Yeah, I did it. I asked my girlfriend Val to marry me and she actually said “yes!” I bought the ring a few days ago and had planned on proposing sometime this weekend. The Road Hammers were in the studio and we had just about finished up an interview when one of the guys mentioned something about barely being able to use a cell phone. THAT led me down the path to making fun of Val. I call her “Amish” because she’s sooo not into phones, electronics, electricity, modern medicine, you name it. Anyway, I had my backpack sitting on the chair behind me while the Road Hammers were performing. I caught a glimps of Val behind me and turned to find her hand in MY bag. Yes, the bag with the ring. I figured I was busted anyway so I pulled it out and the rest is history. Click the podcast to the right of this post to hear how it all went down. I really want to thank the Road Hammers for breaking into an, well, lets call it “interesting” version of John Michael Montgomery’s “I love the way you love me.” They really made a special moment even more special. This entry was posted on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 at 1:14 am and is filed under Personal. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Yeah, I did it. I asked my girlfriend Val to marry me and she actually said “yes!” I bought the ring a few days ago and had planned on proposing sometime this weekend. The Road Hammers were in the studio and we had just about finished up an interview when one of the guys mentioned something about barely being able to use a cell phone. THAT led me down the path to making fun of Val. I call her “Amish” because she’s sooo not into phones, electronics, electricity, modern medicine, you name it. Anyway, I had my backpack sitting on the chair behind me while the Road Hammers were performing. I caught a glimps of Val behind me and turned to find her hand in MY bag. Yes, the bag with the ring. I figured I was busted anyway so I pulled it out and the rest is history. Click the podcast to the right of this post to hear how it all went down. I really want to thank the Road Hammers for breaking into an, well, lets call it “interesting” version of John Michael Montgomery’s “I love the way you love me.” They really made a special moment even more special.
This entry was posted on Saturday, August 16th, 2008 at 1:14 am and is filed under Personal. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Calling the song “I Swear” interesting just does not do it justice!
Congratulations on your impending nuptuals! Can you please post a picture of you and Val? It would be awesome to see the girl who stole your heart and left the rest of us single girls out to dry… I’m still in tears that you’re off the market once again. Alas, she’s a lucky girl, and on behalf of all your listeners, I wish you the best of luck. Let’s just hope she doesn’t turn into the dreaded BRIDEZILLA!!!
Val……you go girl!!!!! Congrats!!
Congrats!!! Loved The Road Hammers version of that song.
Congratulations to you both!! That’s a great story!
Billy….My husband told me he thought he had heard you were engagement!! I had to check out your website to see if what he heard was true!! Congratualtions! I am so happy to see you so happy. Val looks like a really sweet lady! Our best wishes are always with you!
Congrats to both of you!!!!!!
Congrats on your proposal to my cousin, Val! She is so super awesome! We wish you all much happiness and countless blessings from God in your future together! ~Her FL Family!
I lost my sister to cancer one month before you lost your wife. I know the heartache that goes with it. I’m so glad you found someone to put a smile back on your face, and someone you want to share your life with!
I wish you both health and happiness!
In my honest opinion, and this may not be for me to say, but I honestly think that this engagement is too soon after your wife’s death. I don’t think that you really had all the time that you needed to heal from that. It’s just too soon.
Billy i am sorry for your lost but am happy that you found someone else. I wish you and Val all the best. I will be with my husband for ten years this Sept. and I just wish you two the best.
Congrats Billy,Aiden and Val!!!!!!! You’ll be a great new family..Having been introducted to Billy and Aiden’s angel at our PFD(?,04,) banquet when Jeanne was due to have Aiden. I know in my hart she’s happy to have Val in her mens life for love, care and hope. Just remember people are intitled to say what they want BUT you all know how you feel and want to be..GOOD LUCK,Val!!!!!!
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August 16th, 2008 at 1:19 am
Calling the song “I Swear” interesting just does not do it justice!
Congratulations on your impending nuptuals! Can you please post a picture of you and Val? It would be awesome to see the girl who stole your heart and left the rest of us single girls out to dry… I’m still in tears that you’re off the market once again. Alas, she’s a lucky girl, and on behalf of all your listeners, I wish you the best of luck. Let’s just hope she doesn’t turn into the dreaded BRIDEZILLA!!!
August 16th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Val……you go girl!!!!! Congrats!!
August 16th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Congrats!!! Loved The Road Hammers version of that song.
August 17th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Congratulations to you both!! That’s a great story!
August 19th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Billy….My husband told me he thought he had heard you were engagement!! I had to check out your website to see if what he heard was true!! Congratualtions! I am so happy to see you so happy. Val looks like a really sweet lady! Our best wishes are always with you!
August 20th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Congrats to both of you!!!!!!
August 20th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Congrats on your proposal to my cousin, Val! She is so super awesome! We wish you all much happiness and countless blessings from God in your future together!
~Her FL Family!
August 25th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I lost my sister to cancer one month before you lost your wife. I know the heartache that goes with it. I’m so glad you found someone to put a smile back on your face, and someone you want to share your life with!
I wish you both health and happiness!
August 26th, 2008 at 6:59 am
In my honest opinion, and this may not be for me to say, but I honestly think that this engagement is too soon after your wife’s death. I don’t think that you really had all the time that you needed to heal from that. It’s just too soon.
August 27th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Billy i am sorry for your lost but am happy that you found someone else. I wish you and Val all the best. I will be with my husband for ten years this Sept. and I just wish you two the best.
August 27th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Congrats Billy,Aiden and Val!!!!!!!
You’ll be a great new family..Having been introducted to Billy and Aiden’s angel at our PFD(?,04,) banquet when Jeanne was due to have Aiden. I know in my hart she’s happy to have Val in her mens life for love, care and hope.
Just remember people are intitled to say what they want BUT you all know how you feel and want to be..GOOD LUCK,Val!!!!!!