The day after the girls birthday they both went on their first dates. They each asked a guy out to the MORP dance which was Duck Dynasty Themed. They both had a great time and they both had a very different experience.
Nichole went on a date with a boy from the ward named Treyton. I went over and picked him up and dropped them both off at Eagle River High School for the football game. This was the first part of their date. It was chilly outside so they were both dressed really warm (BTW no pictures were allowed because Nichole wouldn't let me). They were going to meet up with their friends there. The plan was after the football game they were going to go to dinner and then over to the dance. Which was for the most part how it turned out. I of course didn't hear from her until after the dance when I went to pick her up. Notice I didn't say them. I only picked up Nichole. I was just as shocked as you were. I was expecting to pick them both up and drop Treyton off at home.
Here's the scoop. I dropped them both off at the game. Which was awkward for Nichole because Treyton is a football player for the JV team and ended up knowing a lot of people at the game and really only talking to his friends that he knew and not to her. They couple that they were meeting up with there didn't end up finding them until way into the game.
After the game Treyton's parents showed up and took them to eat. So not only was Nichole ditched by her friend that she was supposed to be going to dinner with but Treytons whole family, that's right WHOLE family crashed their date. They ended up going to some burger joint in downtown Anchorage. Where Nichole got interrogated by his parents (his parents are both police officers). But on the same time she didn't end up having to pay for dinner so that was a plus.
After dinner they were dropped off at the dance on time mind you. If you have ever gone to a LDS stake dance you would know that you never, ever show up to a dance ON TIME! You are always fashionably late. They were at the dance without another person their age there for over 45 minutes. That is a huge chaperon to teenager ratio. You know that you are early when the DJ is calling you by name to try to get you to dance. Honestly in what world would they actually get up and dance. Its awkward enough to dance when kids your own age are around but to have 20 adults watch you do it. That is just worse. But on the bright side they did get to finally talk just the two of them.
After the dance I went to pick them up. But Nichole was the only one that came traipsing over to see me. I asked her where her date was and she replied that he was going home with another girl. The date went that well that he had to go home with another girl? In actuality the girl that he went home with was having a family party at her house and his parents were there. They just thought that it would be easier. I must say I thought that it was a little odd. All in all it wasn't ideal as a first date but it was fun for her. I asked if she would ever go on a date with that boy again and she said yes as long as his family wasn't there.
The next Sunday I saw them and told them that I was offended that I didn't get invited to family dinner. Come on why can their whole family crash and I not get invited to that. I always joke that I am going to crash my kids dates but I would never really do it.
Natalie's first date didn't have as much twist and turns in it as Nichole's and was relatively calm compared to Nichole's. They didn't plan on an activity before the dance besides dinner. Natalie got to hang out and relax before her date. She got a call from Cara (the girl that went with her) to let her know that she was on her way to pick her up. The plan was that Cara would pick up her date, pick up Natalie, and then go and pick up Natalie's date Mitch. After everyone was picked up they came back to the house and got their pictures taken by me. Following pictures they went to dinner at Taproot. They had a lot of fun. They ordered a pizza to share and every time that the waitress came over they would swap places that they were sitting. In hopes of confusing her. It worked. After the dinner they went to the dance (of course the showed up a respectable hour late). They danced and had fun. After the dance Natalie was dropped off first because Mitch insisted that he walk Natalie to the front door. Even though they had to back track past the church to take him home. She had a great time and really seemed to enjoy her first date!
I really had a fun time dating people and can't wait until the girls get to date a whole bunch well maybe not a whole bunch but a respectable amount.
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