Marcus' First Dance

Marcus attended his first high school dance this past weekend! Two girls wanted to go with him, but he chose to go "stag". The first girl is his Chex Mix stalker, so I understand his refusal to go with her, and I don't know the second girl, so no comments there. He practiced his moves all day, and had even printed out a WikiHow page on "How to Dance at Homecoming." We watched a how-to video on YouTube and learned all the moves to Michael Jackson's "Thriller", too...just in case.

I begged Blake to be the one to drive him to the dance. Marcus and I always have the craziest time together, and this was no exception. We got ready to pull out of the driveway, and Mason came sprinting toward the car screaming. He wanted to ride along, and while I didn't see any harm in it, Marcus was less than thrilled. First - Mason was wearing two things...his underwear and a Mr. Incredibles pajama shirt. Second - Mason has a habit of popping out of my sunroof and shouting at Marcus as he leaves the car. The last episode has left Marcus scarred for life and involved Mason yelling about Hostess Ding Dongs as Marcus walked up the busy sidewalk into the school. I promised Marcus that I would not allow Mason to embarass him, and off we went.

When we arrived, Marcus lost his nerve and so we sat and watched other people go in. After awhile, we noticed we'd fogged up the windows, and he didn't really want to be seen exiting a car driven by his stepmom with steamy windows...and I understood. So we drove around the block and I almost got the Jag highcentered, but that's another story. When we got back to the school, he was finally ready to make his entrance. He looked so nice in his fancy duds. Sidenote - while Marcus was in the dressing room trying on the clothes for the dance, Mason made his way in to the dressing room, too, and began to yell - "MARCUS. MARCUS BAYSINGER. - Oh there you are. (peeking in between the door opening) Hey! You're in your underwear!". Poor Marcus. Is there really anything more embarassing for a 14 year old?

He had a great time at the dance and even danced with his Chex Mix Stalker. Poor girl - she followed him around the whole night and shot evil looks at the other girls Marcus danced with. Oh how I miss the drama! I have pictures, but I'm missing my card reader. When I find it - I'll post the pics!