Totally 80's....like, totally fun!

So, for New Year's this year some friends of ours threw an 80's party. What a good time it was! Half the fun was getting ready for the party. Chad and I headed to the DI to do some shopping. It wasn't too hard to find lots of possibilities. I found an awesome prom dress that I really, really wanted to work out, but alas, my hips have birthed 4 children. So, I found an awesome dress and cream pumps (completed w/ cream nylons)....think circa 1987 fireside. It was perfect! Chad went for the Miami Vice theme. He found a great linen blazer and pants, a turquoise t-shirt and some great shoes. Of course, the pants had to be tightly "pegged" at the bottom. It was so much fun that I had to do a "dry run" on the hair and make-up as soon as I got home from shopping. The kids were so confused....wondering what in the world happened to their mom! On the night of the party, Chad watched with perplexity as I got ready. He asked, "Did it take that long to get ready in the 80's and did you use that much hairspray?" Yes, I think I did! These pictures don't do the look justice. My hair had the "wings" on the sides and the nice puff or "claw" of bangs on top. The look was completed with teal eyeliner, extra thick mascara and a thick line of blush below the cheek bone. Ohh and you cannot forget the frosty pink lip gloss! We had such a great time at the party laughing at everyone else's interpretation of 80's fashion. Who knew there were so many options in the 80's??? Man, there was really a bit of something for every personality and every facet of society! lol We did a lot of reminiscing and laughing at dance pictures and yearbooks. We also busted a move on all the old dance moves. Chad and I even practiced our best school dance pose and faces for the picture at the top. Good times!