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DFW

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Mon Apr 10, 2017, 01:49 PM Apr 2017

35 years ago today: THE best before and after (and WAY after) pics [View all]

The morning of April 10, 1982:
Contemplating the next few minutes........
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That evening, after saying our vows:
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A few months later, a new addition is on the way:
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Three years later:
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And time passed.....
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and passed.....
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and passed........
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and passed..........
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and passed..........
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and passed...........
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and passed...........
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To where we are today:
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Our babies are babies no longer:
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We met 8 years before we even thought of getting married. Indeed, we were invited to tag along to my brother's wedding and make it a double wedding. If that hadn't happened, we STILL might not have gotten around to it. Here we were, a year after meeting. We were 23:
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Who the hell thinks, at age 23, what you'll be doing at age 65?

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MANY Congrats, from ALL of us! elleng Apr 2017 #1
Thanks, Ellen! n/t DFW Apr 2017 #15
Thank you DFW saidsimplesimon Apr 2017 #2
I don't know how many more we'll get DFW Apr 2017 #16
Beautiful Shrike47 Apr 2017 #3
Looks like you hit the jackpot. progressoid Apr 2017 #4
I did indeed DFW Apr 2017 #6
and may there be many, many more. thank you so much for sharing your lives with us, DFW. niyad Apr 2017 #5
There is much to be cynical about DFW Apr 2017 #7
What a great story in pictures... hwmnbn Apr 2017 #8
My dear DFW! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #9
Peggy, you know more of the story than most DFW Apr 2017 #11
Wonderful and touching-I wish you the best! N/t bronxiteforever Apr 2017 #10
Thanks Bronxite! DFW Apr 2017 #14
I am so happy for you both, DFW. Thanks for sharing. Hekate Apr 2017 #12
Thanks, Hekate! DFW Apr 2017 #13
So nice to put a face to a name Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #17
Time slips through your fingers like water in the ocean DFW Apr 2017 #20
Looks like it has been a great ride! brer cat Apr 2017 #18
We only have a one way ticket DFW Apr 2017 #21
Girl! gay texan Apr 2017 #19
She took my breath away when I first saw her DFW Apr 2017 #22
Mazel tov shenmue Apr 2017 #23
Toda raba! DFW Apr 2017 #33
Beautiful, just beautiful. democrank Apr 2017 #24
Thanks! It's an effort. DFW Apr 2017 #34
Congratulations! Your one photo looks like you live in 7th Heaven---and I think you do! (But the WinkyDink Apr 2017 #25
Well, now that you mention it........ DFW Apr 2017 #35
This is a beautiful story. What an amazing OP. Thank you for sharing. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #26
We are probably more than halfway through DFW Apr 2017 #36
Have a very happy anniversary! greatauntoftriplets Apr 2017 #27
Thanks! This one we have to celebrate apart. DFW Apr 2017 #37
This brought tears to me. yankeepants Apr 2017 #28
Just one story out of many. DFW Apr 2017 #38
:) Solly Mack Apr 2017 #29
Yes, amazingly so DFW Apr 2017 #41
Me, too! I am so happy for you both. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #43
Congratulations! Beautiful pictures! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #30
They didn't seem like anything special at the time DFW Apr 2017 #42
Happy Anniversary! Phentex Apr 2017 #31
Thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #39
Thanks for letting me know you went through with it gratuitous Apr 2017 #32
Rats. DFW Apr 2017 #40
Great pictures! Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #44
A little to the northeast DFW Apr 2017 #45
Ah, my mistake ... Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #48
No problem. My head office is in Dallas (downtown). Oak Lawn/Maple area. DFW Apr 2017 #49
That's an awesome life you live, sir. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #50
Do you have an EU work permit and speak German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Dutch? DFW Apr 2017 #55
You know, most of my family are from France, Switzerland, and Italy. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #67
I can't help you there DFW Apr 2017 #74
Now, you're just making me jealous. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #83
You were invited to Switzerland, expenses paid, and you PASSED? DFW Apr 2017 #84
I never said I was very smart. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #87
celebs? enid602 Apr 2017 #46
Your eyes are not as tired as you think they are DFW Apr 2017 #47
Congratulations on your 35th anniversary. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #51
Thanks for that DFW Apr 2017 #62
Great pics kimbutgar Apr 2017 #52
I am most definitely NOT a very rich woman DFW Apr 2017 #57
I meant "rich" in the way that your life together looks wonderful kimbutgar Apr 2017 #65
No, you missed my point. I'm not offended in the slightest! DFW Apr 2017 #72
A story from The Cellar of Time. panader0 Apr 2017 #53
A curious choice of words, there DFW Apr 2017 #56
always love your threads, my friend :) nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #54
Ah, it's that time of year again DFW Apr 2017 #58
K&R! Congratulations!!! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #59
Thanks, Rhiannon! DFW Apr 2017 #61
Congratulations, the pictures you share are so lovely. irisblue Apr 2017 #60
I had the good fortune to meet someone that graces any picture in which she appears DFW Apr 2017 #63
Wonderful chronicle of a life well lived. Fla Dem Apr 2017 #64
That's putting it mildly, and yes, she is doing better, thanks DFW Apr 2017 #75
So glad for her and your family she is doing so well. May your good fortune continue. Fla Dem Apr 2017 #86
I really enjoyed reading this thread and looking at the photos luvMIdog Apr 2017 #66
what a beautiful album of love and happiness! you are blessed secondwind Apr 2017 #68
We just call it a lucky right-place-right-time meeting. DFW Apr 2017 #77
Wow, you and wifey aged beautifully lillypaddle Apr 2017 #69
She has aged very gracefully indeed, especially considering all she has been through DFW Apr 2017 #80
Congrats!! Moostache Apr 2017 #70
Thanks! Our girls were nowhere near ready to settle down with one partner at age 22 DFW Apr 2017 #82
Nice family, but I have one question. rickford66 Apr 2017 #71
Ha Ha! I don't either, but a fair enough question. DFW Apr 2017 #73
I recognized the Clintons et al. rickford66 Apr 2017 #89
Not that I know of DFW Apr 2017 #90
Nice to meet you. rickford66 Apr 2017 #99
Congrats!!!! gopiscrap Apr 2017 #76
Thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #78
You're welcome that's an amazingly long time to be married gopiscrap Apr 2017 #79
She is incredibly easy to commit to DFW Apr 2017 #81
What a lovely sojourn down memory lane! Thanks for sharing such a personal glimpse. nt procon Apr 2017 #85
Thanks! No one event really made time stop DFW Apr 2017 #91
A full, loving, wonderful life! Very awesome! Congratulations! nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #88
Thanks! We're hoping it's not quite done yet DFW Apr 2017 #92
Thank you for this !! davekriss Apr 2017 #93
It's mostly all her DFW Apr 2017 #94
what a lovely story... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #95
If I could only get lucky at one thing DFW Apr 2017 #96
I have been married for years to the most wonderful man ever created... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #97
Good to hear it! DFW Apr 2017 #98
Like seeing an exhibit of rare and beautiful gemstones... VOX Apr 2017 #100
Thanks for that. Notice how upcoming milestones used to seem SO far off? DFW Apr 2017 #102
I hope your wife's recovery is going well. spooky3 Apr 2017 #101
She is doing better, thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #103
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