Norm here, have been around a long time but too busy to post anything for a while. I hang out mostly at the roadfly message boards...

anyway, I am getting down on one knee and proposing marriage to my girlfriend of 8 years this Christmas Eve.... got a ring picked out and everything.... but don't have the money to actually PAY for said ring...

am selling my CD collection on Ebay, as well as anything else not nailed down that I can find and take a picture of.

Seriously, I have an amazing CD collection - come one come all....

My ebay home page.

I'd appreciate any help anyone wants to offer....

 

I will check out the discs. Good luck!

Keep us updated on anything else you are trying to get rid of also.

 

Mostly CD's at the moment, but lots of diecasts as well (including some mini's, though not up at the moment.)

Got some cameras, minidisk player, firearms, and possibly even an apple G4 Cube for sale....

oh... and a 1971 BMW R75/5....

ebay is mostly CD's at the moment though...

 

good luck!! :smile: what does the ring look like? uh oh, does yer gf hang out here? does she know of yer plan here yet? best of luck! :smile:

 

Very exciting! Best of luck on the whole plan. It'll be a Xmas to remember!!

 

She has NO IDEA... she's guessed this is what I am doing but I've totally tried and throw her off, even told her in no uncertain terms that I am NOT proposing to her yet....

cruel I know, but it must be done to ensure the surprise.

The ring has been picked out and a deposit made, it's actually being custom made. Found a good diamond merchant with a great rep in the area, lots of people I know have bought from him, so I went with hat in hand and told him my story. Picked out a ready made ring and am having it alterred style wise and a nice stone placed in it. Nothing extravagant, less than a carat total weight, but high quality. Some day when I don't have bills to pay I'll upgrade the stone to something better if she wants, but for now I think it's gonna be a winner.

 

okay, took some pictures of the ring.... still owe over $800 on it before I can give it to her.... once again, anyone that wants to help should check out my ebay auctions by going to my homepage - Normalizer's Ebay homepage

And, here's a picture of the ring. Hard to focus in on something small and shiny, but it gives you an idea...

 

Very nice ring, I think you have out done yourself hehehehe

Good work

 

Thanks! Still owe a little over $600 on it, so am really trying to list as much as possible on ebay, but the problem is that the fees end up cost as much as I am selling....

anybody interested in helping, go to ebay and do a search for me as a seller. I use the same name there as here, normalizer.

Thanks!

 

Congratulations! good luck with your auctions- I will check them out. I met you and your girlfriend on the '03 Dragon Run, I was in the SG/W with flowers decals. I think you guys are a great couple and wish you the best of luck! my husband proposed to me on New Year's Eve so I understand how the holiday will be extra special from here on out for you guys! yay!

Amanda
ps. its a gorgeous ring- I am sure she will love it! and my husband did that trick of assuring me that it was not the time to get married too so I was totally surprised. just make sure there's some kleenex around!

 

just came home from work, am getting cleaned up and heading over to her place....

got a bottle of '95 Dom Perignon, the year we had our first date, chilled and ready but plans might change for the champagne....

was gonna drink the champagne with her alone, but just found out that our best friend's son just walked in on leave from the Army as an MP in Baghdad.... I think we will instead drive over and use it to toast his safe return, plus that way she can show off her ring....

Sigh....

very VERY nervous.

pictures and the story will be up probably tomorrow at the following website:

http://www.jeff-jenkins.com


for now it redirects to my ebay page....

 

Good luck! We're rooting for you. :smile:

 

Good luck!
This is better than reality TV!

 

Great luck on the night Normalizer and if you see the individual who just returned please give him my best for the unthankful work he does. He and all who serve are special to me being a veteran myself.



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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. - Frank Zappa

 

It's a YES!

 

:smile: :smile:

Chow!

Donna

 

>> :smile:

I'll second that. The size of the ring doesn't matter at all. I got pain bands - no stone - but upgradded later.

Earl

 

Congrats Norm!

I think you mean plain.

 

congratulations!!!!!!!!

 

>>It's a YES!
Fantastico!
Have a Merry Christmas.
How wonderful.

 

Congratulations!!!


It kinda bugs me when people post just to point out a grammatical error someone made. Kinda patronizing if you ask me...

Anyway, good luck in the marriage, I hope you get all that stuff sold!

 

It really wasn't intended that way. I actaully found some humor in the accidental use of the phrase "pain bands" when talking about wedding bands. Sorry if you didn't appreciate it.

I'm certainly not a grammar expert as my GMAT would attest to.

Dave

 

Not that I didn't appreciate it, I just see that too much here, it kinda bugs me is all, nothin' personal.

Anyway, no harm done, all good brotha!

So where's the wedding Normalizer?

 

Congrats bro, maybe we can get a MINI salute together for ya

 

Down to two seconds on the shot clock....he shoots..he scores....fans are going wild!

Congrats. May you have a lifetime of happiness together.