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"DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:35bantF4kkbcmU1@individual.net… > You and Tim would get along swimmingly…

*twitch* Why do I get husbands with the same names as everyone else’s? And believe it or not, that would’ve been a typical statement from mine. Jess

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mL wrote: > >> most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond > >> solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind! > >This is what we did too. We got nice, custom wedding bands, and completely > >skipped the diamond for her. I love wearing it (so does she). > I’m glad to hear i’m not the only one who didn’t go around flashing a diamond > ring.

I never got one either.  We were too poor and it’s not a priority for either of us. Lilith- my best wishes to you and your boyfriend and may you have a long, healthy and happy marriage.

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"DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:352q5dF4fu6qgU1@individual.net… > Oh, happy day!

Congrats. Jess

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -DrLith wrote: > Well, folks…I’ve been away for a few weeks, and the long and short of it > is that one of the things that happened during that time is that my BF took > advantage of a particularly romantic moment and "officially" asked me to > marry him. We had booked a 3 night stay at a ski resort in WA state. They > didn’t have enough snow to open for skiing, but we did wind up staying the > first night because it was too late to drive on to the next alternative. > I told him that he had to go out for a walk in the snow with me after > dinner. We followed the x-country trail into the snowy woods, and when we > stopped to enjoy the moment, he asked, "so, would you want to marry me," and > I said, "of course, you silly man," and that was it! It was simple and > gorgeous and perfect. > We had already made notice of a custom jewelry shop in Seattle, so we spent > a couple hours there toward the end of our trip having custom rings > designed. In the end, we decided it was a significant enough thing to merit > spending a little money on the jewelry, but we both are happier spending > most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond > solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind! > Now we are moving forward on giving shape to a similarly nontraditional > wedding. It’s his first, and while he’d probably be ok doing a simple JP > ceremony, his parents do want to fly up, and I’m sure my immediate family > would like to be involved as well, so we’re probably going to spend a little > to rent a mega 5-6 BR vacation house in the mountains for a week, within a > few hours’ drive from our home base in DC, and keep everything else quite > simple. Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d > rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I said > "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s > appropriate. > Oh, happy day!

Congratulations Kath!  It sounds like the moment was perfect.  :) Cheryl

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"JWB" <jwb3333__takeou…@excite.com> wrote in message

news:35b9n5F4kit0aU1@individual.net… > "DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:35b97mF4kck0bU1@individual.net… > > Thanks! It’s just too bad we showed up in the middle of the week, and what > > appeared to be a slightly stressful week at that. Still, in a couple years > > you’ll be free of your financial obligations to those freeloadin’ > > lumberjacks you call sons, and it’ll be easier to get away for a weekend > > of > > hot-tubbin’, lodge-bunnyin’, and cute little Ugg boot wearing…. > And if there *is* any Lez action, take video. Because I won’t believe it if > I don’t see it.

You and Tim would get along swimmingly…

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"DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:35b97mF4kck0bU1@individual.net… > Thanks! It’s just too bad we showed up in the middle of the week, and what > appeared to be a slightly stressful week at that. Still, in a couple years > you’ll be free of your financial obligations to those freeloadin’ > lumberjacks you call sons, and it’ll be easier to get away for a weekend > of > hot-tubbin’, lodge-bunnyin’, and cute little Ugg boot wearing….

And if there *is* any Lez action, take video. Because I won’t believe it if I don’t see it.

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"Lauri" <res0r…@spamlessverizon.net> wrote in message

news:5to0v0952nvbeed5rbnhij8idtpku68r6g@4ax.com… > On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:42:56 -0500, "DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >I’ll leave her to chime in with her impressions of the famous DrLith and > >DrLith’s Sweetie. > DrLith is hot, and her sweetie ain’t too bad, either. I suspect that > our dear Doctor may be guilty of cradle-robbing to a slight degree > (not that there is anything wrong with that!).

What was it my mom said? "We think he’s just terrific, though he does look like he’s about 19 years old." (He’s actually just 2 years younger than my bad self.) > Seriously, I was > pleased to share a couple of very pleasant hours with two really nice > people, and I couldn’t be happier knowing that you two are tying the > knot.

Thanks! It’s just too bad we showed up in the middle of the week, and what appeared to be a slightly stressful week at that. Still, in a couple years you’ll be free of your financial obligations to those freeloadin’ lumberjacks you call sons, and it’ll be easier to get away for a weekend of hot-tubbin’, lodge-bunnyin’, and cute little Ugg boot wearing….

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On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:42:56 -0500, "DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote: >I don’t know how I managed to leave out the fact, also, that on this >wonderful vacation we got to meet the delightful Lauri in WA, who lives near >something close to my idea of paradise. She is even hotter in person than in >my fake-lesbian fantasies! <DUCK>

Fake!!??  They’re FAKE fantasies???    *Now* ya tell me! >I’ll leave her to chime in with her impressions of the famous DrLith and >DrLith’s Sweetie.

DrLith is hot, and her sweetie ain’t too bad, either. I suspect that our dear Doctor may be guilty of cradle-robbing to a slight degree (not that there is anything wrong with that!).  Seriously, I was pleased to share a couple of very pleasant hours with two really nice people, and I couldn’t be happier knowing that you two are tying the knot. Lauri in WA I like my email spamless

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"GeoWolf – AKA GGGNH" <GG…@nospam.net> wrote in message news:GGGNH-3CEA9E.01174718012005@host71.newsfeeds.com… > You have always belonged. Congrats and best wishes. Just curious, the > kids excited?

The kids–well, it is going to be a long and strange trip with that one, as always. DD7 was already saying, when we picked her up at her dad’s and before the "big announcement" was made: "I want daddy to die and you to marry Tim and then Tim can be my daddy." This is the girl who 6 months ago would have jumped to the moon for her dad…  I think she’s responding to the fact that her dad actually tells her to eat her vegetables and stuff when she’s with him, whereas Tim quite rightly leaves the Bad Cop stuff for me to handle. DS9, who has control issues, took a week or so to come to terms with the idea. Then the PS2 arrived, and things were suddenly much better. His control issues continue to manifest themselves, however, insofar as he has declared that I must wear a dress with "big puffy sleeves," which is not exactly what I had in mind. I think if we let him pick out the paint color for Tim’s living room and his own new bedroom, the Little God may be appeased. He also asked today if he could be the Ring Bearer, and I told him that’d be ok with me–he seemed jazzed about that.

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"WhansaMi" <whans…@aol.com> wrote in message

news:20050117174116.00990.00000080@mb-m04.aol.com… > Congratulations! > Which mountains do you plan to go to for the wedding?  We have a place at > Bryce.  It really is lovely there.

Thanks to everyone for the congratulations! We have narrowed the list down to 3 possibilities, I think, after looking at a ton of different places. In the end, we decided that privacy trumped closeness-to-recreation, so we eliminated all the ski/golf resort homes (including a couple at Bryce that were on the list). Now we’re trying to narrow it down between a couple of multi-unit properties in the Berkeley Springs WV area and a single-unit 5 BR house on 5 acres, near Massanutten in VA. Our top choice is one that has 3 3-BR rustic log cabins on an old farmstead, which would allow us much flexibility in terms of how many people show up and for how long, and give everyone quite a bit of breathing room. I don’t know how I managed to leave out the fact, also, that on this wonderful vacation we got to meet the delightful Lauri in WA, who lives near something close to my idea of paradise. She is even hotter in person than in my fake-lesbian fantasies! <DUCK> I’ll leave her to chime in with her impressions of the famous DrLith and DrLith’s Sweetie.

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DrLith <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote: > Now we are moving forward on giving shape to a similarly nontraditional > wedding.

Congratulations. I recommend writing your own vows.  It was very bonding and fun for us.

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JWB <jwb3333__takeou…@excite.com> wrote: >  In the end, we decided it was a significant enough thing to > > merit > > spending a little money on the jewelry, but we both are happier spending > > most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond > > solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind! > This is what we did too. We got nice, custom wedding bands, and completely > skipped the diamond for her. I love wearing it (so does she).

Us too!  I did inherit my grandmother’s wedding ring, so if I *want* to wear a diamond ring I can.  But I rarely want to.

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DrLith wrote: > Oh, happy day!

Congratulations, Dr. K. )) Tracey

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"DN B" <DNa…@webtv.net> wrote in message

news:24114-41EC3ABB-228@storefull-3232.bay.webtv.net… > ‘Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d > rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I > said "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s > appropriate.’ > Could you tell us how long youve both dated each other ?  And, how much > PreMarital Counseling youve had ? Thanks. Best wishes.

We’ve known each other for 9 months. As someone else mentioned, we haven’t done premarital counseling because we have only been committed to the idea of getting married for a couple of weeks now. I’d certainly be open to suggestions for good programs that others have used or heard good reports on (we’re both committedly atheist). However, I’m somewhat worried we’d wind up spending hundreds of dollars on something that we could have learned from a $20 book. A quick Google search has turned up a surprisingly limited number of resources so far, but maybe I’m looking in the wrong places.

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CONGRATULATIONS! Kass "DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:352q5dF4fu6qgU1@individual.net… : Well, folks…I’ve been away for a few weeks, and the long and short of it : is that one of the things that happened during that time is that my BF took : advantage of a particularly romantic moment and "officially" asked me to : marry him. We had booked a 3 night stay at a ski resort in WA state. They : didn’t have enough snow to open for skiing, but we did wind up staying the : first night because it was too late to drive on to the next alternative. : I told him that he had to go out for a walk in the snow with me after : dinner. We followed the x-country trail into the snowy woods, and when we : stopped to enjoy the moment, he asked, "so, would you want to marry me," and : I said, "of course, you silly man," and that was it! It was simple and : gorgeous and perfect. : : We had already made notice of a custom jewelry shop in Seattle, so we spent : a couple hours there toward the end of our trip having custom rings : designed. In the end, we decided it was a significant enough thing to merit : spending a little money on the jewelry, but we both are happier spending : most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond : solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind! : : Now we are moving forward on giving shape to a similarly nontraditional : wedding. It’s his first, and while he’d probably be ok doing a simple JP : ceremony, his parents do want to fly up, and I’m sure my immediate family : would like to be involved as well, so we’re probably going to spend a little : to rent a mega 5-6 BR vacation house in the mountains for a week, within a : few hours’ drive from our home base in DC, and keep everything else quite : simple. Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d : rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I said : "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s : appropriate. : : Oh, happy day! : :

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DN B wrote: > ‘Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d > rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I > said "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s > appropriate.’ > Could you tell us how long youve both dated each other ?  And, how much > PreMarital Counseling youve had ? Thanks. Best wishes.

Typically, ‘premarital counselling’ doesn’t occur until after the engagement.  So my guess is none.  I know my wife and I didn’t have any premarital counselling until after we met with a preacher and he suggested it (very strongly … as in I won’t marry you until). Toddly

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>> most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond >> solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind! >This is what we did too. We got nice, custom wedding bands, and completely >skipped the diamond for her. I love wearing it (so does she).

I’m glad to hear i’m not the only one who didn’t go around flashing a diamond ring.

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Well, folks…I’ve been away for a few weeks, and the long and short of it is that one of the things that happened during that time is that my BF took advantage of a particularly romantic moment and "officially" asked me to marry him. We had booked a 3 night stay at a ski resort in WA state. They didn’t have enough snow to open for skiing, but we did wind up staying the first night because it was too late to drive on to the next alternative. I told him that he had to go out for a walk in the snow with me after dinner. We followed the x-country trail into the snowy woods, and when we stopped to enjoy the moment, he asked, "so, would you want to marry me," and I said, "of course, you silly man," and that was it! It was simple and gorgeous and perfect. We had already made notice of a custom jewelry shop in Seattle, so we spent a couple hours there toward the end of our trip having custom rings designed. In the end, we decided it was a significant enough thing to merit spending a little money on the jewelry, but we both are happier spending most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind! Now we are moving forward on giving shape to a similarly nontraditional wedding. It’s his first, and while he’d probably be ok doing a simple JP ceremony, his parents do want to fly up, and I’m sure my immediate family would like to be involved as well, so we’re probably going to spend a little to rent a mega 5-6 BR vacation house in the mountains for a week, within a few hours’ drive from our home base in DC, and keep everything else quite simple. Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I said "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s appropriate. Oh, happy day!

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In article <352q5dF4fu6q…@individual.net>, "DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote: >Oh, happy day!

CONGRATS AND HUGS!!!

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -DrLith wrote: > Well, folks…I’ve been away for a few weeks, and the long and short of it > is that one of the things that happened during that time is that my BF took > advantage of a particularly romantic moment and "officially" asked me to > marry him. We had booked a 3 night stay at a ski resort in WA state. They > didn’t have enough snow to open for skiing, but we did wind up staying the > first night because it was too late to drive on to the next alternative. > I told him that he had to go out for a walk in the snow with me after > dinner. We followed the x-country trail into the snowy woods, and when we > stopped to enjoy the moment, he asked, "so, would you want to marry me," and > I said, "of course, you silly man," and that was it! It was simple and > gorgeous and perfect. > We had already made notice of a custom jewelry shop in Seattle, so we spent > a couple hours there toward the end of our trip having custom rings > designed. In the end, we decided it was a significant enough thing to merit > spending a little money on the jewelry, but we both are happier spending > most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond > solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind! > Now we are moving forward on giving shape to a similarly nontraditional > wedding. It’s his first, and while he’d probably be ok doing a simple JP > ceremony, his parents do want to fly up, and I’m sure my immediate family > would like to be involved as well, so we’re probably going to spend a little > to rent a mega 5-6 BR vacation house in the mountains for a week, within a > few hours’ drive from our home base in DC, and keep everything else quite > simple. Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d > rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I said > "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s > appropriate. > Oh, happy day!

Wow, I wouldn’t have believed it already!     Congratulations, Kath!

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"DrLith" <drl…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:352q5dF4fu6qgU1@individual.net… > Well, folks…I’ve been away for a few weeks, and the long and short of it > is that one of the things that happened during that time is that my BF > took > advantage of a particularly romantic moment and "officially" asked me to > marry him.

whoo hoo!!! We had booked a 3 night stay at a ski resort in WA state. They > didn’t have enough snow to open for skiing, but we did wind up staying the > first night because it was too late to drive on to the next alternative. > I told him that he had to go out for a walk in the snow with me after > dinner. We followed the x-country trail into the snowy woods, and when we > stopped to enjoy the moment, he asked, "so, would you want to marry me," > and > I said, "of course, you silly man," and that was it! It was simple and > gorgeous and perfect.

very nice. > We had already made notice of a custom jewelry shop in Seattle, so we > spent > a couple hours there toward the end of our trip having custom rings > designed. In the end, we decided it was a significant enough thing to > merit > spending a little money on the jewelry, but we both are happier spending > most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond > solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind!

This is what we did too. We got nice, custom wedding bands, and completely skipped the diamond for her. I love wearing it (so does she). > Now we are moving forward on giving shape to a similarly nontraditional > wedding. It’s his first, and while he’d probably be ok doing a simple JP > ceremony, his parents do want to fly up, and I’m sure my immediate family > would like to be involved as well, so we’re probably going to spend a > little > to rent a mega 5-6 BR vacation house in the mountains for a week, within a > few hours’ drive from our home base in DC, and keep everything else quite > simple. Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d > rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I said > "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s > appropriate. > Oh, happy day!

Sounds really nice – small is the way to go!! Best of luck!!

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DrLith wrote: > Oh, happy day!

Woo Hoo! <VBG> Doing the happy dance for you both!

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DrLith wrote: > Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d > rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I said > "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s > appropriate. > Oh, happy day!

Wow! Congrats Kathy, and many wishes for a happy future together! Doing backflips for you over here! jen

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‘Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I said "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s appropriate.’ Could you tell us how long youve both dated each other ?  And, how much PreMarital Counseling youve had ? Thanks. Best wishes.

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>>>Well, folks…I’ve been away for a few weeks, and the long and short of it

is that one of the things that happened during that time is that my BF took advantage of a particularly romantic moment and "officially" asked me to marry him. We had booked a 3 night stay at a ski resort in WA state. They didn’t have enough snow to open for skiing, but we did wind up staying the first night because it was too late to drive on to the next alternative. I told him that he had to go out for a walk in the snow with me after dinner. We followed the x-country trail into the snowy woods, and when we stopped to enjoy the moment, he asked, "so, would you want to marry me," and I said, "of course, you silly man," and that was it! It was simple and gorgeous and perfect. We had already made notice of a custom jewelry shop in Seattle, so we spent a couple hours there toward the end of our trip having custom rings designed. In the end, we decided it was a significant enough thing to merit spending a little money on the jewelry, but we both are happier spending most of that money on unique craftsmanship rather than a stupid diamond solitaire. I hope it turns out as pretty as I see it in my mind! Now we are moving forward on giving shape to a similarly nontraditional wedding. It’s his first, and while he’d probably be ok doing a simple JP ceremony, his parents do want to fly up, and I’m sure my immediate family would like to be involved as well, so we’re probably going to spend a little to rent a mega 5-6 BR vacation house in the mountains for a week, within a few hours’ drive from our home base in DC, and keep everything else quite simple. Tim says he knew I was the girl for him the day he asked me if I’d rather have a cottage by the beach or a cabin in the mountains and I said "cabin in the mountains" without hesitating for a second. So, it’s appropriate. Oh, happy day!>>>> Congratulations! Which mountains do you plan to go to for the wedding?  We have a place at Bryce.  It really is lovely there. Sheila

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