feels like home

i was having a conversation with my mom, and somehow i got to asking her about when my parents were teens.

she told me that when she was a junior and he was a senior in high school, they both were in the same english class, and my dad sat behind her. but in her words, "he technically sat behind me, but he wasn't there very often since he used to cut class all the time".

she said that she didn't even know my dad liked her until she read what he wrote in her yearbook. my mom had wanted to ask him to sign it, finally got up the courage, and didn't read it until after the class was over.

and in true 70s vernacular, my dad had written that he thought my mom was "foxy". and they shortly after began to date.

which is why this priceless photo is propped in our den:circa 1973 from the 'hearts and flowers' dance

do i look like her?

i really can't imagine marrying anyone from high school, but it's very cute to think about. i love hearing about people's lives and stories, even ones from the parents. i wonder why i had never asked before...