It's GRADapalooza, if you're Canadian
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 9:08AM So I challenged everyone yesterday to ante up with their prom pics, as requested by Blissfully Caffeinated and the Stiletto Mom. And apparently Jen over at Sprite's Keeper also made it the Spin this week, so hey! you can't lose!
Other than the rest of us snickering at you, that is. We're snickering out of love, though, I swear.
As it turns out I don't have a lot of my prom pics floating around. I know I've seen better ones, but other people must have them. FoN?
This first pic is actually not from MY grad. Pretty much all my friends graduated the year before me.
It's because I am YOUNGER, you guys. Not dumber. Although the pics may say differently.
Anyway, I was my friend J's date to go to their grad, because that was the "real" party. I was a real prom slut that year, too, I went to THREE in total (and wore the same hideous dress each time. It may have been rather ripe by the end).
(I was showing off my black Lee press-on nails. Rawr!)
The next year (my lonely, lonely senior year), my actual grad, I pretty much just went to the ceremony and then wandered off. It was the first year the school did a 'dry' grad, and much to my chagrin, everybody went. Sheep.
My friend J accompanied me again, and as you can see I was rockin' the goth look (with a dress I found at a second-hand store):
(What you can't see is that I had to wear flat sandals instead of heels, because a couple of weeks earlier I'd broken my baby toe in the most spectacular fashion. So I was like...hippy goth. Or something. It bothered me more than it should have, considering I didn't have many friends in my own graduating class)
(Also what you can't really see is J's super long hair that he pulled back into a half-ponytail. We pretty much had the same hair there. He held on to that hair for WAY longer than he should have)
I know, my pics turned out to be kind of lame. I know you guys came here looking for some big hair, so here's a parting shot:
Oh yeah, baby.
Reader Comments (38)
I love you so much for those bangs. They're so awesome. I had a dress really similar to the first picture for a winter formal. And I like that goth look. I'm so glad the whole man ponytail look is over. That was an ugly time for all of us.
You're linked!
Oh my. I'm pretty much stuck on this last picture. Did those jeans go all the way up to your armpits? Also, that is some gravity defying hair there missy.
Love the pics, really love the black Lee press on nails...nothing says "look at how grown up i am" like black claws!
Linking you up right now....I may hang here for a while though and marvel at that huge blonde mane of yours though....
Oh, more hair to make me jealous! So much big hair in the 80's (did you have to do the flip and spray to get it that high?). Again, my mom had a height limit for hair. This would have gone way over... I love it!
Keely you were hot - goth or blonde big hair and all! The dress that you wore to death was *cough cough looking around* real pretty! XOXO
Bomp bomp, oh yeah...
You were HAWT! You still are, but that first dress? When I think of 90's chic, the black velvet top and ruffled satin skirt comes directly to mind. Didn't that dress rock Saved By the Bell at one point? You're linked!
Wow! You look awesome, although I swear I saw that dress on Saved by the bell... your famous! I am also participating as soon as I can locate some prom pictures!
those bangs are the most glorious bangs I've ever seen. jersey mall worthy, even.
Holy Shit, Dude.
The big hair is HAWT! I love it... you've inspired me to dig out some of my old pics and scan them... we'll see if I get around to it. BTW, you look like a different person in each picture!
back again I had to look at Goth you one more time! So awesome! I posted a few of mine as well.
I love the goth look and the big hair. Oh baby the is crazy.
The big hair is very reminiscent of my big hair days in the 80s. I miss them terribly. Now my hair is limp and dangly.
Look at you, Miss Hottie! Love the different looks!
Those are some AWESOME pics! Like totally totally rad.
By the way... There's a zombie on my Thursday post waiting for you. Come and get him before he eats the rest of my brain! That's right! I said the rest. There is still some left in there!
I...I...hair..so tall.
You look so pretty, big hair and all.
Sometimes I wish big hair was still in fashion. Then I'd totally fit in. I have unruly thick hair that never wants to listen.
Great pictures, reminds me of my good old days! ;-)
I'm thinkin you definitely qualify for honorary Jersey Girl status with those Lee press on's and that way-vertical hair you got goin on.
That first dress looks like it's straight out of a cheesy 80's video. The hair in that last picture, wow. All I can say is wow. I could never get that kind of elevation out of my crappy hair, don't think I didn't try.
Gorgeously 80's/90's dear. How much Aqua Net did it take to acheive the hair in the last one?
I really think you all should have these flashback photos once a month. I've not laughed this hard in a looong time.
The Big Hair pic at the end RULES! And the added bonus of those high wasted jeans is when your boobs start to sag one day, the jeans are right up there to hoist 'em up. Suhhh-weeeet!
your gothic pic is really pretty in Crow sort of way. i love the way the wind is blowing through your hair. you look like celebrities posing for the paparazzi.
Holy Big Hair Batman!
Awesome.
You do hippie goth well. ;)
Wow, your hair reminded me of Degrassi (the original one not the next generation). I so wanted that hair. But I could never get the height.