HOMECOMING 2010 - Ryan Style

Ryan went to the Homecoming dance this year. He started by choosing a good friend to go with. He and Jeremy brainstormed until they came up with an idea on how to ask....armed with chalk and chocolate, they went over to the unsuspecting girl's house. They drew beautiful pictures and asked the all important question...
They outlined the word "Homecoming" with chocolate. Each of the stars had a milkyway in the center...YUM!!!

Here is the shocked girl, Rebecca, when she got home and saw the "artwork".

She pulled out the flashlight so she wouldn't miss anything!

She answered right away with a text saying yes, since her mother thought she should answer right away. That answer was followed up with a box filled with little pieces of paper. Mixed in with these papers were folded papers numbered 1 - 5. Each number gave you a clue as to where #5 was located. It was tucked away in the side of the box. On #5, it said...."If you can go through all that trouble just for one word, then I can definitely say I'd love to go with you."

The morning of Homecoming found these two, plus the couple they were going with, at band practice. That was followed by a competition at the Armed Forces Invitational. There they all performed WONDERFULLY! They ended up in 4th place all around with the highest score they have ever received of 72.5! Exhausted and happy, they all rode back to the school on the bus. They rushed home to shower and get dressed. Luckily...they are all band kids and know how to hustle...thus they were able to gather in a timely manner...except for Tubz, who had a "short nap" in the shower.

While they were waiting, the Paparizzi...aka..Lee MacKay, did a great job of photographing! Here they look a little nervous...hmmm...maybe Tubz wouldn't show up...maybe Ryan would be stuck with 2 dates!?!

It is so much easier to go on these types of dates with someone who is a friend that you are comfortable with!

Let's not forget the donning of the corsage. Thanks to the family friend, Julie Zelasko!!!! That went off without a hitch. Julie saved us the embarrassment of not having one by making it at the last minute. It sure was beautiful and matched her dress. You would have thought it was tailored just for that dress!

Here we must pause to bask in the beauty of this couple.....

Finally, Tubz (Justin Nelson) awoke and relieved the tension! Here he is with his date...Megan McEachern.

These 2 young men were lucky to go with these 2 BEAUTIFUL young women!

Look at that....not only beautiful, but they have personality too!

These 2 young women were lucky to be able to go with these 2 HANDSOME young men!

Oh look....what luck, they have personality too!

Here is the foursome getting ready to go and EAT!

They finally were able to shake off the paparazzi...and head on off to dinner.

They ate at Shangri La....Chinese food...YUM YUM YUM.

After eating, they headed off to the dance. They danced the night away and had a BLAST! They left a little early to beat the rush. Somehow, their car ended up at Village Inn. They completed their date with Pie all around.

Exhausted, they all arrived home safe and sound AND TIRED!!!