Since living in Dallas, I found out that there is a homecoming tradition built around "mums". I thought this was just a fall flower, or a British term for mom, but there is a whole new meaning of "mum" here in Dallas. I heard about this tradition at work, saw it in person at Michael's, and then confirmed it with our babysitter.... it is true. Basically, if you live in Dallas and attend homecoming, you will get a "
mum". The mum is a gigantic flower and it has little trinkets on it like teddy bears, lights, beads, glitter, words, streamers. It might weigh at least 10-15 pounds and is the size of a small person. Ladies wear these around thier neck. Men wear a slightly small version around thier arm. Apparently, the bigger the bettter- after all everythings's bigger in Texas. The boys mom's usually make them for thier dates- wow, this is what Elliott and I have to look forward to in the next 15 years!
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Here's a Dallasite wearing her mum- WOW
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Alright, enough about Mum's.... what's happening with Elliott? He went to a friend's first birthday party this weekend and then a playdate with our neighbors at the pumpkin patch- what a popular guy!
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| Having fun at the party |
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| Bootcut or skinny? Who's jeans are cooler? |
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| Tiny swing for a tiny guy! |
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