Bawanna's vacation diary

[Bawanna]

I enjoy fishing when I've got someone with me to bait the hook and take the fish off.

Wow, I know and fish with someone just like you. I don't want to name names but she's blonde, left handed and comes from Sweden.

Saw a nice bumper sticker over there said something like fishing ain't easy, if it was we'd call it catching.

I pretty much only fish that one lake for a week or 10 days every year and then that's it for me. Like a switch we turn on over there, fishing is on, when we leave we turn the switch off and we're done. Fishing not nearly as good on my side of the mountains.

I have a rule I don't go out in boats any further than I can swim so the salt water stuff in Puget Sound isn't for me. My kid likes to fish it. Seen some scarey ugly looking fish pulled up too. I'd cut my line so I wouldn't have to touch em myself. This was off a pier, no swimming involved.

[O'Dell]

I was 12 once I think. I mean I had to have been right? Seems like only 5 or 6 years ago to me too. You think we might be twins?

Probably not - I think I'm taller.

[MikeyKahr]

Penguin Suit!!

We still need to see our junior moderator all dressed to the 9's in his penguin suit!! I can just picture you now, counting how much each rental chair cost, adding up the flowers and table settings, comparing each to how many 45 cases could be purchased, etc.

[Bawanna]

We still need to see our junior moderator all dressed to the 9's in his penguin suit!! I can just picture you now, counting how much each rental chair cost, adding up the flowers and table settings, comparing each to how many 45 cases could be purchased, etc.

Should be getting close. I heard the photographer (an angel by the way) took over 600 pictures and put them on a DVD.
I'm especially looking forward to seeing our shotgun segment, should be good.

I'm hearing some of the numbers for a wedding I attend next weekend for our friends daughter and we did very well in comparison. She's spending a ton and I'll bet it ain't gonna be one bit better than what we did which wasn't cheap either by any stretch but cheap in comparison.

I'll post em soon as I get my hands on em.

[OldLincoln]

I can't believe the money spent on the average wedding these days. When I got married my bride and a couple friends and family decorated the church (looked nice) and the reception room in the church basement. Her sister hand made the wedding dress which I'd put up against any dress I've seen since. It all came to $400 which was a ton of money in those days.

I can officially tell all contemplating a wedding that none of that mattered one iota when my bride to be started down the aisle. We were locked into each others eyes and the church may as well be empty with no decorations. That was 45 years ago and we still get all goofy over it whenever we talk about it (or write as now).

[Bawanna]

Same with us Old Lincoln. We did our own with no help. Had lots of friends there. Kind of more of a potluck kind of thing. I don't think we made the 400 dollar mark but it wasn't anywhere in the ballpark to what we just did.
I heard last night our friends daughters dinner alone is pegged at 25$ a head. Was told there are 195 guest X 25. That don't include refreshments, dress, penquin suit rental, on and on and on.
Course they got alot more loot than we do and I'm happy that they do. No jealousy from me. I'd like to experience rich just for a little while but most likely won't happen.

[wyntrout]

My daughter got married October 2009 at age 34... her first. We were able to pay for everything and gave the couple a check for $2K without going into debt... but the savings were gone. The wedding was in the in-laws' backyard... weather cooperated! The groom's female cousin married them and we had the reception at the Elks Lodge(?), who soaked us for Andre "champagne" (Lambrusco?) and the bar bill. My son helped me with that.
It was great... I didn't cry... and I got to buy a new suit that I needed instead of spending nearly $200 on the penguin suit... which was great for me. My old suits were too tight... having shrunk or something. Everything considered, including the hotel and transportation, we spent around 5K, with the gift check. I was so happy we didn't have to go into debt... however short a period or how little it might have been. I was certainly worried about how things were adding up along the way, though. My daughter helped a bit... her wedding dress was only about $200. Yay! Online shopping!

When my wife and I were married, friends and family really took care of a lot. MY biggest expense was the $100 I gave the preacher... a "real" one. Ours was outdoors at the house of the lady friend who made the wedding cake.

Wynn

[Bawanna]

I don't recall ever owning a suit. Must of had one at one time.

[wyntrout]

Every once in a LONG while, I have to buy one for a wedding... mine, my daughters, etc. My wife got me to throw out all of the stuff dating back to high school and a bunch that I bought while stationed on Okinawa... (Hong Kong Tailors) in '67/'68.
I did have a few jackets that I liked, but my wife said to get rid of all of that "old" stuff... which has been back in fashion several times... and some that was never out.
I bought a nice black suit at Penney's on sale... not synthetic... so I have something for weddings AND funerals... going to be a lot of those over the next few years!

A suit that hasn't shrunk... nice to have something that fits.

Wynn

[Bawanna]

I got another wedding next saturday but they know me well and got to enjoy me suffering in the penquin suit last week so they said I didn't have to wear a suit. They said they would be happy if I wore a shirt with a collar but I don't even gotta wear a tie. I asked if sleeves were required and they said that was optional too but preferred. I guess I can suffer with some short sleeves for a few hours.
It's the ties that get me, keep having visions of Hang Em High whenever I gotta wear one. Just ain't natural.

[Jeremiah/Az]

If you think weddin's are expensive, try gettin' unweddin'ed! Been there done that a couple of times!

[aray]

I'm especially looking forward to seeing our shotgun segment, should be good.

Is there proper etiquette on what type of shotgun to use at a wedding? Miss Manners have anything to say on the matter? Got a 12 year old daughter myself. Just plannin' ahead...

[wyntrout]

Traditionally, double-barrels are used... more because of the two ugly muzzles and the wider swath with both firing... I think!

Wynn

[Bawanna]

Is there proper etiquette on what type of shotgun to use at a wedding? Miss Manners have anything to say on the matter? Got a 12 year old daughter myself. Just plannin' ahead...

Truth be told I wasn't sure myself so I covered all the bases. I had a side by side coach gun, nickel plated with a walnut stock for special occasions, #1 Son had a Mossberg 500 with an 18" slug barrel, and # 3 son had a single barrel trap gun.
The trick when your daughter gets of age, I'd say about next year if Dietrichs guide to dating etiquette is used always be sharpening your knife or cleaning your pistol whenever a suitor visits. If you get one of the losers that pulls in the driveway and toots the horn, you go out, not her and ask if there something he needs, if the knife or gun is in your hand it adds good effect.
Always speak in unintelligible grunts, grit your teeth alot. I've scared off alot of suitors both for my own daughter and I even contracted out for a couple friends daughters. Heck I even had one friends daughter ask me to run off her boyfreind she didnt like no more. I enjoyed that one the most of all.
I got a dating rule book around here some place, I'll find it and post it. Good stuff.

[OldLincoln]

I told my friends your story about daughter bringing boyfriend home and you come out with the shotgun. Later he tells her you must not like him but she says you do. He asks how can you tell. She replies because he didn't shoot you.