Met the girl of my dreams today

[Cowgirl Tink]

so wait you're propsing later this week or today??? Confusious say that too much Rockstar and Mountain Dews at work make very hard to focus!!!


Okay so either way, I'm sure she'll realize she's getting asked by a great guy and say yes. Congrats!

If that yes doesn't immediately pay off, stick with it. My dad, be he grey and slightly geriatric, managed to have enough persisitence to finally win my mom over. And thus I'm here, and the two other Stangdreamin munchkins.

Tink

 

[StangDreamin']

Hey watch it there brat! Enough of that "geriatric" talk; else I'll ride up on your wild eyed ornery cuss of a horse ('cause ain't nobody else that can handle him anymore) and whack you with my cane! Or worse yet, I'll tell everybody (except gp001) what your nickname was back when you were a toddler

In other events; my counterpart in the local Yuma Rodeo biz was talking about the fact that there's some sort of "Association of PRCA Rodeo Comittees" that holds it's annual meeting somewhere in the Husker State in the fall. He says he doesn't think we should spend the money (nor is he sure that Uncle Sam's Misguided Children would let him take leave that close to his retirement "terminal leave"), even if we could hang at his folks' place for pretty much free. Now, if there was a wedding involved -and I remember (a few hundred pages back in this thread) something mentioned about an open bar - I might convince him that it would be a worthwhile package trip. How'd you like to have a hundred or so rednecks in cowboy hats crash your reception?

EDIT: Andy, I just went back and read your post about "the old man" (BTW; careful with that.... you're gonna get Tink started on usine that term when referring to me again! )

Anyway; I can imagine that was awkward.... maybe even worse than mine! At least Mark knew I was a "horn-pup" back then, he should have by then figured it out that if his baby sister (he's 5 years older than her, 6 years and 3 days older than me) and I were dating.....
He knew. I think he was just having conflicting emotions; on one hand, his buddy had a "regular thing going on", on the other hand, he had literally inherited the position of "Pater familias" the patriarch of the girl's family.

Our conversation had to suck more for him than for me

 

[65mistress]

When I asked my father-in-law for his little girls hand, I was a-scared as I'd ever been. Something about him being old family Sicilian with hands the size of hams. Needless to say, he likes me, and I have a feeling that if I ever hurt his little princess, I'll be sleeping with the fishes so I had to be pretty darned sure that she was the one. I'm still pretty sure, even if her dad wasn't in the picture.

I'm still trying to figure out what he does for a living... sanitation or something...

Andy - Good luck with your plans, I had to change my plans 3 seperate times. I had the ring and the blessings, so nothing was going to stop me, being a damn hard headed German that I am. I was going to ask her at her graduation with a huge sign out in the crowd, but that would take away from the other people who spent 4 years trying to get through UCDavis according to her. Plan B) A plane towing a banner over the center where the graduation was being held... HAHAHA!! Davis in June at mid day? Was I insane? Plan C) A nice candle lit dinner in the really nice park right behind her apartment at sunset with a plane with a light board saying "* Dawn will you marry me?" with little fireworks displays on either end of the scrolling light banner, she wanted to go see her grandma in Napa after the graduation ceremony... Called the pilot with the plane and changed locations that afternoon, thank god he was closer to Napa than Davis. Plan D) Go with her and her family to dinner and then rush back to her grandma's house to sit for about 15 minutes before the call from the pilot saying that he was about 5 minutes away. I went outside to get the video camera, handed it to her brother, directed the plane to where we were, called Dawn outside, nearly dropped the ring in the dark onto black top fumbling to get it out of my pocket. She looked up and my life was changed for the better... I was on pins and needles until I could get her up from crying, for what I'm hoping was joy, and she finally said yes. I would do it all again though.

 

[BDT 1967]

Ok what i have planned, extremely low cost but in my mind pretty good date. My friend and i are going to run out to the lake Friday afternoon and set everything up. What i am planning is taking her out to the lake in the mustang, having a candle light dinner on the beach, then taking a walk down the beach to find "Will You Marry Me?" wrote in pebbles on the beach. I am paying 600 a month on the ring so $$ is real short. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

[StangDreamin']

Okay, proactive measures need to take place!

1.) On any given Friday afternoon/evening, how many people are gonna be along that shoreline? (And how many beers will they be consuming?)
Fix your buddy up with some food and drinks and a baseball bat (I prefer an Easton 34 oz, 36 inch fastpitch bat with the "wetsuit" cushioned rubber grip, myself) to guard the artwork

2.) Is the "pebble-gram" going to be visible (not to mention readable) in the dark?
Take a flashlight after dinner...... just in case.


3.)Oh, and after you and your buddy get it all written out on the sand (and before the sun goes down); you gotta remember......

 

[BDT 1967]

NICE

Don't worry we will get plenty of pics

 

[70XR7ConvertCat]

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Ever since you posted up the picture of the ring; I've said to myself "Jeeze, they're so young!" You're only a little older than my oldest kid (Tink); and "forever" didn't work out for her. But on the other hand; Mrs StDr and I were younger than you when we got married (me 21, her 22); and about Tink's age when we decided. Nobody is omniscient - strike that, only one guy is; He's been around pretty much forever and the inverse of His name is "dog". The rest of us hope and pray for "forever" and search for somebody with which to make that commitment. Lord willing you and Heather have found each other and it's gonna work.
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Things will work out fine for these two, and it hopefully will last. It's not wine and roses all of the time and no one should expect it to be.

As far as no "forever" for Tink (1/2 NoKttn), and NoKitten, I thought at the time they were waaaay too young. His experience joining the Army must have made an impression on her though.

 

[StangDreamin']

You weren't the only one who thought they were too young! But, you know, I'm just the Dad......

As for NK's joining the Army making an impression on Tink; you kind of have it backwards. She signed her papers (DE program) a few months before he did! It was just the "Exigencies of Service" that had his Machinists' class going through Boot and AIT before the Vet Tech class started.

If you haven't heard (I'm not used to seeing you "over here" on SN vice mercurycougar.net); Tink has a new beaux (I guess that's still a term), who turns out is also an SN member. SVTCobra306 hangs out on the SN94 and SVT Forums; but has been known to appear here when he can. Nice guy; I obviously haven't known SVT as long or as well as I did NK; but I'm very impressed with his thoughtfulness and maturity. I've only met him once when he came down here with Tink for her bereavement time when her Grandmother (my Mom) passed away; but I actually actually have "a better feeling" about these two getting together than I did about Trish and Justin as a couple. I think it will help that they've both had bad relationships in the past; they'll examine and work on this one a little bit more. It's obviously worked for her mother and I

By the way; summer is upon us and I still have not gotten everything put together on the "top end" of the XR-7's Cleveland. Something else alway comes up. In fact; it's 112* outside right now (with a wind blowing in off the Gulf of California that's making it almost as dry as the humidity Tink is presently experiencing in Louisiana ); and I'm gonna head back out there and finish up the all-new brakes on Mrs StangDreamin's Quad Cab. Think about this; I spend my workdays climbing poles and digging in buried cable splice terminals, getting customers' phone and DSL service working well. So what do I do on my day off? Spend it out on the concrete driveway; rebuilding brakes.

((((If I had the Cougar's engine running; I could back it out of the carport, pull the Ram into the carport and work in the shade........
If I had the Cougar running)))))))

 

[chepsk8]

Andy,

Just returning to this thread after my fun in Utah!

Glad to see you are getting ready, and have covered a big hurdle. Just do all of us one BIG favor - Be sure in your heart of your plans and dreams. Don't let us goad you into this. (But that has been fun!!!) Make the right decision, and ask only when the time is right. You will know it.

And, once you two have tied the knot, I want one more BIGGER favor - Always listen to each other, think things through, and never react in anger. Be courteous, thoughtfull, and devoted, just like you want her to treat you.

Now, saying that, please announce your wedding plans once it is set! Maybem just maybe, a few of us could have another reunion......



PS - Does Heather's Mom need an escort for the wedding?

 

[Cowgirl Tink]

as no "forever" for Tink (1/2 NoKttn), and NoKitten, I thought at the time they were waaaay too young. His experience joining the Army must have made an impression on her though.

You weren't the only one who thought they were too young! But, you know, I'm just the Dad......

As for NK's joining the Army making an impression on Tink; you kind of have it backwards. She signed her papers (DE program) a few months before he did! It was just the "Exigencies of Service" that had his Machinists' class going through Boot and AIT before the Vet Tech class started.

If you haven't heard (I'm not used to seeing you "over here" on SN vice mercurycougar.net); Tink has a new beaux (I guess that's still a term), who turns out is also an SN member. SVTCobra306 hangs out on the SN94 and SVT Forums; but has been known to appear here when he can. Nice guy; I obviously haven't known SVT as long or as well as I did NK; but I'm very impressed with his thoughtfulness and maturity. I've only met him once when he came down here with Tink for her bereavement time when her Grandmother (my Mom) passed away; but I actually actually have "a better feeling" about these two getting together than I did about Trish and Justin as a couple. I think it will help that they've both had bad relationships in the past; they'll examine and work on this one a little bit more. It's obviously worked for her mother and I

Well as dad kinda already stated I was young and it was a stupid mistake, But live and then learn that No matter what you feel or don't feel and how it reacts to everything else, ALWAYS meet the parents and be comfortable with who they are because there are very few cases that the apple falls far from the tree.

That and a few other things but that's lessons learned.

It's almost been a year since SVTCobra came to visit AZ, not to be counting dates but that was at only two months of dating and he met my family, While I met his at 2 weeks of being together. It's been said that we both want to live together for a while first before we jump in head first, so as far as I'm concerned I think I made enough mistakes to learn from without too much more hassle in life.

Tink (And Oh BTW- For all intensive purposes can we no longer bring up the old s/n please? I am my own independant person who doesn't need to be referred to as anybody's ex 1/2)

 

[Cowgirl Tink]

Ok what i have planned, extremely low cost but in my mind pretty good date. My friend and i are going to run out to the lake Friday afternoon and set everything up. What i am planning is taking her out to the lake in the mustang, having a candle light dinner on the beach, then taking a walk down the beach to find "Will You Marry Me?" wrote in pebbles on the beach. I am paying 600 a month on the ring so $$ is real short. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Insert sweet sounding girl going Ah-how romantic here...

Sounds awesome, make sure the dinners not too heavy sitting so she's not feeling like an entire rockfarm is at the bottom of her stomach during the walk...


Tink

 

[StangDreamin']

...make sure the dinners not too heavy sitting so she's not feeling like an entire rockfarm is at the bottom of her stomach during the walk...


Tink

Ladies and gentlemen; I just want to say that my sweet daughter did not speak using such idiology until the United States Army sent her on their one and only "In-Country Hardship Tour", at Ft James Polk in western Louisiana.








Who am I kidding? I'd LIKE to say that; but it would be a lie. She was, after all, the only 16-year-old-girl to chase the 46-yr-old Silver Spur Rodeo Vice-Chairman and the 27-yr-old Rodeo Arena Chairman (both former Marines, and the Arena guy had a severe Napolean Complex) out of "her end" of the arena.
To this day, I'm not sure if they were enticed to leave by her words; or by the 3-1/2 lb short-handled BFH she was swinging over her head as she advanced upon them.

 

[65mistress]

Hey Andy

if you still have any of those white Christmas lights handy and a small generator, you could always wrap a tree that you'll be near in the lights and fire off the generator, no wait, that might be too loud. Maybe run an extension cord from the far side of your 'vert around to the lights. That might work too. I've been wanting to do that to the poplars at my house for a while now for my wife so that we can have a nice dinner outside. Just a thought.

 

[BDT 1967]

Thats a good idea. I dont have any but i will ask around, my truck has a power inverter mounted in the back seat with a 30 ft extension cord. I think that should run that nice. My friend is going to be using my truck to set up stuff while we are on our way out. So i might have him set that up as well. I will see what i can scrounge up

 

[BDT 1967]

Andy,

Just returning to this thread after my fun in Utah!

Glad to see you are getting ready, and have covered a big hurdle. Just do all of us one BIG favor - Be sure in your heart of your plans and dreams. Don't let us goad you into this. (But that has been fun!!!) Make the right decision, and ask only when the time is right. You will know it.

And, once you two have tied the knot, I want one more BIGGER favor - Always listen to each other, think things through, and never react in anger. Be courteous, thoughtfull, and devoted, just like you want her to treat you.

Now, saying that, please announce your wedding plans once it is set! Maybem just maybe, a few of us could have another reunion......



PS - Does Heather's Mom need an escort for the wedding?

Will do, dont wory you guys didnt pressure me into anything. I know that i would never be happy unless i knew that i was going to spend everyday for the rest of my life waking up next to her. If the rest of our lives go anything like the first 9 months of our relationship than i know that we are going to be ok.

I will hold up on all those favors.

I think a another reunion is defiantly in order. Open bar

and for your final question

Yes


Tonight i am running out to the lake to pick out a beach and find a location. I think i will also talk to the park ranger if i can find him.

Tomorrow is the big day

 

[chepsk8]

Good Luck!

Drum Roll Please..................

 

[StangDreamin']

BDT, if you read this at work tomorrow!!!!!!!!

I'm outta town starting Sunday 0500AM. where I'm going, there may be no public Internet Access. It's been promised to be available this year; but the same promises were made (and missed) for the last two years. So, man, I'm begging you....... Post up an update before midnight (your time Saturday!)

Old man will be cranky at Scout Camp if'n he doesn't here how "our boy" turned out in his quest.

 

[chepsk8]

I'm outta town starting Sunday 0500AM. where I'm going, there may be no public Internet Access.

So, man, I'm begging you....... Post up an update before midnight (your time Saturday!)

Old man will be cranky at Scout Camp if'n he doesn't here how "our boy" turned out in his quest.

I say make him wait!!!!

 

[StangDreamin']

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your beard and moustache!

 

[BullittStangV8]

gooooooood luck.