Update Thread and Other Ramblings by BushOklahoma

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

"I'm travellin' down the road and I'm flirtin with disaster...."  Molly Hatchet

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Is anyone else nervous that Jeff's date has never had a boyfriend? 

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Here we go again.

I know.  I'd post that Captain Picard facepalm pic but it would upset Joe Republic too much.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Double Date Night tonight!!  Stay tuned!!

The fact that I probably will stay tuned just shows how pathetic I am.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Damn, man, how much did you tell Mommy about Tiffanye?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT TAKE HER TO A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. I know Oklahoma's a little different from the rest of America, but you guys aren't that different.

Find a Denny's, find a Shari's, find a Shoney's, find a whatever. Just make sure the place involves a waiter.

Agreed, and YOUR'E NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EATING FAST FOOD.......REMEMBER?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Only ironic celebrities and Oklahomans can get away with taking a date to IHOP.

Its food fare is crap. Other than that, if you are on a limited budget, it is OK for a date. Don't pretend to be what you are not. I would recommend however, after eating the pancake crap (bad for the diet, and its non breakfast food is almost non-digestible), I would suggest some activity with well, lower lights, even if it is making out in a car. JMO.

I agree with the other horny old man, here.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I got a call from Susan this morning and she wants to be my girlfriend.  I accepted, naturally.  I'll just put it bluntly, she is falling head over heels for me and the feeling is mutual.  Everything is going just great.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

If all goes well, we'll have two dates this week.  Tuesday I'm going over to her house and play games with her and her mother.  Her mother is a great lady, albeit in declining health.  Poor Susan has to take care of both her mother and her grandmother, but she is happy to do it, because they took care of her when she was a kid.  I'm still thinking about what to do with her this Friday.  I've got something in mind, but we'll see.

Don't forget these.........we don't need another scare bro.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Date #3 is supposed to happen Tuesday, as I've said, but I've developed a stinkin' cold in the past 24 hours.  Hopefully, that won't stop date night.

Teachable moment - dripping snot on her is bad.......really bad.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Light dinner and games are on the agenda for tomorrow night.

Sex games?  (Or is that all part of 'light dinner'?)

Haha, no, I'm talking about UNO and other board/card games.  We have made it a commitment early on that we will not h  ave sex until if and when we are married.

C'mon Bushie you're a cooter hound,  you can't wait that long.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Light dinner and games are on the agenda for tomorrow night.

Sex games?  (Or is that all part of 'light dinner'?)

Haha, no, I'm talking about UNO and other board/card games.  We have made it a commitment early on that we will not h  ave sex until if and when we are married.

C'mon Bushie you're a cooter hound,  you can't wait that long.

Know what?  I think he's doing the right thing.  Seriously.  Well kinda.  Just like those Viagra commercials- If the moment is right, do it.  Not good to set deadlines or restrictions.

Don't bullsh**t me Flyers, Bushie is getting more than you ever did.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Best. Thread. Ever.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The most disturbing thing lately is Bushie is  sporting Indianapolis Colts blue and a screen name for the Saints.

This is one confused man.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

She met my parents tonight and it was a HUGE success!!  They love her and she loves them.  They told me that they could tell that she needs me and I needed her and that she really likes me.  They didn't think Tiffanye even liked me and definitely didn't need me.  So, it was a great first encounter with her and my parents.  Friday night, we'll either have another game night with our friends, or we might have a movie night with my parents.  Saturday is a Valentine's Banquet and she will be going to church with me Sunday morning.  So, it will be a great weekend up ahead!!

Did they like Tiffanye too?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

She met my parents tonight and it was a HUGE success!!  They love her and she loves them.  They told me that they could tell that she needs me and I needed her and that she really likes me.  They didn't think Tiffanye even liked me and definitely didn't need me.  So, it was a great first encounter with her and my parents.  Friday night, we'll either have another game night with our friends, or we might have a movie night with my parents.  Saturday is a Valentine's Banquet and she will be going to church with me Sunday morning.  So, it will be a great weekend up ahead!!

You're in violation of point number one of Fast Time's Five Point Plan: First of all 'Dat, you never let on how much you like a girl.

Hey, I'm just repeating what my mother told me.

Anyway, Friday night went great!!  We went over to my parents and ate dinner and watched the Marx Brothers movie Duck Soup which she loved.  Then, I took her to my grandmother's and introduced them to each other before taking her home.  Tonight is the Valentine's BBQ and tomorrow morning she's going to church with me, so we still have a good weekend together!!

And in the interim???

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Valentine's Weekend 2010 is over and it was indeed a wonderful day!!  Starting off with an inch of snow this morning to make for a postcard like scene outside, and then a wonderful morning service at church with my girlfriend by my side.  Went home and took a nap and then went to church this evening and then back to her house for some of her mother's spaghetti (a wonderful delicacy, I must say!!).  Susan and her mother made me some cookies for Valentine's Day and Susan got me a stuffed tiger and not one, but TWO, Valentine's Day cards.  I got her a teddy bear and a card.  Nothing too fancy, but she really enjoyed it, I think!!  We're now ready to move on from Valentine's Day and work our way toward St Patrick's Day and Easter.  She does have some Irish heritage in her, so March 17 should mean a little more than in previous years.  We are looking forward, though, to going through this Easter preparation season called Lent together which starts this Wednesday, February 17.  I will say that we have started talking about the future more and more and where and when do we go from here.  We both agree that any advancement won't happen until late this summer at the earliest or more likely mid-fall.  No wedding would happen until the summer of 2011.  We need time to get to know each other more, so that's why the tentative dates are so far in the future, but we have talked about where does this go from here and when.  I respect her too much, though, to propose to her any earlier than August or September.

Goddamnit, BushOK, stop talking about proposing and putting timelines on it! Trust me ... you could have a disagreement next week and end up hating her guts! Even tentative dates at this point are ridiculously stupid.

I'm glad you had a good Valentine's Day, though

Amen, Jmann

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Wedding in 2010, mark my word.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Wedding in 2010, mark my word.

If it happens, it probably won't be the worst thing in the world.  I just hope the ring comes out at a minimum in 4 months though.  My parents were 3 mos. btw.

I was married 4 months to the day after our first date and we're close to 30 years........but I'm not Bushie.....

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I just talked to my brother and he said to not go too fast, but don't go too slow, either.  He says going too slow is just as dangerous as going too fast.  Although, there won't be any date this weekend as I have acquired a bacterial infection in my stomach that chased me out of work at 10:30 Wednesday and will keep me from work until Monday.  Since her mother and grandmother aren't in very good health, I don't want to give them anything.  So, the next date will probably have to be Tuesday night.

I'm serious about giving up fast food for lent (and forever, but let's start slow).

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

What I am going to do starting March 1 is save up for a possible ring so when I go purchase it, it's not as big of a sting.  

This is the frugal Greek coming out in me, but Bushie, what happened to the ring you got back from Tiffanye? 

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Right. Did you sell that ring or what? No need to buy another! Save where you can!

Ah, Dukey, my fellow Greek boy

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Ha! I'm sure he also has us beat if it's a race; if/when she says yes, I can't see it being a very long engagement. This is a "no sex before marriage" denomination, right?

No, Chris, don't you remember the pregnancy scare with his last fiance?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

January 17th (your first post) to March 1, today, is 44 days, and you're unofficially engaged after preaching to us you're not rushing?

Ever watch the movie Groundhog Day, cause here it goes again.......

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

January 17th (your first post) to March 1, today, is 44 days, and you're unofficially engaged after preaching to us you're not rushing?

A guy's gotta do what he's gotta do If you get the drift...

Uh, yeah, I got it.....lol.