Party Like It's 1985

We had a party this time last year to celebrate the end of the volleyball season. Last year's theme was a Poker Party (picture on the right side of the page). It was a lot of fun, so we wanted to do another themed party. We decided on 80s. The night was full of hideous fashion, and lots of laughs.

We played a game all night where you couldn't use certain words or call people by their real name. Instead, your name for the evening was the name of your first pet and your mother's maiden name. I was Shaggy Groelke. Darrin was Stinker Jackson! If someone called you by your name, you got their bracelet. The person with the most bracelets at the top of each hour won a prize. Other names were Happy Sheehan, Redford Redmond, Lassie Scott, Dexter Carter.....I can't remember all of them. Funny stuff.

Side view so you can get the full effect of both hair styles...

Trevor and Kristi, the 80s workout instructor....

Best accessory of the night went to Stacy for her LA Gear fannie pack....

Kevin's shorts were way too short...

For some reason, there was a lot of spontaneous dancing....

Miles spent the night with Granny & Pa (Darrin's parents), along with his cousins, Ava & Olivia. This was his first night away from me. I handled it much better than I thought I would. Surprisingly, it wasn't that hard. Darrin was ready to get him first thing the next morning, but we had a full day of Christmas shopping first. We enjoyed our day together and then picked him up around 5pm. We were very ready to see him.