Monday, December 08, 2008

Who’s That Goofy Guy Standing Next to the Hot Pregnant Woman?

Reha and I got married on August 26, 1989.

Approximately 18 days later (but who’s counting), we got pregnant with Carrie. (Note, I was in deep denial about that for a while) (Of course). I was sure Reha just had some kind of hormonal imbalance that caused her to stop having periods and perhaps a giant cyst (benign, naturally) that caused her ever expanding belly. Carrie’s nickname for a while was the “beloved tumor.”

Mostly, I’m showing you this because I think it’s important that people understand a few things.

• Based on photos such as this, one might conclude that in the late 80s, people could get married when they were 12. NOT ACTUALLY TRUE.


• Once upon a time, I had glorious and magnificent hair.


• You shouldn’t judge someone merely because they wear goofy glasses. And pink shirts.


• Fine, go ahead and judge.


• I’ll just be over here, weeping quietly over my lost youth. And my lost hair.

Anyway, Reha was at least seven months pregnant in this shot. Possibly eight.

Funny thing (to me, at least). She basically looks exactly the same. Not pregnant, you ninny, but she doesn’t look old or anything. (See the photos here and tell me she doesn’t look the same.)

Whereas I, though still devastatingly handsome (natch), look completely different.

The beard is the key I’m sure. Most 12 year olds can’t grow a beard.

1. I would not trust you as a blogger now if you still had such glorious hair.

   Posted by Neil  on  12/08/08  at  10:37 AM

2. I used to wear these red, large “Sally Jessy Raphael glasses”, so I know what you mean about goofy glasses.  And boy, did I look goofy!

   Posted by fraizerbaz  on  12/08/08  at  10:54 AM

3. my friend (and no, this is not one of those times where “my friend” is really me.  seriously) got pregnant on day two of their honeymoon… so about two-and-a-half days of marriage?  so don’t feel TOO badly about it.

   Posted by kt  on  12/08/08  at  11:55 AM

4. Reha does look exactly the same.  Very pretty and such great skin.  You look very handsome still, and I agree with Neil - if you still had glorious hair (looks like golden silk in your younger years...) something wouldn’t be right.  Things are as they should be.  Great photos btw on your Flickr account.

   Posted by Chris  on  12/09/08  at  10:02 AM

5. Yup, she looks the same (and somehow very familiar, which is odd). 

   Yup, you do look different.  Handsomely so.  You’re a great couple after all these years.

   Posted by Novembrance  on  12/09/08  at  02:10 PM

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