I Love the 80’s!

I’m not embarrassed to say it, “I love the 80’s!” I’m sure I have a diary entry somewhere that reads “…when I grow up I want to be just like Coco (ya know, Irene Cara’s character from the film, Fame).” I think it was a combo of my young age,  the music and the fashion. Truth be known, I listen to 80’s music all the time. In fact, my I-pod is loaded with tunes from Culture Club, Madonna, Donna Summer and The Go-Go’s. And as much as I love me some 80’s fashion I did make a promise to my husband never to wear my acid-washed jeans, fingerless lace gloves and leg warmers out in public. So, imagine my excitement when I was walking thru Baby Gap recently and spotted the cutest little leg warmers ever! Of course I bought them – didn’t even think twice.

Well, I quickly came off my leg warmer high. My 4-year old said the new tubes I was holding were ugly and she’d never wear them. I was bummed. But then like all quick-thinking mothers do – I made something up. I remembered my daughter’s ballet teacher (Ms. T) wears leg warmers. And in my daughter’s eyes, Ms. T can do no wrong. So, I told her it would make Ms. T soooooo happy if she wore her new leg warmers to class. And guess what? It worked. That’s if you count the two minutes she wore them before complaining and whining that they itched her legs. Fortunately, I had my I-phone on me and snapped this photo. I love it! My little “Coco” – if even for just a moment.