Monday, November 28, 2011

20 years plus.....

Before I talk 20 years, you will notice we were walking around Cornell's campus goofing around Sunday...why not? It has been so warm! I went to Bennington which has what some people call the prettiest campus on earth....but others would say Cornell has the prettiest campus on earth...both groups would be correct. They are both very beautiful places.

ANYWAY, me and the wife met on a campus NOBODY would ever call beautiful, when we were graduate students at University of Illinois at Chicago. Much of Chicago is beautiful, although UIC had some pretty spots, most was sorta dark and utilitarian. I was happy there though, and the wife ran the ceramic studio and gallery where I messed around...and it was 22 years ago this week that I met her. 1989!!!! We were friends for awhile, but it was ALSO this week, 20 years ago, that we had our first outing in 1991. Not a date, really, yet, but we started palling around outside the studio 20 years ago this week....(and got married 13 months later, Christmas 1992 :)



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9 comments:

  1. gzNovember 28, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    I like that tower!

    Lucky both of you, a big hug and many years to come
    xx gz

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  2. smartcatNovember 28, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Like Penny under the feet!

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  3. Elizabeth GrimesNovember 28, 2011 at 8:38 AM

    Love your love story! Sweet pic of Penny and the Christmas lights. :)

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  4. Lori BuffNovember 28, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Congratulations!

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  5. UnknownNovember 28, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Congratulations Gary and Maude. Really nice to hear your love story. 20 years sure goes by fast doesn't it. It seems when two people love each other the time just zooms by. Great photos also, I also love the tower, and the funny pics of Maude getting walked by Penny! Nice post....

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  6. Busy Bee SuzNovember 29, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    Such cute and happy photos....20 years of FUN FUN FUN!!!!

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  7. Reverend AwesomeNovember 29, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Congratulations on 20 years! Wow.
    HAHA! Look at Maude and Penny, Penny is so stubborn!

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  8. GlennisNovember 29, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    I love seeing the Cornell campus again!

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  9. AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Loving that windy pic toward the bottom with M & Penny.
    Cornell does indeed have a pretty campus.

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