{"id":11495,"date":"2013-02-18T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rootweddings.com\/blog\/?p=11495"},"modified":"2013-02-10T21:39:40","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T03:39:40","slug":"hallpants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/18\/hallpants\/","title":{"rendered":"Hallpants <3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve wanted to be an aunt ever since I learned that&#8217;s what my Aunt Jeannie was. She and my Uncle Dave are my dad&#8217;s two oldest friends and have been in his life since well before I showed up. Aunt Jeannie is the sole reason I began writing letters and collecting stationery, and they always sent my siblings and I birthday cards, Halloween cards, Christmas presents&#8230; Even though we&#8217;re not related by &#8220;blood&#8221; and we live across the country from each other, I&#8217;ve always felt closer to them than any &#8220;real&#8221; aunt and uncle, and I owe that to Aunt Jeannie&#8217;s constant presence in my life.<\/p>\n<p>Nick and Jessie are no stranger to our blog- It was at Nick&#8217;s birthday dinner almost 9 years ago where Nate and I first met. We both considered him a best friend before that night and it&#8217;s so special to me that even though he didn&#8217;t set us up, he&#8217;s played an integral part of our lives and is stuck with us forever. I&#8217;ve since fallen in love with his amazing wife Jessie and consider them both two of our dearest friends.\u00a0When we found out they were expecting a baby, I teared up with happiness not for my sweet friend, but the completely selfish reason that I finally get to be an &#8220;Aunt Jeannie&#8221; to someone. :)<\/p>\n<p>Enter Hall. It was love at first sight!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11498\" alt=\"Root Weddings_032\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_032.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_032.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_032-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_032-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>90% of babies I hold scream and wail when I hold them (I think they can sense my sheer terror), but Hall just sorta coos and smiles when I&#8217;m around. I&#8217;m pretty sure he can sense that as soon as he can talk, I&#8217;m buying him anything and everything he asks me for.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11499\" alt=\"Root Weddings_033\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_033.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_033.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_033-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_033-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nick&#8217;s Mom was so sweet and came over to sit so we could go to a movie. :)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11500\" alt=\"Root Weddings_034\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_034.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_034.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_034-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_034-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11501\" alt=\"Root Weddings_035\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_035.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_035.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_035-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_035-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11502\" alt=\"Root Weddings_036\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_036.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_036.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_036-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_036-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh, just workin&#8217; in the office wearing the outfit I made him. &lt;3<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11503\" alt=\"Root Weddings_037\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_037.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_037.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_037-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_037-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11504\" alt=\"Root Weddings_038\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_038.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_038.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_038-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_038-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11505\" alt=\"Root Weddings_039\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_039.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_039.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_039-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_039-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think the weirdest thing about these two becoming parents is how <em>not<\/em> weird it is. Does that make sense?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11506\" alt=\"Root Weddings_040\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_040.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_040.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_040-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_040-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11507\" alt=\"Root Weddings_041\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_041.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_041.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_041-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_041-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11508\" alt=\"Root Weddings_042\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_042.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_042.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_042-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_042-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11509\" alt=\"Root Weddings_043\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_043.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_043.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_043-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_043-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Get used to it, baby!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11510\" alt=\"Root Weddings_044\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_044.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_044.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_044-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_044-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ending on my favorite! &lt;3 Hallpants, I looooove you and can&#8217;t wait to cuddle you soon!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11511\" alt=\"Root Weddings_045\" src=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_045.jpg\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_045.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_045-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rootweddings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Root-Weddings_045-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Nick and Jessie posts on the Root Photography blog :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Jessie + Nicholas : Revisited\" href=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/03\/jessie-nicholas-revisited\/\">That time we went to the Castle Suite!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jessie + Nicholas : Wedding Part 1\" href=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/06\/jessie-nicholas-wedding-part-1\/\">Nick and Jessie&#8217;s South Carolina Wedding Part I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jessie + Nicholas : Wedding Part 2\" href=\"http:\/\/rootweddings.goodgallery.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/08\/jessie-nicholas-wedding-part-2\/\">Nick and Jessie&#8217;s South Carolina Wedding Part II<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve wanted to be an aunt ever since I learned that&#8217;s what my Aunt Jeannie was. 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