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    Home » Everything Amish » Plain Culture

    Throwback Thursday: 1996 and 2014

    Published: Aug 21, 2014 · Updated: Aug 21, 2014 by Kevin Williams | 9 Comments

    me.001 (1)I was mortified when a friend of mine posted this photo of me on Facebook a few weeks ago...sheesh, what was I thinking?  The funky hair, the nehru collared shirt (looks vaguely like a priest)....Ah, fun times....New York City 1996, I was preparing for an evening on Times Square to watch the ball fall.  It was so crowded I just ended up sandwiched between two men from New Delhi, we were chest to chest, two strangers pinned to one another by the sheer force of the crowd. There was nowhere else to go.  I went with about 7 other people and we all linked hands just so we could stay together (pre cell-phone days, how quaint).  Our chain eventually snapped and those who got separated met back at my friend's apartment after the crowds thinned.me2 (1)

    "I didn't imagine you'd be the one I'd be spending the first seconds of my New Year with," I grunted to the man pressed against my chest.

    "This no what you call picnic for me either," he mumbled back in a thick Indian accent.

    Ah, fast-forward to today...living in Ohio, a Dad....18 years ago seems like a lifetime ago....

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    1. Missy

      August 21, 2014 at 11:33 am

      18 years ago I was still living in California, and had not yet adopted our two children. It was a lifetime ago.

      Reply
    2. Lori N.

      August 21, 2014 at 2:34 pm

      What a handsome young man, Kevin--great picture! Aster is adorable. Thanks for sharing your life too.

      Reply
    3. Jane

      August 21, 2014 at 4:03 pm

      Aster is sooo cute! Would love to give her a big squeeze! Do it for me! 🙂

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      • Kevin

        August 21, 2014 at 4:09 pm

        awwww, thanks, Jane, I'll be happy to!:)

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    4. Barbara Thomas

      August 21, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      Oh my gosh, look at that sweet baby face!!!! Asters face, Kevin, not yours. Thank you so much for posting this!!!

      Reply
      • Kevin

        August 21, 2014 at 11:57 pm

        LOL,thanks, Barb!

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    5. lincolnlady1121

      August 22, 2014 at 8:02 am

      Aster is just precious. You can tell she's Daddy's Little Girl.

      Marilyn

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      • Kevin

        August 22, 2014 at 8:18 am

        Thank you, Marilyn, she is going to be Daddy's Not-So-Little Girl if she keeps growing this fast!:)

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    6. Carol Crowe Phillips

      August 22, 2014 at 8:12 pm

      She will definitely be daddy's not-so-little girl before you know it! 18 yrs. ago I had only three children. My youngest then is now nearly 19! Seems like yesterday but yet also like so long ago. Wish we could put the brakes on the passage of time just a little bit. You are just getting started. Take every opportunity to do the things you want with her because the time might pass and you might not get another chance.

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