On this day in history, James was traveling down to Temple from Fort Worth to visit me during spring break during our freshmen year of college at Texas A&M where we went together, (by the way, Go Aggie basketball! Beat Kansas tonight!). We started dating March 1, 1998 and you know ‘young love’-a week apart was just too much to handle!
So, here is one of our first pictures together. James and I sitting in my backyard, admiring his bouffant curly locks of hair. I look back at this picture and think, “did I even recognize that this was to be the father of my 3 children?!?” Crazy!!!! Back then, he wore a cross necklace, an earring, and he signed all his e-mails to me “Love, the Kid, James” (some nickname he had in soccer in high school he told me!?!) What a stud!
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I feel like the Dad from last night’s “The Middle” episode, how embarrassing…btw, crazy to think that for one day Norine and I had the same hair.
Dahaha! This photo is hilarious!! James you always remind of the dad from the Middle
So cute…and pretty hilarious too! You guys look like you were about 15 in that picture!!!
James Richard Paquette, my hair DID NOT look like that!