Yes, hell has frozen over...I'm ENGAGED!
Well, folks, your favorite redhead has done something wacky…
I accepted a proposal of marriage…WILLINGLY!
Here’s how it happened. He had (unofficially) asked me when my divorce papers came through last week (meaning in bed after some special lovin’), and I said yes then. I knew what I was getting into, and I was cool with that.
We went to church on Sunday morning and during announcements, Doug stood up and announced that my divorce papers were final, and then turned to me in front of the whole congregation and asked me to marry him. I said yes then too. How could I not, in front of…excuse the term…”God and everybody”, as well as the fact that I love him to death?
So NOW I am a fiancee, yet again. It should be interesting. One thing I thought of tonight is that I’ve never had a “father-in-law” around in either of my previous marriages. Ed’s father passed away before I even met him, and Michael’s father’s whereabouts were unknown at the time. Now I’ll have two, between Doug’s dad and stepdad. I will also have two mothers-in-law and six siblings-in-law (three of each), and more aunts, uncles and cousins. Still no kids for us…nor will there be. I have to keep explaining this to people, but it gets easier. (BTW, a guy in the big band – a urologist, no less – asked me if I had trouble with sexual dysfunction as a result of my medication. I looked straight at him and said, “Nope. Doug does just fine.” I don’t think he knew how to respond to that, but the rest of the table busted out laughing.)
I don’t think this wedding will be so stressful in terms of acquiring stuff, because I’ve lived on my own long enough and have household stuff (as does Doug). I’m not so worried about impressing anyone by desiring a sugar-coated fairy-tale wedding because that alone doesn’t make you married. I’ve also done the “Planned Elopement to Vegas” routine, and now it’s just whatever we want to do. I’m sure there will be rumblings of discontent about how we’re doing things, but I think the proper response from me will be “Show me the money!” Hey, it got Cuba Gooding Jr. an Academy Award…maybe I’ll get something out of it too! I want to do whatever I can to make it a special day for Doug since it’s his first (and I hope only) wedding day. However, Godzilla will not be making an appearance, nor will any anime characters. Sorry, Charlie.
However, if I can find a Bugs Bunny wedding cake topper…
Pre-nuptially yours,
Sudiegirl
I accepted a proposal of marriage…WILLINGLY!
Here’s how it happened. He had (unofficially) asked me when my divorce papers came through last week (meaning in bed after some special lovin’), and I said yes then. I knew what I was getting into, and I was cool with that.
We went to church on Sunday morning and during announcements, Doug stood up and announced that my divorce papers were final, and then turned to me in front of the whole congregation and asked me to marry him. I said yes then too. How could I not, in front of…excuse the term…”God and everybody”, as well as the fact that I love him to death?
So NOW I am a fiancee, yet again. It should be interesting. One thing I thought of tonight is that I’ve never had a “father-in-law” around in either of my previous marriages. Ed’s father passed away before I even met him, and Michael’s father’s whereabouts were unknown at the time. Now I’ll have two, between Doug’s dad and stepdad. I will also have two mothers-in-law and six siblings-in-law (three of each), and more aunts, uncles and cousins. Still no kids for us…nor will there be. I have to keep explaining this to people, but it gets easier. (BTW, a guy in the big band – a urologist, no less – asked me if I had trouble with sexual dysfunction as a result of my medication. I looked straight at him and said, “Nope. Doug does just fine.” I don’t think he knew how to respond to that, but the rest of the table busted out laughing.)
I don’t think this wedding will be so stressful in terms of acquiring stuff, because I’ve lived on my own long enough and have household stuff (as does Doug). I’m not so worried about impressing anyone by desiring a sugar-coated fairy-tale wedding because that alone doesn’t make you married. I’ve also done the “Planned Elopement to Vegas” routine, and now it’s just whatever we want to do. I’m sure there will be rumblings of discontent about how we’re doing things, but I think the proper response from me will be “Show me the money!” Hey, it got Cuba Gooding Jr. an Academy Award…maybe I’ll get something out of it too! I want to do whatever I can to make it a special day for Doug since it’s his first (and I hope only) wedding day. However, Godzilla will not be making an appearance, nor will any anime characters. Sorry, Charlie.
However, if I can find a Bugs Bunny wedding cake topper…
Pre-nuptially yours,
Sudiegirl
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