25 Years Ago Today

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/23/2015 at 12:05 • Filed to: anniversary

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25 years ago today, ttyymmnn and mrs. ttyymmnn got married. Mad props to this beautiful woman who married a broke, wannabe musician and supported him all these years. A loving wife, a caring and supportive mother to our three boys, I couldn’t wish for more. And yes, ttyymmnn had a mullet back in the day. I regret nothing.

My wonderful ‘88 Fox wagon. That car lasted half our marriage.

$kaycog > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:07

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Happy 25th Anniversary to you and your lovely wife!!

Alex B > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:08

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Congrats! :-)

JeepJeremy > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:08

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What a wonderful post!!!

dogisbadob > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:08

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Here’s to another 25 years

ttyymmnn > $kaycog 06/23/2015 at 12:08

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Thanks! “Lovely” doesn’t do her justice.

dogisbadob > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:08

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oooo a 2-door wagon!

ttyymmnn > dogisbadob 06/23/2015 at 12:09

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I loved that car. It was the first I ever owned entirely myself (my dad bought it when I left for grad school, and I paid him back—with interest).

HammerheadFistpunch > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:09

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Many happy returns to both of you, I’ve only been married long enough to know that celebrating an anniversary like this is a bigger deal than I could have imagined before I was married. Its the hardest best job ever.

lone_liberal > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:10

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You shouldn’t regret the mullet. I probably would have had one too if I wasn’t in the Navy for the majority of the 80s, and most of the kids who ridicule it probably would have had one if they were around back then. Do you think all of those handlebar mustaches and ridiculously long beards are going to look normal in 30 years?

$kaycog > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:10

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Well, lovely certainly does you justice.

Brian, The Life of > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:10

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Many happy returns to you and Mrs ttyymmnn! my wife and I will be celebrating our 22nd next month. Looks like she’s gonna keep me after all ;)

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:11

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Sunglasses during a weding. Such class

But seriously congrats man. Its rare to see this stuff these days unfortunately

ttyymmnn > HammerheadFistpunch 06/23/2015 at 12:11

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We decided that we weren’t going to get gifts for each other, but I still bought her roses. I gave them to her this morning, and she reminded me of our agreement. I replied, “If I’ve learned anything in 25 years of marriage it’s that flower occasions require flowers, regardless of agreements.”

ttyymmnn > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 06/23/2015 at 12:12

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No sunglasses, photogray lenses, the ones that get dark in the sun. They were actually dark pretty much all the time.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:12

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Mad props, indeed. Congrats!

ttyymmnn > lone_liberal 06/23/2015 at 12:14

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I liked the mullet, but when I moved to Houston after we married it was just too damned hot.

ttyymmnn > dogisbadob 06/23/2015 at 12:14

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Thanks!

ttyymmnn > Alex B 06/23/2015 at 12:14

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Thanks!

fhrblig > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:18

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Awesome! Here’s to many more!

lone_liberal > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:19

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For me just existing in Houston would be too damned hot. One summer stationed in Orlando turned me off from the South forever. Ninety degrees with 100% humidity? Humans live in that?

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:23

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old school transition lenses! nice

ttyymmnn > fhrblig 06/23/2015 at 12:25

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Thanks!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:28

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Don’t feel bad about the mullet. 25 years ago I had one too the only difference is that I had no say in the matter.

505Turbeaux > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:28

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I know we have been back and forth on this one, but here was mine (again)! Congrats to you guys, 25 is a hell of a long time to have something last these days!

Agrajag > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:30

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Congratulations! Here’s to many more.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:39

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And THAT'S why I didn't have photogreys after my first pair up until the last 5 years or so ago. What a PITA those were.

Tohru > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:45

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She’s cute. Is she single?

ttyymmnn > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 06/23/2015 at 12:50

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Yeah, they were pretty awful. And this was in the relatively early days of the technology. They were never clear. And they never got all that dark.

ttyymmnn > 505Turbeaux 06/23/2015 at 12:51

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I miss that car. I still think the wagon looks damn nice. Great proportions.

ttyymmnn > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/23/2015 at 12:52

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Awesome vest. Love the bow tie!

505Turbeaux > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:55

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I also have a vest shot like this haha. Need to dig that one out for real

ttyymmnn > 505Turbeaux 06/23/2015 at 12:56

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How old were you when it was taken? That is the important question.

505Turbeaux > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 12:58

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2 or so

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 13:10

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Nice. Hope you have many more.

ttyymmnn > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 06/23/2015 at 13:12

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Thanks! So do I!

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 13:21

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So you’re saying we all have a chance?

ttyymmnn > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 06/23/2015 at 13:24

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At 25 years of wedded (bliss) with a beautiful woman? Yes, you all have the chance.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Tohru 06/23/2015 at 13:51

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Legitimately made me laugh out loud at work just now. haha

Rico > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 16:51

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Lol your friends have a good sense of humor!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > lone_liberal 06/23/2015 at 20:39

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Nuke School?

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 20:40

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As someone who is coming up on their 2 year anniversary, I have to say, Wow! Congratulations and wishing you many, many more happy anniversarys to come.

Also, that mullet looks fantastic. The only thing that would have made it better is if you had an IROC instead of the Fox. Haha!

ttyymmnn > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/23/2015 at 20:42

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Thanks, and many more to you!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 20:51

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Thank you!

lone_liberal > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/23/2015 at 20:56

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Yep. Class 8503.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 22:05

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And what happens at the reception stays at the reception. ;o)

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/23/2015 at 22:14

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Yeah, I should have passed on the thumpers.

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 06/23/2015 at 22:58

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congrats!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > lone_liberal 06/24/2015 at 00:01

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Always nice to meet a fellow nuke. I was class 0403 in Charleston, SC. and prototype in Saratoga Springs, NY.

valis86 > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 15:21

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Awesome, man, and many, many congrats on finding that one special girl to put up with the vaaaaast majority of your quirks. As we all know, no woman will ever put up with ALL of them, but one who puts up with a lot is a keeper. :)

McMike > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 17:13

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I’d like to say:

Congrats!

What parts of VA were those photos taken?

Here is a little piece of 2004 we like to call, “Michael, don’t you DARE put that cake in your pocket”

ttyymmnn > McMike 06/24/2015 at 18:05

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1. Thanks!

2. Norfolk. The reception was at the officer’s club at the Naval Base. My father-in-law was a retired Marine colonel.

3. My wife was convinced that I was going to smash the cake in her face. I had no intention of doing so, but it was lots of fun watching her squirm, thinking that I was going to.

Also, you can really see the mullet in this shot.

McMike > ttyymmnn 06/24/2015 at 18:33

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I thought that was Ft Myers at first. That brick behind the Fox screamed early-mid 20th century military installation.

LOL about the cake. Mrs McMike was paranoid about it making a mess, so here I’m showing her how wide to open to allow me to feed her in cleanly.

I was hoping to get away with not dating ourselves with style, and there I am with frosted, spiky tips.

Damn. That was my intent. Classic tuxedos, nothing silly, and I still failed.

EL_ULY > ttyymmnn 06/25/2015 at 14:54

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awesome car and lovely lady!!!!!

ttyymmnn > EL_ULY 06/25/2015 at 15:11

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Thank you! I miss that car...