Countdown to 30 - 1993

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

This picture is still from freshman year, but it was the spring of 1993. Our school did a regular trip out to Ocean City toward the end of the year, and here is me (middle, looking like an idiot) with my peeps.



It's funny, but I distinctly remember that day. Those trips were always fun, though I have yet to figure out how they related to education!

Countdown to 30 - 1992

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

Okay - I've got nothing for this. I'm guessing that since it was freshman year of high school, I chose earlier in my life to not keep any pictures or such.

I will take this space, then, to acknowledge that in 1992 I met my best friends to this day - Bryan and Charlene Harrison. (She was not Harrison at the time, but that's okay) The three of us went through some interesting years that I would not trade (most of) for anything.

I like to take credit for clearing the way for them to date - and therefore marry and have children - because Charlene used my parent-cred to snag permission to go out with Bryan. It was a classic "if he's Robert's friend, he can't be bad." I think her parents still believe that, and honestly it's one way I try to keep my self together. I always want to be the guy that only knows good people.

Countdown to 30 - 1991

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

Here is another official school photo - I thought that I was The Man when I saw this come back from the photo people. Now that I look back, I'm not so sure that red headed people should take photos in front of red screens.


And again with the wax in the front catching the flash on the camera. I really was stylin...

Countdown to 30 - 1990

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

Here's my brother, my father and I in a picture taken at church for the directory.


And here is my official school picture. Welcome to the Flat Top Years!

It's funny that you can see the hair product more than you can see my hair in the picture!

We went to Disney World that summer, too. Check out my brothers rolled socks (I rocked them too) as well as my self-inflicted bunny ears. Dorks.


The fall of 1990 was my first year in Maryland after moving from my mom's house to my grandparents house. Want to know the meaning of culture shock? Move from coastal North Carolina to a Washington, DC suburb while transitioning from public elementary school to a private middle school!

Countdown to 30 - 1989

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

Here is us three siblings, Jason, Rob and Michelle, in that order:


Here is another that I hope is from Halloween:


Wow, going from sweet to young-terrorist that quickly. Just wow.

One thing that I remember is that I went to a school called Rochelle which we all renamed Roach Hell.  I never once saw a roach, but I was a pre-teen like the rest, so that's what I called it too!

Happy Thanksgiving

There are many many things to be thankful for this November, and the list below is only a sample.

I'm thankful that....

...we have a warm place to live and enough money to keep it warm
...I have a wonderful family, both the ones that live inside this house and outside of it
...I have wonderful and supportive friends as close as next door and as far away as the other side of the globe
...Anny got her National Board Certification last week.  It's a great relief that the waiting is over.
...we will get to spend a little time with a lot of family today
...in less than a month we will be visiting with even more family in St Louis
...Abby is a wonderful child in every way
...I have friends that I've met through the net and keep up with
...for as much as I look for something to complain about, life is good

What are you thankful for today?

Countdown to 30 - 1988

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

1988 brought about the birth of several new family members! But first, my school photo:



Here I am with my brother, and our cousin Jon.


It seems that I liked photography a while ago, too. It's fun that I've picked it back up recently.



My sister was born in '88 as well, but later in the year, but her picture will come tomorrow.

Countdown to 30 - 1987

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

Here is another guessing-on-the-year picture!



This picture is in such good shape that you can see the thumb-smudge in the corner. Hooray for pictures in boxes!

Countdown to 30 - 1986

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

The only thing I can find for this year is a school picture...



Guess I'll fill space then by letting you know that the first computer virus was released in 1986. It was named Brian.

Countdown to 30 - 1985

I was born on December 16th, 1978. For the 30 days leading up to my birthday, I'll be posting (mostly) pictures and (a few) stories about the years gone by.

Okay, I'll be honest, I'm totally guessing at the date on this photo. Since I don't have any others that I can peg as 1985 from dates on photos, this will have to suffice.



This one too:


Again, I'm so happy that Abby will not have to guess about dates and all that, because she will have electronic copies of her pictures!