My employer from 1982 – 1989. By mid-1982, I had made up my mind to leave Bei Jing-Washington, after deciding that being a young, white salesman in China with no technical experience and poor language skills was neither my calling nor a wise career path. I was interested in China, but did not want to …
Bert was with us from 1982 to 1986 in Fairfax and Fairlington. Bert came to us as a kitten in late 1982 when we lived in the townhouse in Fairfax. He got off to a good start as a kitten, though our various kitten tortures may have had a long-term effect. Pumpkin time, Halloween 1982. …
Photos from several untitled albums, the next in the series. Bill did one that covered 1978-1983; Barb did two over the same period. After graduation, in the summer of 1980, Bill Englehart and I moved to a newer apartment a few blocks closer to Wilson Boulevard. The building is no longer there, and there was …
Bourbon (Bourbie) was Louise and Fred’s dog, a very cute Shelty mixed with Golden Retriever that they got shortly after arriving back in Virginia in 1976. Louise doted on Bourbie, putting weights on her ears as a puppy so they would bend just so, and squirting her with perfume most days. Bourbie was a great …
Barb started law school in the fall of 1983. In October, she made the cover of the school paper, The Advocate, in a photo from a volleyball outing with a professor who would later become something of a nemesis, John Banzhaf (The Advocate misspelled his name – that can’t have gone over well). We don’t …
The official, professional photos from our wedding, May 7, 1983. I’m pretty sure these were considered outtakes by the photographer… Barb and Bill Rehearsal Dinner Barb & Bill Wedding Ceremony Barb and Bill Wedding Reception Barb and Bill Honeymoon
We went straight from the reception to the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown for a one-night honeymoon stay. The hotel had just opened the year before and it was our first time at a Four Seasons. We had considered other places, particularly the Red Fox Inn in Middleburg (we’ve still never been to the Red …
Our reception was held at lovely Cabell’s Mill, a historic mill and banquet hall in a Fairfax County park. Fred and Louise found the facility, not too far from their home in Oakton, VA. I had never been there before or since, but it’s a nice place for a reception. We’re glad it was a nice day …
Shots from our wedding ceremony, May 7, 1983. You are invited to vicariously attend our wedding, lo these many years later. As discussed in my After College, 1980-1983 and Bei Jing-Washington posts, I made my decision to ask Barb to marry me while I was in China for the second time in May 1982. From …
Our rehearsal dinner was Friday, May 6, 1983 at the China Star Restaurant in Fairfax, Virginia. The restaurant was near Fred and Louise’s house in Oakton and our home in a Fairfax townhouse. The restaurant was not really a family favorite, but it was close and large enough to give us a sizeable room for …