Date:         Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:24:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: NVC - just some happy news
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Congratulations Warren, I wish you the best!




This year is me and my wife's 25th wedding anniversary and 30th year
together; shocking.

Where has the time gone?

Jake

On 10/10/06, Warren Lail <vw.bus@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Hey All,
>
> Just a bit of personal news I wanted to share with all of my friends on
> the list.  This past Saturday I became engaged to the most wonderful woman
> I've ever known.  I'm an archaeologist, so I took her to an archaeological
> site in New Mexico that is located about 300 feet up on a cliff.  It took us
> about an hour to hike to the place.  I told her that I needed to
> reinvestigate a 1 X 1 meter unit that I had previously excavated in order to
> gather a bit more data for my dissertation.  While I had her out looking
> around for a spike to drive into the ground, I buried the ring.  When she
> returned, I gave her a little training, after which she began to help me
> excavate the unit.  When the little red leather box was uncovered, she was
> taken aback - "look, someone has lost something!"  Then she opened the box,
> saw the ring, and then it was something like "oh my God!, oh my God!"
>
> She said Yes, and so right now I think I'm the happiest man alive.
>
> Just thought I would share the experience with all of my Vanagon friends.
>
> Warren L.
> 88 Westy "Billy Bones"
>



--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com