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#ThrowbackThursday #tbt: Party Like it’s 1999

January 23, 2014 By Lena

In 2014, I will be participating in #tbt courtesy of the Epson Expression Premium XP-810 Small–in–One printer, the ultimate choice for scanning and printing. Ultra powerful and ultra slim, it produces stunning borderless photos and documents quickly and affordably. Featuring the ultimate in wireless printing, the XP-810 makes it easier than ever to print from your iPad, iPhone, tablet or smartphone, whether in your home or out and about.

December 31, 1999. 

In a phase I like to call “anorexic chic”, I was ready to spend the most important night of the millennium with my bestie. Dressed to the nines, I made a very important decision the week earlier…

I was on again/off again with an ex-boyfriend. Having suffered a university heartbreak from a high school boyfriend, I couldn’t believe that he was not destined to be in my life. So when he called a week before New Year’s and asked what I was doing on the most special New Year’s ever, I faltered. Of course I wanted to spend it with him. Of course I wanted to run to his side.

But, my best friend wanted to attend the New Year’s Eve celebration at the Regal Constellation, one of the hipper hotels in Toronto at the time. And with only a few days left to grab tickets, I had to make a decision: do I blow her off for my first true love, or do I stay strong and move forward?

I finally decided that I wanted to start the new millennium with a clean slate. Because I couldn’t be certain about the future with the ex, but I could say yes to the girl who had nursed me through the heartache.

And we partied because it was 1999.

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  1. mrdisco

    January 23, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    Cool dress!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:15 pm

      Thank you :)

  2. Lindsay C

    January 23, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    Good choice to stick with your friend on New Year’s instead of the heart breaker! And that dress looked gorgeous – great shade of blue on you!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      Thanks Lindsay = blue is my favourite colour!

  3. Marissa

    January 23, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    Hey Lena – although skinny, you look beautiful! I love your hair style too.

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      Thank you Marissa! Sometimes I miss my short hair!

  4. dannyscotland

    January 23, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    Good for you for sticking with your friend! That’s a hard choice to make sometimes. It says a lot about you as a friend, too.

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      Thanks a bunch. It was the right decision to make :)

  5. Chandra Christine O'Connor

    January 23, 2014 at 8:45 pm

    you were and still are stunning! but yes you were quite thin in that picture

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:27 pm

      Thank you Chandra :) I could use a hamburger or two there, LOL

  6. Nicole W.

    January 24, 2014 at 12:10 am

    Awesome! Great decision, nice dress!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:27 pm

      Thank you Nicole!

  7. loriag

    January 24, 2014 at 7:44 am

    Wow, great picture, nice printing. The 90`s were good years for me, I do not remember doing much for the end of 99. Glad you made a good start to the new millennium.

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:27 pm

      Thank you Lori :)

  8. Victoria

    January 24, 2014 at 9:29 am

    ♥ ♥ ♥

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:28 pm

      I remember it like it was yesterday… can still see myself in my cubicle on the phone with you. xx

  9. nicolthepickle

    January 24, 2014 at 10:25 am

    I really like your hair.
    And look how everything turned out!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:28 pm

      Ha, you’re right!

  10. Darrah Bailey

    January 24, 2014 at 10:47 am

    Very pretty dress and glad you stayed with your friend :)

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      Thanks Darrah!

  11. Melinda L.

    January 24, 2014 at 12:36 pm

    Good for you for making better choice. Awesome looking dress :)

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      I wonder if I still have it? Maybe it’s still at my mom’s!

  12. sarah sar

    January 24, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    Whoa! You looked stunning back then and still do even now. So glad you decided to go with your friend.

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:37 pm

      Thank you Sarah :)

  13. Diana @ Toronto Teacher Mom

    January 24, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    Sounds like you made an excellent decision. And yowza, you looked amazing in that dress!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:37 pm

      Muah! Thanks Diana!

  14. Anne Taylor

    January 24, 2014 at 3:12 pm

    You made the best decision and you look amazing in that photo… a little skinny, but amazing nonetheless!

    The colour of the dress looks great on your skin tone!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:39 pm

      Thank you Anne, it’s my favourite colour!

  15. Flora M

    January 24, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    Great decision – great dress and LOVE the hair !! I remember all the “doomsday” predictions for Y2K… luckily none of it happened !

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:39 pm

      Hahaha you’re right – we’re all still here!

  16. Judy C (Judy Cowan)

    January 24, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    Great decision to stick by your friend! Very pretty picture!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:39 pm

      Thank you Judy :)

  17. Lynda Cook

    January 25, 2014 at 2:29 am

    great decision to stay with your friend, and such a very pretty picture you look gorgeous

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:39 pm

      Thank you so much Lynda!

  18. Tricha

    January 25, 2014 at 7:48 pm

    Love, love the dress. Glad you said yes to the friend. Are you still friends today?

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:40 pm

      Yes, we are still BFFs!

  19. Heidi C.

    January 25, 2014 at 10:12 pm

    Love the colour! You look fab!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:40 pm

      Thanks Heidi :)

  20. Chandra Christine O'Connor

    January 26, 2014 at 8:42 am

    in 1999 I had a 9 year old and a 6 year old sigh lol.

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:40 pm

      Ha! LOL. Kids were the furthest thing from my mind!

  21. Stephanie LaPlante

    January 26, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    That’s a beautiful dress.

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      Thank you Stephanie :)

  22. angie smith

    January 27, 2014 at 9:54 am

    wow look at you!
    truth be told although you looked beautiful … you actually look even better now!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      Thank you Angie – I like to think that I’m improving with age!

  23. Victoria Ess

    January 27, 2014 at 10:33 am

    You look stunning in that dress!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      Thank you Victoria :)

  24. Soozle

    January 28, 2014 at 9:07 am

    You looked beautiful (not that I would assume you would otherwise!) :) Glad to hear you stuck with your gal pal.. Wise beyond your years :)

    I love the TBT series! Keep ’em coming!

    • Lena

      February 2, 2014 at 9:42 pm

      Thanks Soozle! Plenty of more TBTs coming up!

  25. Jenny

    February 6, 2014 at 3:01 am

    Oh my goodness, you looked so gorgeous~ you looked like you belong in a pop girl band!

    • Lena

      February 9, 2014 at 2:01 pm

      Hahaha love that. Thank you Jenny!

  26. jaimeem

    February 14, 2014 at 8:48 am

    I was partially expecting the ‘Rachel’ hair on you haha. But I love the blue cut out dress, very nice!

    • Lena

      February 15, 2014 at 4:07 pm

      Hahaha I DID have the Rachel in grade 10!!

  27. Susan T.

    February 16, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    You look so beautiful! I love that you stuck with your friend over the boy.

    • Lena

      February 16, 2014 at 3:38 pm

      Thank you Susan :)

  28. Guppy5700

    February 17, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    Pretty girl! And that hairstyle was so cute on you.
    So.. you weren’t getting all prepared for the end of the world when it hit Y2K? Remember all that ridiculous hype?

    • Lena

      February 17, 2014 at 1:33 pm

      I do! I don’t think I ever believed it though… I feel like there would be meteors or other universal events towards the end of the world :)

  29. kathy downey

    March 29, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    My you sure looked lovely in that dress

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