Pin an award to your lapel! I did this today, inspired by my own style post, and it’s making me very happy.
I won this award 20 years ago when I played clarinet in the fourth grade. It says:
Illinois Grade School
Solo
Music Ass’n
Do you know how funny an award that says “Ass’n” is to a fourth grader? I still think it’s funny.
44 comments
lori
i really love your hair in this photo. i wish i could see more! and i’m in total love with that pin. better lock your doors so i don’t come and swipe it! ;)
Henriette
You are very lucky. All I won in my life was a box of tictacs. That too i cheated. LOL. BTW. You are a hot one. And whats with the medal of honor badge?
Kelsey
You look GORGEOUS in this photo. Like a model.
Kenziepoo
Haha, so cute!
Sonja
Excuse-moi, but did you lose a 100 pounds or so? :-) You look marvelous!
French furniture
It’s sweet and funny!
geri litzen
Neat pin and great idea. Way to stir up old memories. Cool!
Cheryl
Your inside beauty shines through here . . . genuine and lovely.
Kari
I meant “your tilting profile.” That’ll teach me to proof before I hit submit. Or not.
Kari
You’re tilting profile is adorable. Love the hair.
B
I was just about to ask about your camera and saw that Ashley beat me to it! I’m sitting at my dining room table with my brand spankin’ new G11 in front of me. :)
Love the medal. Too cool for school.
Ashley
What kind of camera are you using?
Making it Lovely
Canon Powershot G10.
abigail
This post made me go put eyeshadow on.
Marija
I have the same medal for the same thing! (I’m also in the western suburbs!). Though I have to admit, I’m not sure what I did with the medals and my clarinet is MIA, too? We should all send you photos of ourselves wearing ours! Too funny! Such a fun, cute blog! I’ll definitely be back…
Amy
I love the medal. I need to find some.
jules @the diversion project
that’s a hoot – i find that pretty funny and i’m way past 4th grade.
Your hair is looking particularly cool!!
jules
VelocityJohn
That is too funny. Ass’n pin. I remember back in the 80s, us boys in L.A. used to wear these strange medal pins ala the new romantic movement. It was an interesting time back then for sure for fashion.
Amanda
That’s hilarious! As a kid I was afraid that I might mysteriously drop dead in class after writing the “ass” part of “assignment” and everyone would think I was terrible. So, I would always write the “ass” part really quickly just in case…
Haha!
Maggie
I have a ton of those music pins too! haha Hilarious
Melanie
That was a good laugh right there!
eileen
i have a few of those ;) i should dig them out
Nuit
Nicole you look stunning! and that pin is just too cute!
Cody
I was just thinking about doing something like this the other day. My mom still has my old Girl Scouts paraphernalia, and I really want to put the badges and pins on my bag and coat.
elise
Love it! Now, do I go with chorus or perfect attendance?!
Melissa
Now I want to go out and buy a medal to pin on my cardigan. I am crazy about brooches and pins of all sorts so this idea is just to cute.
Leslie
Love this post – definitely made me laugh out loud!! :)
Susie
I’d love to know what makeup you use too! Besides just the eye shadow, I mean.
Ana
Love it!
Kristin Clemesn
That’s hilarious! May I ask what color the eye shadow is you’re wearing. It’s so pretty!
Making it Lovely
MAC shale, with purple eyeliner.
Rebecca
I recognize that dress! I went out and bought it today at lunch, having seen it here last week. Chic and springy!
Alison
I have several medals like that as well from an Illinois elementary school. :) Now the question is where are they now?
Melissa
Ooohhh great idea! I have medals from time served overseas. I may have to try this out. So clever and fun.
Carrie
Great Picture of you! Sexy!
Little Paper Dog
giggles ;)
Jess
Great idea!
Alas, I don’t have any pretty little awards :(
Scraps
I recognized that medal-style, too! Ours (in Florida) are a little different but there’s no mistaking a Solo/Ensemble medal :)
Natalie
haha cute :)
Danielle
Cute accessory! It almost looks like a war metal! lol…Ass’n…
gjmaki
I thought that medal looked familiar! I got a bunch of those in my elementary school violin-playing days!
robin
haha! not very well thought out by the maker. perhaps if they knew you’d still be sporting it to this day, they’d have put a little more thought into it! very cute :o)
jbhat
That IS funny. And my oh my. You look absolutely STUNNING in that photo.
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