Family
from left to right: Juan, Liz, Ryan, and Stephen
Liz
100% Italian girl from northern Jersey. (We met in Charlotte, NC. Long story.) Her hobbies include reading, traveling, and — of course — shopping. She’s also a Trekkie, a fact not known to me prior to our hitchin’.
We’ve been together for 11 years, and married for seven. She’s loving, caring, passionate, and appreciates the little things in life. She also puts up my cranky ass, lets me be me, and loves me for who I am. She’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and I’m incredibly lucky to have her in my life. I love you, baby.
And thank you. You know why.
Stephen
22-year old law student and “mock trial legend.” His hobbies include inexplicably arguing points that even Johnnie Cochran would have avoided; driving his parents to heavy dosages of sedatives.
[update]
Actually, he’s wonderful young man, and we’re very proud of him. Much to our mild surprise, he did get into (and graduated from) college, and he just finished his first year of Law School. The above description fit him when he was a teenager. He’s back to being human, but I’ll leave the above description as a public service announcement to those of you who may, inexplicably, consider having children… trust me, they all grow up to be arrogant, pain-in-the-ass teenagers.
Ryan
Ryan in Cozumel
He’s currently not employed, a fact that will soon change — as soon as he starts driving.