I Was (hardly) a Senior Hottie

Anxious to participate in Liz's (from A Belle, A Bean and A Chicago Dog) "I was a Senior Hottie" blog hop this week, I went digging in the back of my closet for pictures from my senior year of high school. I learned a few things.

1. I don't have in my possession very many pictures from that era.
2. That is a good thing.

I finally found the proofs from my senior pictures. I've scanned them so that I can share them here today. Because I'm secure and confident . . . (right). Get ready for a laugh.

What words come to mind?

Naive. Shy.

What is with the sweaters? I borrowed the jewelry from my mom-probably even the sweater. I'm guessing that I'm not smiling because I'm self-conscious of the braces. I had them all through high school and finally got them off just in time for the musical and graduation. Do you just love the shiny background? So 90's.

This is the picture that hung on my parents' living room wall until I got married. Thankfully, I could replace it with a mediocre wedding picture (but I'm not allowed to complain about that).

I wasn't satisfied with the first pictures and insisted on "re-takes" with a different hair style. This was the way I usually wore my hair. By the time I was a senior, I had ditched the big bangs (I could never get mine to stand up very well) and long permed hair. I think I had pink eye when this picture was taken.

I grew up a lot during my senior year and overcame a lot of the shyness. I had great friends and loved singing in show choir. I worked at the County Recorder's Office and woke up early for Seminary.

Here's my picture from graduation:

And I'm including my scrapbook page with a collage of high school friends. Because they really were good times (that I would never, never want to repeat) and obviously I look better when I'm smiling. I am so very pale, I glow in the flash of the camera. Notice my friends look normal and tan because we just got back from river rafting. I went too but I didn't tan. Hmmm. I apologize to any friends who might find their pictures on this page. I hope you don't mind that I'm "outing" you too. You're all beautiful but shall remain nameless.

It was fun and nostalgic to flip through my scrapbooks from high school. Good memories.
So, are you brave enough to share your senior pictures with the blogging world? Go dig through the attic or basement or call your mom. Find the pictures and link up. I can't wait to see.