Today is my birthday. Forty years ago today, Trudy and I announced our engagement at a surprise birthday party we had planned. We used it as a cover to keep our engagement secret until the last possible moment, so we would not have endure months of planning, advice and stuff. We almost brought it off as a complete surprise, except for Trudy's habit of writing everything down. Her mom found the note with information on about the engagement. Before Trudy could warn me, I came over and was greeted by her mom with "How could you do this without telling me.....!! I am sure she was horrified that she did not have a chance to talk Trudy out of marrying this hairy, non-Hungarian hippie. So began our forty days of trial in the wilderness (for details, please consult the movie ":My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and substitute Hungarian every time they say Greek.
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About Me
- Martin Jones
- Albany, Oregon
- Grandpa, dad, husband, teacher (retired) traveler, reader, listner, Jesus follower, music lover, artist, photographer, friend, Student, progressive ......
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