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"Frank Reid © 2008" wrote in message
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Got the "official" word yesterday that the older daughter's boyfriend
had finally proposed on New Years Eve. I knew it was coming as he'd
discussed it with me three months before.
Daughter hooked a good one. Not only is he a computer geek, but in
the bonus round, he has the option package that he's a fly fisherman
from Montana.
We've already determined that the batchelor party will be in Montana
in June during the salmonfly hatch on the Madison. Who cares when the
wedding date is, as long as the batchelor party is done right.
Frank Reid

You may not have enough money to buy flies after the wife and daughter get
through the wedding planning.

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On Jan 3, 12:05 pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
Got the "official" word yesterday that the older daughter's boyfriend
had finally proposed on New Years Eve. I knew it was coming as he'd
discussed it with me three months before.
Daughter hooked a good one. Not only is he a computer geek, but in
the bonus round, he has the option package that he's a fly fisherman
from Montana.
We've already determined that the batchelor party will be in Montana
in June during the salmonfly hatch on the Madison. Who cares when the
wedding date is, as long as the batchelor party is done right.
Frank Reid


Congrats Frank!
Go rent "Father Of The Bride". Watch it several times.
The movie is true. It happend to me. I now will be unable to retire
for 12 more years.
At least my job takes me near trout waters.
Guy


two daughters, two weddings, and now a grandchild. A new Precision Weld
Boats diesel jet would have been cheaper.

On 3-Jan-2009, "Calif Bill" wrote:

You may not have enough money to buy flies after the wife and daughter get

through the wedding planning.

That is very true
But
at least its money well spent
IME
In latter years you will look back and never really miss the money

Fred

Well congrads.......If ya like him keep him if not bring him to Penns
lot of amish burial grounds around coburn......A slip of Stans bridge
a full reid into blue rock with some extra rocks in his
pockets........Just kidding if he fishes in Montana he can't be all
bad.........Again congrads to you and Brenda..........

nice Frank..."hooked a keeper", ea?







On Jan 3, 11:05*am, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
Got the "official" word yesterday that the older daughter's boyfriend
had finally proposed on New Years Eve. *I knew it was coming as he'd
discussed it with me three months before.
Daughter hooked a good one. *Not only is he a computer geek, but in
the bonus round, he has the option package that he's a fly fisherman
from Montana.
We've already determined that the batchelor party will be in Montana
in June during the salmonfly hatch on the Madison. *Who cares when the
wedding date is, as long as the batchelor party is done right.
Frank Reid

Congratulations, Frank!!! Bring the future son-in-law to Penn's, so we can,
um, break him in to the realities of life with his father in law.
Tom
p.s. Is he well versed in first aid techniques??

On Jan 3, 12:05*pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
Got the "official" word yesterday that the older daughter's boyfriend
had finally proposed on New Years Eve. *I knew it was coming as he'd
discussed it with me three months before.
Daughter hooked a good one. *Not only is he a computer geek, but in
the bonus round, he has the option package that he's a fly fisherman
from Montana.
We've already determined that the batchelor party will be in Montana
in June during the salmonfly hatch on the Madison. *Who cares when the
wedding date is, as long as the batchelor party is done right.
Frank Reid

Okay, instead of the NFL wildcard games this weekend, we watched
"wedding planner" shows on the WE network. My eyeballs are bleeding.
I've just talked to the Air Force Reserve recruiter and he can have me
back in uniform and deployed to Iraq inside a week. I'm asking for
Afganistan as there has to be trout in those mountains. If I work it
right, I can arrive back in town on the day of the wedding.
Frank Reid
(okay, this one's not funny any more)

"Frank Reid © 2008" wrote in message
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..... If I work it
right, I can arrive back in town on the day of the wedding.
Frank Reid
(okay, this one's not funny any more)

good timing. Back in time to cut the check for the whole,
female-planned, soiree. Oh, it's so good to be father of the bride!!
Tom

On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 10:41:58 -0800 (PST), Frank Reid © 2008
wrote:

On Jan 3, 12:05*pm, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:
Got the "official" word yesterday that the older daughter's boyfriend
had finally proposed on New Years Eve. *I knew it was coming as he'd
discussed it with me three months before.
Daughter hooked a good one. *Not only is he a computer geek, but in
the bonus round, he has the option package that he's a fly fisherman
from Montana.
We've already determined that the batchelor party will be in Montana
in June during the salmonfly hatch on the Madison. *Who cares when the
wedding date is, as long as the batchelor party is done right.
Frank Reid

Okay, instead of the NFL wildcard games this weekend, we watched
"wedding planner" shows on the WE network. My eyeballs are bleeding.
I've just talked to the Air Force Reserve recruiter and he can have me
back in uniform and deployed to Iraq inside a week. I'm asking for
Afganistan as there has to be trout in those mountains. If I work it
right, I can arrive back in town on the day of the wedding.

Um, wouldn't be safer for the military if you just installed a towel bar
or something...

HTH,
R
....I mean, you'd probably be out of traction long about time for the
wedding...

Frank Reid
(okay, this one's not funny any more)

On Jan 5, 10:41*am, Frank Reid © 2008 wrote:

I think the scale of weddings has some regional differences. When I
was a kid in NJ weddings were major financial events, with debt, casts
of many etc.. Ditto with some of the ethnic and religious celebrations
keyed to the stages of life. Even working people spent big time. Never
made sense to me. In Utah wedding centered on the church and were more
community supported.

Here in Western Wa., seems the folk who go that way are often
newcomers. I live in an affluent area, but the mode here is more
homemade. The circle we travel in tends to be glued together by the
women. The women get together and pitch in, on flowers, food, etc etc.
Music is modest and local. The "minister" is just as often shamanic
and or mail order. The locations tend to be rented community halls,
chapels on ex-military bases etc... The best wedding I can remember
food wise was fueled by a pickup truck load of fresh crab just down
from Alaska contributed by a guy who just made a lot of moola coming
up with a use for scrap cedar. Salmon is almost always on the menu but
the commercial fishers are fewer as the years pass. I think my last
kid's wedding cost us about 5k plus 5K as a gift. Cash gifts are
common.

You might consider asking around as to what the local mores are.
Particularly if one or both of the kids are natives of the area.
Sometimes homespun and "plain" have more local cache among local well
off folks, than . . . .

Dave
Good luck. The best advice I have is just stay out of the women's way.