Because seriously? I am lost without this guy
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who totally looked just like that when I met him at Bradley University's SFI in 1995.
It's more than having someone to share the poop and the crumbs and the screams and the post-dinner-pre-to-mid-bath meltdowns with-- it's having that perfect someone.
So, IHO Father's Day, here are some old pictures of us before poop, crumbs, screams, and completely heinous nightly tantrums (from kids, anyway):
In college-- who DIDN'T have a nasty black futon, really? (although Ben also had an old wood-framed couch upholstered in brown faux fur under which he stored a giant plastic box of high calorie sweets. Sophomore 25, here I came.
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We're at my parent's house watching via web cam our friends (and Ben's roomies) Doug and Misty getting married in Vegas.
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Here we are on our last pre-kid trip anywhere, in Boston for NCA. I was 8 weeks pregnant with Harry, and I brought my first ultrasound photo (procured the day before) with because we couldn't stop looking at it.
Happy Father's Day to a terrific dad and my favorite person in the world.
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(Some people have a lucky fishing hat; Ben has a lucky labor hat.)
lucky both of you to have found each other and lucky us to be related to your wonderful group....Bomma
ReplyDeleteThat was so nice! You guys make a great family. Isn't it fun to look back at the pre-kid pictures?
ReplyDeleteI think the old pictures of the two of you are so cute! You both have changed quite a bit over the years.
ReplyDeletewhat a great post!! I love it!
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