Friday Favorites: 1987 edition

It's time for my Friday link up with  A Little Bit of Everything and Momfessionals. 

On Fridays I share things that made me happy from the week - a photo, a song, a quote, a beauty product, a recipe, a pair of cute shoes, etc. If it's a product, sometimes it's something I actually own and sometimes something I just saw online that gave me a smile. Sometimes it's serious and sometimes it's silly. I suppose I believe that God is in the simple details of life and yes, I can even find Him in a tube of lipstick

Happy Friday. I have been in Texas again this week because my brother, sister and I are in the process of helping my Dad move, so not a lot of favorites to share. However, of course, I have to mention the Texas Longhorns. 

I was all smiles before the game started.

Unfortunately, they lost in a closer-than-it-should-have-been game. We almost stole a win and missed the championship in the last second. Washington absolutely outplayed us and Michael Penix Jr. is some sort of superhuman. It was a great season and I was proud of my team. 

I know you are confused by the mature, rational response I am having to the loss. No one is more surprised than me. Also, I feel like a delayed reaction is forthcoming. Please buckle your seatbelts for a full meltdown come Monday night.

If I could I would invite each and every one of the guys over to my house and make them a grilled cheese sandwich and then tell them to all go take a nap because they worked so hard all season. They were such a bright light in the darknesss for me this year. I'm grateful to every last one of those young men.

This week of going through my parents' house has been pretty emotional and stressful, but being with my siblings is always a good time. We find ourselves to be the funniest people alive. I am certain most people would disagree, but this is not our concern. 

We found some cute pictures of our 1970s photo shoots:

 Well, I guess it's cute if you're referring to my sister. It appears my mom was going for a Carol Brady shag with my 4 year old hair and she failed miserably. 

Later Mom figured out my hair and my brother moved into a 'fit that Jack Tripper and Larry Dallas would have proudly sported at the Regal Beagle.

And now, please allow me to entertain you with my high school senior photos. Tell me you graduated in 1987 without telling me you graduated in 1987. 

Bless my heart and what the hell?

I clearly enjoyed a popped collar. And I loved the fire out of that striped rugby shirt. Fun fact: I wore this shirt to my first Bon Jovi concert. This was not the normal attire for teens at the Bon Jovi concert and I'm shocked that I didn't get my ass kicked by the cool chicks.

Apparently, I really needed you to notice how serious I was about the popped collar. And also the banana clip was near and dear to my heart. 

Please applaud my effort to match my socks to my sweater. God gives us different gifts and this was mine. Don't be jealous. We all must work together for the Kingdom. We can't all be blessed in the same way.

Friends, the answer to your quesiton is "I don't know." Who owned this Teddy Bear? I don't know. Why am I holding it for a photo? I don't know. How many seniors did this photographer convince to hold this Teddy Bear? And why? Let's not think too long about that. None of us will know the answer to these questions on this side of heaven. There are things we aren't meant to understand.

I have to go pack up some more stuff. I hope to be back here next week with some really fun favorites which will include neither a creepy stuffed animal nor an unfortunate collar situation.

Happy New Year.