September 4, 200718 yr This past Saturday, Sept. 1st, 2007 Julie & I became husband and wife. A couple months ago we planned a small ceremony in the Boston Public Gardens right next to the Swan Boats. It was a gorgeous day, every little detail came out perfect. XP715's grlfriend could not make it but most of our close friends made it out. I drove the '59 Buick into Boston & parked in the underground parking garage. It was a short ceremony, maybe 1.5 hours long, afterwards we went to Vinnie-Testas, a famous Italian restaurant close to the Prudential Center. I was with my ex Marcia for 5.5 years and we never got past being engaged. Julie & I have known each other for 7 years, we just decided to take a leap of faith. I'm maddly in love with her, but we're also best friends so I knew in my heart I wanted her to be my partner in life. And just to clarify, although it was not the only reason we decided to get married so soon, but we are expecting a baby in March of 2008. That was a surprise I found out about shortly after I came back from my roadtrip. Years ago Julie was told by her doctors she would have a lot of trouble conceiving but I guess that was not a problem after all. So there you go. In case you cared. Tall Paul, Erin (Paul's girlfriend), XP715, Julie, Myself, Jolene (Speeding Penguiin's girlfriend), Speeding Penguin himself.
September 4, 200718 yr One vagina for the rest of your life. Real smart. :AH-HA_wink: Congratulations!
September 4, 200718 yr Congratulations Sly! I remember you posting about the emotional ups and downs you had with Marcia, I hope you have peace and harmony with Julie. I am truly happy for you! After all you've been through its so great to see you so content. I thought when you mentioned last week "big changes" and you'd let us in on it later, i thought, "wouldn't it be romantic if he got married?" well, it is! Congrats on the new baby too - Sophia will be THRILLED!
September 4, 200718 yr Congrats to you Sixty Eight! May your marriage last for many happy years to come. More power to you.. It is always good to hear of blessings as such as these.
September 4, 200718 yr Congrats to you Sly! Life will never be the same! I hope your marriage lasts a lifetime and you two grow stronger through the years! :congrats: :congrats:
September 4, 200718 yr Author Thank You guys. Staceface: seems you're the only one who picked up on the hint. No invite? That's cruel, but congrats. I've been meaning to call you. It was a standing ceremony and the way Boston (and mASSachusetts) has the whole parks division over-regulated we had to pay for permit to do the ceremony there even though there is no amplified music allowed, there is no food or drink allowed and it goes on and on... (no rice, not even bubbles are allowed) The point is we invited just a few of our very closest friends & family so as to not get a hard time from some park ranger. Please do not take offense, certainly we should get together sometime soon. You & Jessica are most certainly considered good friends of ours, it's nothing personal. Besides, maybe we can get together next time Julie & I are going out to dinner in your neck of the woods.
September 4, 200718 yr Sly, you are one sexy beast... (Oh wait, did I say that out loud?) Congrats man! It's always nice to see good things happen to good people.
September 4, 200718 yr Congrats! It's always good to be married when the kid comes. It reduces confusion for the kid and the schools / church whatever you go to.
September 4, 200718 yr very many congratulations to you and your sweet lady. You gotta be pumped! Stuff like this always makes me smile. Edited September 4, 200718 yr by regfootball
September 4, 200718 yr Congrats Sixty8! May you have nothing but complete happiness with your marriage and your new baby!!!
September 4, 200718 yr Way to go ,my friend! Good luck to both of you (or should I say all 3 of you) in all you do. Best Wishes!
September 4, 200718 yr Author Yup... I'm thrilled in every way. Julie & I have a very interesting past, we met back in Fall of 2000 when I was going to Suffolk University (New England School of Art & Design) and ever since then I've been drawn to her like a magnet. The timing was never better than this past spring when we both found ourselves single & well here we are. It's true what they say: when you know you just know that you want to be with that one person. Arriving at the wedding just about 10 minutes early friends & relatives were asking me: "you nervous?" and you know I really was not. I had been nervous when I was flying down Rt.93 in my 48 year old Buick cause I kept thinkning a blow-out or any other mechanical issue, traffic or any delay would look as if I had second thoughts or panicked. I had no reservations and of all the gambles I've taken in life I feel very good about this one. Julie is awsome, she makes me happy and so long as I do the same for her we've got nothing but blue skies ahead. I'm also very thrilled that Sofia will not be an only child. We've told her that she will have a baby brother or sister and she's excited about it. Edited September 4, 200718 yr by Sixty8panther
September 4, 200718 yr Tall Paul, Erin (Paul's girlfriend), XP715, Julie, Myself, Jolene (Speeding Penguiin's girlfriend), Speeding Penguin himself.You know... just cause we're tall, doesn't mean we have to always be called "Tall Paul"! :AH-HA_wink: God if someone sings the song, I'm going to cry. Congratulations Sixty8!!!
September 5, 200718 yr I'm happy for you, Sixty8. I wish you the best. You've always been cool with me.
September 5, 200718 yr Author Also good to hear your Buick didn't leave you stranded anywhere. Good luck God bless. Yup the B-59 behaved as well as a 48 year old daily driver with a leaky water pump and NO exhaust can. Here she is in the under ground parking garage below Boston Common. It's a lot of fun manouvering a huge boat like the '59 Buick around parts of Boston that are much better suited to a VW Rabitt or Chevy Cobalt. Julie is a good sport about my old cars, she often times reminisces about the Sixty8 Camaro, not always fondly.
September 5, 200718 yr CONGRATULATIONS, Sixty8 . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "It's time to take a leap of faith" ... Steven Curtis Chapman ... 'Dive'
September 5, 200718 yr say, I'd like to send you guys a present. you mind a recycled one? i think there is a clock or two we have in storage yet from YEARS ago, or possibly a crystal serving dish. oh, i bet that makes you gaga....LOL
September 5, 200718 yr Congratulations! I wish the both of you many years of building fond and lasting memories.
September 5, 200718 yr Author Thanks again guys... Sofia (it's with an f, Europen spelling ) is great, she's growing up so fast. My ex would not let her come out to the wedding and as of late has been driving me nuts. She's the one who wanted to have all those separations for the past two years and what not & then later, more recently she hooked up with her ex Nick after telling me for months that "nothing is going on" but now she's somehow not happy with all her decisions and acting like since she's not as happy as I am it's not fair, quite a lot of anger there. Here's a recent picture of Sofia.
September 6, 200718 yr Good for you 68! my brother got divorced from his 1st wife after 5 yeasr when it gradually came to light that she was abused by her family and had mental issues and only married my brother because he felt safe with him and never really loved him. My brother got full custodedy of their daughter since he was the only one that could provide a stable home and remarried in about the same ammount of time one of his best friends who evidently was already hopelessly in love with him but couldn't do anything when he was married. Its been a year and a half and they are still as happy as the day yhey got married. Good luck to you sir, and the new addition. (my brother and his new wife are expecting too!)
September 6, 200718 yr Congrats 68. I hope you and Julie enjoy a lifetime of happiness. Just don't let her buy any furrin cars.
September 7, 200718 yr Author his and hers B-59s? That would be AWSOME! Julie is a big fan of BMW but likes plenty of domestics. I think a Diesel Benz may be in our future, we'll see.
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