Holiday Celtic Ball

It is so hard to believe that Kassi is a junior in high school this year.  Where does the time go???  I remember high school and the dances!  There was prom, homecoming, and many others. 

Yes, she is a junior, but wait she is a homeschool junior.  Do homeschool high schoolers get to do the same things kids who go to school get to do?!  YES!!  Just because she is homeschooled doesn’t mean she misses out on other activities. 

Last year was Kassi’s first opportunity to attend a couple different formals.  Each of the co-ops we attend had formals last year.  They were both very different from one another, but it was an opportunity for the kids to dress up & have an evening of clean fun.

Well, we have heard about this really big formal – the Celtic ball from other homeschoolers, and Kassi wanted to go.  So, she talked with a friend and got the registration info & we signed her up for the second annual holiday ball. 

The best part . . . we didn’t have to go look for a dress!!  While we were traveling in October, we visited a store and they had all their formal gowns clearance.   After last year’s experience with finding gowns for the two formals and knowing she would be attending at least one if not three or four within the next year, I decided it best served to not wait to find a gown.  So, she saw a couple of different gowns & after trying them on she picked one.  The best part was the cost.  The gown originally cost $130.00 and it was marked down to . . . $15.00.  Yes, you saw that correctly 1-5, fifteen dollars.  YAY!! even better.

Here she is all dressed up. 

Go figure . . . would she go anywhere without her Chucks?  In her defense they did recommend wearing comfy shoes.

When Kassi received her registration confirmation she was #144.  Wow! there were at least 144 attending the ball.  She went in the afternoon for three hours of dance lessons, and when she came home she said there was over 180 registered for the dance.

She spent the evening dancing line dances, box dances, and other dances with friends – old and new.  She had a great time and is already looking forward to the Celtic ball in the spring, which she was told there are 50-100 more that attend the spring ball. 

I am so thankful for the families that put together these wonderful activities and events for our homeschoolers!