17 years ago yesterday I met my husband. We actually attended the same high school and knew of each other (he’s a year ahead of me), but never spoke until that fateful Memorial Day.It was the summer before my senior year at college (Go Illini!). I went to a local party with my friend, Mary. She told me to go because her boyfriend had a cute friend, Mark, that she wanted to set me up with. My husband decided to go because he thought the girl throwing the party was cute. Mark never showed up to the party, but thankfully my hubby did. My hubby was also friends with Mary’s boyfriend (he was our best man, and hubby was his best man), so we double dated at first. Mark was in our wedding party, too! Mary and hubby’s friend didn’t work out, but I’m glad to say we had an amazing first summer together. We then had a long distance relationship while I finished my last year at college, and he attended grad school. We were engaged less than a year after we met, married two years later. And here we are many moons, three kids, three dogs later. So thank you, Mary, for making me go to that party with you!
The picture above is a page from my college photo album. The top pic is the very first picture taken of my husband and me. Well, second. When we met, hubby had a picture of his friend and him from his junior prom on his mirror. Guess who is right behind them in the picture dancing with her prom date? Yes, me. He had a picture of his future wife on his mirror ever since high school…
The other two pics are from my surprise 21st birthday party. Don’t I look surprised?! (I was!)
Today’s tune is from that summer of 1992. Listen to Matthew Sweet’s “Girlfriend.” This song makes me smile. It is also featured on Guitar Hero 2.
“I want to love somebody. I hear you need somebody to love. Oh, I want to love somebody. I hear you’re lookin’ for someone to love.”
