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50th Elopement Anniversary + Hawaii + PICTURES....Now 59

Started by Magicman, March 29, 2013, 06:53:59 AM

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Magicman

50 years ago today, PatD and I began our journey to forever....together.   smiley_love

Just as a sorta introduction to my early life, I left home in July '61 at age 17 never to live at home again. There was not a problem except my folks could not afford to support me anymore so I had to learn to fend for myself. I went to work for Southern Bell Telephone Company in October, '62, but when your pay is only $60 per week, you have no money. This redneck was one broke dude, but I had a job.

I met Pat on the CB radio around the 1st of January, '63 and somehow found out that her birthday was January 13th. No way could I ask her out before her birthday because then I would have to buy her a birthday present.  :o Did I mention that I had no money   ???  Anyway, I probably made myself a nuisance around her place. Heck, they had food, so sometimes I got invited for supper.

We continued to see each other until toward the end of March when her Dad decided that he had seen enough of me. My instructions were to not come back. Pat called me at work Monday morning and we decided over the phone to get married that Friday, the 29th of March.  :o That week we gathered birth certificates, blood tests, and whatever else that we thought we needed to prove our age and get married. Mississippi's marriage laws were too strict, so we decided to hop over to Alabama.

I picked her up from her work Friday morning and away we went in a 1959 Pink Edsel Convertible. I had been living in a rooming house and had no apartment, so my friend Frank, agreed to find us a place before we got back Saturday afternoon. Since my parents had never met Pat, we would go there Saturday morning for an introduction. Everything went off as planned. We got back to Jackson, found Frank who took us to our apartment, and the rest is kinda history. Ten months later we were parents.

The first piece of mail that arrived after we got married came on Wednesday. It was a bounced $10 check from the city of Jackson for the water deposit. Did I mention that I was broke and had no money  ??? ???  
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thecfarm

I use to make more than $60 a week and still be broke.   ;D  I want to congratulate both of you on this day.
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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Happy Anniversary Lynn and Pat. May you have many, many more.  :)
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WDH

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ND rancher

Congratulations to the both of you! May the next 50 go well.   Keith
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clww

Happy 50th to Pat and Lynn! smiley_clapping smiley_love horn_smiley
What a great story of your beginning together. Hope today is especially memorable for the two of you. :)
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justallan1

Congatulations to the both of you.
Allan

Jeff

Happy Anniversary. :)    Tammy and I also met via the C.B. Radio.  The internet of the 70's :D
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Sonofman

Congrats, MM. Nowdays, it seems like it is only us old farts that are staying together. May you two have many more happy years together. What are you 2 planning to do/done to celebrate?
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Magicman

Thanks for the well wishes.

I am not in favor of a reception, etc. where everyone comes and eats your cookies and drinks your kool-aid so tonight we will have the entire family together and will go to a favorite fish house.

And since we started this thing alone, on the 13th we will visit the only state that we have not been to.  We will get on an airplane (now that is a step for me) and fly to Hawaii.  There we get on a cruise ship which moves to a different island at night and you spend that next day doing the touristy stuff.  We will spend 7 days doing this and fly back home on the 21st.
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It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

scsmith42

Lynn, that's a great story!  My congratulations to you and Pat on your anniversary!  I hope that y'all have a great time in Hawaii.

Scott
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wesdor

Congratulations on 50 years!  Great story that you are sharing.  I suspect there were a few people who said it could never last.  You show what happens when real love is in a marriage.

We have never been to Hawaii, but friends tell me it is fantastic.  Enjoy!


POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: Magicman on March 29, 2013, 09:21:35 AM




And since we started this thing alone, on the 13th we will visit the only state that we have not been to.  We will get on an airplane (now that is a step for me) and fly to Hawaii. 

Post pics.  :)
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

clww

Been to HI about 10 times. Very beautiful and very expensive. On the big island, make sure you take a visit to the North Shore, as there is less of a crowd. I'll dig through my records here and see if I can locate some business cards of places you may want to check out.
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18-Wheeler Driver

Jeff

The one thing I would want to see in Hawaii is the volcano. :)
Just call me the midget doctor.
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Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

Red Clay Hound

Congratulations Lynn and Pat!  Sounds like you've come a long way since 1963! :)
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beenthere

Congrats on the 50. "beenthere, done that" couple year ago.
And our first year was on $44 a week.

50th is good excuse as any for a party.
south central Wisconsin
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chain

Congratulations!  I'm sitting here gazing out the window at a flock of Cedar Waxwings sharing juniper berries with each other. So, I know you and your wife have shared many experiences through good and bad times, but that's why we're married so long as to share and help one another.

We saw the Arizona Memorial when out there 30 years ago. A combat veteran of the battle gave his insight of the horrors of that day as we stood quietly in reverence of those entombed. When you get back let us know if there are any Veterans left giving their testimonials, a tribute to real Patriots.

lowpolyjoe


Weekend_Sawyer


Wonderful story, congratulations.
don't forget your sunscreen and floppy hats! Take pix of both!  :D
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Al_Smith

Neat story ,congratulations indeed .

Chuck White

Congratulations to the both of you!

Diamond Head would be on my list of places to visit!
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Al_Smith

Well I'm certain this would not apply but worth mention .

A few years back this young female controls engineer of whom I took under wing was getting married and going to honeymoon in Hawaii .I talked to her like a Dutch uncle .

I said Amanda ,I know you're young and in love .However it might be years and years before you ever get back to the islands .Don't make your only remberance of the trip starring at the ceiling of a motel room . ;)

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LAZERDAN

I know you were young but did ya all have Have CB handles back then.  My son and his redneck friends all have CB's again even though they all got smart phones, which most likely have a cb app.  Hmmm now I gotta go see.             lazerdan

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