A few more pics.
I wasn't the coolest kid in high school.
The second is my grandparents' picture wall with all of the siblings, cousins, and grandkids. I'ts much wider than i could actually get into view.
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58 days pt 2
A few more pics.
I wasn't the coolest kid in high school.
The second is my grandparents' picture wall with all of the siblings, cousins, and grandkids. I'ts much wider than i could actually get into view.
My trip to Iowa. 58 days left.
So today was the trip to Iowa with my parents and daughter to see my grandpa (my dad's dad) who is losing his battle with cancer.
Grandpa Wayne has also been on crutches since I have known him. He contracted polio at the age of 23 but hasn't let it hold him back from living his life. Over the years he not only fathered three children (who have given him 8 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren so far), but he also has been a brother, a husband, and had a career as a teacher, worked as a truck driver, served on the board of directors for an iowa telephone company, and was an avid camper. Cancer has affected his life, but also mine and both of my parents. My mom lost her mother about 6 years ago, and my father had a battle with bladder cancer. It is a tough thing to experience, and a difficult thing to watch other people experience. My grandpa may not make it through another year, but after talking with him today, I know his memory will live on in the hearts of many.
I got a few donations today, and also a few of our first letters!
Here they are:
I met my husband while living in Kansas. I was a nurse and was just finishing up my shift, when I was asked to assist the doctor with a man who needed stitches in his arm. When I got into the room, I saw a filthy farmhand who also smelled like a farmhand. He didn't say a word as I watched the doctor put the five stitches in his arm, but offered a polite, "I appreciate it" as he left. Three weeks went by, and as I just finished another shift, I walked out of the doctor's office, a handsome man approached me. Upon closer inspection, I realized it was the same man I'd watched the doctor stitch up. He'd cleaned himself up a bit and had brought me flowers. After some conversation, we went on a date and spent the next 20 years together, until he died 3 years ago from esophagal cancer. I have loved him all along, so after hearing about this site from a friend in Illinois, I am donating $5 for your love. It is a powerful, wonderful thing, and I hope you two share a lifetime of happiness. I am also donating another $5 for the memory of my husband Jim, the love of my life.
Brenda-South Carolina
I am donating 1$ because I think if you love this woman like you say you do, she's awfully lucky to have you. Wish there were more people out there like you.
Ann- North Dakota
I am donating 1$ because I think the fact that your friend made a heart from an engine block is an awesome way to show your love.
Jason-Austin MN
And a big thanks to Darin from South Dakota who donated $50!
Thank you so much for donating. I would also like to ask everyone else out there to donate $1 and also tell your friends about this site. While the ring is important to me, there is a greater good here, and I hope to achieve that goal. You can all help for just 1$.
I posted a few pics of the trip above..those are on the way down to Iowa in and around Faribault.
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End of Day 1
It's been a busy day. Paypal is up and running and we've collected $70 so far. Thank you to everyone that donated. I haven't gotten any love stories or tributes, but I know they're out there. 59 days to go!
Tomorrow will be quite a test. I will be down in Iowa visiting my grandpa who is dealing with cancer the best he can. I'll be back tomorrow night and will give a dollar update at that time...chip in and add a story of your own!
Tomorrow will be quite a test. I will be down in Iowa visiting my grandpa who is dealing with cancer the best he can. I'll be back tomorrow night and will give a dollar update at that time...chip in and add a story of your own!
Andy
My friend Andy is also a romantic guy. He's goofy and fun and would probably deny he's a romantic, but he is. In fact, Andy is such a romantic, he designed an aluminum heart for my girlfriend for Valentine's Day...made from an engine block. Why aluminum? Yeah, it was there, but aluminum doesn't rust away..just like love never fades.
Change is always welcome
I was talking to my good friend Andy about my blog today, and he gave me some really good ideas. We got to brainstorming and I am not proud to announce that Diamonds for Tracy is now a human experiment in love. I have always been fascinated by the human spirit, and therefore I have decided to turn my goal of buying my girlfriend her dream ring into a "human experiment" of sorts.
Do you believe in love?
Do you want to donate in tribute of someone you love?
Is it possible for anyone to care about the love a total stranger has found?
Donate, and email me your love story, your donation tribute, or any words of encouragement to wordofmouthmn@gmail.com and I will post them as we go along. Here is the catch. I need you to tell as many people as you can because I am now looking to accomplish this goal in 60 days. Now, to show that I too believe in love, I am going to donate any dollar amount over my goal (up to $3000) to ANOTHER person in my similar situation. That person will be a donor who can also share their own love story. If we go beyond THAT goal, I will be donating the rest to the American Cancer Society. Everyone has had their lives touched by cancer, and have decided that if I can save someone's love by expressing my own, this whole site will be worth the work. We're at $70 today already and it's only day one!
I have sent my story out to news stations around the country, so be a part of something beautiful. Share your love and let's make something magical..for my girlfriend and for your loves.
Do you believe in love?
Do you want to donate in tribute of someone you love?
Is it possible for anyone to care about the love a total stranger has found?
Donate, and email me your love story, your donation tribute, or any words of encouragement to wordofmouthmn@gmail.com and I will post them as we go along. Here is the catch. I need you to tell as many people as you can because I am now looking to accomplish this goal in 60 days. Now, to show that I too believe in love, I am going to donate any dollar amount over my goal (up to $3000) to ANOTHER person in my similar situation. That person will be a donor who can also share their own love story. If we go beyond THAT goal, I will be donating the rest to the American Cancer Society. Everyone has had their lives touched by cancer, and have decided that if I can save someone's love by expressing my own, this whole site will be worth the work. We're at $70 today already and it's only day one!
I have sent my story out to news stations around the country, so be a part of something beautiful. Share your love and let's make something magical..for my girlfriend and for your loves.
What's the story with you two?
Some of you may wonder why I am doing this.
I met my girlfriend at a coffee shop, purely by coincidence, and chatted for a bit. We then "facebooked" each other and exchanged phone numbers. Our first date was just the normal drinks and conversation type date, but we were together for 5 hours. That night was our first kiss and it blew me away.
We spent every other day together from that first date until she went on a cruise around Christmas. She and I shared time together into the new year, and on January 11th, as we spent the morning together, tears filled her eyes and she told me she loved me.
As time went on, we began to talk about a life together..raising kids, buying a home, and everything else that comes along with it.
Marrying her will be the biggest accomplishment of my life and I eagerly await the day I can ask her to be my bride.
My financial position is not allowing me to make that dream a reality. With student loans galore coupled with the cost of raising an amazing 5yr old daughter, I am doing my best to remain financially stable, but by doing so, I have had to put dreams of purchasing a ring on hold. I broke down the cost of the ring into dollar increments and will be posting a "percentage to goal" notice every so often. I hope you can find it in your heart to chip in..any amount is fine, but please also pass this site along to your friends. It is always nice to see people believing in the power of goodness and love.
I met my girlfriend at a coffee shop, purely by coincidence, and chatted for a bit. We then "facebooked" each other and exchanged phone numbers. Our first date was just the normal drinks and conversation type date, but we were together for 5 hours. That night was our first kiss and it blew me away.
We spent every other day together from that first date until she went on a cruise around Christmas. She and I shared time together into the new year, and on January 11th, as we spent the morning together, tears filled her eyes and she told me she loved me.
As time went on, we began to talk about a life together..raising kids, buying a home, and everything else that comes along with it.
Marrying her will be the biggest accomplishment of my life and I eagerly await the day I can ask her to be my bride.
My financial position is not allowing me to make that dream a reality. With student loans galore coupled with the cost of raising an amazing 5yr old daughter, I am doing my best to remain financially stable, but by doing so, I have had to put dreams of purchasing a ring on hold. I broke down the cost of the ring into dollar increments and will be posting a "percentage to goal" notice every so often. I hope you can find it in your heart to chip in..any amount is fine, but please also pass this site along to your friends. It is always nice to see people believing in the power of goodness and love.
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