Me and You and a dog named Boo: Prom!

So the last time I posted I was going on about prom, well last weekend was prom and it was an amazing day!

The day started off with my mom giving me an early birthday surprise. See my 19th birthday is next Saturday {scary!} She had been planning with my closest friends to surprise me at my senior picture photo shoot! {the third one} As you know it's been a pretty rough go for me and we are super excited that I am graduating... I honestly didn't think it was going to happen. But that's another story for another time. It was a really good surprise having all of my friends show up in their cap and gowns and just be the crazy kids that we are!

After that the prom festivities began, in Utah we make a day out of our high school dances. I mean literally a day out of it. We have a day activity and play around before we get ready, then there is pictures, dinner, then the dance. After that we usually go and do something after the dance. It takes ALL day. It's a blast. My group went to a place called Laserquest. It is seriously the best laser tag place that I've been too. We did fairly well... I haven't played in the longest time so I was a little rusty.

So I have a little secret that I am ready to spill... my prom date was my cousin Nick. Yes I went to prom with a cousin, get over it. We had been planning this since our freshman year. He lives in California so I don't get to see him a lot. Sometimes just once a year... if that. I was really happy that I got to spend some quality time with him before we both graduate. He graduates next Friday, and since I still am in school I am not able to go and see him walk.. So this was our last high school hoorah together. I couldn't have asked for a better date. He taught me how to dance and made me feel like a princess! The dress helped with that too!! It was fun and I am not ashamed or embarrassed that I went to my senior prom with my cousin!!

So I know what some of you are thinking.... how did I do it with my P.O.T.S? Well this year we tried something different. The Wednesday before prom I went to my doctors office and got an IV put in and did fluids at home. It was kind of an experiment that my family and I did to see if fluids before would make a difference. Let me tell you what IT DID!!!

It is really uncomfortable but really worth it. If you have P.O.T.S and you are reading this I highly recommend doing this before a big dance or wedding or whatever. It's really helpful. Well enough talk time for pictures!