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Skriven 2008-02-05 11:10:32 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 1747 av Carol Shenkenberger (7730.cooks)
Ärende: BlueWave                                                 [1]
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Hi Carol!

>> > When Don was younger (Pre-Sasebo) I could not get him to even own anything
>> > but blue-jeans.  The one time he had to buy something else for an event, h
>> > picked out some truely *horrible* 'doubleknit' pants.  Solid colored but t
>> > looked so very 70's I almost refused to go out with him!  Then his little
>> > blue eyes looked at me and said 'dont I look good?' and I just melted.  Ye
>> > dear....  (*sigh* Dont you dare tell him!)
>>
>> I won't :)

> Ah, my secrets are safe ;-)

hehe :)  I say what goes on here stays here LOL :)

>> Since Ron's been working at home for so many years, working in jeans is the
>> norm.. which makes sense.  When I need his help outside with the garden, wel

> Yes, it would!  Don's not working now but I think he will start looking for
> something simple shortly just to get out of the house a bit.  Something close
> by so he can walk to work.

Now if that was Ron, he'd be happy as a clam just laying around reading haha We
often joke what a great beach bum he would have made if he hadn't met me :)

>> > Somehow those pants got lost and i had to get him more (gee, wonder how th
>> > happened?).
>>
>> hahaha :) I don't have to guess at that much :) :)

> Funny how that happens.  *humm* seems a few of my favorite scruffy things he
> didnt like have met the same fate over the years...

Lol :)   (Hey, I need that!)

>> > Don now has 2 pairs of 'chino-like' nice pants, some docksiders,
>> > and he's always liked the relatively snappy collared shirts over his jeans
>> > (tucked in neatly is his style with a belt).  He's also got a nice suit
>> > jacket, a reasonable tie that matches, and he likes nice sweaters.
>>
>> Yep, they sound like they have similar tastes, really.

> Common pattern. With Don being retired military, he mostly wore uniforms all
> his main working times and at the Autohobby in Sasebo, it was a bluejeans or
> coveralls type of place.  I had him some nice coveralls (even a nice winter
> weight set).

Ron started working at home when we were in Louisville.. not right when we left
for there .. First the company in NY was bought by another company down there,
then later became an employee-owned company. As time went on, and he was
working at home in Louisville, it hit us, geez, we could move back home now
(bg). Anyway when we first moved down there, it was the whole corporate world,
suits, etc.. Don't know how he could stand it.  Well, I know he couldn't
(grin).

>> > See in Sasebo, its small and I had 'obligations' for semi-fancy parties wh
>> > he actually enjoys going to.  So, he was willing to upscale just a touch s
>> > as to not feel 'out of place' yet still in things comfortable enough for h
>> > that he didnt feel wierd.
>>
>> That's really good :)

> It suprised me that he actually liked that sort of event.  When he was
> younger, he *hated* such with a passion.  Once in Sasebo though, he got into
> them as ours were not so very formal and he learned I didnt mind leaving
> early so he was more comfortable.

Ah sure, the less formal nature would have been easier, I'm sure.

> Sasebo events:  Xmas party, Navy Khaki ball.  The Xmas party was a hoot as
> the younger set living onboard have almost no storage space so you'd have to
> ket the 'kids' wear neat jeans and sneaks plus 'ask' them to wear a sweater
> or a collared shirt, but we let them in no mater if they were wearing a
> sweatshirt or t-shirt and whatever winter jacket they had.  They'd be out
> there dancing with ladies in full ball gowns and gals in jeans with a spiffy
> t-shirt with a guy in a full tuxedo.

That is too much - It sounds like a great time though :)  Very relaxed :)

> All's good in the family <g>.

Yep :)

>> > To define his style, it's the snappy end of the blue jean crowd with sneak
>> > He even irons Tshirts <g>.
>>
>> :)

>Charlotte has never gone to school without ironed bluejeans.  I think it's kin
> da neat!

When I first met Ron, actually it was the second day I'd known him, he had on a
pressed t-shirt.. I noticed it since my mom never would have bothered.. but
then she had 6 kids so .. (grin).  I was living in the town where I went to
college at the time.. scraping out an existence on college loans, etc. I was
impressed :)

Take care,
Janis

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