Hello all. I just wanted to share my happy news with you. graemlins/waving.gif

For the past several weeks (months actually), I've been shopping diamonds and planning to pop the question to Joan, my girlfriend of nearly 6 years. The plan was to make it a complete surprise... which is hard to do when she is expecting you to propose soon... and she is very adept at figuing out when I am up to something...

So, I went to scheming... I shopped for and purchased a diamond and had it set in a custom band. I then had to figure out her ring size, which required sneaking into her apartment one day while she was at work. I went up and visited her parents without her knowing and asked them for their blessing, which they gladly gave. Then I had to devise a way to get her to Williamsburg (where I wanted to propose). Lucky for me, Joan wanted to go to Virginia Beach for the weekend! However, she had to work on Saturday and was having trouble finding someone to cover her shift... but Joan's parents helped out in that respect... her mom went and talked to the manager and got him to find somebody to take it.

It was really hard to not tell her! Especially when she emailed me on Friday saying "hey... what time are you getting off of work on Friday... because I have a surprise and want to call you." She thought since she had Saturday off she would just show up and surprise me... Joke was on her! Her mom and I are the ones that got her out of work!

So on Saturday morning we went and stopped in Williamsburg to walk around the William and Mary campus where we both went as undergrads... got to the Crim Dell (a beautiful little romantic bridge on campus) and I popped the question. She said yes. She was very happy. After a few moments of recovering from the surprise, I looked at my watch and said "well, we gotta go! Lunch reservations!"

Then came surprise number two... we got to the restaraunt and I had arranged that our parents would all be there! Again, Joan was surprised. It was great! Got her twice in one day!

Anyway, she had no idea. It was wonderful.

We did make it down to the beach and the weather was wonderful. A great weekend. I'm very happy.

Now, on to wedding planning! graemlins/hurray.gif

Congrats! From one John Doyle to another... :D

There must be some sorta deja vue here or something, my mothers name is Joan.

JD

Good job Boodle! graemlins/hurray.gif Make sure you take a honeymoon....I have been maried 10 years and yet to get to take one due to military obligations, money, kid etc.


Wish you well and remember to always keep communicating with each other no matter what.


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Congrats John!! graemlins/beers.gif Now you have to talk her into having the wedding at a car show!! ;)

We're all happy for you John! graemlins/hurray.gif
Good luck with everything.

Mike

WooHoo! Congratulations! Remember...marriage is an institution :D Good luck with the wedding plans and try to keep it fun ;)

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Congrats John!

I wish you and your future bride many,many happy years together!

Regards,
Mark P.

Woohooo John, Attaboy and Attagirl.. now try to explain to her that nickname graemlins/thumbsup.gif
I expect you to brind her up here to meet grandparents next year ok?
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Congratulations Homie.

Congrats and best wishes

Congrats on a perfect day and may that be the start of a lifetime together.
All the best!
Al & Dot (together 30) smile.gif ;)

Originally posted by boodlefoof:
... and she is very adept at figuing out when I am up to something...
well then - you'll have even more fun tring to 'surprize' her when you're married :D

Sending along all our best for your future graemlins/thumbsup.gif

John & Betsy

ps: we're going through that wedding planning stuff ourselves - son gets married in Aug. Man are those flowers expensive :eek:

Congratulations! Getting married and law school? Your plate must be full.

Are there plans to tie a string-o-cans to the Camaro bumper? A pre-wedding burnout? How about a TC lapel pin? :D

Congratulations and may God bless your future life! My advice to you would be to make sure you two are the best of friends. Marriages don't last because people are only thinking of themselves and not of their spouse. I wish you two the best.
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Congratulations, John & Joan. :D Have plenty of patience on hand. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Everett & Debbie, going on 30 yrs together.
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Originally posted by DjD:
Congrats John!! graemlins/beers.gif Now you have to talk her into having the wedding at a car show!! ;) My sentiments exactly!
Good luck to you and Joan!

Mr. & Mrs. John Boodlefoof. It has a unique ring to it. ;)

Congrats! and you'll even share the same initials. J? and J?

It sounds like you had a great day. I'm happy for ya pal.

Does Joanie know that shes about to marry the Camaro too?

Happy life together. Congrats! graemlins/hurray.gif


Rick & Deb

Thanks guys!

I'm really excited. Yes, it is going to be a full plate... I'm in law school, she's in med school, and we've now got a wedding to plan! :eek:

I think it fitting that the other John Doyle was the first to reply to my post! Thanks John! :D

Actually... we were joking about how and where to get married the other day... she loves horses and I love cars... we were curious if there were any sort of joint horse-and-horsepower event. ;)

If I can ever finish up this Camaro interior... a smokey burnout after the wedding sounds like a great plan! graemlins/hurray.gif

Cheers all! graemlins/beers.gif

Okay I got it. JD and JD.

A Lawyer and a Doctor. Your plates will always be full. Up side, future budgets should allow for some really nice Camaros (and horses of course).

Congratulations! Driving away from our wedding nine years ago is one of our favorite memories.

As a man of great faith, My only advise is, Pray together, you will never have anything unspoken between you if you will. graemlins/thumbsup.gif God Bless!!!

I second what Ummgawa stated in a big way. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Congratulations John. graemlins/hurray.gif What ummgawa said... graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Way to go John!!! graemlins/beers.gif Sounds like you landed a good one! graemlins/hurray.gif Good luck to you, and your future better half!!! graemlins/thumbsup.gif graemlins/thumbsup.gif CONGRATS!! :D Zuma

Thanks again guys! Yes, doctor and lawyer we will be busy... but I'm willing to take a pay cut to spend time with family. Our faith has already lead us where we are and it will lead us in the future. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

So ends one of the longest chapters of your life, John; the one that began at birth. Now you begin a new chapter, one that will take you places you could never have imagined. Marriage is as much a journey as it is a battle. It won't always be easy, but it will be rewarding if you work at it. Sounds like you've got the right girl after 6 years of dating...I think the two of you are going to be just fine. But enjoy your noteriety while it lasts, when the kids come, you'll be yesterday's news so fast it'll make your head spin. :eek: Marriage won't change your life, but the kids surely will. They will turn your world upside down...but you'll never have anything in your life that your more proud of. That car in the garage won't even compare. You'll love every minute of it. But that's not until later...go have your fun and congratulations to you and Joan.

And best wishes. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Thank you. I'm pretty excited about kids actually. Some of my other married friends have started having kids and I can see the love and pride in their newborn just beaming from their faces. I think Joan and I will wait a little while though... at least until we're both done with school.

And wait till your camaro is all done and you have toured the country to show off your pride and joy, your wife of course. :D
Hey John how about a pic of you 2 for us?
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Hmmmm... a picture.

Here is one I had on my computer and put it on the website... not the best picture of the two of us... but we're looking into getting a professional photo sooner or later (for wedding invitations perhaps...). Most of the good photos of us together are not digitized... I need to get a hold of a scanner.

http://www.geocities.com/boodlefoof/Joan.html

Yep....she's a hottie. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Now we all know who the lucky one is, right John?
She is a keeper for sure. graemlins/thumbsup.gif
She will look great riding in the camaro anywhere.


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Yup, I'm a lucky man! :cool: Not only is she smart, beautiful, caring, and understanding... she likes old cars and is very supportive of the hobby!

... as long as it doesn't interfere with me pampering her at her bidding. tongue.gif

MAN! This is too mushy for me!!

;)

http://www.oreenscott.com/valentine_10.jpg

Joe is right, stop already with the mushy stuff. Makes me want to go watch Oprah.

Is her engagement diamond in the shape of a piston, camshaft or maybe a miniature Holley 750 DP? ;)

Congrats John and Good Luck!

Sorry guys... I was getting too sentimental back there... tongue.gif

Thanks for all the support and well-wishes. No, not a piston... although it is round and you could say it looks sort of like it is a domed high-compression piston. ;)

I'm just kiddin' Big John!
I know exactly how ya feel. graemlins/beers.gif