21 Years Of High Fives

Happy Birthdaversary to all whom celebrate (it's us, we are celebrating) 21 years ago today, my now-partner Della was celebrating her 21st birthday with only her camera and film, a pair of jeans, a shirt, a pair of chucks, her passport and a $10 white dress with black polka dots that she bought at target (we'll get to that in a few) because everything else she owned was in a suitcase causing security upsets at Heathrow due to it having arrived from across the Atlantic without a passenger. 27 years ago yesterday, my now-partner Della's best friend's boyfriend was having a birthday party; that boyfriend was really close friends with my best friend/neighbor so I was invited to said party and this is where we first met. Della made fun of my last name being 'Shirley' and me having a business card for a thrift store in my wallet that had a unicorn. (Flirting!) Us on a photo excursion circa 2005 21 years and three days ago my now-partner Della decided at the very last second to get off the…