A Look Into the 80's

This was my senior year in high School, standing in front of our church on a Sunday morning.
I was 17 1/2 years old. 1979.

My first year of college I had the best roommates ever! Starting at the front from

left to right. Holly-Idaho, Robin-Kentucky, Vicki-Kentucky,Linda-Oregon, Leslie-Texas

and then ME! The year was 1981!

In 1982 I decided I had better lose that freshman 16. I worked out every day

running 4 miles, doing 40 reps of knee bends and sit-ups. morning and evening.

This was the best shape I had ever been in. I weighed 120lbs. I also made another drastic

change when I cut off all my long hair that I had, had all my life. I went from this.....

TO THIS!! My dad was not to thrilled. He loved my long hair! I was tired of being mistaken

for a 16 year old. I was 20 years old by then. It was time to start looking like one!!

I met David in 1983 after going back to Ricks College to see my boyfriend. Things didn't

work out and I met David instead. After dating off and on for 2 months David ask me to

marry him in December. We were married in the Jordan River Temple April 21st, 1984

I always wanted to this, the reason you see such vengence is because David had smeared

the cake in my face the picture before! This day was the start of a Rocky at times but loving

relationship that has last 25 years.

Stay tuned for the Children years...........

The Making of Me!

Mom would make Tomato Soup and Grilled cheese sandwiches all of the time. That was one of our favorite meals as a child, that and peanut butter and banana sandwiches.I loved the retro flowers growing up! I even had a groovy dress that had flowers all over it that my mom made for me when I had an awards banquet to go to in 8th grade.Penny Candy.....We could buy three pieces of candy for a penny. On our way home from school we would collect pop bottles and then turn them in for money. That's how we got our candy and Nehi grape and orange soda pop to drink as well. Yes I listened to Barry Manilow growing up. He was popular in the 7th and 8th grades. Oh Mandy, I write the songs and others were my favorite songs to listen to around bedtime. I had a black pair of go-go boots that I wore all of the time in Elementary school. Sometimes I would tuck my pants into them. In high school I had a pair of lace up leather boots that I wore with gouchos and certain dresses. I
We watched the Sonny and Cher show in the early 70's that was one of our favorite shows. By the mid to late 70's we watched Emergency. I thought Randolph Mantooth was sooooo good looking. He was about the only poster I had of a guy in my room. It was a small one at that.Aaah yes.... 70's rock and roll. My brother listened to KISS and Grand Funk Railroad so consequently so did I much to the dismay of our parents!!Clogs were the very first "high hill" shoe I ever wore and they looked something like these. I wore them in high school and thought I was so cool, they were hard for me to walk in at first. A far cry from my spike hills of the 80's.....Disco fever hit in the late seventies early 80's. I could dance just as good as any one else and was not afraid to shake my groove thang!!
This is my life so far. We'll get to the 80's and 90's later on. Can we say Punk Rock and Totally Rad, S W I N G...........