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I think everyone who has read your posts knows how much you loved your wife and she loved you in return. It may not be of much comfort to you, but your posts have made me realize the uncertainty of life; to appreciate my wife all the more; and to try to be a better husband.
SIL lives in Avon lake. Nice town....Nope, I didn't. She attended Bowling Green and I graced the campuses of Toledo and Defiance College.
Met at Sweetbriar Golf Course in Avon Lake (west suburb of Cleveland) where I was working. This really good looking lady came walking up the driveway with her friends, and I told the guys in the pro shop I was going to ask out the one in yellow.
I didn't. We had leagues that night, she was going to leave and golf elsewhere, but I convinced her to stay - because I bought the group a couple pitchers of beer!
Next night she calls the course and asks me out to a Tribe game. I was working and couldn't go.
First date was golf and a stop at Around the Corner in Lakewood for wings.
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Didn't know her then but know her now. Life is good..... and if so, what was your first date?
------A little break from Spanier trial discussion---------
I think you all know my story, but I ask because this week (March 19th to be exact) marked the 35th anniversary of our first date - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Eisenhower Auditorium. The rest was history. I didn't think about it much this week, but I usually open a nice bottle of wine on Friday night, and, well, wine transports me me back in time these days.
So, what's your story?
Flags all over the place in this thread
Didn't know you had lost her. Sorry to hear. I will take your advice. I do go to sleep every night thanking god for my family and friends, and especially my best friend next to me.You're a good dude, fair. It actually does give me some comfort to think that some guy I've never met has in some small way been moved by our story.
Our relationship wasn't perfect by any stretch. We both made each other crazy at times. I was often insensitive to her needs and she .... well, she was always right. Many nights now I lie in bed and think about the times I disappointed her - nothing major, but stupid little things when I just didn't think about her feelings - the kinds of things that most men suck at. But she always got over it - she understood the nature of men.
I always prayed every night and asked God to make me the best husband I could possibly be. If you can do that, I believe that everything else in your life will fall into place. I think it worked for me.
Geez, another shrink session for me courtesy of the McAndrew board.
Yes, I met my ex-wife at Penn State. In fact, we got engaged at Penn State, and I do not hold it against Dear Old State.
I met her at PS New Kensington in Chemistry class (of course) and was quite captivated by her. All semester long, we would chat and I did not ask her out all semester, as I feared she would say no or was seeing someone. So on the day of the final, we agreed to meet in the PSNK library and quiz each other and instead we chatted for three hours getting to know one another and very little about chemistry. I finished the test, and as I went up to turn my test in, she handed me her phone number and said, "Call me."
While I went to main campus the next two years, she would come up and visit most weekends. I bought an engagement ring at Kranich's and made payments while working work-study. I was trying to think of some place that was special to us and I remembered how she told me she was hoping I'd ask her out in the library before our final and she was disappointed that I didn't, to which I promised I'd make it up to her someday.
In keeping with a pattern of numbers: her birthday was the 23rd of May, our first date was the 23rd of November, I had the ring paid off and thought I'd propose on Dec. 23rd while I was home on Christmas break, and NO the engagement ring wasn't her Christmas present.
Well, in wanting to propose in the library at PSNK, I wrote to the president of the campus, and he was more than happy to help. He said that they would open the building for me and the librarian was more than happy to help out.
I came home on the 22nd and went shopping for champagne (recommended to me by someone who wrote a wine review column he may have been a PSU professor I no longer recall) and some champagne glasses. She was disappointed as she wanted to spend time with me since I was home, but I told her I had to go Christmas shopping for her (I had her shopping already done).
I got up early the next morning, took the champagne and glasses to the library, and put them in the exact same spot where we chatted in the library before our final.
I then went to see her and told her that I wanted to run to PSNK’s library, as it was the only place that had a particular magazine that listed job opportunities. She said she wanted to go with me and on that snowy morning, she never suspected why there were only three other cars in the school parking lot. We went in and the receptionist and a custodial person were at the front desk chatting with the shi*tiest looking grins as we said hello and walked to the library.
The librarian said hello to us also with a big shi*ty grin. I had her sit in the exact same desks we sat at that day before our final and she could not see that on my desk was the champagne and glasses. I said to her, "Do you remember we sat here when we were supposed to study for our chemistry final?" She said, "Yes and I was so disappointed you didn't ask me out." I said, "Do you remember I said that I'd make up to you?" Then I got on my knee and proposed to which she said, "You bet."
So even romantically, Penn State is a special place for me.
No. But our second date was at Monster Jam at the Spectrum. It was a test and she passed.
that's an awesome story JohnYes, I met my ex-wife at Penn State. In fact, we got engaged at Penn State, and I do not hold it against Dear Old State.
I met her at PS New Kensington in Chemistry class (of course) and was quite captivated by her. All semester long, we would chat and I did not ask her out all semester, as I feared she would say no or was seeing someone. So on the day of the final, we agreed to meet in the PSNK library and quiz each other and instead we chatted for three hours getting to know one another and very little about chemistry. I finished the test, and as I went up to turn my test in, she handed me her phone number and said, "Call me."
While I went to main campus the next two years, she would come up and visit most weekends. I bought an engagement ring at Kranich's and made payments while working work-study. I was trying to think of some place that was special to us and I remembered how she told me she was hoping I'd ask her out in the library before our final and she was disappointed that I didn't, to which I promised I'd make it up to her someday.
In keeping with a pattern of numbers: her birthday was the 23rd of May, our first date was the 23rd of November, I had the ring paid off and thought I'd propose on Dec. 23rd while I was home on Christmas break, and NO the engagement ring wasn't her Christmas present.
Well, in wanting to propose in the library at PSNK, I wrote to the president of the campus, and he was more than happy to help. He said that they would open the building for me and the librarian was more than happy to help out.
I came home on the 22nd and went shopping for champagne (recommended to me by someone who wrote a wine review column he may have been a PSU professor I no longer recall) and some champagne glasses. She was disappointed as she wanted to spend time with me since I was home, but I told her I had to go Christmas shopping for her (I had her shopping already done).
I got up early the next morning, took the champagne and glasses to the library, and put them in the exact same spot where we chatted in the library before our final.
I then went to see her and told her that I wanted to run to PSNK’s library, as it was the only place that had a particular magazine that listed job opportunities. She said she wanted to go with me and on that snowy morning, she never suspected why there were only three other cars in the school parking lot. We went in and the receptionist and a custodial person were at the front desk chatting with the shi*tiest looking grins as we said hello and walked to the library.
The librarian said hello to us also with a big shi*ty grin. I had her sit in the exact same desks we sat at that day before our final and she could not see that on my desk was the champagne and glasses. I said to her, "Do you remember we sat here when we were supposed to study for our chemistry final?" She said, "Yes and I was so disappointed you didn't ask me out." I said, "Do you remember I said that I'd make up to you?" Then I got on my knee and proposed to which she said, "You bet."
So even romantically, Penn State is a special place for me.
Met at Kern grad student commons...she was majoring in special ed, I was a grad student. First date was Billy Joel at Rec Hall...been married for 40 years.... and if so, what was your first date?
------A little break from Spanier trial discussion---------
I think you all know my story, but I ask because this week (March 19th to be exact) marked the 35th anniversary of our first date - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Eisenhower Auditorium. The rest was history. I didn't think about it much this week, but I usually open a nice bottle of wine on Friday night, and, well, wine transports me me back in time these days.
So, what's your story?
That's a nice first date.Met at Kern grad student commons...she was majoring in special ed, I was a grad student. First date was Billy Joel at Rec Hall...been married for 40 years
I'll pick up my flag.... Pick is about 10 years old tho.... But the most appropriate one I have for this thread.Flags all over the place in this thread
.... and if so, what was your first date?
------A little break from Spanier trial discussion---------
I think you all know my story, but I ask because this week (March 19th to be exact) marked the 35th anniversary of our first date - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Eisenhower Auditorium. The rest was history. I didn't think about it much this week, but I usually open a nice bottle of wine on Friday night, and, well, wine transports me me back in time these days.
So, what's your story?
He had a date for Homecoming 1970 and I was running around that evening with a visiting alum. Lots of Collegian friends were gathering at his apartment over the Music Mart (once featured in the Centre Daily Times as one of the "slums of State College"). When my friend called it a night, I headed back to the Music Mart. His date was apparently not going well and he took her home. I stayed at the apartment and we got pretty cozy that night. We went to a party over the Christmas break and got together at the beginning of winter term. He asked me to marry him that first week and we've been together ever since. Both my friend and his date are deceased. And, in reference to another current thread, we lost our precious Ki-Jana cat in August 2015 after 19 years and still mourn him.... and if so, what was your first date?
------A little break from Spanier trial discussion---------
I think you all know my story, but I ask because this week (March 19th to be exact) marked the 35th anniversary of our first date - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Eisenhower Auditorium. The rest was history. I didn't think about it much this week, but I usually open a nice bottle of wine on Friday night, and, well, wine transports me me back in time these days.
So, what's your story?
Yes indeed
Met at a frat party Phi Sig Delt Sig before labor day weekend junior year. Actually her and her roommate. Guys in my apartment giving me the business to take both of them as her roommate was shall we say seemed more interested. As labor day approaches, the roommate goes home- we stay in state college --our first date is at the Breakers/Surf club (don't judge they had great wings and love those Agent Oranges) and that was it.
ironically I lived off campus my whole time there but was taking an extra semester before graduation so had to get into a semester dorm contract. She lived in Curtain hall her whole time, but it turned had to get into a dorm contract for a semester due to student teaching, and by luck of the draw we both ended up in Beaver Hall(rare coed dorm) for our last semester there.
26 years and counting