Friday, January 11, 2013

15 years ago...

Dave asked me to be his girlfriend and I said YES! The rest is history in the making!!!

For our readers who are amazed by Dave's memory, love his writing, and appreciate his love of the Steelers - thought you might appreciate this...he sent me this today celebrating our anniversary...HE IS SO AWESOME!!! I AM ONE BLESSED LADY!!! Thanks to God for my BEST FRIEND!!! :)

14 quarters together at UC -> winter/spring/fall '98, winter/spring/fall '99, winter/spring/fall '00,
winter/spring/fall '01, winter/spring '02)

13 intra-city mass transit systems rode together -> Cincinnati, Paris, Nantes, Amsterdam, Brussels (I think), Rome, Venice (water bus), Munich, Barcelona, Northern KY, NYC, Toronto, Las Vegas (does that miserable bus count?)

12 states visited together (only counting where we spent the night) -> OH, KY, TN, NC (on the way to Myrtle Beach with your fam), SC, IN, AZ, MI, PA, NJ, NY, NV

11 Christmas mornings together -> 2002-2012 (I think this is right)

10 Bengal wins over the Steelers -> '98 x2, '99, '01, '03, '05, '06, '09 x2, '12 (this may seem like a lot, but they played 31 times over this time period)

9 years of marriage (yes, I realize we haven't hit the 9-year mark yet, but we're in our 9th year of marriage)

8 trips by plane together -> Tuscon '99, Europe '00, Spain '02, AZ '03, honeymoon '04, Philly/AC '06, NYC '07, Vegas '11

7 cars -> Cavalier, blue Lumina, S10, Malibu, green Lumina, Escape, Odyssey

6 full-time jobs after graduation -> SparkPeople, Fifth Third, CVS, ACS, United Way, FRE

5 addresses together -> 505 Ludlow #5, 505 Ludlow #16, Wright's Point, Linden, Rich Woods

4 pets -> Ozzy, Milton, Sedona, Batcrab

3 kids - > Edwin, Lyla, Louie

2 Steeler Super Bowl wins -> '06 & '09

1 best friend -> that'd be you

I love you, babe! Here's to another 15 (although I'll probably NOT be able to come up with another list like this at that time, heck, I'm not even sure all of the stats I listed above are correct, let alone come up with something for, say, #24 or #29)...

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