Jim and Patty (Patti, I dunno how it's spelled, just how it's pronounced), and she's from Mt. Pleasant (where my brother currently lives). So it's doubtful that anyone around here or around HC has met her. I personally met her once, because she came to HC with my brother for Christmas. She seemed nice enough from that one meeting. She and my brother met at work and have been dating for 11 months, so apparantly she seems nice enough after that amount of time too.
And to answer the rest of the questions without making lots of posts: no, I didn't see it coming. My brother generally didn't date one person for a very long time, at least not since high school. He would also make comments about how having a girlfriend is too much work and isn't worth it, even when he was dating someone (he even said "they aren't worth it" over the phone after telling me he was engaged, after the conversation turned to me and I said I didn't have a girlfriend). But at the very least I know that this isn't a decision he entered into lightly, which is good. As for other details, there really aren't any. He hasn't set a specific date yet, but said it'll probably be close to two years (she doesn't graduate until the year after next, and they want to wait till then at least), he tentatively said July of 2007. Oh, and I'm in the wedding party, yay! I'm a groomsman, so I don't have to plan a bachelor party or give a speech or anything annoying like that. I just get to (another direct quote from my brother) "walk down the aisle with one of Patty's hot friends." So I think I can handle that.
Well, those are all the details I can remember at this time. Feel free to pester me with more questions.
And to answer the rest of the questions without making lots of posts: no, I didn't see it coming. My brother generally didn't date one person for a very long time, at least not since high school. He would also make comments about how having a girlfriend is too much work and isn't worth it, even when he was dating someone (he even said "they aren't worth it" over the phone after telling me he was engaged, after the conversation turned to me and I said I didn't have a girlfriend). But at the very least I know that this isn't a decision he entered into lightly, which is good.
As for other details, there really aren't any. He hasn't set a specific date yet, but said it'll probably be close to two years (she doesn't graduate until the year after next, and they want to wait till then at least), he tentatively said July of 2007. Oh, and I'm in the wedding party, yay! I'm a groomsman, so I don't have to plan a bachelor party or give a speech or anything annoying like that. I just get to (another direct quote from my brother) "walk down the aisle with one of Patty's hot friends." So I think I can handle that.
Well, those are all the details I can remember at this time. Feel free to pester me with more questions.
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