Picking up where I left off last week …

Third grade class photo, 1983.

1984, cheering for pee wee football.

Easter 1985. It’s too bad the photo doesn’t pick up the true color of that sweater vest. That was neon yellow!

OK … here we go to my least favorite stage. I thought I was going to have to void out these years. I think posting embarrassing photos of my house has given me the courage to post embarrassing photos of my young self!

Class photo, 1986. This is where it started going bad. Just the bangs are layered here … but …

Ahhh! Then 1987 happened. Really short shorts, and really bad hair. It wasn’t my fault, I blame the 80s. I was an impressionable 12-year-old!

1988. I included this photo because the glasses are off, and the hair is wet!

Family vacation to Mammoth Caves in 1988. I was 13, my brother 9. Those jeans are two-tone, gray and blue. I’m sure they are cuffed and rolled. I’m glad I had a bershon example in my photo collection, but my parents still possess the best one.

1989, with newborn cousin. Trying to grow out the layers. I think it took a year and a half! No comment on the outfit. Those are matching pink shorts …

Much better, 10th grade school photo, 1990. The bangs are still a bit hair-sprayed, but it’s a big improvement!

My parents finally let me get contacts, and I got my braces off right before 10th grade started. For me, that was the start of high school, as we were in junior high from 7th-9th.

Too bad it wasn’t really a fresh start, everybody knew the old me.

Next week, we will revisit high school and college … stay tuned!