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mike m

Trad climber

black hills

Nov 25, 2014 - 01:41pm PT

Congrats.

Barbarian

climber

Nov 25, 2014 - 01:45pm PT

First... Congrats to the two of you! I can tell you that marrying my best friend was the single best thing I have done in my life (28 years married and hoping for another 28).
From a father's perspective - when my future son-in-law called me, told me of his intentions, and asked for my blessing, I knew that she had found a keeper. You said they aren't that close, so only you can decide if you want to take that step.
I wish the two of you all the happiness you can take, and just a bit more for good measure.
Peace!
Barbarian

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Topic Author's Reply - Nov 25, 2014 - 01:52pm PT

Hey all, back from work and it's rad to hear so many congratulations. I haven't popped the question yet, but thanks anyhow. I'm positive that it'll be an emphatic yes.

My co-worker Taury (who introduced us) and I are going out ring shopping next week. She and her husband have five dollar titanium rings, so we are on the same page there.

Anyway, happy thanksgiving!

Edit; one other cool thing is that Tami's crowing is for good reason. Last winter, I asked her to make a piece of art for me to give to my lady. It's beautiful, and hangs on our wall. Tami has known that there's something special happening for a while now.

wivanoff

Trad climber

Nov 25, 2014 - 04:12pm PT

Hey, congratulations dude. Let us know all the gory details after the w/e.

Me and Donna: 38 years down. Forever to go.

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 26, 2014 - 05:38am PT

Well, she said yes!

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Dec 26, 2014 - 05:50am PT

Yeha!

GDavis

Social climber

SOL CAL

Dec 26, 2014 - 05:56am PT

Awesome! Too late now!

Crimpergirl

Sport climber

Boulder, Colorado!

Dec 26, 2014 - 06:58am PT

So happy for you Brandon!

Norwegian

Trad climber

dancin on the tip of god's middle finger

Dec 26, 2014 - 07:08am PT

when mine said yes
reality committed suicide.
it bled out at our feet.
first we splashed in the
blood puddle like kids,
then the puddle froze
so we skated on it;
i wore a cap
and she a scarf.

we picked up reality's
limp and still warm corpse
and took it to a taxidermist
who stuffed it full of
our hopes and dreams
and it became our marriage.

now though,
all those hopes and dreams
are leaking out of It's
arsehole which i guess
the taxidermist forgot
to plug.

and once again,
my marriage
is a limp and rotting
corpse that used to stand
up proud and call
itself reality.

and my dreams and hopes
and her's too,
are a puddle
and we are no longer kids
so we don't splash,
we instead mop up the mess
and dump it
down life's drain.

this just in

climber

Justin Ross from North Fork

Dec 26, 2014 - 07:52am PT

Congrats Brandon. I held back initially, cause it wasn't official, but a big sh#t yeah now!

nita

Social climber

chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.

Dec 26, 2014 - 09:10am PT

Well, she said yes!

Hoot!... Brandon,.........Congratulation!

Cheers..
Saludos
nita..(-;

looks easy from here

climber

Ben Lomond, CA

Dec 26, 2014 - 09:18am PT

Awesome! Congratulations to both of you.

Norwegian

Trad climber

dancin on the tip of god's middle finger

Dec 26, 2014 - 09:32am PT

wow timid
we won't quit
until the whole world hates me.
only then can i rest.

bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, CA

Dec 26, 2014 - 09:40am PT

Hey Brandon, I wish you and your wife nothing but the best.

Marriage is a beautiful thing. There will be lots of joy (especially when you have kids), but there will be some pain. Be prepared for this and deal with it. You two need to work with each through each problem.

Don't let anger get the best of you, you both have made a commitment to each other. Remember that.

Sleep it off and kiss her in the morning. "tomorrow brings a new day".

Also, when she gets 'pissy', and it's not your fault...see above.

Fritz

Trad climber

Choss Creek, ID

Dec 26, 2014 - 01:02pm PT

Brandon! Glad to hear the great news! My best wishes to the both of you!

Ghost

climber

A long way from where I started

Dec 26, 2014 - 01:05pm PT

Congratulations Brandon.

Of course, once the honeymoon is over, your marriage will no doubt have it's ups and downs. But if you're ever in doubt, you can cheer yourself up with the knowledge that with most marriages, the first fifty years are the hard ones. After that things will get better.

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Dec 26, 2014 - 03:53pm PT

hey there say, brandon! wow, so wonderful to hear that...
hee hee, i will need her name now, so i don't just send christmas cards to brandon, as the 'unmarried version', :))

(this year, though, still, let her know, that card was for BOTH of you,either way) :)

MisterE

Gym climber

Bishop, CA

Dec 26, 2014 - 04:11pm PT

Congrats Brandon!

We met at a Todd Gordon slideshow, which I would never have attended if Blitzo didn't want to heckle Todd and convinced me to tag along with him.

I, also, asked her father for her hand in marriage when they were down in LA visiting, we were out in the garage. I had asked him to help me for a minute...

His response: "You don't need my permission - she can make her own decisions."

I shook his hand and said "Thank you, Sir."

I looked for the perfect ring for a few months after saving up, with no luck in the "ring stores"

I finally found a simple-but-elegant Tiffany ring at a pawn-shop 4 blocks away from where we lived in LA that fit her perfectly...she is a stained glass artist specializing in restoring Tiffany lamps. I just knew this was the one - affordable Tiffany rings are pretty rare. What are the chances?

A few months later I asked her to marry me at a gathering of friends at Cochise Stronghold.

Ours was the first ever Facelift wedding - Doug Robinson married us!