For the first year or so after jeff moved down, he lived with some roommates in a condo in the Rosemont area. I lived with a roommate in an apartment about eight miles away from his place. AHHHH, Jeff and I both have some good roommate stories. It wasn't always easy having roommates. Ask Jeff about his first roommate in the condo some time. This guy was a real gem. We had a saying "Bake it twice, make it nice". It was an inside joke between Jeff and I about his roommates cooking habits. He'd leave food out on the counter that he had cook for a day or more, then cover it in some kind of sauce and cook it again and eat it. Jeff was always getting sick, I finally told him "Stop eating that guys food!" We both had some really interesting roommates, but there comes a time when you've had enough with roommates. I got to this point and moved into my own apartment. Jeff was sad because it was farther away from his place. However, not too long after I moved in to my apartment, Jeff moved in with me. It was time, we were ready. This was also a difficult time in our lives with several deaths occur between our two families. Jeff's Mom passed away March 11, 2002. This was a very difficult time for Jeff and for the both of us. My Grandfather passed away, and a dear friend of mine passed away all around the same time. We needed eachothers support, so it was good for us to finally live together. Then, WHOOPS, in December of 2002 We found out we were going to have a baby! Hold on to you seats because it's a wild ride from here on out! Becoming parents has changed Jeff and I so very much. It has brought us closer together, and it has taught us what love is all about. You don't know what love is until you have a child. I have so much love for Ryan that is makes me cry just thinking about it. A happy cry of course.

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