Looks like I am marrying a country boy....

14 years ago

I was raised up a country girl... and so living out here in the sticks on a little chunk of ground with no other houses in sight, (at least not in the summer).. is like Paradise to me...

Well, I prayed to God that if I were to have a new man in my life after my husband passed away, that He send to me a country boy... and my prayer was answered... and holy moly joe.. My country boy moved right on over here to Tennessee from Missouri / Iowa....(he has two homes) and commenced to buying tractors, and all the implements that go with it... He already had a large (25') trailer, and a honkin heavey duty pick up to haul it with, and a variety of other country pieces of equipment.. like a backhoe/front end loader with a bush hog...etc...

Well my crazy fellow just got done haveing 469 tomato plants put in the ground.. along with Lord only knows how many peppers of various types.... not to mention 151 blueberry bushes. He has purchased peach, pear, apple, cherry and fig trees and planted them... and is working on making a grape arbor for planting no less than 6 difference grapes.... and some raspberries, thornless blackberries, and 100 strawberry plants... Next he plans to plant an acre of sweet corn, (both early and late varieties) and some okra, cukes, squash, cantalopes, and watermelons.... The man is having the time of his life...

All I need to do is water if I want to..... and he will take care of the rest...

He says his prayer was answered as well... as his 2 ex wives were strictly city girls and had no interest in living in the country....so looks like we both hit the jackpot this time around...

Now what to do with all these tomatos????? LOL He wants to take this stuff to a farmers market to sell .... What a cool hobby eh??

Carolyn

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luckygardnr
14 years ago
Good on you! I hope it's a match made in country heaven! Congratulations!
drewsmaga
14 years ago
i am so happy to read a happy post! Sounds like you two were meant to be together! Go for it!
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kathy_
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14 years ago
Oh Carolyn, I am so happy for you. Sounds like you found "your country boy" alright.

You got to let me know, how you two found each other.

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14 years ago
Yes, CONGRATULATIONS to both of you! And, like Moni said, tell us how you found this jewel among all the hunks of COAL!
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14 years ago
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14 years ago
It is so nice to hear of such happiness. I wish that for everyone who is seeking it! Best of luck in your country Heaven! :)
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14 years ago
Wonderful! Not only is he a busy guy, but you are going to have all that terrific, fresh produce. Do you enjoy canning or freezing?

Congratulations.
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14 years ago
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14 years ago
That's a heck of a lot of tomatoes! You could start your own farmer's market.

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. When's the big day?
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14 years ago
Well technically, I met him online.... but....I know his family and have known them for over 20 years.He emailed me and we got to talking about who we knew in common and then he called me on the phone... and asked me if I wanted to go to the Ryman in Nashville ... and have dinner in Nashville, my choice of eateries... and that was the begining.... He drove in from Missouri each weekend until Christmas, when he left to go to Iowa.. (his son's family is there also).. He went to spend the holidays with them...and asked if I wanted to go with him...but I declined...
Well he called from Iowa, and said that he and Jason had talked it over and his whole family wanted to meet me and wanted me tocome to Iowa for the holidays... So, Larry drove 10 hours to come and get me and we went to Iowa..where I stayed with his son's family... Our first real kiss was in Madison County in the exact spot that Clint Eastwood kissed Meryl Streep at the covered bridge there...
He brought me home again right after the first of the year, and asked me to marry him ...and so he never left... We have made numerous trips to Missouri and Iowa since then and it has been tons of enjoyment...and he treats me like expensive crystal...
He told me to name the date for the wedding... but I want to wait until we know one another REALLY well first...

And yes I love putting food by... been doing that nearly all my life...

Later folks, he wants to get going to Lowes...

Carolyn
marry
14 years ago
What a sweet and wonderful story!
He sure sounds like a keeper!
Georgysmom
14 years ago
I'm so happy for you. What a wonderful story.
lydia1959
14 years ago
He sounds like a wonderful man. Wishing you a bright future together.
sheilajoyce_gw
14 years ago
What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing!
pam_25f
14 years ago
Wow. What a awonderful story and it sounds like life is really fun for you.
tobygirl
14 years ago
Well congratulations, Carolyn! That's my kind of guy, too.
kathy_
14 years ago
Lovely story - now we all are jealous...
User
14 years ago
Congratulations, Carolyn, You are a very lucky lady.
So glad you are happy and enjoying life again.
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14 years ago
Tobygirl...you and Larry have something in common !! His nickname is Toby... =0)

Larry was single for nearly 10 years and only dated 1 other lady to any extent,( a couple of months) and she did not get to meet the family..... but Larry told me that the moment he heard my voice on the phone...it resonated through him and he knew right then and there that he just had to meet me. When he did, he said he knew he never wanted to leave... When he brought me home from Iowa, after a stopover in Missouri,,,, he simply never left... He went right out and purchased new furniture and moved himself right into the front bedroom where I had my computers set up and a daybed...which he promptly moved into the sunroom.....along with his own computer... He asked me to marry him last Valentine's day... and I accepted... I am considering next Valentine's day for us to marry, in our church of course...
We get to travel when we want to, but with this truck garden, that is going to have to be shorter trips for awhile..

Everyone in my church family just love him as does my daughter and even my stepson and my inlaws on Bob's side of the family have welcomed him into the fold.....

So, yes.... God has most certainly blessed me with a very special man... and I am so grateful that I did find him, even though he is a tad younger than me... but only by a couple of years... and it doesn't matter to him, so it simply doesn't matter to me either..

Carolyn
jel48
14 years ago
Congratulations to both of you, Carolyn. May you have many happy years together, doing the things that you both love and enjoy!
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Congratulations! How wonderful for you both.
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14 years ago
Happy for you!
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14 years ago
Pictures, we want pictures!
katlan
14 years ago
Carolyn I'm sitting here with a smile from ear to ear reading your posts. Bless your sweet soul that you have found happiness again. Very glad for you. Best of luck.
susanjf_gw
14 years ago
lol..what a fun and wonderful time you're having...and as a buyer from the farmers market, thank you!

dh is 2 years younger but think that's a plus...
kacram
14 years ago
well! congratulations! that is wonderful!
kayjones
14 years ago
Ohhhh, a COUGAR - you go, girlfriend! I've always been a cougar, too - lots of fun!
OklaMoni
14 years ago
Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a heck of a good guy. Keep us posted. We do need the know and remember the wedding date for sure. :)

Moni
pudgeder
14 years ago
Living together is a great way to learn about each other before you make a commitment.

Congrats!
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14 years ago
Thank you all for all your well wishes... I so appreciate it.... We are living under the same roof.. but seperate rooms... He understands my stance on my Christian beliefs...and respects that... but he is getting mighty antsy...lol

I am uploading photos to Photobucket that I will be sharing soon..Got a few more to take down in the meadow.. as we go along... It is hard to see all the 150 blueberry bushes cuz they are only a couple feet tall and baby bushes.. but I will do my best...

My raised beds are now gone since Larry says he needs that space to build a tractor barn and he says I won't need them with all the veggies in the meadow anyway... sounds good to me.. lol
I just wish I could get into the garden and get my hands dirty... but I can't until the neursurgeon gets done trying to get my back fixed.. I have an arthritis spur pushing on a nerve and my spinal cord some.. but I can ride the lawn tractor and even drive the front end loader though.. He is teaching me that stuff.. and I tee totally loving it...

I am not a bona fide cougar.. just a cougette.. since Larry is only 3 years younger.. but he fills out a tee shirt real nice still... lol
jemdandy
14 years ago
Congratulatios!

There is an interesting story about the bridge featured in the movie, The Bridges of Madison County". When the townspeople heard which bridge was going to be used, they scurried and restored the bridge before the movie company arrived. But the movie company wanted an "old" bridge, so they set about destroying much of the restoration. A few boards were broken and the bridge painted to look old. LOL.

After the movie was shot, they returned the bridge to its former restored shape.
jemdandy
14 years ago
John Wayne was born Marion Morrison on May 26, 1907, in this modest 4-room home in Winterset, Iowa. Restored to reflect its appearance in 1907,
gemini40
14 years ago
WOW !!!!talk about a happy day...so awesome to read an uplifting wonderful love story...congrats to you and your new found love.
Can't wait to see some pics of all the gardening going on etc.
Best of luck to the both of you!!!

june
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14 years ago
Larry is a huge John Wayne Fan..and so he had photos taken of us at the John Wayne house, etc. at Winterset. We plan to go again in summer when we won't be freezing our butts off.. it was windy the day we went and it was soooooo cold...but still had lots of fun...

I had pretty much figured I wouldn't have another man in my life after being with Bobfor 42+ years....but it does get lonely out here at times...and although I have lots of wonderful friends... it isn't the same...and I really longed for the affection of a good man. My late husband, although he loved me with all his heart... was ill for most of the past 18 years and so lost his desires...so to speak...but Larry is getting antsy and wants us to marry...but I am not quite ready to take that major step... He is now going to church with me, and the Lord is drawing him to Him, but Larry is resisting... as he has been virtually unchurched all of his life...and so this is a major hurdle for us...but he does respect my beliefs and is just now beginning to understand why I believe. So God is working on his heart...
Time to go to church...

Later with some photos....

Carolyn
brownthumbia
14 years ago
The very best of luck to both of you. Being from Iowa, you have me curious...what town in Iowa did you visit?
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14 years ago
His son lives in Letts,Iowa.......and he has friends over in Boone and a daughter in Muscatine....

I am off to take a few pictures..
fran1523
14 years ago
As a single widow hoping to meet a new partner myself, I am so happy for you. Yours is a sweet story and he sounds like a real keeper. May you share many happy years together. Don't keep him waiting too long girl.!!!

Looks like I am marrying a country boy....

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