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5. and may there be many, many more. thank you so much for sharing your lives with us, DFW.

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Mon Apr 10, 2017, 02:19 PM

Apr 2017

this old cynic loves seeing the happy and joyful and love in the world.

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35 years ago today: THE best before and after (and WAY after) pics [View all] DFW Apr 2017 OP

MANY Congrats, from ALL of us! elleng Apr 2017 #1

Thanks, Ellen! n/t DFW Apr 2017 #15

Thank you DFW saidsimplesimon Apr 2017 #2

I don't know how many more we'll get DFW Apr 2017 #16

Beautiful Shrike47 Apr 2017 #3

Looks like you hit the jackpot. progressoid Apr 2017 #4

I did indeed DFW Apr 2017 #6

and may there be many, many more. thank you so much for sharing your lives with us, DFW. niyad Apr 2017 #5

There is much to be cynical about DFW Apr 2017 #7

What a great story in pictures... hwmnbn Apr 2017 #8

My dear DFW! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #9

Peggy, you know more of the story than most DFW Apr 2017 #11

Wonderful and touching-I wish you the best! N/t bronxiteforever Apr 2017 #10

Thanks Bronxite! DFW Apr 2017 #14

I am so happy for you both, DFW. Thanks for sharing. Hekate Apr 2017 #12

Thanks, Hekate! DFW Apr 2017 #13

So nice to put a face to a name Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #17

Time slips through your fingers like water in the ocean DFW Apr 2017 #20

Looks like it has been a great ride! brer cat Apr 2017 #18

We only have a one way ticket DFW Apr 2017 #21

Girl! gay texan Apr 2017 #19

She took my breath away when I first saw her DFW Apr 2017 #22

Mazel tov shenmue Apr 2017 #23

Toda raba! DFW Apr 2017 #33

Beautiful, just beautiful. democrank Apr 2017 #24

Thanks! It's an effort. DFW Apr 2017 #34

Congratulations! Your one photo looks like you live in 7th Heaven---and I think you do! (But the WinkyDink Apr 2017 #25

Well, now that you mention it........ DFW Apr 2017 #35

This is a beautiful story. What an amazing OP. Thank you for sharing. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #26

We are probably more than halfway through DFW Apr 2017 #36

Have a very happy anniversary! greatauntoftriplets Apr 2017 #27

Thanks! This one we have to celebrate apart. DFW Apr 2017 #37

This brought tears to me. yankeepants Apr 2017 #28

Just one story out of many. DFW Apr 2017 #38

:) Solly Mack Apr 2017 #29

Yes, amazingly so DFW Apr 2017 #41

Me, too! I am so happy for you both. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #43

Congratulations! Beautiful pictures! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #30

They didn't seem like anything special at the time DFW Apr 2017 #42

Happy Anniversary! Phentex Apr 2017 #31

Thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #39

Thanks for letting me know you went through with it gratuitous Apr 2017 #32

Rats. DFW Apr 2017 #40

Great pictures! Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #44

A little to the northeast DFW Apr 2017 #45

Ah, my mistake ... Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #48

No problem. My head office is in Dallas (downtown). Oak Lawn/Maple area. DFW Apr 2017 #49

That's an awesome life you live, sir. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #50

Do you have an EU work permit and speak German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Dutch? DFW Apr 2017 #55

You know, most of my family are from France, Switzerland, and Italy. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #67

I can't help you there DFW Apr 2017 #74

Now, you're just making me jealous. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #83

You were invited to Switzerland, expenses paid, and you PASSED? DFW Apr 2017 #84

I never said I was very smart. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #87

celebs? enid602 Apr 2017 #46

Your eyes are not as tired as you think they are DFW Apr 2017 #47

Congratulations on your 35th anniversary. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #51

Thanks for that DFW Apr 2017 #62

Great pics kimbutgar Apr 2017 #52

I am most definitely NOT a very rich woman DFW Apr 2017 #57

I meant "rich" in the way that your life together looks wonderful kimbutgar Apr 2017 #65

No, you missed my point. I'm not offended in the slightest! DFW Apr 2017 #72

A story from The Cellar of Time. panader0 Apr 2017 #53

A curious choice of words, there DFW Apr 2017 #56

always love your threads, my friend :) nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #54

Ah, it's that time of year again DFW Apr 2017 #58

K&R! Congratulations!!! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #59

Thanks, Rhiannon! DFW Apr 2017 #61

Congratulations, the pictures you share are so lovely. irisblue Apr 2017 #60

I had the good fortune to meet someone that graces any picture in which she appears DFW Apr 2017 #63

Wonderful chronicle of a life well lived. Fla Dem Apr 2017 #64

That's putting it mildly, and yes, she is doing better, thanks DFW Apr 2017 #75

So glad for her and your family she is doing so well. May your good fortune continue. Fla Dem Apr 2017 #86

I really enjoyed reading this thread and looking at the photos luvMIdog Apr 2017 #66

what a beautiful album of love and happiness! you are blessed secondwind Apr 2017 #68

We just call it a lucky right-place-right-time meeting. DFW Apr 2017 #77

Wow, you and wifey aged beautifully lillypaddle Apr 2017 #69

She has aged very gracefully indeed, especially considering all she has been through DFW Apr 2017 #80

Congrats!! Moostache Apr 2017 #70

Thanks! Our girls were nowhere near ready to settle down with one partner at age 22 DFW Apr 2017 #82

Nice family, but I have one question. rickford66 Apr 2017 #71

Ha Ha! I don't either, but a fair enough question. DFW Apr 2017 #73

I recognized the Clintons et al. rickford66 Apr 2017 #89

Not that I know of DFW Apr 2017 #90

Nice to meet you. rickford66 Apr 2017 #99

Congrats!!!! gopiscrap Apr 2017 #76

Thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #78

You're welcome that's an amazingly long time to be married gopiscrap Apr 2017 #79

She is incredibly easy to commit to DFW Apr 2017 #81

What a lovely sojourn down memory lane! Thanks for sharing such a personal glimpse. nt procon Apr 2017 #85

Thanks! No one event really made time stop DFW Apr 2017 #91

A full, loving, wonderful life! Very awesome! Congratulations! nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #88

Thanks! We're hoping it's not quite done yet DFW Apr 2017 #92

Thank you for this !! davekriss Apr 2017 #93

It's mostly all her DFW Apr 2017 #94

what a lovely story... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #95

If I could only get lucky at one thing DFW Apr 2017 #96

I have been married for years to the most wonderful man ever created... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #97

Good to hear it! DFW Apr 2017 #98

Like seeing an exhibit of rare and beautiful gemstones... VOX Apr 2017 #100

Thanks for that. Notice how upcoming milestones used to seem SO far off? DFW Apr 2017 #102

I hope your wife's recovery is going well. spooky3 Apr 2017 #101

She is doing better, thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #103