holy smokes! my parents have been married 25 years!

in light of the fact that today officially marks bill & sheri's silver wedding anniversary, i thought i'd pay tribute to the best couple i know. (yeah, so what, i'm biased.)



it all began with a chance encounter at the idalou, texas dairy mart back in 1977. though they had known of each other for years, my grandmother wouldn't dare consider letting my mamma date that "older catholic boy!!!!" however, persistence prevailed and he became the only boy she's ever been with in her entire life. (note to parents: you would've never let yours truly date a 17-year-old having barely turned 14! just sayin...)



daddy went off to a&m, but still, he only had eyes for that little high school girl. how they made it through all of that i don't know. i know he tried to transfer to texas tech several times so that he could be closer to her, but granddad madison wouldn't let him.



after seven years of dating, they finally decided to get hitched. hope the engagement photo will suffice, sure wish i could show you a wedding photo....you would laugh your head off, i promise. they had a - what else? - old south wedding, complete with parasols and hoop skirts.



as newlyweds, they were unexpectedly greeted by the arrival of their first baby, but it didn't take long to realize that baby girl was the apple of their eye. though more children would come, she would always be the most special. hahahaha



it became quite clear that the little princess was becoming too egocentric, so they gave her a little brother.



although the little brother sure was nice, they really blessed her when they gave her a little sister. now she finally had someone to turn into her little protege.



and somehow, after raising those three crazy children and various other mishaps, those two kids are still in love. congratulations B&S! you make monogamy, getting old, and the ball and chain look good.