tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839471756789137814.post367570983693901944..comments2024-03-11T23:07:27.250-07:00Comments on Pickleball ARTwear artist blog ~ rachaelpachelwasmyname: If I only knew then................rachael chatoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526352047122412500noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839471756789137814.post-18205408007900629782009-01-26T05:22:00.000-08:002009-01-26T05:22:00.000-08:00If I had a nickel for every dumbass thing I did wh...If I had a nickel for every dumbass thing I did when I was 21.....*sigh*....<BR/><BR/>When Paul and I got engaged, he got me a beautiful ring set. What made it special to me is I know how much thought he put into picking it out. Even if I had hated them, I would have loved them (does that make sense?) But I did and do love them. Funnily enough, I now never wear my engagement ring - just my simple gold band. It's way more functional - you only need to accidentally scratch one of your kids with your diamond once to learn that lesson.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758670801497807560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839471756789137814.post-3294342851599314172009-01-25T07:44:00.000-08:002009-01-25T07:44:00.000-08:00Ok, well she just sounds like a materialistic you-...Ok, well she just sounds like a materialistic you-know-what. But than again, she's only 21 so I suppose I should cut her some slack.<BR/>When G and I got engaged, I told him not to spend more than one grand, he spent $900 on the most beautiful ring ever. It's not fancy, and it's not big. But that shouldn't be the point. And I know where your comming from- my sister in law traded her wedding ring in 3 times in one year to make it bigger!! That just made me mad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10988065861691645835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839471756789137814.post-58565521197939172182009-01-24T15:37:00.000-08:002009-01-24T15:37:00.000-08:00People who think they are in love tend to be blind...People who think they are in love tend to be blind. Can you imagine marrying a man who had already been married and had children when you were 21!!! No way. . .<BR/><BR/>Hubby & I have been married 15 years. We lived together for 5 first. It was his 2nd marriage. Since my dad was on his 4th marriage, he didn't even consider helping me pay for one! :O <BR/><BR/>We took out a personal loan for $5000. With it, we got our wedding clothes, our rings (I admit I wanted one and I wanted diamonds), and paid for my dad and our witnesses to get to our wedding and to stay the weekend with us in a bed & breakfast, with Euro meal plan. We had 12 guests total. Our wedding was in the B&B library, followed by a champagne toast, horse drawn sleigh ride, and private dinner. Then 3 of our guests pulled out their guitars to play and sing! <BR/><BR/>It was great to have such a romatic time, know that we did it for ourselves, by ourselves. We paid off the loan in 2 years. It was worth it.45+ and Aspiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886923088331107825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839471756789137814.post-83656940357217346892009-01-24T10:22:00.000-08:002009-01-24T10:22:00.000-08:00See that is exactly why I never wanted an expensiv...See that is exactly why I never wanted an expensive ring, it is too easily lost, and all that money invested in a trinket, just makes no sense to me.<BR/><BR/>Some woman shows me a ten thousand dollar ring, and I am thinking, I could buy an ATV with that.rachael chatoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526352047122412500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839471756789137814.post-87658207980930939922009-01-24T10:11:00.000-08:002009-01-24T10:11:00.000-08:00That girl isn't in love with her boy. She is in lo...That girl isn't in love with her boy. She is in love with the shit he will buy her. <BR/>We spent less than $500 on my ring. I lost it and never bothered to replace it. That ring didn't make me married.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797131548275372465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839471756789137814.post-58948838243686326442009-01-24T09:18:00.000-08:002009-01-24T09:18:00.000-08:00Good point Kat, I think gratitude is the key eleme...Good point Kat, I think gratitude is the key element that what was missing from the above story. There seems to be a lot of that missing nowadays. Some young girls "expect" a big wedding, they expect a ring, they expect so much.<BR/><BR/>Not that I have a problem with a big celebration either, provided no one has to go into debt in order to throw it. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>I just adore the stories I hear of couples who just take off and tie the knot simply somewhere private and alone, without the big to-do or fan fare. You know they are getting married because they want to, not just because they want to dress up like a princess and then go play house.<BR/><BR/>I am going to try and romanticise that kind of story to my daughter, LOL and then maybe I can get out of fighting with her over a big wedding in the future.rachael chatoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526352047122412500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839471756789137814.post-63248981487225931862009-01-24T08:19:00.000-08:002009-01-24T08:19:00.000-08:00I was just happy I got a ring knowing the shoestri...I was just happy I got a ring knowing the shoestring budget my husband had when we got engaged.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973125452842612070noreply@blogger.com