Started collecting again; Partner said "I think my parents kept all my old Pokemon stuff"... The "Stuff":

So, I started collecting again and have dragged my sad, incomplete base set collection around with me on every move since the 2000's.

Recently told my partner about my quest to complete it and he says "I'm pretty sure my parents kept all my old Pokemon stuff in a box somewhere. I'll have them check and ship it over if you want?"....

I grew up in a small, rural Canadian town with multiple siblings... so desperately saved and bought what little I could. He grew up as the only child with a large extended family in a big American city... and it shows lol

Here are the highlights! (with some non-Pokemon nostalgia at the end!)