I graduated in 1988 which means I am supposed to go to a 20 year reunion in a few weeks. I pulled out a few yearbooks this week to find…
The year is 1984.
80s Holly is living with her family in the mid-west.
Why did I sign my own yearbook?
As you can see, 80s Holly had a lot of hair. She took her hair styling seriously and could be found to occupy the bathroom for hours.
What is with the disturbed expression on my face?
80s Holly would spread out her necessary equipment.
First she would wash her hair daily with Suave.
Then she would apply thick foamy mousse for additional body.
She would blow dry her hair while carefully feathering with a round brush.
A curling iron would then further fluff where the blow dryer failed.
A little spritz of Suave hairspray.
Upside down blow drying for just a sec. (shhhh…that is the secret ingredient).
And then a final full spray of aqua net.
Why did I cut my hair?
80s hair in the 1980s was very serious business.
Fluffy was a must.
Whew…it grew out a bit.
It was all for looks.
God forbid someone try to run fingers through hair…
ARGGGGGGHHHHHHH!
That would cause serious scalp injury.
Class officer picture. I was Sargent at Arms…why?
I have an explanation for my hair.
Now can someone please explain my plaid pilgrim dress with the bow on the round collar?
*shudder* 
That is a SERIOUS hair routine. Love those 80’s pics. Priceless.
The ’80s were a scary scary time. Why do kids today they think it was cool?!
80’s Holly weren’t so bad. At least you still HAVE hair.
Aqua Net? AQUA Net? You WERE serious.
I think the dress is cute.
Sargent at Arms? Did you whip out the paddle on anyone?
You are a good ol’ fashion big hair Texas gal…
Fun to look back sometimes…
they are so freakin’ cute… it doesn’t matter much what they wear. lol
i love the blue power ranger, and i love that you just go with it… i have to work on being a cooler mom. 🙂 also i love the chicken suit!! 🙂 i bet he could make some money doing weddings… they are always looking for someone to wear the chicken costume. lol
xoxoxo great pics.
OMG!! that is too funny. seriously who hasn’t gone through something like this though… i think any of us that grew up in the 80’s had the 80’s hair look. 🙂 scary now, but very in style and fashionable then. 🙂 plus you look very pretty in the pictures!!
as for the dress… not sure. but the other girl has plaid on too, maybe you were only trying to make her feel better and like she fit in.
great post. thanks for the flash back!! 🙂
Were we ever so young as that?
I can’t tell who the girl next to Doug is? They say eyesight is the first thing to go.
Your plaid pilgrim dress causes me to ask: Are you LDS?
That is still pretty much standard dress for Mormons. (at least at my stake it is.)