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* 
WOW!
WOW!
And, there is no way it’s your 20th…totally just your 10th.
-Let me preface by saying I was crossing my fingers for “full spray of Aqua Net”. Classic! ( or so I’ve heard… I’m not from Texas so I wouldn’t really know)
-Also I thank you for swinging by my page and I’d like to say “holy crap you are funny” to you too.
-Finally, I noticed you’re a poker fan. Texas Holly, Texas Dolly cute. I get it, and I hope the fact that I went to high school with poker pro Allen Cunningham ( class of ’94 not ’84) will impress you, and make you want to be my blog friend FOREVER.
That picture looks like it has been stuck in a 1890 time warp or something. No offense, if that is possible.
KEEP BELIEVING
The hair? I totally get the hair. Graduated in 1991…I lived that hair.
The dress…inexplicable. You were rocking it though!
Now I feel old. I graduated in ’90 so I’m right behind you.
Kudos for posting your pictures though. No way in hell I would do that LOL
Ahhh, the big hair, the big collars, the big shoulder pads.
Everything was big.
Our kids will have little jeans, little t shirts, little hair.
They’ll look back and laugh.
Will they think WE were cool?
of course not.
You were totally channeling Diane Chambers from “Cheers”
No answers….just much laughter!! And remember, I looked the same!
Ok, so my comment on the power ranger entry ended up on your hair entry. Let’s see where this comment lands?! As always, I love the potluck. However, I have to say that your fruit bowl looks like it has fossilized plants in it. Is it just me? 🙂
Oh my word, that’s too funny. I can hear the chicken dance in my head already!