i just rediscovered the first photo on my work computer…got it from liz’s dad a few years ago when i was helping our team in india create a presentation on american culture.
the subject?
prom.
(second and third photos presented to illustrate the transformation).
1996.
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(can you believe i snagged her looking like that?).
2006.
2008.
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awesome post! thinkin’ about you and maddy – hoping winter isn’t kicking your ass too much=)
lovely, lovely, lovley.
umm… wow
I would have never guessed that was you! No worries, we all have photos like that
At least Liz had a good hairstyle in the picture! My prom picture is SCARY with some kind of huge hair thing from the 80’s. Thanks for sharing a great picture!
Please don’t ever shave the beard
Aw, I’ve been thinking about you guys. Cute pics. Nice to see the transformation. LOL. My husband and I have also been together since high school Should be interesting to see how we evolve.
Oh my gosh that is awesome!! She looks so beautiful and you look well… um…. ha just kidding. Hope you guys are staying warm in the CA cuz we’re freezing our asses off here!
I am with Jen…Keep the beard or some facial hair.
Liz was pretty back in 96 prom photo when the rest of us hung our head in shame… ha
I promise I did not laugh, just sniggered a little…
Awww. Great post!
How could I laugh? That is so sweeet! It is brrrrrrrrrlow numb in the Minni. Lucky you are out west today!
I really tried hard to do what you asked. I was not successful. Hopefully laughing with you certainly not at you.
You are brave!
That’s BEAUTIFUL!!! I am glad to know you had so many happy years together!
Great pictures!! Ok, now we need pics of YOU in high school!
Must have been your personality, Matt.
I think it is adorable!
Take care,
Debbie
Adorable. You guys look so cute at your prom!
Precious pictures! I still want to cry when I think about what happened. Why did it have to happen? I’m sorry, it just really bothers me.
classic….
I would have never guessed that was you.
Sorry. I laughed. With affection, though.
Gotta agree with Alex. She was hot. It was your sparkling wit.
I can’t get over how proud you look holding onto her, and how happy she looks to be held onto.
Liz looks the same! Thanks for sharing this with us creeps. I am honored to see it. I am not laughing at you, I’m so touched I’m laughing and crying at the same time.
i’m guessing you had a “sweet” personality in high school
Wow!!!
You got the girl because you were just being you!
Great photo’s!
You must really feel comfortable sharing this with all of us!
Did you guys decorate for Christmas yet?
For a second I thought you were really gross — but only because I need glasses and read
“can you believe I shagged her looking like that?”
Didn’t seem like something you’d say, but…
(And what’s with that stripe — were you in ROTC???)
Great pictures!
I love seeing the transformation. My husband and I have been together since high school, and we have fun looking at the transformations, too! Great photos, Matt.
Bet looking at those are hard. It was hard for me to look at them, especially right about Madeline’s photo. NOT FAIR!!!! Life isn’t fair! Glad u found your soul mate. Myself, may die NEVER getting to love or meet my soul mate.
Oh. my. god. That’s just… adorable. Wow. Liz clearly had a good eye for potential!
Of fer cute. Honest.
Sorry, I laughed. But not at you… with you. I love seeing photos like that. Good memories huh? Thanks for sharing!
Awesome!
You need to bring back that haircut.
BWHAHAHAHAHAHA That is totally ::awesomesauce::
Very cool!
OK, didn’t laugh at all, but did note how very far you have come in dealing with your great loss in the months since I have been reading your blog.
I too married my HS sweetheart and like Liz could see the great man and wonderful daddy lurking in the boy!!!
Congratulations!!
a lot of folks have been posting old school pictures lately…it must be a time for reminiscing…you both look great [especially liz! hehe!]!
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Very cool that you have that picture! But how crazy that you don’t look a thing like that now. Seriously, if somebody else had posted that picture, I would have assumed it was Liz and the guy she dated before finding you.
Madeline is going to love seeing that picture some day.
Our high in the MN today was like 3 below zero. Yep, we didn’t get above zero. This is why you and Liz escaped to Cali, right?
wait a sec! That’s YOU in HS? NO WAY!!! Well, I’m NOT showing off my HS pics either…
Love the blog, Matt!
Happy Holidays from the great (COLD) Northwest
oh my gosh that prom picture is adorable. you guys look so happy!
That picture is so flippin’ sweet. She must have loved you to the moon and back.
Thanks for sharing.
~Z
no laughing.. just smiling.. she saw the truth of you, and you of her.. there is nothing more beautiful on this planet, except what we create out of it… just look at madeline
I can see you! Your baby brother looks just like you. You have a very nice face! I like the beard, but guys that look that young in High School ALWAYS turn out hot. Liz was a very smart woman! (also see a lot more of you in Maddy now)
Totally got a giggle out of the hair and pants though. But then again, I graduated in 1987 so you would probably laugh your ass off with my pics. Platinum blonde hair ala Madonna and lace fingerless gloves!
Strike a pose!
Oh, wait, you said DON’T laugh. I messed that one up.
Psh, don’t worry dude. It’s high school. We all looked like that. That’s the same smile of a million guys before you and a million after.
You look so proud to have her in your arms, and she looks so happy to be there – I think that’s why you snagged her.
Okay, I didn’t laugh at the first picture but it did make me smile.
I love all 3 pictures! I love how the happiness on your faces evolved. Totally priceless!
Thanks for sharing!
She is so beautiful Matt! Madeline will love looking at these pictures some day.
Coughdorkcough…
Maddy’s gonna love that one day.
that is awesome! thanks for sharing that.
Very cute picture but I could have never guess that was you
Yeap, I agree keep the beard even if Mady thinks that it makes her tickle.
You can’t say “don’t laugh” and then post that! That’s like the time when I was little and I “trimmed” half of my eyebrow off and told my mom not to laugh!
Fun post!
That picture is awesome. If you are as cool then as you are now, you were a catch (even without the beard)
I’m sure digging out old pics is painful. Thanks so much for sharing. You both sparkle, no wonder Madeline does.
Sending peace and light, Nena and Reese
Oh my! You two look adorable in the Prom picture! What a baby face you had. Just from the picture I would have pegged you as a really sweet guy in high school. You grew into yourself quite nicely! Liz, as always, looks beautiful. She just sparkles…what a smile.
That was amazing… Thank you for sharing. Loved it…
Aw, those are great pics! I didn’t realize you were high school sweethearts. Makes it even more sad. How wonderful that you have so many great memories to hold onto and to share with your daughter.
I’m grateful for you that you had so much time together, even though it was cut so short. Madeline will love all the stories and pictures of her mom over the years
Those are great pics…and wonderful memories. Thanks for sharing.
very cute!
Um…yeah.
I never would have guessed that was you!
Cute.
how endearing..
i discovered some old photos a couple of months ago and have been debating whether or not i should scan them in and post them. i guarantee i look goofier.
Matt – I tend to lurk, since I never know what to say to you, with all you’ve been through, but I loved this post. I’m sorry she is no longer with you here on earth, but at the same time, I’m so happy you have all these memories to share with Madeline.
Liz was beautiful and you looked very handsome. I have a feeling you both shared beautiful souls, and she fell in love with your humor. Yes, even in your grief, your humor comes through.
1st – I tinkled in my pants a little bit
2nd pik – If I squint, I can see the world at all 20 fingertips
3rd pik – well, that just made me cry
Love the photo! You can tell you are so proud to hold on to her and she is proud having you hold on to her as well! I looked dorky in high school as well….LOL
great memories you can share with madeline!
Hope you are well, in oregon we are freezing our butts off! 
adorkable and lovely
Wow, I can’t believe that’s you in the first picture! What wonderful memories for you to share with Maddy someday!
OMG!! What’s a person to comment after seeing photos like that?? I hardly recognize you in the first pic!!
I’m wondering if you want to move your trip *home* for Christmas up a few days since you always always always bring the nice weather with you when you come? I don’t think I can take another day!!
Time certainly was kind to you in the looks department, as for Liz….she was and always will be beautiful.
I think all the pics are super cute.
Wow you can really see Liz in Madeline, the smile is identical.
At least you’re brave enough to post your prom pics, i’d NEVER,
fuck! maybe i would laugh if i wasn’t crying right now. sorry.
hope you two had a good day today.
Wow, you have so many memories to share with Maddy one day. Don’t forget them and she’s going to LOVE all of your photos.
Take care,
Rosie
you guys look so happy. I know you were so happy. I’m still so sorry this bull shit happened to you… total fucking bull shit.
wow, men do get better looking with age! liz is beautiful in all three pics. i am jealous you were still in high school in 96! thanks for sharing, that was fun!!
In all those photos she has the same soft feminine comforting ARMS. Her arms are as inviting and welcoming happiness as anything about her beautiful self…just…radiant. I can’t even imagine how much you miss a girl like that.
Madeline? Oh my goodness.
Sending a tight hug, val
Because…she knew you had a heart of gold…and no matter what life tossed your way you’d live life to the fullest and celebrate her…on earth and when she became an angel!
you are a good man!
Great pictures!!
BTW, someone (OK, ME!!) thinks you have an Uber Amazing Blog.
http://justenjoyhim.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/uber-amazing-blogs/
See its true. Men only get better looking with age. HAHA!
Jeezy creezy! haha I am sorry but I laughed and then *sighed* real big for you.
Those pics somehow made it more real, for me that is…a bigger understanding. I can’t imagine dude, just can’t. Im so sorry. I really do hope you have a great holiday, and that Santa is great to Madeline.
Now when in the heck are you going to update us on all that has been going on? I am having Maddie withdrawals and Matt too ;0)
stunning
oh my god this picture is so heart achingly sweet…look at that corsage you bought her its taking over half of her arm!
i wasn’t going to comment, but i kept coming back to the site tonight and thinking about this post…i told a friend of mine (who also reads the blog) that this picture made me want to reach out to everyone in my life and just give them a hug. i’m not sure what that’s saying, but i think it means thank you for sharing with us and helping us all to cherish what we have.
Too sweet.
And yeah, you were lucky to snag her
Would have never know it was you.
Must say after seeing that first pic that she really was tiny. And so pretty..
Love this. Great post.
How awesome that you and Liz had so many years together. How fucked up that they were cut short. How awesome, though, that you managed to pack lifetimes of life into those years together, and that you can look at these photos and laugh.
That’s true love and little Maddy is so lucky to have those pictures and her daddy.
Thanks for sharing. From Northern MN, it’s 20 some below zero right now. We are still digging out of a major blizzard in the Fargo/Moorhead area. You are a great dad. I’m so sorry that Liz isn’t here to share in all this joy.
these are incredible!
Liz has been absolutely gorgeous all along. But you, my friend, have come a long way!
Man, that’s some quality snagging! But didn’t you bloom into a beauty. She knew she was onto a winner, she clearly had a gift.
I too often smile like that in photos with my betty. Why? Becuase she is incomprehensibly better looking than me, and I really don’t understand it. I know your sheepish look all too well sir.
liz must have known that you’d create one helluva cute baby together…
I LOVE the pictures, all of them. each time i see one of liz, i love it more. keep them coming!!!! of course maddi too, needs the appropriate amount of exposure if you will
Dear Matt,
I can never thank you enough for the snaps you shared with me for the Prom presentation. This picture is straight from Hollywood to many of us. Love you, Liz and Madeline so much. God bless you!
sam
Great pictures! We also have one like that, only it’s from 1969. Keeping you guys in my thoughts and prayers every day
holy shit – that is hilarious. so, that it what you look like without facial hair – think you should stick with the beard. liz, however, is beautiful throughout, but you knew that already!! hope you are having fun getting ready for the holidays!
AWESOME Matt!! I did snicker a bit, but hell, who doesn’t have pictures like that?! Those babies are beauties and you have to hang on to them forever. Keep the beard. It works MUCH better for you.
Maddy will LOVE seeing these when she’s older!
Thanks for keeping us posted on your journey. Keep on keeping on – you’re doing it and we’re behind you.
Em in the Indy
You were both adorable.
My DH looked like you except with curly hair LOL He still looks handsome today too. Can’t believe we’ve been together 16yrs and that we’ve had 5 kids wow, thanks for sharing love seing your pix
Wow….great pictures! The thing that struck me the most was how much Madeline really looks like Liz. I’ve obviously noticed it before, but there is something about that prom picture that stands out. Madeline just keeps getting more beautiful with every new picture….you might be in trouble when she gets older.
Hope you and Maddie are well! Take care!
Michelle
O man seriously for 1second I though that was Napolean Dynamit (?) then I scrolled down and saw your wife and realized it was you, then I giggled.
Your wife is beauitful.
Big hugs from NJ
Great pics! Love the 1st one! Ha ha!
Aww… those are great shots!
That picture was just TOO SWEET!!! Thanks for sharing it.
What a stunning couple (yes, in all three)!
She is so beautiful and it just makes me get mad for you all over again. This kind of crap just shouldn’t happen.
Thinking of you and checking in often.
You two have been perfectly beautiful together since day one! <3
Love, love, love the pictures!
Looking at the 3 pictures just made me think…you guys did everything right and it fucking sucks that it got cut short.
Maddie will love those pictures someday!
She’s a lucky girl!
Stay warm!
E
What wonderful pictures and memories.
as usual, you’ve got me smiling through tears.
your movie love gets me every time!
nbl~
Liz had a timeless beauty. Thanks for sharing this photo, I’ve often wondered what you guys looked like in high school.
I’m still squinting my eyes, trying to figure out if that really is you. Without a beard, you look way different!
Sweet pics, especially #3. Liz was so radiant, carrying little Maddy. Just beautiful.
I like you with your beard…….love the prom picture. So adorable. Liz was gorgeous as always and you both look so happy in all your pics together. She would be so proud of you and Madeline and all that you have done these past months to make things less shitty for other people. Sending sparkly thoughts your way this holiday season and may you continue to find magic moments around every corner.
I love it! I have a very similar picture on our sofa table on my husband… It’s very striking and people LOVE that I have it out… a real crowd pleaser!
Great pictures of you two!
Beautiful….
I didn’t laugh….but I did snort! HA! Love the picture! I would have neve guessed that was you other than you standing next to the always beautiful Liz.
It must be the beard. My husband had a beard for the first 4 years we were together and one day shaved it and he looked like a total stranger, I had never seen his face before, lol!
No. No, I canNOT believe you snagged her looking like that.
Ahh, Prom pics. You both look so wonderful and I love the expression on your face! My prom (’99) pictures were pretty similar, as my date was quite a bit taller then me too. Madeline is going to love seeing these pictures and getting to know the history of her parents. She might also make fun of you in the prom picture… no beard and all, but don’t worry it will all be out of love!!
LOVE the prom pic! As a hardcore lover of geeks I can TOTALLY see her attraction in you then and now! Not that you are or were a geek but because I think you were adorable, I’m guessing you were. Just sayin’.
I think you were quite handsome and she a radiant beauty! Maddy has the cards stacked in her favor
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Wow.
I know you were together for 12 years but I never thought to think about the fact that means High School.
My heart is breaking all over again for you.
On a lighter note– I still think Liz is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. That smile knocks walls down!!
And you— yes keep the beard….
You are a brave man for posting that here.
These are great pics! Thanks for sharing Matt. Liz was so very pretty. Madeline looks alot like her! you on the other hand…..well, you are getting better with age… LOL
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WOW!! I would have never guessed that was you! It’s hard to tell because of the beard and you are actually SMILING in the first pic..but who wouldn’t have been smiling with a hottie date like Liz
gorgeous couple you guys made…now you have the best of both of you in Madeline.
What a cute transformation!
I started reading your blog when my daughter told me about it……I’m so very sorry for your loss…..and so happy that you have such a beautiful baby girl….it is so fun to see her growing and changing. I’m home today babysitting two of my grandkids….school is out because of the ice….I do hope that Maddie gets to spend as much time as possible with her grandparents…….grandkids are a zillion times better than your own kids! You and Maddie are in my prayers everyday when I check your blog.
Danielle took my comment.
Brave, dude. Brave.
wow.
Oh my. I LOVE it.
Oh, MY. Very nice. I had a prom dress very similar to that!
I have to confess that I did laugh…mostly becuase I’d be too chicken shit to show the world my high school pictures.
Then I scrolled down further and marveled at how far you and Liz came together. In this case pictures do speak a thousand words.
Take care!
jajaja!!!…sorry Mat…jajajaja!!! (translation of jajaja….I’m laughing out loud!)
p.s. Are you sure that you have never taken part of an “extreme make over” show?
I would never ever recognize you!…maybe it is the beard….anyhow WHAT A “transformation”…
Besos y abrazos to you and the little princess
wow – didn’t recognize you!! Adorable though!
Oh My!!!!
Time has done you good! And Liz… oh God, she looks gorgeous, always have…
Thanks for sharing…
Looks good to me!
I live in a glass house… I’m not about to throw any stones!
LOL! Great pic!
Now about the beard…when my dad passed away, we were looking through old photos of him, and we came across a few when he had shaved his off his beard for a bet.
We then realized why he wore a beard in the first place…and my stepmom said: “I told him NEVER shave the beard off again!”
Nice convict ‘do’ there Matt. Just got out of the slammer in time for Prom?
i didn’t laugh – i think you’re both adorable.
Sorry, I laughed.
I can’t help but think of Bleeker from the movie ‘Juno’
Very sweet though, thanks for sharing it with us!
how awesome. you definitely had “it.”
can’t believe we haven’t heard any astute observations from ben or aj, or your other man friends… they’re usually quick to take advantage of an opportunity such as this.
Priceless!
OMG, that is fabulous, one to definitely show Maddie later on! It put a big smile on my face.
Awwwww! *melt* Love the prom pic!
Liz? Absolutely, total babe!! And you, Matt? Adorable, then and now!
Ha ha ha…that’s too funny!! Ain’t it amazing what a little facial hair can do for somebody?? ;o)
Thanks for sharing the visual memory of where you started. I have a very similar one of Charley and me before our first dance together too. What a hoot. =) Maddy will think that pictures great when she’s older, particularly for looking at her goofy dad and her always-beautiful mom.
I didn’t realize it was you in the first picture! Took a few looks and a little squinting!
Like a fine wine, you are better with age. Liz is a lasting beauty.
The prom picture proves that she saw something in you much deeper than looks..she was discerning ( I think ) and you were one lucky guy to have a gal like that..Your beautiful baby is a part of her and you and she is the cutest baby I have ever seen, probably smart and witty too!!…so together you made a very good thing!!
I married my prom date too..Love looking at the pictures…made me smile.
ADORABLE!!! I also married my prom date *high5* for us
All I can say is WOW Maddie is a spittin image of her mother…it must warm your heart (and break it at the same time) when you look into your daughters face! I looked at that last photo of your wife above the photo of Maddie and it was a complete mini-me moment KWIM?
Amazing photos, I had to take a second and third look as I don’t recognise you from the first photo.
What a surprise I got to see Madeline standing, lovely. Course she’ll be into everything now!
By the way I’ve been following your blog for a while now, but it’s the first time I’ve commented.
Fantastic news about the generous donations for ‘My Stuff Bags Foundation.’
nope, didn’t laugh….my prom was in 1969….enough said!!!!!!! the pics are nice and you guys were a good looking couple…..save these for miss m and one day she will appreciate them. if you can look back and laugh (along with some tears), you are beginning to heal. i do the same with pics of my sister and of my mom….it is bitterweet memories. it was fun to see how much you have grown up.
Madeline will love those some day.
Dude, keep the beard….
That was something. True, I had to laugh, but at least you had the balls to put it out there. Maddy is still continuing to take my breath away. She’s a gorgeous little girl.
Asalamu Alaykom,
I saw the pics. I read the comments. Now, I think I have the perfect descriptive word. Really, it’s a mix of the comments:
AdorkABLE!
Naseeb is an Arabic word for fate. If you have naseeb with another, you simply WILL be with that person. It doesn’t matter how your hair looks, for instance, as the other person will see someone amazing.
I think that Your Liz’s love for her naseeb not only helped him to grow facial hair, but to grow-up, and to grow into manhood. Subhanallah, you are so manly in the 2nd and 3rd photos! She complimented you with all that gorgeous feminity and you improved through the years because of it.
My husband and I were high school sweethearts too. We try to keep those pictures hidden
I think your pictures are great!
Suhweeet!
My hubs and I went to our senior prom together as well and the picture is so precious to me. Although it does make me feel old to look at it.
That prom picture is so sweet. You’re BOTH adorable. You look scared! She looks thrilled. But Liz also seems to have been one of those people who smiles perfectly for the camera, naturally, every damn time.
You two were just amazing. Liz was a gorgeous woman. I’d love to read “your story” here one day- how/when you met, etc. All the best. Thinking of you during the holidays.
I’m a lurker, but had to comment on the fantastic photos. Thanks so much for sharing. You and your family have touched us tremendously. We’ve experienced loss, not like yours but painful still. I sometimes read your posts out loud to my husband. You write beautifully.
lisa
BEAUTIFUL!! xoxo
Wow, nice to k now that NOW kids in the 80’s are starting to look freaky! Ya, sorta kidding. You’ll get over it, the point is , you are adorable now!
Take it from someone who is old enough to be your mom!!!!!!!!!!!!
You look like Travis Barker! Pre-tattoo days Travis Barker of course..Maddie has some good looking parents
Liz was truly your soulmate.
I don’t care what anyone says, you were a cute-boyish type and I bet your smile, witty personality and love for her is what won her over. You’ve matured into a handsome man, and wonderful dad.
Those were great to see!
Ach. I can’t help myself. I’ve been coming back to that prom photo all day. I’m always fascinated by the way pictures can put our various selves next to each other — like time travel. I just wish they could talk to each other!
So this will probably sound really stupid, but all I can think when looking at those two sweet children’s faces (and that’s what you were, even up until nine months ago) is that if someone had laid it all out for you the night that prom photo was taken and told you two everything that was going to happen between then and now — and gave you the choice to just skip it and try something else — I just feel so sure you’d both have screamed “HELL NO!!!”
Makes me smile, just imagining that. Though I guess I still also wonder just a little if it’s really true. (But if it is, well…there you have it, huh?)
Oh, Matt.
you both look good. She is BEAUTIFUL! Maddy looks just like her Mama! I’m thinking about you and Miss Maddy during the holidays.
Oh how precious! My hubby and I have been together since my senior yr of highschool in 1984 and I swear we have a very similar photo – so you are not alone at all Matt. Liz knew a good thing when she found it and never let go! Thanks SO much for sharing this with all of us creeps!
Great photos and great memories, I’m sure. I check in on your site regularly to see how you’re doing, especially at this time of year with so many memories lurking. Your sweet baby looks so happy – you’re a great dad.
I apologize I have been a “lurker” for months now and have never commented. I didn’t realize you two were together in high school. It will be so nice for Maddy someday to look at all of the beautiful pictures of her parents together.
you must miss her terribly. my heart hurts just thinking about you. i check your blog everyday and i think you are incredibly amazing. and maddy is the cutest baby on the planet who is the luckiest girl to have you for a daddy. all my best.
Oh my! I loved all of the pics, but the first was AWESOME! You look like a kid in a candy store! How sweet! And Liz looks beautiful as always! But, Matt, I am soooo happy to see that you did grow into those ears! HAHA! Love it!
@Em-I was peeing my pants when I read your comments about shagging! And he does look a little military-esque.
Come on, AJ-I know you are busy with your beuatiful little girl, but you HAVE to have some more incriminating photos of Matt !!
you’ve aged well….how’s that for not giggling and being nice at the same time? …….
all three pics are perfect – just like the love you all share!!!
do me a favor – IF you ever shave the beard – please warn your daughter. my dad shaved his off when i was about 11 and showed up at my girl scout parent dinner. i had no idea who he was and was quite pissed that my mom showed up with some random dude.
(((hugs)))
LOVE the pics!
laughing…
Your Pictures are great. Liz always had the biggest smile. Or at least what I know of her from your awesome blog. And Maddie is every bit the picture of here mom! You have to be soo.. Proud!
Pictures are priceless.
Joni Mitchell says ‘You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.’
For many people that’s sadly true. Yet I get the feeling that really didn’t apply to you and Liz.
It’s hard to see it like this yet, but really it makes you incredibly lucky, in a way.
Spirits up.
Wow. That’s a rockin’ prom picture. Liz looks really good in that photo. I’m not saying you don’t, but we’ll just say you’ve gotten better with age!
tehee.. sorry i had to giggle. awesome pics though!! Liz never had an awkward phase did she. i had like 7. i think i’m in one now…
great happy post. i love it!!
hugs from NJ,
erica and Landon
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Great pics – I looked a few days ago – looking again and still smiling at how happy you look together. ((hugs)) this season Matt. It’s amazing how much Maddy looks like Liz. Just beautiful. Thinking of you – Melissa in the armpit of America
I agree with the above. It must have been “Naseeb!”
Having met you, yes I can believe it. Prom photos are the greatest.
Just beautiful.
Matt, this is stupid, but I need help with my new stay at home mom business website, and no one I know can help me. So for some reason I am up battling my own depression demons and your website came to mind. I know I am a stranger but what the freak do I do about fucken search engine optimization that is what the host sever has told to me fix. WTF. Lol, I am silly tired.
On another note, Maddy is adorable, my little one just turned one and went from crawling to running in two weeks, its crazy, they get big way too fast.
By the way, I think it’s time for more new and updated Maddie photos!
Dude! You two are too freakin’ cute. I agree with others… no fair that Liz was always gorgeous, even in the prom pic where so many of us have horrible, dated hair or something! You are SO gonna be in trouble when Madeline is a teenager…
You’re both adorable. I realize that adorable probably isn’t what most young men going to their prom would want to be called, but adorable you were! So sorry to have to break the news…but well…honesty….you know. Santa is watching, after all!
Matt – GREAT pics. Liz has such an infectious smile and its evident Madeline has it too!
Such sweet photos! Even after reading through your archives, I didn’t realize you two were together so long. So sweet! She really is a beautiful women. BTW, I’ve been meaning to ask, you seem to travel a lot and to very cool places none the less. Do you do this for work and if so what line of work are in you? I am just curious and you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.
I cannot believe your charity of choice post! WOW, what a fabulous donation to such an amazing cause. And that photo of Madeline is adorable! It’s hard to believe she is standing already.
@ Antonia – eu falo portguese, eu posso ajudar voce com traducaos si voce quer. mais nao gramatica!
english translation:
I speak portuguese is there anything I can translate for you? but not grammar!
(my spelling is horrendous in portuguese. )
hugs from NJ
erica
I love it! I think you both look great, but I agree with most about the facial hair thing. Maybe that’s because it’s how we only see you now? Be proud of those pics! I like my prom pics because they were around the same time. Now as for my sisters who were in the 80’s….scary.
Thanks for sharing – love seeing the high school pictures. My husband and I have been together since high school, too – made me want to get out our prom pictures and take a look!!!
Thinking of you….
I love the Pictures. If I’m honest I had a good laugh. Sorry! You look so different, the stripe down the pants is classic, were you in the marching band!! Liz looks timeless and beautiful. Madeline will love that picture in years to come. Thank you for sharing you life with us all.
Wow! thanks for sharing…amazing…true love never dies! love the pics! Maddy will so love that pic
Love looks good on you both! I agree, the beard just suits you.
OK so I am almost caught up on the blog. I just read this one and like others I had same thought. how cute you were and how special Liz was to have seen what a catch you were even in geek years. But seriously the one thing that I kept thinking who the hell is Liz sitting on. Whose feet are they.
I think that they are very sweet. You can just tell how in love you both were
And I agree-keep the beard
are ya one of those- lack a chin- grow a beard men?
I think you were a perfect couple and ya snagged each other up right.
You’re definitely workin’ the whole “gets better with age” thing Matt. Thank you so much for allowing us to be voyeurs in all of your experiences with Liz, both great and tragic. We love you and Maddy!
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