Okay, so I've never participated in a "Throw-back Thursday" and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so. Otherwise, I was going to post a T for Tired blog today, as I'm running out of steam this week.
So here it is!
How old was I? Around eleven. Yes, I was completely obsessed with the movie, Annie, which had just come out, and I was even more obsessed with getting the part in our local production of the musical. I got the part of an orphan, Duffy, but my good friend got the part of Annie. She was much better than I would have been in the role.
My grandmother made the dress for me. I wish I still had either the dress or the genuine, trade-marked heart-shaped Annie locket I was wearing (complete with missing half). Alas, they are probably in a vintage clothing store or a relic museum somewhere. Ha!
You were (and still are) beautiful. And it's so funny, when I saw that dress, "Annie" was the first thing I thought...yet it looks much better on you than it does on any Annie. Your grandmother did a great job on the dress.
ReplyDeleteThat's so sweet of you, Stephanie. Thanks, but I always felt like a gawky girl...
DeleteHow sweet! Love how your grandmother made the dress!! I agree with what Stephanie said, you were (and still are) beautiful!
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Thank you, Betty. Very sweet of you. My grandmother made me so many wonderful clothes.
DeleteLook at you, so adorable in your Annie gear! Your grandmother did a great job with that dress.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny isn't it, how it's so hard to recognize the importance of certain belongings until years later--and then we regret getting rid of them. Maybe the moral of this story is that we should never throw anything out? Or... perhaps not. :)
I know...but I have too much stuff! :)
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ReplyDeleteI was in the choir when my school did Annie. It was loads of fun!
We normally participate in the Throwback Thursday but took a break in April for the A-Z challenge.
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