How my life changed forever

Thought of the Day…Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Flashback to August 1982…

When I approached the building in this picture for the first time on so very long ago I had no idea what was going to unfold…

Doesn’t look like much in this photo, but this picture was taken in 2004… not 1982. In 2004 this building was deserted… except for perhaps Roberta’s ghost… YES, I believe in ghosts/spirits… call me nuts if you must, but know I DO believe especially since… (oh… you don’t want to hear ghost stories…)

On August 25, 1982, this building and the area around seemed to bursting with happiness because its residents were arriving…

The above picture is of the breezeway between what was (yes, was 🙁 ) between Hudson (my dorm) and Perrin Halls at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri (2009 NCAA Division 2 football champs [among other years]… GO, BEARCATS!! 😀 )

Sorry… I digress… I was wrapped in pride… Now back to my story…

Little did I know that what was about to happen in the room circled was going to change my life forever…

Little did know that as I sat in this room talking to my new friend and RA (resident assistant) Trudy that my destiny was unfolding… for I had not yet heard those simple words… “Hey, Babycakes!” spoken to Trudy…

“What are you talking about, Stef!?!” you asked puzzled…

OK, let me take you back to the age of big hair and wide belts… the ’80s!

I was a new freshman at the university and gone there to major in biology/pre-dentistry. NO plans to get caught up in the dating scene… after all, I was going to be a dentist and had many years of school ahead of me.

On August 25, 1982, I was sitting in this breezeway talking to Trudy while she cut someone’s hair. When in walked this cheerful man who was good friends with Trudy (they were from the same small Iowa town outside Des Moines). When he exclaimed “Hey, Babycakes!” to Trudy I was puzzled, but fascinated. I’m not sure why, even to this day, why this cheerful man called her Babycakes, but he often did. It was a friendly term of endearment…

Trudy introduced us and we all chatted a while. Nothing earth-shattering, but just friendly conversations… I was intrigued…

Today I celebrate the 28th anniversary of meeting my future husband… I love you, Hubby! 😀

P.S. Sadly, the university tore down my Hudson Hall dorm to build new a new dorm. There’s even a Facebook group for former residents. The description reads: For Bearcats who lived in Perrin or Hudson Hall before they were torn down for renovations at Northwest Missouri State University.Never again will college students experience 10×12 cells, no A/C, steam pipes that screech at 2 a.m. and metal walls that bend when you lean against them. But we still had fun.