Tayler

Dear diary,

So, Saturday was the dance! I do not know if I told you, but I asked my good friend, Michael, to the dance. So I was looking forward to this the whole week. Before the dance, my friend Rachel, her friend/date, Dani, Michael and I went out to dinner at Outback. Me and Rachel are the only people who actually ate! We both got a chicken Caesar salad. It was really good but it was awkward because I didn’t want Michael and Dani, just sitting there watching us eat. Yeah, but that was really fun. Then DanI and Rachel left to go to Starbucks. And Michael bought me coffee, which was really nice. I wasn’t expecting it. But is was good.

Then we went to the dance and at first it was really awkward but Michael made really good friends with Hailey’s boyfriend, Christian. So Michael and Christian were being wild and it got to be a lot more fun. Michael was having a little bro-mance with him. It was cute except me and Hailey were like… uh… okay. Ha-ha. Michael was a terrible dancer but it made me feel like less of a dork. Michael was a gentleman the whole time. like he picked me a rose off a bush! Ha-ha. He made the night special and really fun! I am glad I had him to go with. He thinks he was my last resort but I was hoping to go with him. He is one of my best friends.

After the dance, my night was still not over. I DID go over to Hailey’s house. Only Sarah and I showed up. Geneva wasn’t allowed to and Jessica wasn’t allowed to at the last minute. Something about her staying out too late. I don’t really know. Well all we ended up doing was watching Christmas movies like Fred Claus and Elf. They were funny. I had a lot of fun over there too.

Over all, it was a pretty awesome night! I had a lot of fun with everyone. So far it was the night of my life. I can’t wait until all the other dances. I want to get of my junior of senior friends to ask me to prom so I can go to prom this year! It will be the time of my life!

Love,
Tayler!

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Yay! I might be able to spend the night at Hailey’s house after all! Last Friday, after school, I went to the mall with Jessica, Hailey, Sarah and Geneva so we could buy dresses for winter formal. Jessica and Hailey already had their dress. So it was me, Sarah, and Geneva searching for the perfect dress. We finally found some cute ones at Dillards. I got a gray one and Geneva got a silver one and a purple one.

We had so much fun at the mall. First shopping, but also stuffing into the photo booth, and getting a picture with Santa. I haven’t done that for years, but that was fun. I love hanging out with them. They are just so much fun. I know it is mostly for younger kids, but Santa doesn’t care.

Monday, Geneva and I went back to the mall, mainly looking for shoes, but mostly getting accessories. I had a lot of fun that day. I just went home with her and we shopped until eight o’clock when I finally went home. I was zonked but Geneva, the shop-aholic she is, went back to the mall on Wednesday with her date to the dance, Cameron.

I hope I can go to Hailey’s! That is what I will pray for this week!

Love,
Tayler!

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I am 15. My birthday is in February, so I will soon be 16. But I feel like a child. My parents say they trust me, but do they really?

My friends (Hailey, Geneva, and Jessica) and I had a plan to go to winter formal. There was going to be like ten of us going all together, so we were going to rent a limo so we could all go together. Then we were going to formal then after it was over we were going to spend the night at Hailey’s house. A sleepover. Does that sound so awful? Well apparently it is not good for my “safety”. Whatever that means.

My parents say they want to know that I am safe. I can go to winter formal. And I can go to a sleepover. But I can’t go to both. They don’t want me going to two places in one night. I didn’t want to argue with them because they are not going to change their minds. But I still don’t understand why. It is a sleepover! I already offered that Hailey’s grandma call them when I got there. But they said no to that. But all that says to me, is that they don’t care that I am there safe and sound. It is something else, like they don’t trust me.

I really want to go to both of these things. I want to find a way. My parents are pretty reasonable, so I don’t know why they are saying “no” so fast. I want to offer that I can come home after formal so that they can see everything is fine (not drinking, not doing drugs, not pregnant, I don’t know) and then have them take me over to Hailey’s house. But I am afraid they are going to cut me off and just say they already made their decision. And I certainly don’t want to hear more excuses like “I don’t want to drive that late!”

I most definitely do NOT want to hear “You will understand when you have a 15 year old daughter.” Because I am not just another 15 year old. I am sick of people discriminating and treating me like just another 15 year old. And my parents should know better than not to trust me. I DON’T even know what could go wrong!? Whatever. I will find a way! There has got to be a loop hole!

Tayler!

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