HOCO

this was a very memorable homecoming, to say the least.
it began about a week before the actual dance, i was in student council class prepping for the busy week of
homecoming festivities when i was instructed to turn around and close my eyes.
 naturally, i did neither. because, i mean, that just sounds shadyyyyyyy..
but they proceeded to place a metallic paper crown on my head and announce to the class that i was on homecoming royalty! wooooohooooo! my life just gained meaning!!!
at the royalty meeting after school, i had to choose what embarrassing game to do in front of the enitre student body at the assembly. i had the choice of a food eating contest, a wiggle cart relay and a lip sync battle.
but you alllllready know what i chose...
LIP SYNCING HECK YAHHHHHHH.

come the day of the assembly, me and my girl makayla, who was also on royalty had prepared a fully choreographed lip sync complete with snippets of 4 different songs and styrafoam mannequin heads (see picture).

yes, it was hilarious.

after the lip sync we were supposed to put on our fancy dancy dress and then walk, spotlighted, down the isle of the auditorium arm in arm with our assigned escort while classical music played in the background.
that all sounds very disney-channely and beautiful right? right.
too bad i am a noob with a knack for embarrassing myself. *rolls eyes @ myself*

me and my escort (hunter holt) were supposed to be the first couple to be announced, but when they announced our names, hunter was no where to be found. so i started strutting down that isle all by my dang self... but then they didn't put the spotlight on me and so i thought i was going at the wrong time  soooo i stopped half way down and ran back. lololol. i decided just to wait for hunter and then we would both walk late together.
sounds like a good idea? right? nope.
because i look up at the stage and
THE BOI IS ALREADY UP THERE.
he had gone the backstage route.
so then i walk down the isle by myself for the SECOND TIME.
it's fine, i didn't need an escort anyways, i didn't even trip in my 1 inch heels!! FEMINISM.

me and my (almost) escort

ok, fast forward to friday night.
friday night was our homecoming football game and it was when they were going to announce the king and queen. the royalty got in fancy cars and paraded around the track then after the king and queen were announced, they got in a fancy fire truck and took one more victory lap around the track waving to the adoring peasants of their kingdom... at least that's how i imagine it went because I DIDN'T GO.
i was hired to film a wedding so i didn't go, whoops.
so, i had my little sister anna stand in for me
my parents were out of town so my friend dallin bleak escorted her along with my cousin (who they announced as my mother lol) mary kate.
right before they announced who the queen, dallin asked my little sister what she would do if she was crowed queen, she appropriately answered "probably pee my pants" to which the announcer responded
"and this years 2016 homecoming queen is KATIE POWELLLLL"
luckily for me, she did not pee her pants, because she was wearing my homecoming dress, and i mean, i kinda needed that in decent condition lolol.

that very moment i was 9302 miles away in toquerville at a beautiful venue filming a beautiful wedding, and my phone blew up like it never has before. to be honest, at first i thought my friends were playing a giant prank on me, but then someone sent me a picture of my little sister on the firetruck with the king and i about peed my pants laughing.
and yes, i was just as surprised as you are.

you think my embarrassing experiences are over? well you're wrong.
come saturday night, the king and queen are supposed to have the "first dance" together to the theme song while everyone watches... but when they announced that it was time for that particular dance, the king was no where to be found. so, i awkwardly stood there and slow danced with myself while everyone watched. awesome. once again, FEMINISM.

here are our homecoming pictures... captured and edited by yours truly<3
(except for the ones i'm in, of course, shoutout to conner's dad for those)

to sum up the week, i am an embarrassment.
but also, life is sooo funny. sooo good.

cyaaaa,
queen katie.