Prom Night - May 12, 1990

My senior prom was a night I'll never forget.  I had a blast.  My date was the infamous baby daddy.

I had a part-time clerical job during my senior year.  I was determined to get the dress and accessories I wanted. Mind you they are in my basement somewhere.  I'm sure they're probably dry-rotted by now.

I still have the receipt from that dress.  It was on layaway for a month.  When I made my last payment, all I had left was bus fare home.

I didn't let anyone see it before that day.  I went and got my hair done, came home & got dressed.  My mother was just a boo-hooing when I came down the stairs. My then toddler son, goes, "Ooooooooo mama!"  He ran towards me & my mother snatched him back really quick.  She shook her finger at him & said, "Don't you mess up my baby's dress!"

His dad came to pick me up & it started raining!  I was so upset but determined not to let it get the best of me.  We made our obligatory rounds & headed to the downtown Sheraton. 

The food sucked, but the music was jamming!  We all had a fabulous time.

The whole hotel room afterwards thing was moot as far as I was concerned.  I already had a baby!  I went home, snuggled up with my bambino & called it a night.

Back in the day, Six Flags the day after prom was customary.  The donor's car broke down that morning so we didn't go.

Later on that day (Mother's Day), one of my classmates was gunned down & killed as she stood on her front porch.  She was leaving the house & headed for Six Flags.  {RIP Chelle}  That was a Mother's Day I'll never forget.

The few weeks we had left as high school seniors were not very happy ones, but we did what we could to make the best of it.