Our Time
The Register Star asked two teenagers, one from Belvidere North, and one from Rockford’s East High, to share their joys, their worries, and their dreams about prom, graduation and more as key moments in their lives come and go. |
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Add comment May 9th, 2008 06:06pm Sarah Wieland
One week until prom! Today we did nominations for court EXCITING! On Monday we find out who is on court and vote for King and Queen. Next Friday some of us are not going to school, we’ll be at Tabala (thats where prom is) putting up decorations! It just seems so close now! I’m just ready for prom to be here already!’
- Sarah
Add comment May 8th, 2008 04:59pm Matt Yardley
So, we have food covered…(must eb the new tradition for all to eat where prom is at), but the next question is where to get the flower? I live in Belvidere.. There’s the Flower Bin, Barr’s, Potting Shed. … etc. Where is the best? Anyone is particular? I’ve been trying to think.. And what shoudl be in the flower? Rhinestones? Or just beads? I guess last year I left it up to the employee to do what she thought was best, and then paid… maybe i should just do that this year! Random though! Two days!!!
–Matt
1 comment May 5th, 2008 04:56pm Sarah Wieland
The question on most peoples mind when it comes to prom is where do we go for dinner? Thats a very good question. I don’t exactly have the answer for that. My boyfriend and I have been thinking of about a million places to go for dinner and we can’t decide on one. Do we go somewhere that will have a lot of people or not? To begin with we wanted to go to JMK, but my mom told me no, because she didn’t want me to smell like smoke, so that one is out. We thought about Linos, Olive Garden,Giovanis,Di Giovanis, and a ton more, but we have no idea where we will go. Where to go? Does anyone have any better ideas? I didn’t think dinner would be such a huge deal.
- Sarah
Add comment May 4th, 2008 04:43pm Matt Yardley
It’s the final stretch….
Finally inside from a great day outside, body burnt, feet aching, ready for some decent sleep, i come inside to a log awaited rest. Much to my surprise i got a text. Not just any text though, it was from my prom date, Lisa. She had informed me that what she told me about her dress was completely wrong. Instead of it being baby blue, it was actually a deep blue. “GREAT,” I thought to myself. ” This would be my luck!” I started thinking about the unenthusiastic lady at the tux shop informing of the fine there would be if i messed up and needed a different color! And of course, if anyone, it would’ve been me! So now i have to trek to the mall tomorrow after school, beg the lady to let me change my color and hope all goes well!
 On a lighter note.. less than a week.. and I am insanely excited!
I hope everybody else has enjoyed their prom, or enjoyed just being out!!
–Matt
1 comment May 1st, 2008 07:54pm Sarah Wieland
I finally have a group! To begin with I thought going solo seemed pretty cool. I mean who doesn’t want to be alone with their date? But going with a group is tons of fun! I didn’t think I would have a group, until yesterday that is. On the bus my friend asked if I wanted to be in her group of about six. I said sure! Now we just need to decide where we are going to go for dinner….Hmmmm. I’m so excited for prom now! I just can’t wait!
- Sarah
Add comment April 29th, 2008 07:29pm Sarah Wieland
So the dress is finally here. Thank goodness. I almost freaked out. But thats beside the point, I didn’t ask my boyfriend to prom in a fancy way, lets face it I’m just to lazy for that. But he is going with me, He’s going to buy his tux on Thursday or Friday. He looked up the color he wanted online, seriously who does that? How would he ever know if the color actually matched. Sometimes he’s a little odd if you ask me. I love him anyways. Then he left the little piece of my dress on my coffee table, so he really wouldn’t know if the tux matched or not. He had to come back the next day and get it. I sure hope he gets the right color.
- Sarah
Add comment April 28th, 2008 08:10pm Matt Yardley
As us prom goers count down the final remaining days until our ‘big day’, we still think about the finsihing plans left to be done. Pictures as an example. Where should we take them at? Living in Belvidere, we’ve always just taken pictures at the Belvidere Park… But that’s where everyone gets them done it seems like. So this year, i’m thinking that maybe Sinnissippi Park would be a good idea. Though I’ve never been to that park, I’ve heard all good things. Keeping in mind that “pictures can be remembered for a lifetime” why not make our senior prom a memorable one starting from minute one … the pictures!
**This is a picture i found online at Sinnissippi… Good spot eh?!
–Matt
Add comment April 25th, 2008 09:58pm Matt Yardley
Two weekds before prom, and i’m trying to think about when i should get my tux. Hopefully going this weekend. Haven’t decided where in the area I should go? Any ideas? Though about the mall… They’ve usually been pretty good about getting things for me. As anyone realized what it takes to get one? Ha. It seems that the girls get all the attention for “the perfect dress!”, but the guys have quite a bit of work as well.. we have to match the color. tie or bow? type of schoes? White or black suit? pin stripes or no pinstripes? All the questions that have to be answered!!! Makes for an “interesting” time!!!!
 We’ll see. I’ll get a picture of my tux when i get one!
–Matt
Add comment April 22nd, 2008 04:22pm Sarah Wieland
I wonder if anyone else is having as much trouble with their prom dress as I am. My mom called the place that I got my dress last night and the woman basically said they didn’t know where it was. Now she is on the phone with her and she’s saying that it won’t come in until next week. Thats two weeks before prom. There is no way I’m going to be able to get it fitted on time. I’m so angry with that place right now. But on a lighter note I’m excited that prom is only three weeks away!
- Sarah
1 comment April 22nd, 2008 09:00am Matt Yardley
Big Group? Or small group? Usually teens like to go with all of their friends to prom, but should there be a limit to the group size? I think that keeping the group smaller keeps everybody closer to have a better time than to have a large group and trying to make sure that everyone is happy and no one is getting the feeling of being left out. I thought about this after my date told me that we would be going with atleast 13 people. “Woah!” Maybe I’m wrong, but i think that groups should be of at most six or seven. Just my ideas though!
–Matt
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