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Angie, this one’s for you. 🙂

My brother, ya’ll. Back in the day when he THOUGHT he was tough.

hehe

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I know.

I have a big butt.

But let’s move past the butt (if you can) and look at the fact that my husband? Used to take pictures of me while I was sleeping and it used to irritate me.

In fact, he still likes to take pictures of me sleeping and it still irritates me.

I have no idea why I’m so interesting to him while I’m sleeping.

Maybe that’s when he likes me the best – when I’m unconscious and quiet. 😀

This had to have been taken before the boys came along.

Because I’m pretty sure I didn’t sleep long enough for my picture to be taken after they came along.

I feel a nap coming on.

‘Scuse me. ZzzZzzZz

*drool*

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And here is further proof that I desperately need some fashion advice.

I remember this skirt. I loved it – when I could wear it. But if I ate even ONE donut, or ONE piece of chocolate *PLOOP*, I would blow up like a balloon and be too bloated to wear it.

So if I planned on wearing this skirt? I didn’t eat, for like a week.

I loved this shirt. I have no idea why other than the fact that I thought it was cool that people could see my midriff when I lifted my arms (this was CLEARLY before children) and it gave me a sexy thrill “exposing” myself like that.

Now I go completely berserk at the idea of someone seeing me in a bathing suit, or shorts, or capris, or camis or …

*ahem*

And my hair. Apparently, I was going for the matronly look. I mean, I have it pulled back, but the way I’m smiling? Indicates I think it looks good. *gag*

And is it just me or does my right arm look like it’s been put on backwards?

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Me and my husband in 1989. This was right after his college graduation and he was so deliriously tired he couldn’t keep his eyes open.

Or he was trying to be sexy.

It’s hard to tell sometimes. 😀

I LOVED this suit! It was a hounds tooth suit and I thought I was DA BOMB in that cutesy little flower tie thingie. I remember wearing this suit to work (at the bank) all the freaking time. I’m glad I had no idea it was so ill-fitting.

Ignorance is bliss, isn’t it?

We’re standing in front of his parent’s fireplace in one of the HUNDREDS of houses they’ve lived in in their lifetime. (Seriously, his folks have lived in dozens of houses – restless spirits, I suppose. They’ve been in their current house the longest but yep, you’ve guessed it, they are looking for a bigger and “better” house. Will these people never learn to stay in one place and save their money??)

It was at that point, after proudly watching my then boyfriend walk down the aisle and accept his diploma, that I knew I WOULD graduate from college someday.

And it happened, only after giving birth to two children, working the night shift at Wal-Mart and 13 long, sleep-deprived years.

It happened.

And I am proud.

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One question: What is UP with this expression?

Me and my mom (note how I’m trying to suck my lips into my skull again)

Was I worried? Was I plotting something mischievous? Did I think my lips were delicious? Was I trying to appear older than I really was? Or perhaps that was my pooping face?

It remains a mystery.

One thing I know? My mom is a hottie.

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Me, circa 1990. I just started college and I’m studying Algebra. Going to college was a huge culture shock for me. I had been out of high school for a number of years and my scholastic skills were rusty, to say the least.

Actually, I was just happy to BE in college. I waited too long to take my ACT’s and my score wasn’t the best. In fact, I’m pretty sure the school accepted me because I was an older student … or they felt sorry for me because I’m sure I looked like a farm girl straight off the turnip truck.

I believe the plan at the time was to major in finance. I was working at a bank and it just seemed like the natural next step to go to school to study in the field I was currently working in.

It didn’t take long (in fact, I think it was my Calculus class, that I dropped, by the way) for me to figure out that A. I SUCK at math, seriously, I’m SO bad at it that Kevin has forbid me from helping the boys with their math homework because I confuse them so badly and B. I was bored out of my freaking mind. Finance was stale and dry for me.

I then went on to major in journalism and HA! What a joke. I liked it, until I found out that I would actually be required to TALK to people – pfft.

Uh, no.

I ended up majoring Technical (Professional) writing, which was a less lucrative avenue, but one much more suited to me.

This was our apartment and we hadn’t even been married a year. I’m in my jammies (if you look closely, you can see I’m flashing a little bit of flesh) and Kevin was annoying me because I was trying to study and he wanted to take pictures of me.

So, I wouldn’t look at him and tried to ignore him.

He took pictures anyway.

I remember that purple backpack – loved that thing.

I don’t, however, remember that kitchen floor / living room rug combo. Yuk. No wonder we got out of there ASAP. 🙂

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Me and my younger brother:

This was taken at my parents’ house. I think they were living in their trailer and were in Kansas City at this time. I’m thinking I’m about 24 in this picture and my brother is about 17.

I periodically went up to visit them, because I’m a good daughter like that. 🙂 And judging by my smeared eyeliner, this was taken early in the morning and we were giggling about something.

My brother is the biggest clown you’ll ever meet and he used to make me laugh so hard I would get sick afterward.

It doesn’t seem possible that he’s married and has two sons of his own now.

Weird.