We had about three weeks to get ready for the wedding. To get married in the church I had to have parental permission because I was only 19. You have to be 21 to get married in the catholic church without permission. Dad was working in St. Louis for awhile so I called mom to get the permission. She then got ahold of dad to get his permission for me. The first thing mom said when I told her I wanted to get married was "I was afraid of that." Dad was at Kathy's at the time mom called and he started raising cane and saying I would not get his permission ect, Kathy finally tod him if he wanted me to get married in the church and if he would like to walk me down the aisle, he probably should sign the paper. When Dave called his mother, he told her he was calling to invite her to his wedding. They talked a little bit, mostly about me and she said "can't you find someone your own religion?" We were off to a good start!! lol
Dave and I both had to take some pre-marital counseling. Dave had to do his at the base. He also had to sign a paper that our children would be baptized catholic. Dave did not like this at all but he didn't have much choice if he wanted to marry me.
I bought a beautiful white suit and a pillbox hat that had a short veil on it. We bought carnation corsages and boutinieres. Dave got me a set of rings from a friend of his whose wedding plans fell through. They fit perefectly. Mom had asked me if she could get the wedding cake. I told her we didn't need one, but she talked me into it. I hadn't even thought about any kind of reception. A couple girls at work brought the punch. The only thing missing that I wish I had was a white tablecloth to cover the canary yellow table. We did have a little reception at the apartment that Dave and I had rented, because of mom and a few friends. lol
Saturday, May 9, 2009
The Silver Tongued Devil's Proposal
While we were sitting in the car after a date, Dave kinda-sorta proposed to me. He simply said "what would you say if I asked you to marry me". I replied, "I'd say I have to think about it awhile". No more was said about it as he walked me to the door. He then went to his hotel room.
We met at the USO the next afternooon before he headed back to Fort Leonard Wood. He loved to play rummy with Mrs. Gilmore. They were fun to watch because they were really a pair!No more was said that weekend about the so-called proposal.
The following Friday night he picked me up for a date. We hadn't been out very long at all until he asked me if I had thought about his question. I said "if you asked me to marry you I would probably say I had to think about it." He never did come right out and say "will you marry me". It was something like "well, will you." I accepted that as a proposal and said yes.
He was on orders to go to Germany in February,so we knew if we were going to get married before he left, it would have to be real soon.
We met at the USO the next afternooon before he headed back to Fort Leonard Wood. He loved to play rummy with Mrs. Gilmore. They were fun to watch because they were really a pair!No more was said that weekend about the so-called proposal.
The following Friday night he picked me up for a date. We hadn't been out very long at all until he asked me if I had thought about his question. I said "if you asked me to marry you I would probably say I had to think about it." He never did come right out and say "will you marry me". It was something like "well, will you." I accepted that as a proposal and said yes.
He was on orders to go to Germany in February,so we knew if we were going to get married before he left, it would have to be real soon.
Christmas of '64
Dave returned to Fort Leanard Wood where he was stationed. I was casualy dating other guys and Dave was going out with other girls. Afterall we had only had one date. We weren't seriously, exclusively dating until around the first part of December.
I took him "home" with me to the lake to have Christmas with my family. They let him stay in cabin #2 for the night. That is the year he gave me a beautiful red v-necked sweater with a red turtleneck dickey. He liked it when I wore red because that is the color that has always looked the best on me.I happened to already have a pair of red patton leather three inch high heels and a red skirt to go with it. The match was great.
Oh, did I mention that he had a gorgeous car. I think it was a Chevy, I know it was white with red interior. Besides his smile and charm, he was also more mature than the guys I had been dating.
And the plot thickens.....
I took him "home" with me to the lake to have Christmas with my family. They let him stay in cabin #2 for the night. That is the year he gave me a beautiful red v-necked sweater with a red turtleneck dickey. He liked it when I wore red because that is the color that has always looked the best on me.I happened to already have a pair of red patton leather three inch high heels and a red skirt to go with it. The match was great.
Oh, did I mention that he had a gorgeous car. I think it was a Chevy, I know it was white with red interior. Besides his smile and charm, he was also more mature than the guys I had been dating.
And the plot thickens.....
Friday, May 8, 2009
Our First Date
I was thrown for a loop by the fact that Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Gilmore gave this soldier, Dave, permission to take me out. After all, it was against the rules and I would rather get to know him better before actually dating him. They were my excuse for not goiing out with him!! However, the smile on his face was hard to refuse. He saw humor in the situation and his eyes were just sparklilng with orneriness. He wore me down with his charm, and I quite reluctantly decided to go with him.
We left shortly after that and went to Steak and Shake to get something to eat. Steak and Shake is a drive-in similar to Sonic. You pulled into a spot beside a speaker and ordered your food. Your food would be brought to you on a tray and attached to your window. I am adding these details for my great grandchildren that some day may not know about these kind of places.
After we ate we went to the Cactus Club. It was one of my favorite places to go. They had a great band on the weekends and a nice dance floor. There was a bar attached to it but was completely separate from where we were. We could get in because we were at least 18. The band catered to our age group and played all the newest hits, plus music from the past couple years. We had a good time dancing and talking and I was glad I went out with him.
We left shortly after that and went to Steak and Shake to get something to eat. Steak and Shake is a drive-in similar to Sonic. You pulled into a spot beside a speaker and ordered your food. Your food would be brought to you on a tray and attached to your window. I am adding these details for my great grandchildren that some day may not know about these kind of places.
After we ate we went to the Cactus Club. It was one of my favorite places to go. They had a great band on the weekends and a nice dance floor. There was a bar attached to it but was completely separate from where we were. We could get in because we were at least 18. The band catered to our age group and played all the newest hits, plus music from the past couple years. We had a good time dancing and talking and I was glad I went out with him.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Armed Forces Day Parade
It was early May of '64 that Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Gilmore, the older ladies in charge at the USO, were going to go to Fort Leonardwood, Missouri for the Armed Forces Day Parade. They invited all the hostesses to go along if they wanted to. I decided to go---I had never been to an army base and I was curious plus I wanted to see the parade. It seems to me that there were only about three or four of us hostesses went. I really enjoyed the parade, all the men in uniform marching in unison and really liked the army band.
After the parade, a soldier came up to our group and it was quite obvious that they knew him real well. He invited us all to go to the NCO Club with him for lunch. I was sitting at the opposite end of the table and was taking in the sights. It was a very nice club and of course it was full of soldiers in their dress uniforms. This is when I knew that I really liked a man in uniform if they were easy on the eyes and wore the uniform well. (I loved Harmon Rabb on Jag, WOW!)
Afterwards we headed on back to Springfield, and the USO. We weren't back long at all when this same soldier came into the club. He sat down at the table that I was sitting at and we just made some small talk and we played a few songs on the jukebox. He asked me out on a date and I thought (gosh, I don't even really know him). So I thought I had a perfect out---I told him that we were not allowed to leave with or date any of the soldiers. He excused himself from the table and was only gone a short time. When he came back he had a big grin on his face and said that I had permission to go out with him. This soldier was David Reinke, known to some of you as dad, grandpa and eventually great grandpa.
After the parade, a soldier came up to our group and it was quite obvious that they knew him real well. He invited us all to go to the NCO Club with him for lunch. I was sitting at the opposite end of the table and was taking in the sights. It was a very nice club and of course it was full of soldiers in their dress uniforms. This is when I knew that I really liked a man in uniform if they were easy on the eyes and wore the uniform well. (I loved Harmon Rabb on Jag, WOW!)
Afterwards we headed on back to Springfield, and the USO. We weren't back long at all when this same soldier came into the club. He sat down at the table that I was sitting at and we just made some small talk and we played a few songs on the jukebox. He asked me out on a date and I thought (gosh, I don't even really know him). So I thought I had a perfect out---I told him that we were not allowed to leave with or date any of the soldiers. He excused himself from the table and was only gone a short time. When he came back he had a big grin on his face and said that I had permission to go out with him. This soldier was David Reinke, known to some of you as dad, grandpa and eventually great grandpa.
The USO
It was the spring of '64 that my roommate Jane and I heard about the USO club.
We decided to check it out one weekend night that we didn't have other plans, which was rare. A Friday evening did come up that neither one of us had something else to do, so we went on down there. It was a club for military service members. They could come in there and play cards, board games or play the jukebox. If we decided to do this, we would be the hostesses. We would serve refreshments and play cards with them or sometimes one of them would want to dance to a song on the jukebox.There were two elderly ladies in charge of the place. The only real rule was that we were not to leave with or otherwise date these guys. We decided to go ahead and do this, it was a new experience and if we didn't like it we could just quit, it was voluntary. I found out I really liked these men in uniform. They were fun to be around and interesting to talk to.
We decided to check it out one weekend night that we didn't have other plans, which was rare. A Friday evening did come up that neither one of us had something else to do, so we went on down there. It was a club for military service members. They could come in there and play cards, board games or play the jukebox. If we decided to do this, we would be the hostesses. We would serve refreshments and play cards with them or sometimes one of them would want to dance to a song on the jukebox.There were two elderly ladies in charge of the place. The only real rule was that we were not to leave with or otherwise date these guys. We decided to go ahead and do this, it was a new experience and if we didn't like it we could just quit, it was voluntary. I found out I really liked these men in uniform. They were fun to be around and interesting to talk to.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
The Green Hair
After I had worked at Clayton's quite awhile, I did build up a few good customers. One of my customers had real short hair and was trying to grow out a black dye job. Her roots were white and about an inch grown out. I was giving her a black rinse (temporary, it will wash out) to her roots to cover all the white. She then decided that this rinse was messy, it rubs off a little on collars or pillowcases ect. She also told me the over the counter product she wanted me to put on her hair. I told her that this wouldn't work, that it would turn her hair green. She argued on and on and was so adament that I use this product on her. She finally got so frustrated with me that she threatened to go to another shop if I wouldn't do it. So, what the heck, I had warned her right??
So the next week she brought in this product she had bought in a store, so I could put it on for her. Once more I advised against it, but she stood her ground. I applied the product and when it was done I put her hair in curlers and put her under the dryer. During the comb out, I just chatted normally with her, but she had to do it---she asked me how the color looked. I said, "oh I guess it's okay if you like green hair!!!" Well, I shouldn't have said that because it cost me a very good customer and usually she was a very sweet lady. She never returned to the shop.
So the next week she brought in this product she had bought in a store, so I could put it on for her. Once more I advised against it, but she stood her ground. I applied the product and when it was done I put her hair in curlers and put her under the dryer. During the comb out, I just chatted normally with her, but she had to do it---she asked me how the color looked. I said, "oh I guess it's okay if you like green hair!!!" Well, I shouldn't have said that because it cost me a very good customer and usually she was a very sweet lady. She never returned to the shop.
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