For this week's Blast from the Past, Debbie posted a picture of herself from the early 70's, sporting some "vintage" glasses and "interesting" attire.  Don't you just love it!

I thought that, in keeping with the "crazy clothes" trend, I'd share this picture of me.  It's my first grade school picture, so was probably taken in the fall of 1976.

What exactly would you call that crazy-looking, Hollie-Hobbie-like, plaid ensemble?!  I call it U-G-L-Y.  What was my mom thinking?!  The funny thing about it is that our kids will be looking back on old pictures someday, saying the same thing about us. 

I haven't looked at this picture for years, so I'm sitting here analyzing it and just wanted to point out a few observations:

1. In making excuses for that boyish haircut, I just have to say that I've always had extremely thick hair.  Even now, I can't wear it long because it weighs down my head and gives me headaches.  Speaking of hair, what color would you call that?
2. I've always had that thing going on with my eyes - when I smile, one eye always looks more closed than the other.
3. What the heck happened to my eyebrows?  They look rather nice in this picture, but over the years they've  thickened up and now require waxing to make them look this good.  Go figure (maybe it has something to do with the thick hair).
4. Looking at that smile makes me realize why it was necessary to have braces on my top teeth for 14 months.

If you'd like to participate in Blast from the Past, hop on over to Debbie's blog and join the fun!

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Jun. 26, 2009 - I can relate!

Posted by Anonymous

My mom has pictures of me from that same era and I always wonder what she was thinking with my hair and clothes! LOL!

~Christy@MercyEveryMorning

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