The One With the Senior Prom

 

 

As if this week could not get busy enough, the senior prom was tonight. First, to get things started, I had to pick up Bri from school and get her to a hair appointment. Those are always fun moments.

Then, Bri had to get ready, which took some time. In the meantime, I made sure the boutonniere and corsage were picked up.

Jack arrived at around 3:30 to make sure they could take off to get something quick to eat and arrive at DHS by 4:30. Parents were then invited to the high school for the promenade - a time when each couple is announced and they walk around the gym. We hung out with Jack's parents, as well as Alaina's mother (Alaina was also going) as each couple circled the gym. It was an amazing scene (though people did leave before everyone walked around, which I thought was a shame).  

Students then boarded the bus and went to Salisbury, where the prom as held. After the prom, Jack's mother acted as chaffeur, getting them to two different all night after prom parties, which quite nice of her to do.

Bri was exhausted - pretty much wiped out all of Friday. But it was a great night!!!

The One With Awards Night

 

 

Not to be undone, we were back at DHS for the third night in a row to attend awards night. That is a night when students at the high school earn awards for the classes they are in. 

We had heard that both Bri and Chiff would be receiving awards at the ceremony. And, that proved out to be true....though it took a LOOOONG time for each of them to be called up.

Bri won the Instrumental Music Award for her work in band...which was amazing.

Chiff won the TV Production Award for his work in TV production...which he loves.

 A fun night - capping off a three day awards ceremony week.

The One With the National Honor Society

 

 

One day after Bri was inducted into the French Honor Society, she was inducted into the National Honor Society. This is an honor given to junior students to be part of the historic high school National Honor Society.

It was an amazing night as Bri was inducted with several friends, such as Erica, Raina, and Alaina. There was a nice ceremony where the officers of the prior year explain the traditions of the NHS and also share a little bit about the requirements of being in it.

Each student was called up for their photo opp moment. However, what was neat is they did about 12 book awards for various colleges. This is an honor bestowed by former alumni of a college to juniors that comes with an actual book, a certificate, and a waiver for applying to the college. Erica got one, but the surprise of the night (at least for us and Bri) is when she was called up to get one.

She earned the Suffolk University Book Award, which was awesome. Ironically, her uncle, Mark went there (so of course, we texted and showed him the picture right away). It was an honor that pleasantly surprised all of us.

What is even more fun is that this marked the second day in a row that Bri got into an honor society that one of her parents was in. I got into the National Honor Society back in high school many year ago. 

The One With Bri's French National Honor Society

 

 

Tonight, we went to DHS for the National Foreign Language Honor Society inductions. Bri was nominated and accepted into Papillon, which is the French chapter of the Honor Society at DHS.

 

What was funny about this is that Bri was actually invited to join last year, but declined, thinking it was extra work. As a result, it was mainly sophomores who were inducted...but there were a handful of juniors as well.

 

It was a quick ceremony - those are always fun - but it marked the first honor society that Bri literally shared with one of her parents. Emmie was inducted into the Spanish version of the society when she was in high school. Very cool!!!

The One with Alamo Drafthouse and Agrrodr1ft

 

 

Last night, I took Kiff and Adrian into Boston to see a movie called Agrrodr1ft. Kiff had been talking about this movie for some time. It was from a director - Harmony Korine - trying to innovate movies by shooting in infrared. While it was different - it reminded me of the weird vibe from the original Tron with the grayscale and computer colors - I am not sure how much it will catch on.

 

The movie was about the internal conflict of a well-trained assassin whose job it is to take out another assassin that he trained. He has internal conflict and  struggles with what to do. Although, he is able to grapple with this internal conflict and make choices that better his situation. To be fair, it had a great score (in fact, we found out the plan was to have QA with the composer, but he couldn't make it at the last minutes. The movie itself was weird, with supernatural and god-like imagery. But, at least Korine was trying to do something different.

The Drafthouse is a good place to see a movie. And the parking is right below it...so it is convenient.

The One With Bri's 17th Birthday and My Two Strikes and a Spare

 

 

Bri turned 17 today and so, we turned it into a Bri day,  to have fun and enjoy. As a result, she had a great 17th birthday.

 

First, we woke up and treated her to breakfast. She decided she wanted Nick and Andy's - always a good choice. I was happy to get it and realized that one of my favorite waitresses from Texas Roadhouse and Reds Tavern works there now. 

 

Then, we watched the pilot episode of Growing Pains, which was shocking to the kids. Both Bri and Kiff did not like the version of Jason in that episode.  He was a lot gruffer - and wanted his wife a lot - which they were unfamiliar with.

After that, we went to Kings Bowling, where we bowled, had some nachoes and chix fingers, and played arcade games. It is ten pin bowling, so we had to use the big balls. It took some time, but after a while, we got the knack of it (Kiff did put up the bumpers for himself, Bri, and Emmie). I actually found out this works better for me than candlepin. I got two strikes - something I rarely get - and a spare. I even bowled an 85 through 7 strings on the second round (it stopped there because we ran out of time).

We came home and did our scavenger hunt as well as present opening. Emmie realized she didn't do a bad job getting gifts (after lamenting that she had for three days). 

For supper, we went to Double Bull, which has some good food. Then, we came home and had cake. Jack came over to join us for that.

All and all, a very happy 17th birthday!!!