Days with the Dorans

  Shopping for a homecoming dress is never easy. Last year we went the Amazon route which was awesome. We started that way this year but nothing fit right- it all seemed too big and it was too late to get anything else so we ventured out to the stores. That's was an ordeal in itself because most of the stores we looked at did not have dressing rooms open and I was not about to buy a dress that Ali couldn't try on. We finally had some luck at David's Bridal. There weren't many people in there and nice, big fitting rooms. We were able to Facetime with my mom too so she could have a vote in which dress Ali picked. This dress was the winner! She was super comfortable in it and bonus... it has POCKETS!!! We also got another dress that was cute (WLN colors and pockets) for perhaps graduation or a banquet or something. I have to say though- shopping was fun. And we are NOT great shoppers but I loved this time with my girl and definitely look forward to doing it again (for the ...

 I decided to just put these posts together because while they didn't start out together, they ended up together. The day was somewhat stressful (for me) because Al and her friends were STILL not sure the plan hours before the dance. Joe on the other hand had reservations, knew where he was supposed to be going and when... Jeff took Joey and I took Ali. Talk about role reversal though- Al usually always has a plan... Nana came over and took some pictures of the Bigs. I loved Ali's dress~ and dare I say we got it for an AMAZING price~ we blinged it out with a belt, bag, and shoes (that cost more than the dress). She looked so pretty and though she doesn't really wear make-up, she put on some mascara and lip gloss. I think she looked beautiful! Joey cleaned up well too! Joe decided to go with a group of friends and we were last minute getting a new jacket for him (Since his old one was small- yay! He's growing!) I got him a guitar tie, but he didn't wear...