The three other grades left a ton of space on the fence, so our fence was not only huge but also looked really cool! So we won fence. The trashcan was probably my favorite that we've ever done in the past four years. We took second, but that's ok. Our entire grade's names were printed on the side of the trashcan, then the lid was covered in newspaper articles of the past years with our grade's accomplishments. I loved it so much (I almost cried haha)! Our skit was just not planned very well, so we took third.. Really it was just embarrassing to be up there with everyone staring blankly at you as they try to understand your skit. But our float won too!! It was an airplane that said "Soaring to Victory" on the side.
For the parade, I rode with the soccer team on a fire truck. That's the first time I've gotten to do that and I loved it!! I love being a part of a team. The football game was also a victory! We played North Sevier and I'm pretty sure they got mercy ruled in the first quarter of the game. But football mercy rule is just when they let the clock run. We beat them 62-0, which is Sam Woodruff's number, a boy in my grade who passed away Freshman year.
A good friend asked me to the dance, and I was pretty excited because I'd just planned on staying home and watching a movie! Sym had a volleyball game earlier that day, so I went to support her. I think I stayed a little too long though, because five minutes after I got home Cody drove up. At this point I had barely plugged in my straightener to START doing my hair, I had no make-up on, and I was in gym shorts and a tee shirt. Poor Cody!! I quickly opened the door, apologized, and sprinted downstairs to change. I threw on a dress, put on some heels, and sadly that's all I could do, because all my make-up and lotion is kept upstairs in the bathroom. So that's how I went to Homecoming- all natural! The date was still a blast. We doubled with Derek and Lily! First, we ate breakfast-for-dinner at the Diner. The dance didn't start until 7:00, and we got done eating at 6:20. Cody said he knew an awesome spot to watch the sunset, so we drove up the mountain! We missed the actual sunset by minutes, but it was still gorgeous (and freezing)! We all agreed that this had to be a tradition, so hopefully Derek and Cody get more guys involved so Lily and I can still be a part of it. The dance itself was alright, but Moab dances never had a great reputation anyway. We only made it to the last 40 minutes of the dance, so we didn't have to Cotton Eye Joe, or whip, or macarena, or any of those (overplayed) songs. After the dance, we went to a fire at Kenzie's house, and that was super fun!! It was definitely one of my favorite dates.
