There's also a request for a pic of me in a thong, outside in the snow and an offer of $50.00. there are only a couple of problems with that though. First the only person to own a thong in this house is Carrie. Second we've been having warm temps (last night it was +9*C) and rain. This morning I look out the window, the grass is showing and looks lush and green. Some of the bigger snow banks are still there though. We are looking for something else to fill the request.
Now for the biggest news of the day:
One of the Special Ops Forum members, Maureen "Bond Chick" Armstrong,has offered to buy Carries dress, with the help of her team, The Valkyries.
This is directly from her post on the forum:
Since I have just found this thread I must offer my congratulations first thing.
How very exciting!
Congratulations to you both (three?) this is such wonderful news.
Recently married, myself, I was the recipient of the wedding of my dreams, over $50,000, at no cost to us.
My then-boyfriend got the call to go to Iraq. He proposed on the spot. I called the local radio station
to request a song for him, telling them of the wedding happening in two days and the outpouring of support
from the community, from total strangers was incredible.
Here is a link telling more about it:
http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/0...ent_ID=63828407
I would like to return the favor. My female paintball team, The Valkyries, and I would like to purchase your wedding gown.
The gown of your dreams. The one that you say is too expensive. It's the least I can do to "pay it forward" if you will.
You have my phone number in your PM. I look forward to talking with you soon.
Kind regards,
Bond Chick
I'm totally blown away over this and Carrie is in tears. As I'm typing this Carrie's on the phone with Maureen.
Over the years I've always been pleased with the way the majority of paintballers will accept you into their fold. Yeah you've got a few that will act like idiots but there's black sheep in every family, right?
But this just blows me away. I expected the forum members to be behind this marriage no matter what and to help out with small donations if they could (or buying dirt on me, LOL). This is so far above and beyond anything I could have expected it's got me floored.
All I can say is, "Thank you Maureen."
2 comments:
Wow! That is such a nice thing to do...very kind...Congrats Carrie! It is amazing how people do pull together when someone gets married! I remember our wedding, we were suppose to get in the friday night before to put up the decorations, and unfortunatly we were unable to get in as they booked it...we were pretty upset, my hubby was ready to go in at midnight, however I advised him not to, and to just get up early (the morning of our wedding) and do it then, all the groomsmen, as well as some of my hubbies family members who were available to do it, pulled together and did it... when I walked in there, I was in awwww...not only by the beautiful decorations, but just by all the support we rec'd when we got married! Good luck Keither & Carrie...
OH.... and idea for you for a dare....get the video that you put together in highschool with Mark and them, where you were all running around the neighbourhood in your superhero outfits, and have people bid on it for viewing, highest bid wins... I don't know... but it's an idea. Love you and best of luck... Carmen
i'd put 20 on it
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