Thought of the Dayā¦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 1982ā¦
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 unfoldā¦
Doesnāt look like much in this photo, but this picture was taken in 2004ā¦ not 1982. In 2004 this building was desertedā¦ except for perhaps Robertaās ghostā¦ YES, I believe in ghosts/spiritsā¦ call me nuts if you must, but know I DO believe especially sinceā¦ (ohā¦ you donāt want to hear ghost storiesā¦)
On August 25, 1982, this building and the area around seemed to bursting with happiness because its residents were arrivingā¦
The above picture is of the breezeway between what was (yes, was š ) between Hudson (my dorm) and Perrin Halls at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri (2009 NCAA Division 2 football champs [among other years]ā¦ GO, BEARCATS!! š )
Sorryā¦ I digressā¦ I was wrapped in prideā¦ Now back to my storyā¦
Little did I know that what was about to happen in the room circled was going to change my life foreverā¦
Little did know that as I sat in this room talking to my new friend and RA (resident assistant) Trudy that my destiny was unfoldingā¦ for I had not yet heard those simple wordsā¦ āHey, Babycakes!ā spoken to Trudyā¦
āWhat are you talking about, Stef!?!ā you asked puzzledā¦
OK, let me take you back to the age of big hair and wide beltsā¦ the ā80s!
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 sceneā¦ 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 someoneās 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 āHey, Babycakes!ā to Trudy I was puzzled, but fascinated. Iām not sure why, even to this day, why this cheerful man called her Babycakes, but he often did. It was a friendly term of endearmentā¦
Trudy introduced us and we all chatted a while. Nothing earth-shattering, but just friendly conversationsā¦ I was intriguedā¦
Today I celebrate the 28th anniversary of meeting my future husbandā¦ I love you, Hubby! š
P.S. Sadly, the university tore down my Hudson Hall dorm to build new a new dorm. Thereās 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 10Ć12 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.