tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post8166537824883021991..comments2023-12-20T02:16:15.132-08:00Comments on The Fifty Factor: Meet The Family-- Or NotJoanna Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-33839150575974017422009-06-23T16:02:44.058-07:002009-06-23T16:02:44.058-07:00This is just too great! It sounds like some of my...This is just too great! It sounds like some of my family reunions. Your hubby deserves a halo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977857862182188636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-84891720159603292332009-06-19T20:42:04.039-07:002009-06-19T20:42:04.039-07:00Joanna, that chicken dance sounds like outrageous ...Joanna, that chicken dance sounds like outrageous fun and I think it should be the new standard in determining who will make a good life partner. I loved that (now hubby) joined you on the chicken-dance floor! And I love that you chicken-danced right in front of him without any sense of 'what will he think of me'.Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765993736554383626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-61308614934538005132009-06-19T06:00:53.634-07:002009-06-19T06:00:53.634-07:00I kept thinking you were talking about my family! ...I kept thinking you were talking about my family! :)<br />And the movie "My big fat Greek wedding". Must have been hilarious!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302111888634922172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-80453709185594968392009-06-18T23:31:12.301-07:002009-06-18T23:31:12.301-07:00I didn't have to meet my husband's parents...I didn't have to meet my husband's parents because they had already passed when we began dating. but I did meet all his siblings (4 brothers, 1 princess... I mean sister) at his grandmother's wake!<br /><br />Are you from PA, by chance? Northeastern PA or central?Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943128638748507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-41670005155665071622009-06-18T22:32:51.311-07:002009-06-18T22:32:51.311-07:00Hahahaha! I have the BIG family too...know exactly...Hahahaha! I have the BIG family too...know exactly what you are talking about. My husband met my family at a reunion...about 80 people...his name sticker said, "I'm with Sara" <br /><br />Love the story, sounds like your honey is a keeper...shucking corn and chicken dancing...what a guy: )The Flying Pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416790641626771836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-50730163890688108032009-06-18T20:13:53.853-07:002009-06-18T20:13:53.853-07:00Corn, bees and the chicken dance is bound to reel ...Corn, bees and the chicken dance is bound to reel 'em in everytime....FoNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365273380889773073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-60624963292361035642009-06-18T19:14:57.470-07:002009-06-18T19:14:57.470-07:00For my husband (older, divorced with two kids, mee...For my husband (older, divorced with two kids, meeting the Catholic family members at a wedding, yikes) - it was the polka. He danced so well, my aunts stood around the dance floor in awe. And voted him in the family on the spot.<br /><br />And also? The Chicken Dance? My family makes the new guy of the moment wear a chicken suit to dance the Chicken Dance. No joke. No suit? No vote!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17630413364180098469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-24222854162230788112009-06-18T17:58:45.607-07:002009-06-18T17:58:45.607-07:00Chicken dance? Wheelbarrows full of corn? C'...Chicken dance? Wheelbarrows full of corn? C'mon, you've GOT to tell me where you're from; it's probably just around the corner from my old house! And where the heck is your hubby from that he'd never even <i>heard</i> of the Chicken Dance??<br /><br />[Wanders off, humming the Chicken Dance music to herself...duh duh duhduhduhduhduh...] Bawk, bawk!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-916461486679024352009-06-18T17:51:18.344-07:002009-06-18T17:51:18.344-07:00Oh my. Corn shucking? Bee stings? He was smitten f...Oh my. Corn shucking? Bee stings? He was smitten for sure! Sounds like he still is!steenky beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570171606663745423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-68880842328937034192009-06-18T14:11:18.894-07:002009-06-18T14:11:18.894-07:00As I was reading through your wonderful story my a...As I was reading through your wonderful story my attention was drawn to the message in your sidebar about your having lupus. It is fantastic what your "little" friends at doing in terms of the race this fall. One of the most special people in my life was affected by lupus. I only wish their was more money for funding.<br /><br />Off to learn more through your link. Thank you!<br /><br />-Francesca3 Bay B Chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900160137075495724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-11628313573469071842009-06-18T08:13:46.519-07:002009-06-18T08:13:46.519-07:00What's not to love about a guy who does the Ch...What's not to love about a guy who does the Chicken Dance!? Thanks for the smiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-51996763111471062692009-06-18T07:22:56.898-07:002009-06-18T07:22:56.898-07:00Another great story...the chicken dance test!Another great story...the chicken dance test!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720030744345215307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-12819504453373543922009-06-18T07:10:45.899-07:002009-06-18T07:10:45.899-07:00You knew he was a keeper from the start....he just...You knew he was a keeper from the start....he just had to prove it to you.<br /><br />Fun, fun post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-70167974413714580332009-06-18T07:02:46.127-07:002009-06-18T07:02:46.127-07:00Totally Hilarious and can relate our family is the...Totally Hilarious and can relate our family is the same way.. the loudest gets heard! The men don't stand a chance up against my mom major flirter she is and then they get intregated...you can almost see the brite light in their eyes. Great Story and thanks for sharing.darsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204592599045715814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-48396079341476630692009-06-18T06:44:33.821-07:002009-06-18T06:44:33.821-07:00LOVE your stories and this is great!LOVE your stories and this is great!ticklishfromadistancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451797961001963400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-51242779553512345652009-06-18T05:59:48.681-07:002009-06-18T05:59:48.681-07:00OMG!, I think you & I and our husbands must be...OMG!, I think you & I and our husbands must be related!!<br />I was seriously laughing out loud at that story and dabbing tears.<br />While my relatives are the rednecks that would've been talking about arm-pits, boogers & beer belches, it was my husband that introduced ME to the chicken-dance.<br />True love!pita-womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18180341525376306799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-56535921811578508842009-06-18T04:40:08.587-07:002009-06-18T04:40:08.587-07:00Snarky Sister,
Not such a secret anymore now that ...Snarky Sister,<br />Not such a secret anymore now that you told the entire Blog Land the Chicken secret...<br /><br />By the time My Lion and I had found each other, my parents were long gone from this life, so he didn't have to rum the gauntlet...<br /><br />But, he asked my brother's permission to marry me, and he waited to get down on one knee and shock me and the entire 30 of us when we were back home for the Christmas Holidays the year he asked me to be his Mrs.<br /><br />That was a wonderful, wonderful moment.<br /><br />The first Michael walked up to him and shook his hand, saying, "That was so much better and more exciting than the way I proposed, Hol!"<br /><br />And, this Michael shook his hand and said, "Doog, we all get smarter when we have a do-over!" They laughed with each other about that.<br /><br />I love La Familia!!!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972581158834240144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-31842726238557487562009-06-18T03:18:10.681-07:002009-06-18T03:18:10.681-07:00You need to go to one of those websites where you ...You need to go to one of those websites where you can turn your blog into a book. You'd have a best seller!<br /><br />About meeting the parents?? I had a hard enough time just meeting my OWN parents!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-88327085911801259032009-06-18T03:02:45.000-07:002009-06-18T03:02:45.000-07:00I love this and I can tell I would love your famil...I love this and I can tell I would love your family. They sound a lot like mine!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-48696309190814545852009-06-18T00:04:58.677-07:002009-06-18T00:04:58.677-07:00Oh and I love the chicken dance too! It's hys...Oh and I love the chicken dance too! It's hysterical.Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599144462630400401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-24376150623356600312009-06-18T00:04:24.584-07:002009-06-18T00:04:24.584-07:00Another good story mate!
How did I feel about meet...Another good story mate!<br />How did I feel about meeting the parents? AWFUL!!!<br />When I met STew I had recently (7 months prior) left my first husband. I had 4 small children. They hated the idea of their PRECIOUS son getting TANGLED up with a solo mother with 4 kids! THEY tried to get him to go overseas and leave me behind... but it didn't work! Luckily. We have now been together for 24 years... and his parents learnt to love me. It wasn't hard, I'M SURE!!! ha ha ha .Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599144462630400401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-79616857006681468702009-06-17T23:31:11.500-07:002009-06-17T23:31:11.500-07:00What a great love story! :)What a great love story! :)Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-87133446773694457142009-06-17T21:45:02.288-07:002009-06-17T21:45:02.288-07:00What a great guy you landed, Joanna! Your family ...What a great guy you landed, Joanna! Your family sounds wonderful too.<br />Great post!<br /><br />Hugs!!Green-Eyed Momsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175981627284967050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-31443582760726223392009-06-17T21:12:29.183-07:002009-06-17T21:12:29.183-07:00Fantastic story. After that you both could survive...Fantastic story. After that you both could survive anything. And I personally love the chicken dance. It sounds like you anotonly have a wonderful partner but a wonderful family as well.Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597193176450931002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211916946754614168.post-78279105960732057372009-06-17T20:54:30.942-07:002009-06-17T20:54:30.942-07:00That is the sweetest story. What a guy! He braved ...That is the sweetest story. What a guy! He braved bee stings, slobbery aunts, screaming nieces and nephews and the Chicken Dance, all for you! I'd say he passed with flying colors.<br />Is his family just as colorful as yours?<br /><br />I wish I could've met Boo's parents. But they both passed away before we got together. His brothers and their families are adorable, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459265311205890622noreply@blogger.com