:06.433-06:00Hi Lara! I didn't go to the prom. My friends a...Hi Lara! I didn't go to the prom. My friends and I held a "prom reject party" and got toasted while plotting how we would crash the prom. I think we all just stayed comfortably in my friend's rec room, though, getting toasted.Lori Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620948486937870103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-24093001284938033592012-05-10T17:41:49.778-06:002012-05-10T17:41:49.778-06:00Ah, yes, the bathroom. The meeting and fighting p...Ah, yes, the bathroom. The meeting and fighting place of women (or women wanna-bes)!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-12307717545126900582012-05-10T17:40:47.576-06:002012-05-10T17:40:47.576-06:00Smart daughter! I have boys, so I don't know w...Smart daughter! I have boys, so I don't know what it'll be like when they are old enough for Prom. At least girls get to keep the dress!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-41025625115255706292012-05-10T17:39:04.110-06:002012-05-10T17:39:04.110-06:00I'm so glad you had happy memories. I have so...I'm so glad you had happy memories. I have some of other dances. It was just prom that was kind of lame.Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-21347395079725330912012-05-10T17:35:28.614-06:002012-05-10T17:35:28.614-06:00Thanks, Cindy! It is what it is, huh!Thanks, Cindy! It is what it is, huh!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-35721780189349159852012-05-10T17:34:09.247-06:002012-05-10T17:34:09.247-06:00The odd boyfriend. I think I had one of those. I...The odd boyfriend. I think I had one of those. I didn't have many boyfriends, though. I always knew within three dates if I could stand to be around them, and most of the ones that actually asked me out didn't make it past two... That sounds terrible, doesn't it?Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-90522573711670443062012-05-10T17:31:59.714-06:002012-05-10T17:31:59.714-06:00Aww, that's so sweet. And I think I would have...Aww, that's so sweet. And I think I would have liked the Pub better than the Prom!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-66787300542274094692012-05-10T13:22:52.026-06:002012-05-10T13:22:52.026-06:00Sounds like Prom! I never went to mine, but I did ...Sounds like Prom! I never went to mine, but I did go to college formals. Oh the drama! Most of which took place in the bathroom. :)Coleen Patrickhttp://coleenpatrick.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-68930100638192128892012-05-10T12:49:16.060-06:002012-05-10T12:49:16.060-06:00Proms and dances are overrated. Yes, I truly belie...Proms and dances are overrated. Yes, I truly believe that! Even my daughter who just graduated last year says the same thing. "Mom, we wasted soooo much money!"<br /><br />Oh, and I'm sure your 80's hair was no worse than my mop!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691497935668743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-9555936902557440952012-05-10T07:50:24.778-06:002012-05-10T07:50:24.778-06:00Proms...all my memories are quite good. Mom made a...Proms...all my memories are quite good. Mom made all my dresses. One of them was on the poofy side, but they were all beautiful. My mom was a marvelous seamstress. Thanks for the moms' week plug! :)Karen S. Elliotthttp://www.karenselliott.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-3824257044637545582012-05-10T06:47:42.387-06:002012-05-10T06:47:42.387-06:00I had a big fat zero number of dates in high schoo...I had a big fat zero number of dates in high school. Proms? Hah. I was the weird girl everyone poked fun at. No friends, no boyfriends. A loner. Which I think is why I am a fool for writing. I grew up pursuing hobbies by myself and read a lot. So don't feel alone!Cindy Keen Reyndershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538914807361602296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-82322754072243323812012-05-10T06:15:42.809-06:002012-05-10T06:15:42.809-06:00Oh Lara. I didn't date much in high school. I ...Oh Lara. I didn't date much in high school. I didn't share my senior prom pix, because that was the odd boyfriend. I always say you have to date one really weird guy to appreciate the really good ones.Stacy S. Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646270238659432058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-56930978211181312472012-05-10T01:47:44.756-06:002012-05-10T01:47:44.756-06:00Hey Lara,
I would have invited you to join me and...Hey Lara,<br /><br />I would have invited you to join me and the other "detainees" at my version of the Breakfast Club anyday :)<br /><br />I would have done prom in '88, too... only in Ireland we didn't have The Prom... we had The Pub :)<br /><br />(Still do, actually, it's a place for all ages... er, I mean all legally-drinking ages :)Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-32845545887399709052012-05-09T19:28:30.440-06:002012-05-09T19:28:30.440-06:00I'm still clueless. Now, though, it doesn'...I'm still clueless. Now, though, it doesn't matter much. I've made my peace with my introverted side!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-61413691880616961712012-05-09T19:21:23.693-06:002012-05-09T19:21:23.693-06:00Yeah, I had a crappy high school experience in ter...Yeah, I had a crappy high school experience in terms of dating, too, but it was probably my own fault for being way too shy :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-90978553238014208802012-05-09T19:08:14.681-06:002012-05-09T19:08:14.681-06:00That is why I still suspect he just wanted out, an...That is why I still suspect he just wanted out, and his sister was just being kind. :(Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-41208522295380152072012-05-09T18:28:34.107-06:002012-05-09T18:28:34.107-06:00Who grounds a guy from prom? That's just mean!...Who grounds a guy from prom? That's just mean! You know you are leaving the girl in a pinch.Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-57355144438540080162012-05-09T18:18:16.342-06:002012-05-09T18:18:16.342-06:00My thoughts exactly. That's why I dumped him ...My thoughts exactly. That's why I dumped him as quickly as I could after the dance! I'm glad you had fun with your date!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-67550843467894135272012-05-09T18:16:51.501-06:002012-05-09T18:16:51.501-06:00I guess I could have posted a senior picture - at ...I guess I could have posted a senior picture - at least you'd see the 80's hair! It is horrifying!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-40578285560093304692012-05-09T18:15:33.913-06:002012-05-09T18:15:33.913-06:00It's a right of passage, I suppose! :)It's a right of passage, I suppose! :)Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-73875574114700356352012-05-09T18:14:53.681-06:002012-05-09T18:14:53.681-06:00Yeah! We could bring our spouses, so it would actu...Yeah! We could bring our spouses, so it would actually be fun!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-55695738275293154342012-05-09T18:14:19.798-06:002012-05-09T18:14:19.798-06:00It was a crazy dress, with crazy permed hair. Tha...It was a crazy dress, with crazy permed hair. Thanks for not mocking!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-25142129652996633352012-05-09T18:13:21.939-06:002012-05-09T18:13:21.939-06:00I have no idea where they went. I must have subcon...I have no idea where they went. I must have subconsciously hid it from myself!Lara Schiffbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546286607078965432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871196542873255795.post-31974764532341389202012-05-09T16:32:03.558-06:002012-05-09T16:32:03.558-06:00Oh man! We need to have a dance just to remedy you...Oh man! We need to have a dance just to remedy you dance memories. I totally want to see a picture of that dress though! Oh-yeah! Ha! I love looking back at the things I wore. Some of it is so horrifying!Leigh Covingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377634002477171615noreply@blogger.com