Wow, great news Mikey, Marne and Jalen

. You deserve either of the jobs you choose and I know you will choose the best one for you and your family
First I want to say that Bakersfield turned out to be one of the best days of my life in along time:rock: Getting to meet everyone that came was superb!:dancing: I was so nervous and excited about meeting everyone - (bet no one knew that

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I remember meeting you on this forum and all the hours I have IM'd and post ho'ed with you from the NFFF to this very wonderful forum until all hours of the night!!! Meeting you in person was to good to be true.:dancing: You have no idea how special it was. I was gonna kick you in the nutzz and couldn't bring myself to do it!

Sorry I hugged you so many times, it's just what I do when I love someone! :star: I only wish Marne and Jalen could have been there, too

- but I will save up more hugs for them later

Uhhh Ohhh - run Jalen

I emailed with Marne the night before and she misses you so much when you are gone. After meeting you, I can say I totally understand why. You are a big giant teddy bear bastage! Your true love for your fellow man radiates from your core from the moment you lay eyes on someone. Anyone who has met Mikey in person knows what I am talking about :rock: :dancing: and if you have not, you will know when you do meet him.

I could go on and on, but I think you know that all this rambling really means Thank You and I love you. Jerry does too. He really enjoyed meeting you. Thank you for bugging him into submission.

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Shawn, I remember when I first saw you and Mikey there at the GTG I was immediately overwhelmed and I cried inside knowing I had made true friends in both of you. Shawn, you are very special to me also, and thank you for the many hours of midnight IM'ing! You are always positive and steadfast. You help me keep my ho on :rock: Like I said above the only thing that could have made it any better was if your lovely and gracious wife Joanna could have been there, too, along with Marne and Jalen.
When I saw you both I cried! - Shhhhhhhhh (don't laugh)

I remember looking at you both and knowing in my heart that I already knew you. Shawn, you do not know how good it makes me feel to see the graciousness and kindness of you and your family. You are a saint of a man and it shows. I enjoyed hanging out with you and the hotdog we shared at lunch and the dinner we shared at Logan's were the best I ever had - peanuts and all! THANK YOU

I have also come to know and love Joanna and her kind ways through IM'ing with her. You are blessed to have each other. You both will have a place in the kindom of God after you leave this temporary home we live in. And what a lucky little girl Nikki is to have such a solid foundation to grow up in. What an angel she is
So as not to use up all the bandwidth here, I will end by telling every single person I met at the GTG that you have all added something very special to my life. I never knew the day I drove my truck home from the dealer it come with so many upgrades. They didn't even mark up the price for that!!! My God, how unreal it is. You guys all rock and I love my SRT-10. It may be an expensive toy, but hey look at all the friends I got with it:rock: :rock: :dancing: :star: Love you all!!:rock: :rock:
And Jack and Patrick - thank you again for all you have done for us. Jack, you are a dirty old man!!

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Good luck Mikey in your new beginning. You will truly only move up from here.

Call anytime anyplace - you are always welcome in our lives.
Wow, I hope I spelled everything right - this will give Tim something to do while he puffs on those magnificent cigars

Thank you Tim
Denise and Jerry

I want to close with a few of my favorite pics of the day..... there are many, many more
