Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for October 03, 2014

i FINALLY finished reading the whole archive of Luann and i’m pretty impressed, from now on i will be reading Luann strips everyday and commenting……so ummmm……HI EVERYONE!!!

Brad/Toni’s weddings planning is as challenging as Brad doing Whack-A-Mole. What an analogy.

Well, at least you’ve found a way to get through all of that aggression/anger you’ve been holding back. Why not do a Michael/Deanna and elope? That will solve most everything… ;)

“Out Of Whack”“Mole Removal”“Pop Goes The Weasel”“She’s A Little Bit Country….” (♫)“You Say Potato, And I Say Raw Polystarched Tuberous Crop…” (♫)“To The Beat Of Your Own Conundrum”“The Same Difference”“Equinox, Paradox”“You Hit The Nail Right On The Thumb”“Missing You” or“Chuck E. Cheesed Off”

Yes, why does Brad want a big wedding anyway?! It would cost both of them money they could be spending on a honeymoon trip, or spiffing up Brad’s rental house, or etc., stuff like that! ;)

And Happy- And -Soon -To -Be – Friday!!!!! (8^D)

It’s been mentioned before that Brad wants a big wedding … but how many people would he and Toni have to invite anyway? Unless there are a tremendous number of people from the fire department who are going to be on the guest list, they’d be hard pressed to think of a dozen people to invite.

Well, there’s always room for compromise. Just let her do whatever she wants.

Are you sure you meant "conception?! =-O

Hey! That’s Right! ;)

“All of us commenters will be there, too.” ^With the song list CD compilation that I still have….

Now That would be a Great compromise! ;)

This is a great time for wedding reminiscence…any takers? This just might help Brad and Toni! Also, it would be a great contest for Greg & Co… ;)

So who does Brad expect to pay for “his” fancy/big wedding?We all know why her parents aren’t going to.

I don’t get why Brad wants a big, fancy wedding. Anybody know?

Michael/Deanna who? I’m thinking I should know this one, but it’s just out of reach… FBOFW, maybe?

You need to invite BOB the squirrel..

since spring is too soon, and fall is too late, than it has to be a cool summer, maybe at night under the moonlight? and has to be half-fancy/half simple and medium size

Well, IS Katie keeps bopping me with her paw…she wants to go to bed Right Now ! Luckily for her that sounds mighty appealing! ’Nite all! ;)-————————————————————————“Here Skugg (sic) Lies snug As a bug In a rug.” Letter to Georgianna Shipley on the death of her squirrel, 26 Sept. 1772. “Skug” (sic) was a dialect word meaning “squirrel” (Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790)

Well, the fanciest thing we had were party favors from “Party City” and the cake. Other than that, it was pretty much “come as you are”, ha ha!!!

And it was in the basement area of a local bar (complete with a separate, private entrance to it) that they set aside for people wishing to hold private parties. We were able to rent it out for less than 100 bucks….

LOL! – Or if it said “free iPhones”…. (of course, that will go over well…)

Which reminds me… I’ve got to dig out our “keepsakes”, since our anniversary is next week (or in a week and a half)! The missus and I like to look at our “memory collection” each year….

@Peanuts511: Welcome, first of all. I second SactoSylvia’s advice, it’s a shame you didn’t know to take notes as you went along (or did you?). You’ll want to be able to refer to the business with Mrs. Horner’s clock, or the time Shannon got lost, or when Gunther pulled Luann out of the canyon.

Whatever happened to Lindy, anyway?

I don’t remember if I’ve told the story here before, but a friend of mine told me about how her son and daughter-in-law went horribly in debt to put on the biggest, fanciest, showiest wedding — I mean, they had a hot-air balloonist giving rides to the kids. They had a magician, face painting, balloon animals, a bird release, a DJ and a live band, I don’t know what-all, but you get the idea.

And the marriage failed in less than two years, because they had no money left to live on. Well, that’s not strictly true, they could afford basic groceries and rent, but everything else they brought in had to go to servicing this monstrous debt. They couldn’t go out to dinner, take vacations, or anything like that. Incidental expenses like car repairs or dentistry always meant missing a payment somewhere else and having to pay a penalty to the balloonist, or the face painter, or whoever.

Early summer / late spring, with a small simple ceremony followed by a big fancy reception. The weather is perfect, the timing is far enough out to decide on details, close loved ones get to see the ceremony and everyone gets to celebrate in style.

Guys should just go along with what their love wants. It’s her day, and he’s just along for the ride, which will be a great one that night, but then…

Well not always, when I married, my husband also wanted the big wedding and I wanted to keep it small and simple. Guess who won…LOL…;-D

ORM….How dare your ancestors fight mine in the British-American Invasion of New France? What did they ever do to you :p (The First Nations picked the wrong side, unless you think they wanted to be reservated) ;)

A challenge? —Just like Whomp-a-Weasel! But it’s a challenge that you’re up to, Brad! Man up! Get together with Toni and set a date!

Whatever you do, don’t schedule the wedding during football season.

I’ve never met a guy who wants a big and fancy wedding, Never.

I’d be really surprised if they don’t end up eloping.

Ha! I’m sure that if I pointed out the innuendo, some would say I have a dirty mind. That’s not true, though. It’s just lightly stained, and I like it that way.

Brad, what part of “She gets what she wants” or you don’t get any do you not understand?

Go for a June wedding, Brad.

Just give in, Brad…you’ll learn soon enough that weddings are for the women and they’re going to do whatever they want anyway.

Besides, what guy wants a big wedding?

Maybe Brad thinks 50 guests IS a big, fancy wedding and Tony thinks 50 is small and intimate. I wonder if they’ve even made up a guest list? Brad seems to have simple tastes so his idea of big and fancy could be what most people think of as simple.

Early May would give them plenty of time to plan and wouldn’t be too hot or too cold.

nope, i read way long ago that they had a small wedding, Nancy loved it but Frank didn’t. (see, i didn’t need to write notes)

One word: Elope.

Planning Wedding = Whomp a Weasel. Yup, pretty much.

I guess it’s safe to say that Brad’s weasel is not getting whomped by Toni._______________________

Leviticus? Is that you?

1) It’s great to see Luann & Brad communicating as adults, without the snark. They have a future friendship in store.*2) Wedding timing: First sign up for the premarital counseling & classes. Plan for your marriage to begin one month after the classes end.

“All of us commenters will be there, too.”*BS: But will we Commenters GET CAKE? I go for either the traditional white (a corner piece, with lots of frosting) or carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Raisins, for ORM.

Brad should give in to Toni on this. It’s called Enlightened Self-Interest… or in other words, What Goes Around, Comes Around. I’ve been happily married for forty years (and still going), and have learned how to keep it happy.

Ha ha! Good one!

@peanuts511 ’ello

Poor Brad,

He is learning that marriage is all about compromising. And Brad – It need not be a 50/50 compromise. Remember – weddings are for girls. She is Barbie. You are Ken. Your job is to make her look good.

IMHO – weddings are for the couple, to take another step in their life journey – and yes, it may be about compromise, but both are equally important in this step. If it becomes about showing off, or taking a second mortgage to pull it off, it’s not worth it.

Brad ‘s wish for a big wedding is odd given his simple tastes (save a glass, drink from the jug), his lack of friends even among his fellow firefighters, (hey, he spends all his time with TJ , Toni , or his immediate family, and we’ve never seen any other relatives with only one aunt on an indeterminate side of the family ever having been mentioned).Mark my words; this is just Greg setting them up to run off to fight a fire in their wedding duds, a la the “Fantastic Four” movie.

Without a doubt.

I think that both of them are having second thoughts.

Size doesn’t always mean it will cost a lot more.

True, but we don’t know what Brad means by “big.” # of guests? Size of the venue? Quality of the accommodations? We don’t know… Although I’m probably leaning towards “# of guests…” Just a gut hunch….Perhaps the # of guests might also affect the “size of the venue,” but we’ll see.

No, I really think Toni is avoiding wedding talk because she doesn’t want to marry Brad right now. She made a spur of the moment decision proposing to Brad, and ever since she has not once wanted to discuss the wedding. The fact that she finds fault with every possible season means she is stalling.

“Always with the negative waves, Moriarity…. ALWAYS WITH THE NEG-A-TIVE WAVES!”

I haven’t seen one iota of evidence t hat Toni doesn’t want to marry him. I haven’t seen any evidence at all to anything in re: the wedding. This could just be GE setting things up now. I think you’re just speculating… maybe because that’s what you want.. I want them to be happy And I believe they will be once things settle down.

I fear that Brad and Toni will become the new “Lockhorns”.

My late husband (passed away a year ago last June) found the chapel, the minister, the venue for the reception, chose the music, rented a limo, arranged the potluck reception (bring recipe), and chose the date. All I had to do was find a dress, make my bouquet and chose a maid of honor. Good thing too, I had the flu and almost didn’t make it. Not having to worry or mess with any of the details sure saved the situation from my point of view.

BTW: I SO appreciate that no one has made the easy putdown equating TJ with a we… (oh, you know).

Meanwhile, back at Bernice ’s dorm:

greetings and whatever that is to you too!

I guess his upholstery did last! ;)

“Chocolate Bomb” I want one Right Now! LOL ;)

Nope. Still got the registry list to show… – And not one item was checked off on the list. – I wouldn’t have even bothered to register, but I had figured that having one spot would have eased the “headache” of running around to look for stuff, and I had figured that instead of someone going to “Chez Spend- A – Bunch”, it would have been less expensive for everyone to go there…

And we had to get the housewares, ourselves. I wasn’t kidding- practically the only thing we got was dishes. No iron, ironing board, shower curtain, not even a mop and bucket (but we just went out and got those things ourselves when we came back from our trip)… nothing but dishes!

LOL! – And don’t worry, it was funny to us, when it happened! It’s one that went in the “funny memories wing” of our “memory collection”. – We actually gave 2 sets away, to a couple of people, so I also look at it as a “pay it forward” sort of deal….

We could have traded a “crock pot” for a set, and a utensil to be named later….