Today you guys get to meet one of my favorite people from law school (and one of the smartest people I know) If I ever get in trouble, I want this guy sitting at my table in court! Top Gun and I were trial partners, which means basically that you spend like insane amounts of time together talking about a pretend murder that took place in a pretend kitchen. And, if you're Top Gun and I, it all culminates in a very real almost-fist fight with the other side on the steps of the courthouse. No lie. Ask me about it sometime.
Anyway, Top Gun is a Navy pilot who married Mrs. Top Gun (also a law school class mate) and lives in DC (where he invites his friends to fun things like steeplechases!). They just had an adorable baby boy and are pretty much the cutest people that you'll ever meet.
With that, Meet Top Gun.
What is your favorite law school memory?
Hanging out in the basement of the library (the dungeon) during our first year studying with the gang, and ping-pong with Mrs. Top Gun and Lucero. {Notice he did not mention the fist fight.....}
How long have you been flying for the Navy?
Nearly 16 years. Crazy they've let me do that so long.
What is your dream job?
Grounds keeper Wrigley field. {I had never thought about listing groundskeeper as a dream job, but I may change my answer from "Being the next Erin Andrews" to the groundskeeper at Boone Pickens Stadium!}
Best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten.
Listen.
Tell us how you and Mrs. Top Gun met.
In law school (the forum). She was friends with my study bud (Bree--who basically got me through my first year). Found out that Mrs. Top Gun was from Chi-town, and only had one question: Cubs or Sox? {You can guess from the dream job above that there was a right answer to that question!}
What is something about life that you know how that you did not know when you were 18?
How important we are to our parents.
Best trip you’ve ever taken?
This is a tough one for me because I'm not much of a traveler. However, there are a couple trips that are very memorable for me: going to the farm in Iowa when I was little, our wedding in Chicago, and golf in Las Cruces with Mrs. Top Gun and my folks. {Let's sidenote and chat about this wedding briefly.....take a look at these pictures below and tell me this doesn't make you want to marry a Navy guy just to get this kind of wedding pictures? Back up girls---if Top Gun has any single Navy friends, I've already got first dibs.}
Hanging out in the basement of the library (the dungeon) during our first year studying with the gang, and ping-pong with Mrs. Top Gun and Lucero. {Notice he did not mention the fist fight.....}
How long have you been flying for the Navy?
Nearly 16 years. Crazy they've let me do that so long.
What is your dream job?
Grounds keeper Wrigley field. {I had never thought about listing groundskeeper as a dream job, but I may change my answer from "Being the next Erin Andrews" to the groundskeeper at Boone Pickens Stadium!}
Best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten.
Listen.
Tell us how you and Mrs. Top Gun met.
In law school (the forum). She was friends with my study bud (Bree--who basically got me through my first year). Found out that Mrs. Top Gun was from Chi-town, and only had one question: Cubs or Sox? {You can guess from the dream job above that there was a right answer to that question!}
What is something about life that you know how that you did not know when you were 18?How important we are to our parents.
Best trip you’ve ever taken?
This is a tough one for me because I'm not much of a traveler. However, there are a couple trips that are very memorable for me: going to the farm in Iowa when I was little, our wedding in Chicago, and golf in Las Cruces with Mrs. Top Gun and my folks. {Let's sidenote and chat about this wedding briefly.....take a look at these pictures below and tell me this doesn't make you want to marry a Navy guy just to get this kind of wedding pictures? Back up girls---if Top Gun has any single Navy friends, I've already got first dibs.}
What is one (or more) item(s) on your bucket list?
Well, I always wanted a family. If that happens as planned, I think I'd like to be a teacher.
{Since Baby Top Gun, who made his appearance quite early but is clearly quite the little fighter, has made this goal come true....I suppose now it's on to the teaching thing!}
Well, I always wanted a family. If that happens as planned, I think I'd like to be a teacher.
{Since Baby Top Gun, who made his appearance quite early but is clearly quite the little fighter, has made this goal come true....I suppose now it's on to the teaching thing!}
3 comments:
This is great! Congrats to them on the recent addition to their family.
-College Roomie
I remember that Steve was one of the first law school friends of yours we met. He is such an impressive young man, and his parents were so nice. I enjoyed reading about him. Seems I do remember some story about the "almost brawl" on the courthouse steps! But you and Steve smacked them good in the courtroom, as evidenced by Dad and Dennis doing the High Five for the judge to see! Congrats to Steve for the beautiful family he has and for the successful careers he does. Once again, we remain so impressed with the quality of friends you bring into our lives.
Mom
Awwww, love these pictures! I actually had to do a whole mock trial once...it was SO MUCH FUN! Haha!
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