I’m to tired to come up with a good post today…
Why, you ask?
Well, it a combination of a few things:
- A late night BBQ
- An auction
- Going to see Dark Knight
- Bobsled training
- A month’s worth of laundry
- A concert
- Ward-hopping
- A bike ride
- Family dinner
I need some sleep.
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Uh, oh, Don! You’ve got a couple of Mama hens trying to take care of you! You’re in trouble now, mister!
I have to say, though… I do agree with my dear friend Sus (thanks for “introducing” the two of us, BTW… we’ve become instant blogger buds!
. I was married once before, prior to my current marriage, and I basically married him for all the wrong reasons. He was a rebound relationship for me, he came along at just the right time, and said and did all the right things. That, coupled with a family who was “pressuring” me to get married (at the “ripe old age” of 23, I was getting the “Why aren’t you married yet?” question, too), I think I accepted his proposal to appease them, rather than make my own heart happy.
Five painful years later, I ended our marriage. I could go into alll the explicit, gory details as to why, but I won’t bore you with any of it. The fact is, I knew that it was wrong, almost from the very beginning, and I paid the price dearly.
It wasn’t until I was ready to LOVE MYSELF that I found my husband, quite literally, when I least expected it. He told me, THREE DAYS after we’d met, that I was the girl he was going to marry. Of course, being fresh off the heels of a divorce, I had other plans. It took him a year and a half of courtship to convince me, but convince me he did. We’ve been together over 16 1/2 years, and we’ll be married 15 years at the end of October.
And you know what? Even after all this time, when he walks through that door at the end of his workday, my heart STILL does a little pitter-pat. It’s an amazing, wonderous, lovely thing. And THAT’S what you need to hold out for.
Do me a favor. I want you to go visit the blog of another friend of mine. Her name is Ree, and she’s an amazingly funny, warm-spirited, tough as nails chick, who’s got a passion for writing (among other things). Look for her name on my blog friend’s list (on the left-hand side of my blog page), and click on it.
On the left-hand side of HER page, about halfway down, you’ll see a cowboy and his cowgirl, riding off into the sunset on their steed. Click on that picture, and that will bring you to what she calls her “Harlequin Romance” between her rancher husband (whom she affectionately dubs “Marlboro Man”) and herself. It’s an amazing story. And almost too good to be true. But it IS true. Every single word.
And THAT kind of love is what you should strive for. You want a woman who feels that much passion in her soul for you. DON’T YOU DARE settle for anything less.
K. Mama’s done now!
xox,
C.
Don…
So I have read a few times about you not being married. Now may I say, I was a young, pretty, LDS girl at BYU (circa 1976-81) and had plenty of chances to take the train to the celestial kingdom with a few. However I never felt right about any of them, and the ones that I really thought I loved well they broke my heart..=(. So I went back home and still didn’t marry. Well to make a long story a bit shorter time went on..Things happened and I didn’t meet the “right” man until I was 30 years old. Now I was not active at the time (I’m not advising to take this route.) But it happened, yes a young man who wasn’t a member stole my heart.We finally married when I was 36. He has supported me through all, including when I made the decision to go back to church. With this came the children, and them being raised in the church. I could go on. But what I want to say is…. Waiting and finding someone who melts your heart and makes you think about things in your now life and your future life and can put them in perspective with you, is when you should start to think about that person as a partner. Then it’s all up to you! Good luck on this issue! Didn’t mean to get into your business about this but I keep reading this issue for you. I just had to write something!
Sus.
Well, that makes sense… that members who insist on partaking in such “devilish ways” are not asked to participate in the Churches various responsibilities. I can’t imagine being a good role model as a Sunday School teacher, for example, if an individual is drinking and smoking!
The Catholic church is very different. Sure, they preach no sex before marriage (I think that’s pretty much a standard “rule” with any religion, isn’t it?), but then we offer wine and call it “God’s blood”, and even some Priests smoke like fiends and have their after dinner aperitifs. Confusing, isn’t it?
I ask because I have a few Mormon friends who live here (in Massachusetts), and from what I’ve been told, they’re much more “lenient” in the Church’s rules here than in Utah. For example, the kids here aren’t condemned as fiercely if they drink caffeinated soda here. They’ve also been known to use a cuss word or two without much of a reprimand!
I guess the thing that confuses me most of all (and I’m not meaning to turn this into a theological debate…honest!) is that, if God and Jesus are both all-loving and all-forgiving, then why does it much matter if some folks need to have certain indulgences more than others, you know? I never really understood that.
And…about the whole marriage thing, Don. I was actually going to write something in my own blog for you (still may…it’s still percolating in my brain). As a person who’s been married, divorced, and re-married, I have a sage piece of advice for you. My theory on marriage is, I’d rather do it right ONCE, than do it wrong more than once.
I think you’re a sweet, cute, funny, bright guy, who’s got a lot to give — for the RIGHT girl. And, I also firmly believe that you’ll find her, if you let your heart lead the way.
Then again, if you just let me fix you up with my niece, you could very well be all set!
Okay… I’m done preaching. For now.
C.
P.S. — Speaking of my blog, could you do me a favor? Could you go take a peek, and read my last entry regarding my son. I think I need some reassurance from a younger dude that the feelings my son expressed to me last night are completely normal. It was almost too much for my “mom ears” to hear.
You explained that so well
Ya know, that is very good question; I’m not about to make judgment calls against anyone who claims to be a member of my faith and participates in various “vices.” The thing is, we’re all human, and we all make mistakes in life.
Yes, the church teaches you to abstain from certain things (pre marital sex, drinking, smoking, strong language) but for some people that can be a challenge. However, don’t all religions ask some type of commitment from each member of their congregation?
I personally would not consider them to be less of a Mormon, per se. But, I would encourage them to do their best to live a life more conducive to the church’s teachings; I think the church would encourage them to do the same. For that reason, individuals who struggle with those challenges are asked not to participate in various church related responsibilities. Not to ostracize, but rather to give them reason to change their life for the better.
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Yeah, ward hopping is more for the singles crowd… trying to get married.
And the YSA wards go to 30; otherwise, I’d be in trouble… 29 at the end of this month! Yikes! 
That roadrash looks nasty. It didn’t do much for that other reason of attractive legs. Shapely and scabby always turns me on. Not.
Don does the YSA ward still go up to the age of 28? My daughter Amy will be 29 on the 27th of this month of July. But she is married. I am not LDS so I do not know the answer to this question.
But my daughter is.
I have never heard of ward hoping either. Do just young adults participate in this?
Thanks!
Pamela in NE OH
Thanks for your opinion on The Dark Knight, Don. I’ll probably go see it this weekend when the theater is not soo full and tickets not selling out.
Oh yeah. Its definitely dark, but I guess I like that kind of movies.
Thanks again.
Oh, yeah… I would never allow anyone but my 13-year-old to see the new Batman… I think it looks a little too crazy, even for me!
Now that you mention it, I think I vaguely remember high school friends of mine (girl twins) who went “Ward hopping” once a month, to meet up with friends that they’d met during Church socials and such. Sounds like fun!
Speaking of religion…. I was wondering, Don… are there “variations” on how one practices their religion as far as Mormonism is concerned? By that I mean how “strict” is the Church on things like no caffeine, no swearing, no smoking, no alcohol, etc.?
Would someone who has a tattoo, who occasionally cusses and drinks coffee be considered just as much a Mormon in good standing, if you will, as one who does their very best to keep their body, mind and spirit as literal towards the Gospel as possible?
I have many questions about your particular denomenation, but that’s always been my biggest one.
C.
I enjoyed Dark Knight, but it was a little long. And I don’t recommend it for the family. It’s a little… ummm… Dark!
As for ward-hopping… It’s definitely a Mormon culture thing. Basically, it means going from congregation to congregation (wards) on Sunday to meet up with with some of your friends. You can sometimes end up going to 2..3..or 4 services throughout the day.
Don’t get me wrong, you still go to church for the spiritual. But there is definitely a social aspect as well.
Don,
I have a 15 year old girl who is currently stuck at home, grounded from all fun activites. You can drop off your laundry to her for the rest of the summer, then you won’t have a month’s worth of laundry to do all at once.
LOL!
Hope you had a great weekend.
Oh, honey…. I’ve been tired like that for 14 years now… since I found out I was pregnant for the first time!
I caught up on my sheer exhaustion yesterday, and got up embarrassingly late (so late I won’t even admit HOW late!). It definitely felt funky NOT to be tired!
I hope you get caught up on your rest, too.
Questions:
1) How’d you like “The Dark Knight”, and do you think the buzz about Heath’s performance is as “Oscar worthy” as everyone’s projecting?
2) What is “Ward-hopping”?
3) Auction…. care to share details?
4)Who’d you see in concert?
(I won’t dare ask about your family dinner… even I’m painfully aware that that’s stepping over the realm of privacy. I will say I hope you had fun!
xox,
C.
Well welcome back, Don. Get yourself some sleep. It looks like you have been busy for the last couple of days.
I wanted to see The Dark Knight. Was the movie good. Is it worth going to see.
Have a good sleep.