Dawn and Jillian are passed out on the sectional sofa, so I
can get started on today’s journal entry while Rowen and I watch the rest of
the Halloween movie the four of us started to watch together about a half hour
ago.
It’s been another awesome day, and while there was
definitely some Halloween-scary going on tonight; Rowen and I have decided that
we really love school dances.
Before I get to that, though, let’s cover the rest of the
day. We’re all the way back to fall
temperatures, so Tai Chi was indoors; followed by a hot shower; hot breakfast
cereal and drinks; and a cold walk to school with Rowen for me while Dad got a
ride to work with Aunt Leanne. All of
the teachers did their best to keep us focused on our lessons today, but that
wasn’t easy when every kid and teen was more interested in the weekend plans;
with the dance, Haunted Halloween Walk, and parties at the top of the fun list.
There isn’t anything particularly exciting to report on from
our classes today, though Rowen and I had fun – especially since we were among
the few kids in our class that were able to concentrate on what we were
supposed to be doing while also being entertained by classmates who were more
interested in goofing around and chatting about the impending extra-curricular
activities. Some of that, especially
from the girls, was a bit scary, but scary can sometimes be funny too; and
usually was today.
When we were free from school for the weekend, Rowen and I
stopped in at the computer store for a visit; went to Rowen’s place to pack everything
she’d need for the weekend; get her costume gown; and then moved on to my
house. Mom was already working on dinner
by then, so we took Ethan and Ehlana along with us and went up to my room to
hang out with them while she was busy. Since
we were going to have company all weekend; that worked out great for the twins
too; since we could do a nice long telepathic chat with them before they needed
to play normal toddlers while Dawn and Jillian were here.
Mom and Dad weren’t doing a dinner and a movie night this
week, so Rowen was our only dinner guest; and Mom went with an easy-meal menu
so that we could sit down and eat shortly after Dad got home from work; and
have everything cleaned up by the time Violet pulled into the driveway with
Dawn and Jillian. They’d left Woodvale
within a half hour of getting out of school, but had hit traffic snarls getting
through Crystal Springs, and it had been nearly seven o’clock by the time they made
it to town. I’d expected Dillon to be
over right away too, but Violet advised us that he was at the football game
with Jake, Stephanie, and some of their friends – mostly because they were
usually working at the Inn on Friday
nights. She was going to meet up with
them there, but went upstairs to grab a shower and get ready for the dance
first. Rowen and I helped Dawn and
Jillian get their bags up to the third floor bedroom that they’d likely only be
using for a change room, and then we went back downstairs to hang out with Mom,
Dad, and the twins for a while before Rowen and I would need to get ready for
the dance too.
Violet was dressed for watching football on a cold night
when she was ready to go, but had a bag with her costume with her. Since I now know what she and Stephanie wore
to the dance, I can assure you that there were several very good reasons why
they didn’t wear their costumes to the game; and I’ll guess that Uncle Rick
would have wanted Violet to wear more than the jacket or shawl that Dad wanted
me to wear with my gown. I’m absolutely
positive that Aunt Leanne will be impressed when she finds out; and Dillon and
Jake both looked like they were very happy campers tonight.
Every member of our football team, and all of their biggest
fans, were happy tonight too. They won
their game against Mount Pleasant
twenty-seven to zero. Apparently the
game was a lot closer than the score implied, and it was Kyle Landry and our
defense that kept Mount Pleasant from even getting a decent field goal attempt,
and nothing even remotely close to a touchdown opportunity. Rowen and I found that out at the dance, but
we were at the school shortly before the game ended – right on time for the
start of the dance.
Yes, that did mean that were there too early, but we were
saved any reputation hit by a pair of teens who drafted us to help out with a
few set-up errands that kept us busy until the action really got going.
I don’t know if it happens for every school dance, since
this was my first, but we had quite a few visiting teens from other
schools. Since the Mount Pleasant
football team and their fans were already in town for the game, I wasn’t really
surprised to see that nearly all of the teens stayed for the party, and all
together, we had around two hundred tweens and teens in the gym. That added some extra weird to the night,
from my perspective, but since our visiting partiers were almost all high
school students; Rowen and I didn’t have to worry about being targets of the
weird and hormonal. I’d say that Jake
and Dillon both had to keep close to their seriously hot girlfriends, but then
Violet and Stephanie had nearly as much to worry about from the girls that were
eyeing their boyfriends all night.
Of course, I got teased for asking both Dillon and Jake to
dance with me; and then got teased some more for turning Jake down later when I
smelled a set-up coming – and spotted Stephanie pulling Michael out onto the
dance floor. My little plan to ask them
each to dance had been specifically to avoid any traps, and for what seemed like
the first time in a long while; it worked, and I didn’t end up with any
personal weird or scary moments. I don’t
know if Michael did or not, since I kept my distance on purpose; but I’ll guess
that his night was mostly fun with just a small chance of some weird. Now that Vanessa had given up on him, tonight
he had another of our classmates, Lisa, inviting him to dance with her at least
a half-dozen times. Since Tim was busy
with Nora all night, I think that worked out just fine for Michael; and Lisa
looked thrilled every time they were together.
Rowen had some commentary for me about Michael and Lisa, and
I’ll guess she perfectly predicted what Aunt Leanne will have to say to me when
she finds out about that part of the dance news. Since teasing me kept her from brooding about
a certain other guy; I was glad to provide her with the distraction. We also danced our butts off. Other school dances might do more slow
dances, but tonight it was mostly up-tempo songs, and it seemed like nearly
every other song was Halloween-themed.
While we had a blast tonight, Rowen and I also had an
eleven-thirty ride home from Dad that wasn’t optional. Since there were a lot of couples getting
very cozy by then, that worked out just fine for us – especially since there
was some specific action going on that Rowen did not want to hang around to
witness. Aunt Leanne may be disappointed
in me again, but Dad sure seemed happy to see us meet him outside without any
guys escorting us to his truck like we saw happening with some of the other
kids being picked up early by their parents.
Ethan and Ehlana hadn’t been in bed all that long after
staying up to watch a movie with Mom, Dad, Dawn, and Jillian, and while Dad had
picked us up; Mom had sent Dawn and Jillian upstairs to get ready for bed while
she put a bedtime snack together for all of us.
Rowen and I did the dance recap for them while we had our snack and
drinks, and then Mom and Dad went up to bed; Rowen and I got changed too; and
then we met up with Dawn and Jillian in the lounge for the late movie.
There isn’t much else to report. Violet was going over to Dillon’s after the
dance, and I honestly won’t be all that surprised if she’s either really late
getting home – or sometime after breakfast if she and Dillon fall asleep in the
living room while they’re getting some alone time. Rowen and I are going to finish watching the
movie while we do a little more surfing; and then we’ll head to bed. She’s working at the store in the morning,
and I have yard work; but sleeping in a bit later than usual is an option; so
we’re not in all that big of a hurry to call it a night – plus we’re both still
winding down after a couple of fairly high-octane hours of fun. It may take a while to do that, but this
little part of my nightly computing is done, so...
...say ‘goodnight, Cassie’.
“Goodnight, Cassie.”
