girl in blue                 PrimoDonna
                                                                               
                                               ...memories of the past,

                                                        thoughts about the present,

                                                              and hopes for the future

November 2006



A Clothes Hamper and Other Furniture

Monday, 27 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Just before Bill and I were married, we bought a wicker clothes hamper from a roadside vendor. Around payday, vendors would be set up along the road by the housing areas. A person could buy all sorts of things like rugs, tapestries, and oil paintings
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The Big Day!

Friday, 24 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
For our civil wedding ceremony, we were married by Mayor Baum of Baumholder. We gave our marriage stamps to the mayor, and they were put on the marriage certificates. A friend of Bill's and his wife stood up for us when we were married on the morning
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Flying to Germany and Getting Ready to Get Married

Wednesday, 22 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
My mom and sister Dottie saw me off on September 5, when I flew to Germany to get married. From New York City, I flew to Frankfurt, Germany, on Lufthansa Airlines. I had to hurry to catch the connecting flight because I had to change terminals. It
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Today

Tuesday, 21 November 2006 7:53 A GMT-06
This past weekend we were in Arkansas to help Bill's oldest sister and her husband celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. There were over 100 people there! We also visited with my parents, two sisters, their husbands, two nephews, one niece, and
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Mortar Maid

Friday, 17 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
The summer that I was engaged, my parents started building a new house on their land way out in the Arkansas "boonies." The house was built with a cement foundation and cinderblock walls covered with nature rock. That summer I moved home. While I was
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Donna

Jeep Dashboard

Wednesday, 15 November 2006 7:48 A GMT-06
One morning not long ago, I was driving in my Jeep listening to a CD. One display on the dash board shows the CD track number that is playing, and to the right is the time. I looked down to see what time it was and here is what I saw--
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Three Bridal Showers

Monday, 13 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
I was fortunate enough to have three bridal showers. In June, I went with Sharon and her kids to Wichita to meet other members of Bill's family. While we were there, Bill's sister Shirley gave me a bridal shower. I don't remember very much about that
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Shopping for My Wedding Dress

Friday, 10 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
We had planned for Bill to come back to the States the next year for us to get married in Arkansas. I missed him very much and didn't want to wait that long. I suggested that I come to Germany so we could be married sooner. Bill agreed. There was a
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Donna

Family Photo Taken June 1970

Wednesday, 8 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
This photo was taken in June 1970. It is probably one of the last photos taken of the family--my parents, my two sisters, and me--before there were any sons-in-law or grandchildren. That's Cheria on the left, Dottie in the middle, and me on the
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Red Dress

Monday, 6 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
Below is the photo that appeared in the newspaper announcing our engagement. The red dress that I am wearing, I also wore on my first date with Bill. Plus, I wore it when Bill and I were married at the German courthouse in Baumholder, Germany, on
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Lucky Me!

Friday, 3 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
That summer I found out that Bill's sister Shirley, who lived in Wichita, Kansas, knew a woman who she wanted to introduce to her single brother. She was trying to play matchmaker like Fern, but never got the chance! I snagged him first. Lucky me!
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The End of a Tiring but Wonderful Week

Wednesday, 1 November 2006 12:00 A GMT-06
On Saturday Bill and I went dancing in Eureka Springs with his sister Sharon, brother-in-law Alfred, and two other couples. It was another late night; in fact, we got back to Sharon and Alfred's at 4:30 in the morning. I ended up sleeping on the couc
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