Throwback Thursday

I thought it was time for some good old fashioned fun here on the blog!

Ryan hauled some old yearbooks out of the attic this week, and I thought you might like to see the Shaffers of the mid-90's.

You might notice there are more pictures of Ryan on this page than there are of me - because, well, I was invisible. LOL! Ryan has never been invisible. He did, however, have hair once upon a time.

Yours truly: the official junior year photo. Were it not for the split on the bottom row, that would have been a perfect bangs day. My hair STILL splits right there.

Same year: Ryan's sophomore photo. If you cover up his hair, he still pretty much looks the same, doesn't he? More distinguished now, of course.

Can you find him in the picture???

Apparently the only way to get your picture in the yearbook is to loiter in the halls when you should be studying in the library. No one ever came to the library to get pictures. This I know. ;)

I'm sure you recognize the nose. This was in the era of my first {and only} perm.

Senior year photo. {They actually took these at the end of our junior year, so that's why the perm is missing.} I hadn't discovered eyebrow waxing yet. Or eyeliner.

Same year - Ryan's junior photo. Isn't he cute? {Hey look! His hair splits too! I think shaving it entirely was sort of a drastic fix....} Just kiddin'!

This one is a little harder to see - but can you find him? Last chance!

Spring musical. I was in the audience. Ryan was on the stage. Raise your hand if you're surprised!

So many things about this picture. First of all - adorable. Secondly - we are still friends with this whole group. {Helpful since one of them is Ryan's cousin.} PETER!!!! You've grown up so much!!! This is from the variety show, and they went on to compete at the state fair. We have that on video.

{INSERT COMMENTARY FROM RYAN REGARDING THE ABOVE PHOTO: "We were robbed!! To this day, I still believe we should have come home from the State Fair with the ultimate crown, as we were the most popular group there, and yet were snubbed by the judges. I'm not bitter or anything. I'm just sayin'. Okay, maybe a little bitter, but just sayin'. It's the truth." End rant.} 

Still friends with this crew too - more spring musical fun.

Ryan's senior picture. I was in college by this time, looking absolutely NO less awkward than I did in high school. I didn't come into my own until pretty much my thirties. Or wait. Have I yet?? :)

Ryan's senior year - goofing off with friends. The same year? I was buried in the college library trying to figure out how to not lose my academic scholarship.


Ahhhhh a fun trip down memory lane. A couple of crazy kids who ended up finding each other many years later!