A Homecoming Day for a High School Girl:

8:00 a.m. - Wake up to the early morning sun and walk to the kitchen to quickly eat breakfast.

8:30 a.m. - After breakfast, hurry to take a quick shower, brush teeth, style hair (make sure its not a mess), put on make-up, pick out the perfect mall outfit, and head out the door to pick up a friend

11:00 a.m. - Get a Mani and a Pedi, and gossip with friend about who’s wearing what to the dance and who’s going with who.

12:30 p.m. - Get lunch and call date to see if he’s up yet. Leave a message on his voicemail hoping he’ll call back.

1:30 p.m. - Drive over to the hair salon to get their hair done.

4:00 p.m. - Arrive back home, and call date again, just to hear that he got up at 1:00 in the afternoon from playing Halo all night with friends.

5:00 p.m.

- Date finally arrives along with his friend. Take pictures until faces hurt from smiling for their parents and friends.

6:00 p.m.

- Meet everyone at the restaurant to try and get a table big enough for everyone.

7:30 p.m.

- Pile everyone into the car to head to the school. Arrive to meet and say “hi” to everyone they know

8:00 p.m.

- Finally, dance till the clock strikes 11:00…

A Homecoming Day for a High School Boy:

12:30 p.m. - Wake up to cell phone going off and to see that your date called and left a voicemail. Remind yourself to make a mental note to call her back later.

1:00 p.m. - Gets up and eat whatever is in the refrigerator.

2:30 p.m. - Spend the morning relaxing by taking a shower and watching some TV.

4:00 p.m. - When your date calls back to ask why you did not return her call, apologize and tell her how excited you are for the night.

4:10 p.m.

- Get dressed, and run a brush through your hair, brush teeth, and puts on cologne.

4:30 p.m.

- Pick friend up and head to date’s house, dreading the hour that he’s going to have to spend taking pictures.

5:00 p.m.

- Arrive your date’s house, give the guys high-fives, and give your date her corsage. Stand still while parents and friends take thousands of pictures of the same thing.

6:00 p.m - Arrives at the restaurant to get something to eat to keep yourself from starving.

7:30 pm. - After getting through with pictures, everyone piles into the car, all while the girls gossip away and the guys talk about the football game last night.

8:00 p.m. - Finally, get down to what homecoming is all about: having fun.