Some Things are Worth Keeping

You all know I'm a dejunker; I love to get rid of stuff. I almost always have a growing pile waiting to take to the thrift store.

Well, tonight I am glad that I have kept a few things.

For Halloween this year, I borrowed a dragon costume for Little Dude and thought Sam could go as a knight and I could go as a princess. I figured it would be easy as I have a few formal dresses I can choose from leftover from high school dances.

I opened the closet to pick one and noticed my bridesmaid dress from my brother Jason's wedding in 1997. 13 years ago. I put it over my clothes and ran out to show Sam, totally not expecting it to fit, but to make Sam laugh.

Laugh he did.

Laugh I did.

And then Sam zipped it up.

It actually does fit (though I am a little bit taller and a little more curvy now than I was when I was 12, go figure...no pun intended, honestly).

Check me out as a bridesmaid 13 years ago.

My oldest brother, Jason, and me (age 12)

My oh my how styles change so quickly.
Even my own wedding 5 1/2 years ago looks "out of style" compared to styles today.

I also scrounged up my old tiara from when I was in my high school's homecoming royalty in 2002. Pair that with the lovely peach dress and viola! I'm a princess!

A damsel in distress with an oh-so-scary dragon, waiting for my knight in shining armor...

So, I guess some things are worth keeping around all these years. If for nothing else, at least for a good laugh.