I "met" Bobbie on this list a few years ago when I first joined. I decided to IM her privately and introduce myself as having met her on the Quad list. Her response was, "What's a Quad". I decided then I must be in the wrong place. AZDAVE
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:48 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Congratulations Bobby & Pete ! > I waited a week before addressing your posting, to think about it and read > what others had to say. > I enjoy reading story's like yours as I know that if it inspires just one > other couple, it might inspire others as to make the big commitment. > I continue to wish the very best to you guys and please continue to share > some of those valuable memories and experiences. Pete sounds like a super > person. > > Best Wishes > W > > In a message dated 10/5/2008 3:27:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > *Hi All,* > * 26 years ago today I met Pete in a biker bar, we've been together > ever since. Best dam day of my life. 10 years later we got married. * > * Below is our story of how we met.* > * I was 26, 9 years post, when I went into a local biker dive bar, > rolling distance from my parents house, to see a childhood sweetheart > (Frankie) start his first night as a bar tender at Hoover's Tavern. Pete 31, > a golf caddy at the time, (because he had just lost his job) was giving a > fellow caddy a ride home when his friend Sam wanted to stop for a cold beer. > Pete and Sam were already there when I rolled up to the bar next to Sam, I > introduced myself and Sam bought me a beer. For the next few hours I spoke > to Frankie and Sam not to Pete because Pete was terribly shy. It was decided > that at the end of that week I would meet Sam & Pete to go and play poker, > something I had no idea of how to play but really wanted to learn. * > * A few days after I had met them I got a bad UTI and needed to be > hospitalized, when I was receiving an IV drip it dawned on me, "...darn I > told those guys that I would meet them, oh well I guess I'm not going to > make it." At the end of the week when I didn't show up Sam said to Pete "She > stood us up, I knew she wasn't coming" Pete said to Sam "No, I think > something is wrong, she really wanted to meet us I'm concerned." The two sat > and discussed their trip they had been planing to go to Florida to caddy for > the winter.* > * Pete told me that he started to look for me in different places I had > mentioned when I was talking to Sam. He remembered I was taking class's at a > local County College so he went there to see if he could find me to see if I > was OK. After a week he decided to back to Hoover's Tavern to see my friend > Frankie, he gave his phone number to him to give to me. In the mean time > Pete and Sam were still caddying and Sam said to Pete "Your still thinking > about that girl Bobbie aren't you? Were not going to Florida are we?" > Pete said "No, I have to find her." About two days later I ran into Frankie > at a grocery store and he gave me Pete's phone number and said "If this was > Sam's number I wouldn't be giving it to you, but Pete is a good guy. > Somebody has to look out for you" * > * I went home immediately to call this guy Pete to see what he wanted. > This had never happened to me before. I never waited for men to ask me out, > I would just ask them out myself. i called and Pete came on the phone, this > was about 5:00 on a Monday and the conversation went something like this;* > * "Hi, this is Pete" "Hi Pete Frankie from Hoover's Tavern gave me your > number, he said you wanted me to call you. What do you want?" I was so > excited I couldn't wait to find out why he wanted me to call. "Well, I > wanted to see if you would like to go out with me?" "When?" I said. "Well, > how about Wednesday?" "Why not tonight at Smiles 8:00 OK?" I figured why > wait. Pete said OK. I went to Smile's right away to get something to eat and > a drink and see some friends. It's a bar and a band is there after 9:00. * > * At around 8:00 I got myself a table alone with my back facing the door > because I realized 'i don't even remember what this guy Pete looks like > because I was talking to Sam at night.' I figured Pete would see the power > chair and know who I was'. A voice said to me "Hi Bobbie, my name is Pete" > and he sat down. I fell right then and there for him, he was so handsome, > Pete said he fell for me at Hoover's Taverner I was also shocked when Pete > asked me to dance, slow and fast. We closed the place at 2:00am and Pete > came the very next day to meet my parents who were very relieved to meet a > kind, nice decent man instead of the sleaze balls I was usually bringing > home.* > * 10 years later we married in my parents back yard on October 3rd 1992* > * So, that's our story of how we met. Bobbie * > ** > > > > ------------------------------ > New *MapQuest Local* shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, > Movies, Events, News & more. Try it > out<http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001> > ! > > > > > ------------------------------ > New *MapQuest Local* shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, > Movies, Events, News & more. Try it > out<http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001> > ! > -- AZDAVE @ DAVEOCONNELL.COM
