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17 years ago this week I was attended my Senior Prom. Unlike many girls , I didn’t anticipate this day with excitement. To be honest, I wasn’t a “girly girl” at all. I played sports, always wanted to make people laugh and dreaded getting dressed up. “My thing” was waiting until the last minute to decide if I was going to a dance and naturally finding a dress for it wasn’t on my list of top priorities either.
Since I wasn’t dating anyone at the time, my friends convinced me to go to prom anyway. I went with a close friend’s older brother. I knew of him, but we didn’t hang out. He was older than I was and I knew very little about him except from what I remember his sister telling me. On Prom Day my friends, our dates & I went into the French Quarter to have dinner before prom started. After dinner, we all went to the Hotel Monteleone to hear our favorite English teacher play Jazz in the hotel lobby piano. We felt so grown up! Having an almost 13 yr old daughter, I can’t believe our parents even allowed this. Seriously, they really trusted all of us. But we were good kids and I promise you, we were all on our BEST behavior! So here I was, the only person there who wasn’t ‘dating’ their prom date & really, I didn’t know him very well at all. He was a gentleman, funny and just an all around ‘Good Guy’. In the end, we had a great time and continued dating thereafter.
17 years later I returned back to the Hotel Monteleone with my Senior Prom date. Only this time, we know each other extremely well (15 years of marriage). To make things even sweeter, we brought our 2 kids with us and enjoyed a weekend in New Orleans & the French Quarter. We reminisced with our kids about our first date. We smiled at each other as we listen to street performers lay jazz on the sidewalk and even spotted the restaurant where we had dinner that night. We had a great weekend, but more importantly our children were able to understand us and our relationship just a little bit clearer. It’s important for them to see us as having a solid, loving relationship & not just “Mom & Dad”.
I don’t know when I’ll return & stay at the Hotel Monteleone with my husband & children. Maybe I’ll be there again, only next time I might be dancing at my daughter’s or son’s wedding. Like this weekend, my husband & I will smile and reminisce when I hear that Jazz Band and Second Line play and we’ll remember, 17 years ago.
Love this story and pictures you are ago lucky to have such a special adieu. Mine is ago boring. I am sure your children enjoyed it as well.
looks super FANCY!! Date night!!
sounds like you had a lovely evening stay at the hotel!
That was a very sweet story!
Oh my goodness, I LOVE this story! How sweet – have an amazing time!
How fun! I love hotels with that classic vintage look.
Looks so nice and relaxing! I’d love a get away.
What a wonderful story! Congratulations on all of your years together.
Thanks for taking me there during Niche Mommy last year, and I remember you telling me that story about your prom, it’s nice seeing the pictures to bring the story together!
Next time I’m in town we have to visit there again, and ACME of course!
We are so honored to hear that we have been such a wonderful part of your family’s history! Congratulations on 15 happy hears of marriage! We hope to see you again soon!
Awesome. Our favorite romantic getaway spot! Next time – without kids for sure.
Looks like a nice place to get away. I would have to go sans kids.
Awww, what a sweet story! Cinderella went to the prom and met her Prince Charming! š
Love that this is where you had your first date and met your love and that you shared that special place with your children. Happily ever after may very well exist!
This hotel looks positively luxurious!
What a lovely story. It just shows you the mystery and delights that Life has in store for each of us! Thanks for sharing!