The mum is only worn at school on Friday and at the football game. Thats why it is so hard for a cost-concious mom like me to justify spending over $100 on something to wear for a few hours. I bought a cheap mum and spruced it up just for her date. Ex: He likes crazy socks so I made socks for it.
The dance is Saturday and that's an ordeal in itself. The kids get in groups for HC, so they exchange the mum/garter as a group, go to the game as a group, game after party as a group, meet for pictures on Saturday as a group, go to dinner as a group, go to the dance as a group, go to the after party as a group. They might have a date in the group but they might not. Dance prep begins around noon with hair, nails and makeup. Pictures are usually around 5-ish with dinner to follow. Our dance was 8:30-11:30, but some kids skip the dance all together and the ones who go don't dance. The after party can go anywhere until 2:30am or be a sleepover with boys at one house and girls at a nearby house.
Think of your Senior Prom and that is the hype around Homecoming.
Now, my ugly secret: I let my kid leave practice early to get ready on Saturday, our coaches don't realize how much money and time go into this and calling a practice until 6:00 on Saturday wasn't sitting too well with me after I spent $700 on this adventure.
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