Friday night, 1987, life is good for our young couple! Pete is living his best life, taking karate lessons and using sun-in somewhat aggresively. For some of my newbie readers (i.e. born after 1990), sun-in was a hair product, you sprayed it in your hair and you sat in the sun. Pretty straight forward. It didn’t quite make you blonde, but an interesting shade that went well with purple zinc oxide, half t-shirt with no sleeves and super short shorts at any beach or club after dark. While Sheila has received her white belt (pictured) from the famous Wet Seal dojo in the Stamford mall — paired with that beautiful turquoise blue 2-piece jumpsuit, hair was on point with bangs slightly curled under and just the right amount of curling iron curls with a touch of hairspray and mousse. (Not pictured, white, high heeled pumps)!
Let’s continue our weekend journey — apparently we were one town over in New Canaan, CT at this time, my memory had us 2 hours away in Hartford. Luckily Pete has the better memory, must be from all the karate training. It was tournament weekend! Not anything like those movies (yes, my research for this piece just took me down a rabbit hole, Karate Kid came out in 1984 and Karate Kid II came out in 1986). There were no eagle crane kicks that I can recall. There were kata & kumite competitions, trophies and many trips to the ladies room to touch up my hair. Afterwards, we most likely went to The Bakers Garden, back at the Stamford Mall, for some fine American/Asian cuisine. I would always get the sesame chicken and Pete would order up blackened grilled chicken over fettuccine alfredo, living our best life!
Karate tournaments, beach, movies in movie theatres and late night drives, listening to cassettes — both sides!
Sayanora to all and to all a good hair day!
Sheils Writes 
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