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#ThrowbackThursday #tbt: Spring Has Sprung

March 13, 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.

After yesterday’s disastrous winter storm – which blanketed us with over 15cm of the white stuff – today, we’ve been graced with a clear, sunny day. Normally, I’d be tickled pink… if it wasn’t for the -30°C windchill factor. Ugh! Will this winter never end?

Today I’m looking back to March 25, 1986, when the temperature soared to a balmy 19°C. Oh, the feeling of leaving the house without a jacket! It was all we could ask for after a cold, harsh Canadian winter. Of course, thanks to my mom’s handiwork, I was always set with a brand new Spring dress to welcome the season.

Pigtails, pink bows and puffed sleeves – could I get any more girly? I often chuckle at the realization that I spent about 10 years of my life living in a predominantly pink wardrobe (which was later countered by mostly blue and black outfits in my teens and twenties).

On a related note – does anyone believe the puffed sleeve trend will ever come back?

So besides posing in new Spring fashions, what was I doing in 1986? I was playing with my Jem doll, of course!

“Meet Jem, the rock sensation with flashing LED earrings that light up at the touch of a button. On stage, she’s the hottest female vocalist in town. Off stage, she’s Jerrica, a sleek executive.”

Show of hands: Who had a Jem doll – or remembers Jem and the Holograms?

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  1. AC

    March 13, 2014 at 11:23 am

    No Jem doll but do remember my youngest sister watching the show. Synergy, The Misfits, Eric and a catchy theme song (I think that is one similarity of all good shows) are other things that stand out from that time. Also Thundercats!

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:33 pm

      Wow, impressed with your knowledge of Jem based on observation! And oh, I was addicted to Thundercats too! One word: CHEETARA.

  2. Ella Pretty Blog

    March 13, 2014 at 11:36 am

    My 8-year old self would have adored your dress…it had everything my heart wanted at the time – flouncy material…so many bows…white and pink ;-)

    My best friend had a Jem doll…I remember thinking Jem’s light pink hair was the prettiest thing ever…which may explain why I tried to dress up as Jem for Halloween last year LOL!

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:34 pm

      LAST year? LOL, love that Ella!

  3. Flora M

    March 13, 2014 at 3:23 pm

    My daughter never had the Jem doll, but used to watch the show on TV….
    Your mom made you the most beautiful dresses/outfits !! Try getting my granddaughters into something like that – well maybe once in a blue moon for dress-up or a special occasion, but they just aren’t into “girly” clothes (except the colour pink for one of them – she has a thing for pink).

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:35 pm

      Thanks Flora! Though I don’t think I had much of a choice; my mom made all my clothing, so I had to wear what she made! My boys are picky now… they routinely turn down the outfits I pick out for them!

  4. loriag

    March 14, 2014 at 8:29 am

    No I hope the puff sleeve never comes back, that said you were really cute in the picture.

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:35 pm

      Yeah, I think that ship has sailed too :) Bye bye puffed sleeves!

  5. Victoria Ess

    March 14, 2014 at 10:35 am

    I think the puff sleeve WILL come back haha and I actually kind of look forward to seeing how they reinvent it. I totally had Jem and actually dressed up as Jem in my early twenties for Halloween. Ah to be young again.

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:36 pm

      I can see maybe a reconstructed type of puffed sleeve with leather or something edgy… LOL.

  6. Guppy5700

    March 14, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    I remember that cartoon! The Star earring is my main memory…My daughter watched the show as a little girl. Now on the topic of puffed sleeves, I rocked them the spring of 1986 too – just on my white grad dress instead. Pink ribbon on my corsage.. we are kindred spirits I think Lena lol!

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:37 pm

      Hahaha sounds like it! I bet your white grad dress was gorgeous!

  7. sarah sar

    March 15, 2014 at 7:30 am

    I pretty much grew up in puff sleeves and kind of miss them…but that’s the nostalgia in me talking! I really miss and mourn the 80s. If I had a time machine…..

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:37 pm

      Oh, ME TOO! I would love to be in my 20s in the 80’s. I think it would have been epic!

  8. Chandra Christine O'Connor

    March 15, 2014 at 10:05 am

    I remember them I was older but I remember the cartoons. you look adorable your mom probably made that awesome dress

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:38 pm

      Yes, she did Chandra! Thank you!

  9. Nicky

    March 15, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    cute pic! and yes, i had a jem doll!

    • Lena

      March 16, 2014 at 1:38 pm

      Awesome! Too much fun!

  10. Stephanie LaPlante

    March 17, 2014 at 3:36 pm

    OMGosh! You look sooo cute!

    • Lena

      March 23, 2014 at 7:48 am

      Thank you Stephanie!

  11. Marissa

    March 17, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    Awesome picture Lena and you look so cute!

    • Lena

      March 23, 2014 at 7:48 am

      :) Thanks Marissa!

  12. Susan T.

    April 20, 2014 at 3:37 pm

    I loved Jem so much! I had several of the dolls. I recently watched it again and it is still a fun show!

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