Alyssa'a first date

Yes, Alyssa had a date last night! She was asked on this special date last week and has been excited every since. Monday evening she and I went dress shopping, since no girl can go out without a new dress. Oh what fun we had. We went to the big city store (J.C. Penny's) and started the hunt. We tried on dress after dress and each one she wanted to think about. None of the dresses were a no. They all went on the maybe list! Of course when it came to picking them out she was very mindful of what Dad would approve of. No spaghetti straps and nothing too short. So the perfect dress emerges, but still she's not sure. So we do the enie-menie-miny-moe thing to help decide! I kept telling her to pick her favorite, so now we have 2 on the list. She picked the one she thought her dad would like the best, which was my favorite too! All week she has been so excited she could hardly contain herself. Is the day here? Time yet?? So yesterday she gets home and I tell her jump in the bath your big day is here!
Our Friend Ms. Kelly came over to help with the "gettin' purdy" process. Kelly and I tried to do something with her hair for almost an hour! We finally picked a style and tried to make it stay. Kelly made Alyssa feel super special by applying just the right amount of make-up. Alyssa felt sooo special. She knew this was big, make-up and a special hair style! Oh, what a day!
And the hair spray! We all needed gas masks! All this to look pretty! I forgot what a chore it is for a girl to get all dressed up to go out! Maybe that's why I don't do it any more! But she got beautiful! And then got dressed!
I almost wanted to cry! It's like prom! She was all dressed up and ready and looking like such a big girl not a seven year old. Her excitement was just...oh you could feel it, how excited and nervous she was.
I know I'm partial an all, but, really, have you ever seen a more beautiful girl in all your life??? There is just not a girl more beautiful on this earth (her mom comes in a close second!).

And her date was there and ready! You didn't know this was her date?? I didn't tell you it was her Dad that asked her out?? Oh, shame on me! I thought I told you she had a special dinner date with her dad to go to his company Christmas party at River Oaks Country Club. Sorry! Guess you assumed we had lost our minds letting a 7 year old go on a date with a boy! Well, part of our sanity is intact because she and her dad have an understanding! He is the only one she can go out with until she's somewhere in her LATE 30's! And for now she doesn't complain about that. Boys are still kinda gross and that's cool with me!

From the little I got this morning, they both had a great time last night. They didn't get home until after 11pm. ON A SCHOOL NIGHT! So this morning was difficult! But they had fun and that's all that matters!