Usually on a 30th Anniversary you give your wife pearls. Or so I am told. I gave Bobbi a string of pearls a few years ago. This year I will give her something else. My secret.
Bobbi and I met in an elevator at City Hall in 1975 when I worked for Mayor Harry Kinney. She was a 23 year old intern in the planning department. This picture was taken circa 1976. Wasn't she pretty?
We got married on our lunch hour in 1977 so we could buy a house. It wasn't possible to get a mortgage as a 'couple' so we figured that was a good reason to go ahead and get hitched. Three years later we had Justin, shown here circa 1980 or 1981.
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This is Bobbi in 1984. We were in Hawaii and she was pregnant with Noelle. And Noelle thinks she has never been there!
This is Bobbi introducing Justin to Noelle a few hours after her entry into the world. I could go on forever about their sibling relationship, but now they like each other a lot.
This is me carrying Noelle into our North Valley Home for the first time. No white hair on me yet some 22 years ago.
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This is Justin, Noelle and I at White Sands. Our family had a great time on that trip. Circa 1988.
This is Bobbi and I on our trip just a few weeks ago to the eastern Mediterranean. She is still the only one for me.
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This is Bobbi in 1984. We were in Hawaii and she was pregnant with Noelle. And Noelle thinks she has never been there!
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This is Justin, Noelle and I at White Sands. Our family had a great time on that trip. Circa 1988.
What was the Secret?
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary Mom and Dad!
ReplyDeleteI love you.