Comments on: This Is When My Friends Rue The Day I Started A Blog

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:34:07 +0000

I loved this post! It’s got me all excited for a similar weekend I’m having with MY best friends from high school in about 3 weeks. The countdown is ON!

My best friends are called “The Buddies”, affectionately termed by one of our moms when we were in HS. There are 10 Buddies, and we have remained close for more than 15 years now. Every year we get together for a girls only weekend (well, nursing babies get to come, too) where we act like the crazy high schoolers that we used to be. Our group was made up of freshman through seniors (I’m on the older side of that range)…and life WOULD NOT be the same without them.

Our weekend away coming up is in honor of one of the girls turning 30…shh…it’s a surprise for her.

In HS we were wearing the latest bubble skirts to prom, our bangs were SKY high on one side, and curled under on the other…perms were prominent (although my stick straight hair wouldn’t hold a curl)…blue eye shadow and cobalt blue mascara was everywhere, and you were IT if you had Guess? overalls.

Ah, the good life…

By: Mommy Dearest

Mommy Dearest — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:07:30 +0000

Jackie, Julie, Danielle, and Sabra (I now have a daughter named Sabra) were my best friends; Duran Duran, Prince, Sting, The Police, and Phil Collins were playing on my stereo (boom box!); khakis, penny loafers, and a Ralph Lauren shirt or my cheerleading uniform on me. Thanks for the memories!

By: Shayna

Shayna — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:31:32 +0000

If you get this far in reading your comments, (WOW 90!) I will tell you my best friend in High School was Lisa, we are still best friends to this day although seperated by almost all 50 states! I am in Florida, she, Oregon. If you saw me, I would have either been in leggins and a big sweater from the gap or a baby doll dress from Contempo, thigh high stockings with bows on the back and ballet slippers probably listening to either the Cranberries or Alanis Morrisette!!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:10:15 +0000

I graduated in 1989. Went to 3 high schools.

Best Friends – Stacy Cross since 3rd grade Still friends, Myra Bennet since 6th grade still friens, Michael Hall Since 9th (married to him now for 17 years)

Music – Bonjovi, Def Lep, Skid Row, Motley, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith (class song Frinds are friends forever… secular school even), George Straight

Clothes – Jams,Stonewashed jeans, or baggies…loved the baggies, reboks with socks pushed down or keepas. T-shirts with sleves rolled up or button downs. No specific style. Do u remember the huge 80′s jewelery?

Hair – I had the puffy hair on date night and pictures, most days when I was lazy it was pulled back in a barret and BIG PUFFY BANGS!!!!!!!!!

You have got to LOVE the 80′s.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:07:35 +0000

That hair is really all too familiar – you could be in one of those Diet Pepsi commercials – ya know the ones where they say – “I wish I had the _____ I wore in the 80s etc.” Then they look back and realize… to think, a whole generation of people grew up with big hair and unflattering pants (really pleats all over the front and then cinched in tight bottoms…and…well we all looked in the mirror and thought how smokin’ we were with all that bling – big earrings to match our shirts and legwarmers…I can remember saying how I would neeevaah wear bell-bottoms (oops!). We needed those big puffy pants to offset the big glasses…and big hair..and…really somebody shoulda told us how ridiculous we all looked.

…and then when my daughters (9 & 10)went in to Old Navy and tried on the big belt over a long tunic, Short scrunchy boots and SKINNY JEANS…well the look on her face was priceless – “I will never wear those skinny Jeans – gross!” I just smiled…she has 3 pairs now