Earliest Digital Photos - Brian and Dana's Wedding

On June 23rd, 2001 our very good friends Brian and Dana got married. At the time, they were really only J's very good friends. I was fairly new to the gang and this was my first big introduction as "the girlfriend". I was so nervous to meet J's friends that I pretty much made a horrible impression. Also, back in those days, I didn't want to be seen with my "big camera" because for some reason I was embarrassed (?!?!) so I didn't take it and therefore have no photographs from their wedding day. I wish I had them now because, come on, look how young we all are!?! But I also didn't know I would still be around as "the girlfriend" 8 years later and that we would all have attended each others' weddings by then.

This is one of my all-time favorite photographs of me and J together. It's not the best photo of J but it's the only time I've seen him in a tux, and, let's be honest, I look freaking great in this picture. I love my hair in this picture, I love my completely wrinkle-free face, and my "bemused tolerance" smile.


And now one where I don't look so good, but J does:


And now (almost) the whole gang:

from left to right: Spoons, Some Guy I don't know, Stefan, Andrea, Gordon, J, Me, Al, Kathy, and Liz. Spoons and Kathy are now married and both PhDs, Stefan is married with a baby on the way, Me and J are married, and Liz is married with her second baby on the way.