He was going as Johnny Cage from the Mortal Kombat video games. This is a pic I found of the character.
He had my husband take him to Wal-mart to look for costume pieces. He ended up with a gray hoodie (which we had to cut off the arms) and gray sweatpants. He paired those pieces with sunglasses, his weight lifting gloves and a t-shirt. He was not an exact copy, but it was close enough for a Halloween costume.
We talked to SJ about "dance behavior". We also tried to give some advice about talking to/dancing with girls (always what a teenager wants to hear from his "old" parents). He was ready to go, so we dropped him off at the Middle School. My husband and I only had a few hopes for the evening.
1. He would have fun.
2. He wouldn't be crying when we picked him up.
3. He would ask a girl to dance or at least talk to a girl.
4. If the girl declined his invitation, he wouldn't be too upset over it.
We went to a local restaurant with our friends (whose kids were also at the dance) and had good food and great conversation. We stayed at the restaurant so long that we almost closed the place. After we left, we got into the very long line of parents waiting to pick up their kiddos. I saw SJ from a distance and he seemed happy (yeah!).
When he got in our car, he was answering all (too many for SJ's liking) of my questions. Yes, he asked a girl to dance. No, she didn't dance with him. Yes, they had snacks. No, he didn't have any since "we" forgot to give him money (he didn't tell us he needed any).
He did tell us that he spoke to one girl in particular at the end of the evening. He said she told him she liked his costume and they had some small talk. He seemed pleased that they had this nice little conversation. He then told us that he would really like to hold a girl's hand sometime. Awww, my heart started to melt when I heard that. Soon enough my son, soon enough.
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