These are with me at all times. For no good reason.

These are the photos that are in my wallet.

They are with me all the time. Because they are wallet-sized and I don’t have any other place to put them. I also like them and I’m short on ideas right now so here’s a brief explanation for each.

1. My adorable nieces from years ago. They wear bras and braces now.

2. My other adorable niece from Lou’s side of the family. Last time I saw her, she looked like this.

3. Anthony Hart and I at the Brophy prom in 1999.

4. My mother and us kids at my oldest brother’s wedding in 1997-ish.

5. The Menconi children. Taken at an Olan Mills studio (where else?) in 1987.

6. Cousin Kirsten’s senior photo. Sorry, Kirsten!

7. Lou and I at the Heard Museum. This photo was printed in Java Magazine. I gave this to him and wrote, “That’s it…you’re stuck with me.” Then he gave it back to me, apparently.

8. My father as a baby with his parents. Somewhere in Illinois.

9. Taken at month #2 of dating Lou. I was brunette and he was shaggy.