So I put together a little slideshow on Hey, Look at Me of things that I’d need if I had to go back to school…..the list would cost an arm and a leg (especially since I threw in a Vespa……but how awesome would that be?)
My favorite part of the slideshow is a flashback to my horse-themed Trapper Keeper I used to have. That was so rad. Funny, because it looks so budget now…..stock horse photography thrown under some vinyl. But way back when…..I was in love with it:
All of this brought back the memory of the brand Units…..do you remember that store? All the pieces were color coordinated and you could add a patterned belt to “change” the outfit. The belt could also be a mini skirt or a tube top (so versatile!)…..but only if your mom let you wear it. My mom didn’t. Plus I didn’t really have a butt at that age so I just looked ridiculous wearing it anyways. I didn’t have boobs either….but I don’t have boobs now. Whatev.
My sister Perry so kindly reminded me of a few things I forgot to mention:
So after that exchange, I had to go and try to dig up a photo of my Sebagos, and my Hypercolor shirts, and the Units outfits. But I couldn’t find any. They must all be at my mom’s house. But, I did find this photo:
Am I not the cutest kid ever?
But that adorable photo……
…….was when I was an only child.
Then my brother and sister were born.
So I’m thinking maybe my mom didn’t have as much time…..for brushing my hair?
And then……I found the photo below. I’m twirling the baton. I was the worst baton twirler ever. I want to make sure I emphasize this: EVER. I never caught the baton once. EVER. So sad……because…..my mom was Miss Teenage Maryland. Her talent was twirling KNIVES. And she always caught them. ALWAYS.
(An aside: I think my baton instructor is wearing part of a “Units” ensemble.)
Hmmm……no idea where this photo came from:
My sweater is tucked into my jeans…….but I’m wearing a Swatch watch. They cancel each other out.
All the sudden, I feel the need to prove that I was a cute kid. So here’s another photo in an effort to redeem myself:
Aw….yeah….I got fourth place in a beauty pageant. Take notes Honey Boo-Boo-Child.
Dolla dolla makes me holla.
If I’ve lost you then you obviously don’t watch enough TV.
Make sure to watch this video. Your happiness in life depends on it.
(sorry in advance…..you be saying “dolla dolla makes me holla” all night now)
You make me laugh. I seriously think every first graders picture looks like that with the unbrushed hair. Look through a yearbook from your school. And I know I brush my kids’ hair. First grade must be hard on hair. 🙂
I feel the need to share this post with my sister who is always giving my mom a hard time about her mullet years. lol We shan’t discuss my awful 80s hair fiascos.
lmfao…..youre so funny!!! loving this post….but I must add you also forgot Flojos!
HAA you cracked me up. Thanks. I LOVED Hyper Color T’s. I grew up with five brothers so I remember them also loving hyper color and always joking that they could make hand prints where girls boobies were. haha. Oh boys… Ps. Your mullet is awesome. Oh and My mom taught me to sew, she also rarely finished a project, She did finish one very nice Neon tye-dye shirt with stretch pants just in time for them to be totally out of style. It was the worst day of my life wearing that outfit to school with such pride only to find out I was past it being cool. ugh. It would be cool today though!! I’m not my mom by the way, I’ve finished two of your patterns for my girls & They love them! Thanks for your humor and your generous patterns!
Is it totally bad that I read that in her voice? “I’m all that and a pack of crackers!”
Great as always! Have a great week 🙂
BUSTING UP LAUGHING! It’s 1:35 am and I just finished my last stitch for the day. This blog post but a huge grin on my face. Now I can go to bed with a smile. 🙂
Too funny!!! What about tretorn shoes with the Velcro V that you could change different colors. Anyone remember those? And Ashley, when you said trapper keeper, I couldn’t for the life of me remember what the heck it was, but I also had the pony one. Don’t remember what other ones. Love the retro flashback. Have a great girls vaca!!!
Ah the 80’s…..and to think some of those trends are making a comeback!! Lol
Ashley-Entertaining, as always. I love the baton twirling image the most. Definitely awesome. @Eleanor-I am pretty sure those shoes with the “v” were called Lottos…I couldn’t sprint for more than 3 seconds but I liked to pretend. I loved indoor soccer sneakers.
We will all take a walk down memory lane today…
LOL, I had all of those things too, except my Trapper Keeper as a picture of a cat on it 🙂 I also had a super RAD Swatch phone that the bottom of it could be picked up and used as a second phone when you had a friend over!!!!!!! I wonder where that phone is now????
I had the rainbow trapper keeper. Jeez, these bring back memories. I wonder if the kids who were in style remember this stuff like we do?
You are too funny!! That’s just what I needed this morning! Thanks for the chuckles!!
I literally laughed out loud reading this. I had/did all those things and then some! Were Girbaud (spelling) jeans with the white tag on the front crotch area popular for you? They were huge for us!
Ok…I think I feel old…those were the trends of the kids I babysat!!!! (I graduated high school in 1983). Lip smackers, going to Dream Machine and Spencers, Kissing Potion by Maybelline, roller skating, wide wale cords with Dean’s sweaters, Jordache jeans…tyroleans, boy sneakers :)……..Bermuda bags….and I was a baton twirler too! Bad too! I tried out for high school majorettes to Copacabana…the teacher in the front made me stop because he hated that song!!!!! Then many years later I had his son in my class! Don’t worry, I didn’t fail him on purpose!
the swatch watch DID cancel out the other bad outfit ideas! i love how you can make me laugh so hard i spit my coffee out.
That was a great trip down memory lane…. I had that Trapper Keeper too!
Don’t forget about the screen printed shoelaces with the cute designs and Kangaroos the shoes with the pocket! Oh and what about those barrettes with the ribbon streamers. Ahhh…memories!
Yup, I’m wearing my coffee too!
OMG! I don’t watch hardly any TV, but I’m so glad you posted about this. Hilarious!! “I’m gonna win some money!”
So, my daughter has 2 MUDD brand “hypercolor” shirts that I picked up last year on clearance at Kohls. She never wears them 🙂 If they had been in my size I would have bought them for myself…however I’m sure my husband would have felt the need to put handprints on inappropriate areas. I’ll send one to ya if you want!
OMG exactly. Hypercolor as an adult is way funner than hyper color as a kid! ha ha!
This is fantastic on so many levels! Maybe because I can totally relate to the 80’s gear, and I have actually been known to watch Honey Boo Boo! Ugh did I just admit that aloud?!?
I absolutely love your posts. Have a great week!
Hahahaha…this whole post makes me CRACK UP! Im with Perry, how could you leave out the slap bracelets and plastic round thing that gussied up your shirt!
I just blogged about Honey Boo Boo….she’s like that trainwreck that I can’t stop watching hahaha!
Great post, made my day!!!!
Well, I had so many more comments about what was cool to wear back in the day in Charlotte, NC, but then you hit me with Honey BooBoo Child and all other thoughts are gone…who knew that “pagents was a sport” and also, I had no idea you could go to a food auction…thank you for my every happiness coming true!!
Great pics and you still are a beauty! As for the 1st grade picture – it looks like you have “recess hair”! I bet your picture was taken after you’d had lunch and recess – it’s still cute though!
What about those awful awful shorts/pants….Jams? and to be totally clear I would so roll the bottom of my jeans if that fad came back 🙂
Thanks for making me laugh Ash. Your posts always brighten my day.
Ah yes, the trapper keeper. Almost as awesome as that mullet! 😉 Thanks for the giggle.
well, i’m obviously ahead of you by a …..ahem….a few years. But girl, I used enough Final Net and Aqua net in the 80s to keep both companies afloat on my own. I was their biggest shareholder. No, make that– my ‘HAIR’ was the biggest shareholder.
hilarious!
HA! HA! HA! Awesomeness!!! I was the dorkiest eighties kid ever. And I turned out ok I think. 🙂
Todd (husband) has taken up calling my daughters Aleah boo boo and Ellie boo boo, and me “Honey boo boo” or “wifey boo boo”.
It would be cute if her mom wasn’t so grody.
Ha!! What a trip back….I had a gray kitty trapper keeper. I grew up in Iowa, so don’t think Units made it to the rural areas:-) Definitely had a couple of shaker sweaters, though!
Thanks for the laugh, as always.
BTW, had never seen Honey Boo Boo before, not sure whether to thank you for that referral or not!
wow.. I had everything you were talking about! So many memories and you can’t forget LA GEAR.. I had the acid wash jean jacket and I was the shhhhhhh…
love your blog and you are a good mommy 😉
We must be the same age. My mom never bought me any Units (aka Multiples, right?) — I think because they were kind of expensive for what they were, which was pieces of shapeless jersey — but my two friends had tons of pieces and wore them constantly. I was pretty jealous. I did have a Swatch and shaker sweaters, though! (And a Trapper Keeper, duh.)
This is hysterical! I had a Trapper Keeper too! lol And for that Brand Units store? We had one in our mall. I loved it! Yes I remember buy this band to break up the outfit (wear on the hips or waist) and bunch up a bit. Nice. haha! Wouldn’t you call that color blocking back in the day then? I think so. Major blocking! Oh yeah, and to the Swatch? I still have mine. Complete w/the face guard little piece of plastic!
What about those plastic “charm necklaces” where you could choose from toilets, sinks, phones, animals, etc. Or gummy bracelets?! I think I had the same trapper keeper as you, but I believe I also had a waterfall? Not sure. Too long ago.
I had the same trapper keeper!