It's a Younger Me
By Sue H.
@CinnamonGrl (7084)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
September 18, 2016 9:39am CST
My gosh yes, I was younger once. This is my 41 year old self. My hair looks a lot darker than usual in these, though. Standing in the shade, so I think the whole pic is darker. My best friend from ever since we were in Jr. High had come to see me, and she took these pictures. It was a surprise to get them in the mail yesterday - she'd run across them when she was doing some all purpose straightening up in her house.
Do you like to look at old pictures of yourself? I have so many mixed memories as most people do. I remember wearing that dress way past its prime. It came from the Avon catalog, I ordered clothes for work from there quite a bit.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
18 Sep 16
Very nice pictures! I definitely prefer my pictures of when I was young than now. Wouldn't be nice if we could stay young forever?
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
The part about not being wrinkled & the turkey neck I got, yeh I'll go back to that. Not so sure about my mind at the time though, lol
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
18 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl Well, the mind has to stay like it is but with a good memory as we don't want to forget all we've learned and experienced in our lives. 
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl yes indeed some of me about six with saggy shorts, scabs on my knee and my feetin roller skates, I was carrying an old doll with a tin head I called grannie. more I will tell in a post lol,
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
Do you have childhood photos, too? Those are the ones I really love, my sister and I have so many happy memories
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
@Hatley I gotta go find the post
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
18 Sep 16
i love your dress and the contrasting mood of the pictures. is your hair reddish brown? what they call auburn? i love the color of your house, too.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
18 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl if you see an old picture of your best friend would you send it to her, too?
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
19 Sep 16
@hereandthere Yeh, actually I've done just that! There were several of her amongst my dad's photos that she has copies of. There's a really cute one of her at about 14 with her guitar slung over her shoulder
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
My hair was strawberry blonde as a child and then it grew darker over time, so I called it strawberry brown lol. I liked that house, too but we were renting and eventually it was sold.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
I have a lot of photos of my sis and I when we were kids, because my dad loved taking pictures.
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@LadyDuck (471503)
• Switzerland
18 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl I have also many when I and my brother were kids, but not so many when I was a teenager.
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@RitzzView (3038)
• India
18 Sep 16
It's such a beautiful experience to get our owns old photograph, isn't it!
That photo of yours is pretty!
It's usually my experience that whenever I'm up for cleaning, I end up watching my old college books, or diary's or photographs.. Or anything like this. Mories always brings smile! :)
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
We have a lot of photo albums here, and I have others still in storage. I love to look at old pictures
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@RitzzView (3038)
• India
18 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl Save all the photo albums to show them to more and more of our generation! :p :D :)
Do you like to write stories about the photos along with photo?
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
18 Sep 16
Yes i like to look at old pictures from time to time. To laugh at myself as well as to find fond memories...
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
18 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl that's why i love to take pictures. to capture the moments...we can only revisit old moments with the help of old pictures...
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
18 Sep 16
Beautiful pictures.. I sometimes like to look at old pictures and am surprised to see a younger me.. Big difference.. 
But I hope I am a bit wiser now, though.. 
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
Yep, we always hope for that!
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
18 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl You look beautiful in those photos.That dress suits you.Your friend is a good photographer..
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
Thanks. I liked that dress, I'm sure I wore it out
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
Thanks. I remember this visit when she took these pictures. She and one of her sons had come and they got to my house before I had gotten home from work. So she took these before I changed my clothes after work. In a minute I was going to be in jeans.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
We have a lot of photo albums here, we looked at a couple yesterday with other members of the family visiting
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
18 Sep 16
That is a great photo of you. Looking at those pics from the past can be interesting.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
It's fun trying to remember exactly what was going on. My son would have still been living at home.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
18 Sep 16
you looks so pretty... days by day we all grow old,,, thats the eternal truth....
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
No avoiding it! I like to think we get smarter at least
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
19 Sep 16
@amandajay I try not to allow any closeups lol
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
19 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl mmm yes. You know what, I should tell this...." you still looks totally good" cheers
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@shaheena11 (375)
• India
18 Sep 16
Just the color of your hair changed everything else you look the same beautiful and gorgeous lady! 
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
20 Sep 16
Thank you. I hope to not lose the smile, but some days. . ..
@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
20 Sep 16
I was more slender then. I'm not crazy about most of my pictures. Don't really like my picture taken.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
19 Sep 16
They had some cute stuff. I don't even know anymore if they still sell clothing
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
19 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl They do. I haven't bought any for quite a while
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
18 Sep 16
Thanks. It's funny looking at pictures from back then. I'm sure I felt I was getting old, but at 65, this pic was taken when I was young lol
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@NJChicaa (119619)
• United States
18 Sep 16
@CinnamonGrl I have to remember that. I turn 40 next year and feel like I'm getting old.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
19 Sep 16
Yeh I'd like to still look like that but have the wiser mind. hahahaha, I guess we all think that way
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
18 Sep 16
What a great picture. Looking back at old pictures brings back so many memories. I have mixed feelings when I look at my older pictures. Some of them I like and others not so much. Nice of your friend to send you those pictures.
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@CinnamonGrl (7084)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
19 Sep 16
Yes, I'm so happy we've managed to remain close, she and her sister came and visited not long ago
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