Reminiscing :: old and new

Back then it was mesh trucker hats, Teddy Ruxpin, knee-high striped baseball socks, rainbow bright sun jumpers, big hair, and L.A. Gear shoes.

Now, it’s Gymboree clothing, ZuZu pets, silly bands, Hannah Montana, and Heely’s. Different and yet the same.

For Mother’s day for Jane, Spencer’s mom, I thought I’d re-create a picture of Spencer and his older sister Camille, at 4 and 6 years old, approx. Although I couldn’t match the outfits exactly, I tried to do the 2010 version (with both children wearing Spencer’s old hats). We had a lot of fun taking these pictures and remembering that daddy was a little boy once too!

Do something meaningful and special for your momma on Sunday as well!

I’ll end with some funny “You know you’re from the 80′s if…”

You remember Don Johnson when he was “cool” Your first Walkman weighed 10 pounds and was the size of a brick. You wore L.A. Gear tennis shoes. You know the meaning of Wax on/Wax Off You wore lace gloves with the fingers cut off, bangle bracelets up to your elbows, bright red Reebok high tops and parachute pants to a school dance You need a shopping cart to carry your personal stereo with you. You remember what Michael Jackson looked like before the surgery. You go rollerskating every Friday night (not to skate, but to ‘hang out’) You think that Garbage Pail Kids are your children’s worst enemy There was nothing to question about Bert n’ Ernie living together Two words: The Clapper. Six words: “This is your brain on drugs.” Ferris Bueller was your idol. You watched ‘Star Search’ on a regular basis. If you had an entire wardrobe of Esprit clothing (or coveted one.) If you know the words to the “Oscar Mayer” theme songs Your bangs are teased perfectly to 7 inches above the rest of your hair. Have multi-colored earrings that touch your shoulders You still wear a bandana tied around your leg and/or a ponytail off-center on the side of your head. Everything in your wardrobe is either pastel or fluorescent People are constantly gagging you with spoons. The phrase “Where’s the beef?” still doubles you over with laughter. You still can’t believe that Milli Vanilli was deceiving you all that time You wanted to be “The Hulk” for halloween A piece of folded paper and two hands could tell your fortune. You want to be “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” ‘A Different World’ kicked butt Remember “Dancin’ to a Big Mac at McDonalds!” Still think banana clips were a godsend You still wear your “Members Only” jacket. You had snap bracelets You remember when Pee-Wee wasn’t a pervert. You had had five pairs of socks on at any given time You still think Donkey Kong can beat Mario up If you still have your scratch-n-sniff sticker collection If you ever used Lee Press-On Nails If you wear jelly shoes If you remember when you heard that drinking soda and eating Pop Rocks would make your stomach explode You still play with that CASIO SK-1 Keyboard You still argue over who was better: Tiffany or Debbie Gibson Every time you hear the “OH YEAH…” song you think of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”