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JennyHallu · 09-27-2006, 10:56 AM

But then we'd have to start a married club and pester you with St. Valentine's Day greetings.

I'm aware I married rather young: it's sort of a tradition in my family. My mother was nineteen, my grandmother 20...but I have plenty of much older friends who haven't married and show no signs of nuptials in the future. It just ended up being the right decision for me at the right time. And my hubby's all sweet and cuddly and lets me buy things and schtuff!

I'm all excited because he bought be $140 worth of fabric last night to make a slipcover for our couch. It's a hand-me-down from my parents, with upholstery that's much the worse for wear. I bought this beautiful old-gold material with a lovely soft suede texture, and the finished product is going to have dark brown trim. The package says "Mocha", if that means anything to anyone.

I think I've checked individual volumes of HoME out of the library two or three times--and never opened the covers. The Canon, the Hobbit, and the Silmarillion remain (and are likely to continue to remain) the only Tolkien reading I've done.

OH WAIT!!!

I just remembered I read "Roverandom" as a very little girl. Years before I'd ever been introduced to the Hobbit. Tee-hee...if that counts I could qualify for the old-peoples' club in maybe three years. Not that I'll likely leave here unless kicked out. I may be the "old married woman" according to my still-single friends, but I don't intend to ever count as an old fogey.

P.S. My husband, Neal, is 25 and all old like dirt and stuff. My mother refers to him affectionately as the "cradle-robber". When I turned 21 last summer I think he was more excited about it than I was! Finally he could look for live music or whatnot without feeling guilty about it!

P.P.S. If I ever move back to Indy I am so going to the Vogue. And the Neon Cactus. Thing that sucks about turning 21 so far from where you think of as home...I've never really wanted to go to any of these bars, even if I did live in a city big enough to have a music scene to speak of. Which I don't.

09-27-2006, 10:56 AM	#82
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	But then we'd have to start a married club and pester you with St. Valentine's Day greetings. I'm aware I married rather young: it's sort of a tradition in my family. My mother was nineteen, my grandmother 20...but I have plenty of much older friends who haven't married and show no signs of nuptials in the future. It just ended up being the right decision for me at the right time. And my hubby's all sweet and cuddly and lets me buy things and schtuff! I'm all excited because he bought be $140 worth of fabric last night to make a slipcover for our couch. It's a hand-me-down from my parents, with upholstery that's much the worse for wear. I bought this beautiful old-gold material with a lovely soft suede texture, and the finished product is going to have dark brown trim. The package says "Mocha", if that means anything to anyone. I think I've checked individual volumes of HoME out of the library two or three times--and never opened the covers. The Canon, the Hobbit, and the Silmarillion remain (and are likely to continue to remain) the only Tolkien reading I've done. OH WAIT!!! I just remembered I read "Roverandom" as a very little girl. Years before I'd ever been introduced to the Hobbit. Tee-hee...if that counts I could qualify for the old-peoples' club in maybe three years. Not that I'll likely leave here unless kicked out. I may be the "old married woman" according to my still-single friends, but I don't intend to ever count as an old fogey. P.S. My husband, Neal, is 25 and all old like dirt and stuff. My mother refers to him affectionately as the "cradle-robber". When I turned 21 last summer I think he was more excited about it than I was! Finally he could look for live music or whatnot without feeling guilty about it! P.P.S. If I ever move back to Indy I am so going to the Vogue. And the Neon Cactus. Thing that sucks about turning 21 so far from where you think of as home...I've never really wanted to go to any of these bars, even if I did live in a city big enough to have a music scene to speak of. Which I don't. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles! Last edited by JennyHallu; 09-27-2006 at 11:00 AM.