Welcome to Homecoming

I went out shopping today, and was pleasantly greeted by racks of colorful tulle and glitter. It was a little reminder that homecoming is around the corner. And it got me thinking, while homecoming  can be one of the best times, it can also be a very stressful time. I personally thing that almost every homecoming related even has both a good side and a bad side. First off, there’s the “ date drama”.  I am I going to get asked? If so, who? If I go with him what will people think? Whose group would we go in? Having been both dateless and with a date, I know how frustrating it can be. Don't get me wrong, going with a date was great. I mean honestly, there's nothing like the rush of getting. But I never expected the after part to be so stressful. While my date and I were friends, our friends weren't, so deciding on a group was really hard-no one wants to be without friends on homecoming! So we ended up creating a group with both of our friends, which only created even more stress. Since I tend to be a little OCD, I was the one on charge of coordinating rides, pictures, reservations, etc. And, wow, I never knew how hard it was to get a reservation for about 16 people, thats all i'm going to say. On the other hand, the next year I never got asked. But during the time before the dance I was so stressed about finding a date, then once the reality set in that I wasn't getting asked, I was so disappointed that I got more stressed. Then I had to figure out whether or not I was going and that was hard because I didn't want to be the lone single, but I thought that going in an all single group would make me look pathetic( It doesn't. Actually, I now wish I would have cause it seems like a lot more fun). In both situations share one of the most stressful aspects of homecoming though……Dress shopping. I love dress shopping, actually I adore it. But, I don't know what happens, whenever I'm standing there next to my friends in a potential dress, I seem to criticize every aspect of myself. Why are my shoulders so broad? Is my face always that oily? Ugh, she looks soooooo small. I defiantly need to lose weight before the dance. And then comes the awful "appearance stress". Its the cause of crash diets, tears and angry. I mean that alone is enough stress, the date and group stuff only adds to the tension of the delicate situation. And now that our homecoming is a little over a month away, all these stresses and annoying questions seem to circulate in my mind. Ugh.