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missus_tom

Counting down...

Dec 27, 2004 10:13

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It's like a football tackle... ladyrita December 27 2004, 16:29:51 UTC

Hey, I think I remember that guy, Mum. Haven't I met him a couple of times?

Re: It's like a football tackle... missus_tom December 27 2004, 17:25:06 UTC

Yes, he was the tall one.

beth3070 December 27 2004, 19:01:51 UTC

:-O You haven't met Jake, Mrs. Tom?

missus_tom December 27 2004, 20:46:33 UTC

I've seen him, but never talked to him in person or been introduced to him. He met ladyharriet at a ball in Florida when she was fourteen (!). Then last February, she and I (and baby Louisa) went to the History Conference in Moscow.

We both recognized him from the Florida ball. Guys his size stand out in a crowd (especially to us, because ladyharriet is 6' tall herself).

They danced twice and talked a little after the ball. We saw him here and there during the remainder of the conference weekend, but had no idea he had any interest in ladyharriet.

He called Mr. Tom last summer about his desire to get to know her. My, were we shocked!

We have emailed and talked lots since then. I have grown extremely fond of him. I can't wait to give him a big hug and get to know him in person!

See sirjake's "memories" posts to hear him tell about how he became interested in her. I think it's quite romantic!

beth3070 December 27 2004, 22:33:52 UTC

I agree - it's romantic!

I found Jake's LJ through a friend, and went back to read his posts about her when he announced that they were courting. I don't even know him, yet I feel like I do, and I'm so excited for both of them. Hope y'all have a wonderful time this week! :-)

elanortheeldest December 27 2004, 19:38:47 UTC

I woke up this morning inspired to tackle this house! When all the Christmas clutter gets layered on top of the accumulation of regular, daily clutter, in addition to the "revolving flu for three weeks" clutter, well, that's a lot to tackle!

If you replace "revolving flu" with "revolving respiratory conditions, accompanied with high fevers" then you would have completely described the state here right now.