SaturdaySaint's Diary

Okay..here's part two!

after 4 days of wonderful! I have to go back. Back to sunny hot Florida. We talk more on the phone, racking up XXXX.XX worth of phone bills and about XXX.XX worth of calling cards in the next few months before she decides that... she wants to come down and she what Florida is all about. Now... this is where I knew that this woman would do ANYTHING for me! We couldn't afford a plane ticket for her so... get this... she willingly books a greyhound bus.

Let me retype that.

SHE BOOKED A GREYHOUND BUS FROM CANADA TO FLORIDA It took her 5 days to get here. She came in at about 2 a.m. into Jacksonville. I dont' know if any of you have been to downtown jacksonville, but it is a place that you do not want to hang out at on a saturday night past 11 nor be in a bus station in the HEART of downtown... at 2.a.m. She drags herself off the bus, the poor woman..her legs were swollen from the trip! We spend a month together. During her time with me... the beach boxer incident happens... great fun! She gets to meet my crazy mother, brother and sister (not crazy in a good way) and on the last day she's with me... I decide that I'm going to propose to her! SOOOOO I get a ring (a fake one... it's the thought that counts... she was eyeing it anyway) and while she's sleeping, I get up, make breakfast (eggs and toast) and I stack the toast together with the eggs surrounding them. I cut out a hole in the bottom piece of toast and put the ring in it. I go to wake her with breakfast in bed on her last day visiting me...it was really bittersweet. She thought it was romantic but she had NO idea.

She took a bite of the top piece of toast without looking down. My eyes are dancing excitedly waiting for her to look down. My mind must have been shouting what my mouth wanted to because she looks down immediately after swallowing her first bite and she starts to bawl! I'm already on one knee by the bed and I propose. She accepts and we spend one last day together before she gets back on that godforsaken bus and heads back to Canada (loosing a suitcase of luggage in the process). At this moment, I realize that I need to move out of my mothers house.

6 months go by and I fly back up one last time before we get married! I meet her family and spend 2 and a half weeks getting to know everyone! It was awesome, saw the arora borealis from her house. Talk about bizarre! We start picking out where we want to live (I brought up a bunch of apartment complex info) and we start our wedding plans. We shop for rings, the whole nine! After flying back, I move out and into our new apartment, get it furnished and prepare for our wedding which was at first, scheduled for September 9th, 2001. Flying back to the states on September 11, 2001. Yeah... THAT 9.11.01. We decide to travel on the far BUSIER weekend of labor day and get married on September 2, and fly back on the 5th. It was an AWESOME wedding..but I was the only one from my side that attended. IT was in Canada, my mother, brother, sister refused to go.(Long Story) But my father and grandmother said they would have come had they known earlier. (LONGER story...) It was a country style wedding, I'll have to post some pictures. We fly back and 5 years, 2 kids, and new weightloss lifestyle later... here we are! So... that's the courtship/betrothel story! Sorry if it was too long or sappy! That's just me... :D
 
Thanks maleficent! It's a long one... and we've overcome alot..and still have more to overcome... but it's been one awesome hell of a ride... ups AND downs
 
What an amazing story! I love long, sappy stories :p
It had to have been love for a 5 day greyhound ride. My bf of 3 1/2 years won't get on a greyhound for 3 hours to see me! :mad: lol
I wish you happiness in your marriage and your two (i'm sure beautiful) children :D
& good luck with the weighloss!
 
binkers...if you go to like... page 4 at the top, there's links to images of me and my family if you'd like to see :) Too bad he won't get on a greyhound though! They are scary beasts...especially with the crackheads that ride them occasionally...they're like the new boxcars! LOL
 
5 days on a Greyhound? Your wife is a saint. I've ridden on a Greyhound. It's not pretty. Talk about true love/meant to be. A great story, all around.
 
Thanks OHD!!! I love telling it (can'tcha tell?). Awww...I brought tears to your eyes...thats so sweet! Clocking out and getting the heck outta dodge! I'll post after dinner..probably during Biggest Loser!
 
looks like you have a great family :D you and your wife look so happy together and your children are adorable! I love your little girl's hair...she's going to be a heartbreaker, lol...watch out for those boys calling her :eek:
 
Thanks for the kudos on the story...it is sorta fairytaleish! So...I've calculated my calorie intake for today...and I'm a little...taken aback.. only 1163 today..and that's WITH that slice of pizza from earlier... Not sure what to do to add too it... not sure only 1163 is the healthiest thing to do. We're having baked chicken and peas and carrots to go along with it...and a slice of bread!
 
Okay..after an evening snack of some homeade peanut butter cookies and a cup of milk (didn't have my dairy for the day), I was able to get my calorie intake for the day up to 1,598. I do believe I'm done for the night... Watching the biggest loser and it's good so far...
 
Hi! Poking through your diary I realised that we both weigh almost exactly the same, and have almost exactly the same goal! Race you to the bottom! :)

Good luck with the rest of it!

Oh, I just read your story of how you met your wife. That's beautiful!
 
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lol Tomble, im about the same also, so are a few others

we should have a challenge "first to xxx weight" lol :D
 
wishes said:
lol Tomble, im about the same also, so are a few others

we should have a challenge "first to xxx weight" lol :D
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Hey, Wishes! I think you might win, look how far you've come already! I didn't realise you were a kiwi! I'm over here on the big western island. :)
 
Wow guys... I didn't realize just how close we all were! I'm up for the challenge!

Tomble, thanks for the comments about my diary! I don't know about you but...I'm ready to see a 1 at the beginning of my weight (well... a 8 for you...that's just weird to me for some reason!) LOL. I'll add my diary entry when I get to work!
 
Hey honey :D

I just wanted to tell you that I LOVE YOU and am sooooooooo proud of you!!!!
(yes, joined...well, duh!)

Have a great day and remember I am always here for you and support you 150%!!!! or 250% as you said ;)
 
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