This was a favorite of ours and all of our friends as well. It was something easy to have at a sleepover (or any party) because it didn’t require any silverware. It didn’t even require a plate if you weren’t using dips and the kids were old enough not to make a mess. Speaking of dips, my mom makes an awesome honey-mustard dip…but often times we ate these au naturale. We would also have chips, pretzels, and other snacky things. Salt and Vinegar is my favorite chip flavor but at some point Tato Skins became a favorite birthday chip over all others. If we had pop (that’s what we call soda here in Western PA, people) I think we always chose Dr. Pepper. We would usually get some candy too (3 Musketeers was a favorite of mine).

We also got to choose our dessert. Since we weren’t having parties we stopped asking for fancy cakes. I would usually have cheesecake or some other dessert like Cherry Delight or Oreo Cookie Pie.

Below are photos from 1987, the year that I turned 8.

If you think that my sister’s hair bow is cruel and unusual punishment, wait until tomorrow when you see my hairdo! Clearly our mother wished to expose us both to bad 80s fashion equally.

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