Engaged! - the Razz edition - Page 3

glatt · 07-14-2010, 08:54 AM

This is great! Congratulations.

Razzmatazz13 · 07-14-2010, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt

Aren't those BCG's sexy? Wooo Military high fashion!

we called them Birth control devices ,
One thing than CAN be said about them , they ARE Sturdy !!!

They've been going with "birth control goggles/glasses"

Dummy changed out of his uniform just before he popped the question, so the actual engagement photos (which I have yet to acquire from family members) are of me in dress clothes and him in a t-shirt and shorts...but at least he's got normal glasses on in those

Nirvana · 07-15-2010, 10:35 PM

You have been busy! Congrats!

Crimson Ghost · 07-16-2010, 12:03 AM

Congrats Razz

Aliantha · 07-19-2010, 02:56 AM

Congratulations Razz. That's wonderful news. He's a lucky fella.

Razzmatazz13 · 07-24-2010, 10:17 PM

Sorry for the delay... but here's a photo of the ring!

monster · 07-24-2010, 10:41 PM

Very nice. Just like mine. Only bigger.

srsly, though, love the classic simplicity.

casimendocina · 07-24-2010, 11:05 PM

I'd like to second all the congrats messages and flag that I really like Chocolatl's message.

[quote=Chocolatl;670449] "May you spend many happy years together, working things out because you love each other."[/QUOTE

BigV · 07-25-2010, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razzmatazz13

Sorry for the delay... but here's a photo of the ring!

Beautiful! Nice ring too!

I'm very happy for you both.

Razzmatazz13 · 07-25-2010, 10:38 AM

The ring is actually a family heirloom from my dad's family, according to my grandmother and my mother, the story is thus:

The stone was first set in a man's 14k gold ring with crossed golf clubs (the stone was the ball). It was designed by my great grandmother for her husband. When he died, she kept the ring and eventually it was given to my grandfather as a gift. He then set it into an engagement ring for my grandmother in January of 1951. In 1986 it was given to my father to be re-set and presented to my mother. They divorced, and my mother held onto the ring for several years. In 1996 there was a large flood in the area which completely destroyed my mother's house and all of her belongings. Somehow, though most of the items were swept out of the house or destroyed and moved within it, the ring sat exactly where it was left in its ring box on the bathroom sink. At that time it was given back to my grandmother for safekeeping with the understanding that it would return to me when I was an adult. It was given to Ben when he asked my hand, and I am currently wearing my mother's setting.

I'm the last one with my last name, and no, I don't intend to keep it. It makes me pretty sad because we can trace our family line back to the 1600's so I'm really glad to have my own little link with our family that I can pass down to my children eventually.

Thanks for listening to my story! I know it's way more exciting for me than it is for everyone else!

Shawnee123 · 07-25-2010, 10:49 AM

Lovely, Razz. Wishing you years of smiles and laughter!

Lamplighter · 07-25-2010, 12:57 PM

Razz... that's a lovely story of the ring.
Please write it down and put it in the ring box for safe keeping for the next generation.

And don't get worked up about your maiden name...
Just ask my daughter (Mrs Rachael Anne Mxxxx-Bxxxx)
(That just may have been a stipulation in her acceptance of the marriage proposal)

Razzmatazz13 · 07-25-2010, 01:35 PM

I don't think I'm worked up per say, it's just a little sad. My grandparents had 2 girls and one boy, one girl never had kids, the other girl had sons, and the boy had a daughter, it happens. It also just so happens that my aunt likes to research lineage and so I know a little more about my family name than most people do (for example, I also know what it was before it got butchered at ellis island

)

She's currently researching my SO's family name, and she's got him all the way back into Ireland at this point, so I'm taking another good name, it's just a little sad that mine dies out for it. I like having the connection to my family, it's hard to get my dad's side to talk about their past. (Probably why my aunt did the research in the first place)

monster · 07-25-2010, 02:58 PM

Why not ask him to take your name? It's not so unusual these days

Razzmatazz13 · 07-25-2010, 03:01 PM

Because if I take his and he takes mine, well things will get very confusing for the families around christmas.

07-15-2010, 10:35 PM	#33
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	You have been busy! Congrats! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

07-16-2010, 12:03 AM	#34
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Congrats Razz __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

07-19-2010, 02:56 AM	#35
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Congratulations Razz. That's wonderful news. He's a lucky fella. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-24-2010, 10:17 PM	#36
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Sorry for the delay... but here's a photo of the ring! __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas Last edited by Razzmatazz13; 07-24-2010 at 10:21 PM. Reason: Image was huuuuuge

07-24-2010, 10:41 PM	#37
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Very nice. Just like mine. Only bigger. srsly, though, love the classic simplicity. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-14-2010, 08:54 AM	#31
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	This is great! Congratulations.

07-24-2010, 11:05 PM	#38
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	I'd like to second all the congrats messages and flag that I really like Chocolatl's message. [quote=Chocolatl;670449] "May you spend many happy years together, working things out because you love each other."[/QUOTE

07-25-2010, 10:38 AM	#40
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	The ring is actually a family heirloom from my dad's family, according to my grandmother and my mother, the story is thus: The stone was first set in a man's 14k gold ring with crossed golf clubs (the stone was the ball). It was designed by my great grandmother for her husband. When he died, she kept the ring and eventually it was given to my grandfather as a gift. He then set it into an engagement ring for my grandmother in January of 1951. In 1986 it was given to my father to be re-set and presented to my mother. They divorced, and my mother held onto the ring for several years. In 1996 there was a large flood in the area which completely destroyed my mother's house and all of her belongings. Somehow, though most of the items were swept out of the house or destroyed and moved within it, the ring sat exactly where it was left in its ring box on the bathroom sink. At that time it was given back to my grandmother for safekeeping with the understanding that it would return to me when I was an adult. It was given to Ben when he asked my hand, and I am currently wearing my mother's setting. I'm the last one with my last name, and no, I don't intend to keep it. It makes me pretty sad because we can trace our family line back to the 1600's so I'm really glad to have my own little link with our family that I can pass down to my children eventually. Thanks for listening to my story! I know it's way more exciting for me than it is for everyone else! __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

07-25-2010, 10:49 AM	#41
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Lovely, Razz. Wishing you years of smiles and laughter! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-25-2010, 12:57 PM	#42
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Razz... that's a lovely story of the ring. Please write it down and put it in the ring box for safe keeping for the next generation. And don't get worked up about your maiden name... Just ask my daughter (Mrs Rachael Anne Mxxxx-Bxxxx) (That just may have been a stipulation in her acceptance of the marriage proposal)

07-25-2010, 01:35 PM	#43
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	I don't think I'm worked up per say, it's just a little sad. My grandparents had 2 girls and one boy, one girl never had kids, the other girl had sons, and the boy had a daughter, it happens. It also just so happens that my aunt likes to research lineage and so I know a little more about my family name than most people do (for example, I also know what it was before it got butchered at ellis island ) She's currently researching my SO's family name, and she's got him all the way back into Ireland at this point, so I'm taking another good name, it's just a little sad that mine dies out for it. I like having the connection to my family, it's hard to get my dad's side to talk about their past. (Probably why my aunt did the research in the first place) __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

07-25-2010, 02:58 PM	#44
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Why not ask him to take your name? It's not so unusual these days __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-25-2010, 03:01 PM	#45
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Because if I take his and he takes mine, well things will get very confusing for the families around christmas. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

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