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Photographer Jim Loy  Jim Loy {Karma:31373}
Project N/A Camera Model Nikon 8800
Categories People
Film Format digital
Portfolio Lens lens is making nice
Uploaded 11/9/2008 Film / Memory Type filmed in 31 years and counting vision
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Location City -  Chicago/Seatonville
State -  ILLINOIS ME BOY, ILLINOIS
Country - United States   United States
About I am gonna go on a bit here. My “about” is more important but less interesting than my photo. Today, this day… MM (Mary Margaret) and I have been united in holy wedded bliss for 31 years. It seems like 2 years for me… and I’d wager it seems like 1,572 years for her… bless her caring heart. I came home from work at 1 am and found a new watch sitting on my computer desk. MM and I are simple folk. We do not do the yearly thing very well. We did nothing for our 25th. We will do nothing fantastic for our 31st. Simple gifts and simple thoughts are what we live around. I bought a new watch a few weeks ago… and it failed me. The new watch was “ok” for viewing, but it had structural flaws that made my working life… well, interesting. I mentioned that to her a few days ago. So what did the Lovely MM do? She went out and bought me a new watch and it was digital… and solved the problem. She is a simple woman with few needs and desires… She bought me a watch. I am a simple man with even less needs and desires. Today is our 31st wedding anniversary. I met MM in high school. We are high school sweethearts. We first met in a driver’s education class at Hall High School. My life has not been the same since. MM left my new watch and a note (seen upper left) to me. I left her a photo and some words… my message to her is on the paper seen. Page 2… here is what I gave MM for our 31st: A trip to Chicago on the train. Dinner reservations on the first day at a Greek restaurant. On the second day we eat at the India House… and the third day is American… Gibson’s Steakhouse. I give MM three days in Chicago and she will like it very much. MM gave me a single, simple watch… and I adore her for it. I love that woman.
That is her card/note to me in the upper left... and my reply to her on the floor of the pic. Saad said it best: "The about is needed for the photo." Or something like that.
Have I ever told all of ya?... I love that woman. And she gave me a new watch.
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SRS SRS SRS SRS   {K:6731} 11/24/2008
Wow, thank you sooo much! That's so nice of you both :)

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Jim Loy Jim Loy   {K:31373} 11/23/2008
Shel, if ya ever get anywhere near Chicago... or have plans to go there. Mary Margaret and I will be honored to take ya to a few places for some great steak... and a beer or two.

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SRS SRS SRS SRS   {K:6731} 11/23/2008
Happy Anniversary! You are so lucky Mr Loy. Many people search their whole lives & never really have any true happiness or anyone to share it with. I am 35 & have no particular desire to be married, but a dear friend once told me "never write history before it happens". So who knows. Chicago eh? I have never been! Someday. Mom is from there & misses "home".

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Jim Loy Jim Loy   {K:31373} 11/15/2008
I have been given more in my life than I realize... or then, maybe I do realize it... since I know I have more than I should... hmmm, funny thing that thinking stuff. Thanks. And hope all is well with you.

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Dorothy Di Liddo   {K:13787} 11/12/2008
You are Blessed!

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Saad Salem Saad Salem   {K:89003} 11/10/2008
thank you so much Sir,wish you all the happier years,and health,my regards,
Saad.

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Roger Skinner Roger Skinner   {K:81846} 11/10/2008
yeah I know.. he is bloody silly.. he actually went to Denver as well.. he colda met up with Owen.. weird.. still you can never tell anybody anything I've learned that... I could a used the trip as a recce partol for me and LL.. however he said it cost him 14K which was pretty cool for three weeks.. so we would need a tad more than that and now the exchange rate is all shot to bits... but I borrowed a book with his notes on it and am reading it right now.. will maybe start planning something a little more concrete.. mind you he went one way.. we need to return through Canada n e way..stand by

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Jim Loy Jim Loy   {K:31373} 11/10/2008
Boy! Another 31 years with that woman???? I don't think she could stand me that long!!! Thank you for the comment. And all the best to you and yours!

Jim

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Jim Loy Jim Loy   {K:31373} 11/10/2008
Saad, take me on a phto tour of your town (old and new) and keep showing me bits and pieces of your everyday life... that is far more than I deserve. I will pass your kind comment and photo along to MM.

Jimmie

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Jim Loy Jim Loy   {K:31373} 11/10/2008
THANK YOU!!!! And please stop by more often! I click Yahoo every few days but see nothing... so I leave.

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Jim Loy Jim Loy   {K:31373} 11/10/2008
Congrats on your and LL's day! Sounds wonderful. Will there be pics? As for your brother... if he was on Interstate 55 after driving the Lincoln Highway, he would have passed within 45 minutes of Seatonville. He didn't go far enough west. Seatonville is 50 miles due west of the 55 exchange on Interstate 80... which passes less than a mile north of my house. The wanker... wish he would have let me know. I would have loved to hear some great stories about you and never told you how I found out. That would have been rich. Since MM is teaching, we will be doing the Big City thing in Chicago just after Christmas. Best to you and yours.

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Roger Skinner Roger Skinner   {K:81846} 11/9/2008
oh yeah n my bro Peter... when we were at his place on Sunday morning proceeded to tell me how he spent three weeks... tow weeks ago.. driving across America.. on his own... the Lincoln Highway.. does that make sense.. he went to New York then down to route 55 and across the land to San Franciso.. he went on his own (his wife doesnt travel these days) I said to him.. why didnt you give me a call n he said he hadn't though about me cos he just thought I was working... so near and yet so far

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Roger Skinner Roger Skinner   {K:81846} 11/9/2008
yeah mate.. we celebrated for you over here in Ozland.. my neice Greer, eldest daughter of my older brother Peter.. (more on him in a sec) Greer got married at the Park Hyatt hotel.. rooftop terrace and so .. yeah we (all the siblings) were there and celebrated for Greg and Greer me LL Ian (lil bro)& Sharon Sally (Lil sis)& Neil we drank your and MM's health as LL and I celbrated ourt 31st as well trip to Sydnet two nights at the Intercontinental Hotel (Opera House View) in room dinner fri night barramundi fillets with hollandasie sauce LL had steamed aisian greens I went for chips and we shared both.. drank gallons of champagne as well went to Joesph Liebevocs Gallery LL bought me two prints one Robert McFarlane's "Bea Nude" http://www.joseflebovicgallery.com/Catalogue/Archive/Cat-126-2007/Pages/pg12.html and the other Interior by Olive Cotton http://www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au/cotton.html I got her some (more) diamonds.. her opinion is that every years is diamonds kekeke.. lovely time had by all Cheers man

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Tina in Norway   {K:149} 11/9/2008
Congratulations!

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Saad Salem Saad Salem   {K:89003} 11/9/2008
a fine love story,it is the ordinary one,the unread one,but at the same time it is the untold one,
this is what I could offer,it is a little,but it is all what I could offer,
Saad.

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 11/9/2008
Congrats Jim and MM !
Wish you another 31+ healthy happy years

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