Twenty Years ago, Alpha and Omega

These photos were taken on our honeymoon at Mackinaw Island.  I met Sue while I was in High School. Sue and I worked together at Mc Donalds.  She was always doing homework and trying to be the best student in the World. I on the other hand was worried whether to dip my 6 piece nuggets in honey first, or sweet and sour. Why am I bringing this up, it  I am just babbling.  

Five years later I am on Leave from the Army, I just visited my sister Brenda in East town Grand Rapids, Michigan, I bumped across her again at Coopersville Mc Donalds, working behind the counter with her beautiful Big Hair and that wild baby blue Eyeshadow.  That event leads to this picture.

Sue and I are looking in the mirror were  newly weds, happy.  All we have is each other and probably the film in the camera, this is the beginning of our journey, or the Alpha.

The Economy is crashing, like ever body else I am worried about losing all of the assets Sue and I worked on over the last twenty years. Sue and I have three children, a car and a van.  The mortgage is not paid for, but I cannot complain, it been a good run. Everybody seems to be effected, through stress at work or at the kitchen table. Sue and I have to put our faith to to the test. 

I am listening to Buck Owens on Pandora the music website, contemplating the future.  I found this old photo in the shoebox in the basement. I forgot how happy I was with no job, for I just got out of the Army.  I had no house, we lived in a converted chicken coop on a farm in Coopersville.  We had no money in our 401K, no yard to mow,or house to maintain. We were happy with being together without possessions.

I am trying to justify a positive attitude for myself, or for others.  All I need is to be with my wife and our children.  I started out with nothing, maybe It will be taken away through bad health, lack of work or a bad economy. When it comes to our Omega I seemed happier with just a camera flash a Mirror and My wife Sue Twenty years ago.