tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post113528710845115335..comments2023-07-07T22:29:25.782+10:00Comments on the early days of ... I'd rather laugh than cry: every kiss begins with Kay ... whatever!ckjollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263260525667337446noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1136491423694416602006-01-06T07:03:00.000+11:002006-01-06T07:03:00.000+11:00What if in the bottom of the jewelry box was a lit...What if in the bottom of the jewelry box was a little not that read<BR/>"Also reedeemable for the equivalent value at Sears, or your appliace store of choice"<BR/>that way, you get that initial thrill and cherishing thought of being treasured with luxiourious and fantastic adronements. But then after the thought and magic of the moment wears off a bit, you both could get realisitic.<BR/><BR/>But make sure you take a couple pictures of you wearing the necklace first ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1136401800500102802006-01-05T06:10:00.000+11:002006-01-05T06:10:00.000+11:00I'm home! :)I'm home! :)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654538873546257583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1136081512949719022006-01-01T13:11:00.000+11:002006-01-01T13:11:00.000+11:00i don't believe in kissing... ever!i don't believe in kissing... ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1136070752337652522006-01-01T10:12:00.000+11:002006-01-01T10:12:00.000+11:00Sister, in my opinion, you waste too much energy o...Sister, in my opinion, you waste too much energy on these matters. You've already revealed that this is tending toward "non-productive venting and completely unedifying to anyone," so refocus your attention on profitable things.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content (Phil 4:11).<BR/><BR/>Be strong and content in Christ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135976186846132822005-12-31T07:56:00.000+11:002005-12-31T07:56:00.000+11:00I don't think it's unedifying. Conventionally spe...I don't think it's unedifying. Conventionally speaking, maybe. But for lonely or hurting people it can be comforting to know that someone else goes through those emotions too. I think one of the worst things we in the Christian community do is to sweep our pain, confusion, doubting, etc. under the rug and pretend like we're always perfectly happy and content.<BR/><BR/>It sucks to feel like everyone around you is in a state of happily ever after, and you've been left out in the cold. No harm in saying it. It sucks. But hang in there.Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043613511547329220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135919596857203592005-12-30T16:13:00.000+11:002005-12-30T16:13:00.000+11:00oh, yeah, it was GREAT ... if one considers it "gr...oh, yeah, it was GREAT ... if one considers it "great" to have found out in the past two weeks that everyone is getting married! well, except for J. ... and E. ... and K ... and C and T ... but the number is high ... like, in the double digits, and stuff. <BR/><BR/>my best friend, for instance, called me on Christmas Day to tell me the good news ... now THAT i was excited about ... but the numbers just kept rolling in ... one after the other ... what do they call it? the domino effect ... "when it rains it pours" ... etc. sigh. <BR/><BR/>it's been rough the past few days. my pastor's wife even gave me a pep talk. i don't think i'd let on. i just mentioned if she'd heard about A.'s engagement ... oh, and did C. tell her about D.? but somehow ... she knew ... maybe it was because her sons were wondering why i was so quiet after A.'s announcement. when T. left he put his hand on my shoulder, "don't worry, you're day will come." Yeah, T's one to talk ... he's the one who was asking the other day about engagement rings ... does a girl like to be surprised or does she want to pick it out? B ... B. who's probably engaged by now ... asked if i regretted being the "dating nazi" now. (only he can get away with calling me that ... anyone else ... and i'd hit him!) Thank goodness C. kept his thoughts to himself ... now that ... that would be too much to bear. <BR/><BR/>why now! what gives? is it a government conspiracy?!! is it something in the water? is this normal? everyone ... all at once? it's a bit much.<BR/><BR/>i'm in no state to write anything for a while ... i'm afraid if i do, it'll be non-productive venting and completely unedifying to anyone. perhaps come New Years. <BR/><BR/>but till then ... i have a party to plan. after that, i'll come up with something else to keep me busy.<BR/><BR/>oh yeah, i got a new haircut. a bit drastic ... i know ... but drastic times call for drastic measures.ckjollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263260525667337446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135917648330838502005-12-30T15:40:00.000+11:002005-12-30T15:40:00.000+11:00I trust you've had a great Southern Christmas, Chr...I trust you've had a great Southern Christmas, Christine. I keep neglecting to say that it was a pleasure to finally meet you the other week when we were moving Nikki out of her/ your apartment.Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043613511547329220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135901555113771562005-12-30T11:12:00.000+11:002005-12-30T11:12:00.000+11:00Oh I totally agree with the jewlery commercials. D...Oh I totally agree with the jewlery commercials. Did you see the two part commercial (I'm not sure which brand) where the guy gets stuck at the airport, and he can't come home fore Christams? Then it says. . . To be continued!!<BR/>So I saw the second part. . the wife is all alone, home, all dark, and then some freakin utility snow plower things comes plowing through their driveway. The wife runs out, not even grabbing a jacket, and the husband rushes at her, and shoves a burgundy box in her face.<BR/>Oh! How fake! It makes me want to buy jewlery less!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372863396104176148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135719751203089822005-12-28T08:42:00.000+11:002005-12-28T08:42:00.000+11:00LOL. In the immortal words of Tommy Boy, "That was...LOL. In the immortal words of Tommy Boy, "That was aaaaaaaaaawesome!" :) <BR/><BR/>The commercialism & endless attempts to fill an "infinite abyss" with highly overpriced trinkets & other material goods have me looking forward to returning to Asia for my holidays for the next few years! <BR/><BR/>Regarding the cost of jewelry, my proverb is "wise man becomes missionary & buys his gold & jewels in Thailand while he happens to be there!" :) But the Whirlpool could be a challenge...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135647028260524782005-12-27T12:30:00.000+11:002005-12-27T12:30:00.000+11:00Yep... 10 out of 10 jewelry sales reps agree that ...Yep... 10 out of 10 jewelry sales reps agree that the cost of the ring represents the husband's love for his wife. Maybe you should tell your friends to ask a couple who's been married for 50+ years what they think about it. <BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to see statistics on the inflation-adjusted price of a couple's rings and how many years they remain married. I'll bet ya cheaper rings precede far more successful marriages. :)Jason Ramagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330557979308235782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135357808695647322005-12-24T04:10:00.000+11:002005-12-24T04:10:00.000+11:00oh it's not so much the beauty and elegance that I...oh it's not so much the beauty and elegance that I'm turning down. It's the cost. $899?!!! And I should think that by then he'd know that I don't even wear bracelets.<BR/><BR/>i have girlfriends who insist that their engagement and or wedding ring cost thousands of dollars ... it's a token of how much he really loves her. ergh!!!ckjollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263260525667337446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135356188893270232005-12-24T03:43:00.000+11:002005-12-24T03:43:00.000+11:00Once you're married for a year or two, you should ...Once you're married for a year or two, you should ask yourself again how you would feel about getting a diamond bracelet for Christmas. It represents beauty and elegance. Once you've been up to your elbows in sick children, dirty diapers, sinks full of dishes, and load after load of dirty laundry, the last thing you feel is beautiful and elegant and the last thing you want to see under the tree for yourself is a washer and dryer. After the presents are open, your husband is playing with his new stereo equipment and your kid is in the yard on the new tricycle, you can get right the those loads of laundry. I would much rather be given homemade soaps and a promise of some time alone for Christmas, and then say on any given Thursday, be surprised with a new washer and dryer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135350330596848192005-12-24T02:05:00.000+11:002005-12-24T02:05:00.000+11:00J.Ro said:"Who buys a car for their wife or their ...J.Ro said:<BR/><BR/>"Who buys a car for their wife or their husband behind their back without ever talking to him/her about the financial ramifications?"<BR/><BR/>They're out there. Trust me. I can attest.Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043613511547329220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135347563064107552005-12-24T01:19:00.000+11:002005-12-24T01:19:00.000+11:00BWAHAHAHAHA!That is hilarious! I'm still laughing...BWAHAHAHAHA!<BR/><BR/>That is hilarious! I'm still laughing 10 minutes later!<BR/><BR/>But it's true, these Christmas commercials bug me half to death. I'd rather see that old Folgers' coffee commercial--that's a lot more about what Christmas is really about beyond the Jesus thing--family.Stephen Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195331288968778323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135307480299438192005-12-23T14:11:00.000+11:002005-12-23T14:11:00.000+11:00is that the commercial where he parks the car in t...is that the commercial where he parks the car in the living room with a big bow on it and all the wife can say is ... "Where on earth did you find a huge bow like that?!!"<BR/><BR/>ha ha ... nothing about <BR/><BR/>1. How did he even get the car in the house.<BR/><BR/>or <BR/><BR/>2. Is he crazy?!! I mean it's great and all but have you thought about INSURANCE, GAS, ETC!!!ckjollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263260525667337446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11674728.post-1135301174280775152005-12-23T12:26:00.000+11:002005-12-23T12:26:00.000+11:00It gets even worse than that. Apparently you have ...It gets even worse than that. Apparently you have yet to see the Lexus commercials where one spouse decides to "surprise" the other by buying them a luxury sedan for Christmas! Are you kidding me?! Who buys a car for their wife or their husband behind their back without ever talking to him/her about the financial ramifications? <BR/>*sigh* It's ludicrous.<BR/><BR/>Besides, how are you gonna top a gift like that next year? :)j.rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265921180939787885noreply@blogger.com