Well, I arrived at the RITZ outside of Detroit and checked in... Steph and timmy were on a plane arriving later that day... So, I wondered down to the "meet and greet" cocktail hour... I was a little (not sure of the word) guessing.. as to what type of crowd this particular event would draw..???
You see I had never been in a or at a "CAR GROUP" , "CAR GATHERING" event ever ever ever.... I had my reservations...:frown
I eventually left the cocktail hour to go pick up my family... After I picked them up and we started driving back to the hotel, I said to my wife, "We might be leaving this rally thing a little earlier then intended".. She said, "Really?" I basically said, "Well, you'll see and then you can make your own decision"
That was probably the most WRONGFUL statement I have ever made besides the statement... "Of course I love you baby!!" (we all have used that one.. right!!!??)
Turns out... it takes a couple of hours to get to know everyone... sometimes a hello, sometimes a stiff drink... or even a "hey, you have a GT? Me too.. I be darned" (type statement)
I met the nicest of people from all sorts and literally had a grin on my face.. ear to ear the whole weekend..
Timmy was 6 months old then and now is 2 1/2... wow... you guys have seen more of him then some family of mine has...
Rally II was just a reunion with more stories to tell and more great people to meet...
I wanted to post this for 1 main reason... If you're new & unsure of what to expect and who to expect..... expect just the best...truly.... A great group of families from all over with interesting stories, backgrounds and of course pretty cool cars...
This GT thing has made me an internet whore.... its made me some good friends and some great memories with my wife and son....
Looking forward to wednesday "cocktail hour" I probably won't be there as I'm doubling my guy on Days of Our lives" but my wife (stephanie) and son (timmy) will be there in full stride... I expect all you guys to welcome them and keep 'em company until I arrive (yeah, start talking $$hit guys) you know what I mean... I will arrive later in the "you know"
Thanks for the excitement,dirty jokes,good stories,sad stories,drinks,speeding tickets and camaraderie that I truly never expected off of the internet...:cheers whudda thunk it??:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup
You see I had never been in a or at a "CAR GROUP" , "CAR GATHERING" event ever ever ever.... I had my reservations...:frown
I eventually left the cocktail hour to go pick up my family... After I picked them up and we started driving back to the hotel, I said to my wife, "We might be leaving this rally thing a little earlier then intended".. She said, "Really?" I basically said, "Well, you'll see and then you can make your own decision"
That was probably the most WRONGFUL statement I have ever made besides the statement... "Of course I love you baby!!" (we all have used that one.. right!!!??)
Turns out... it takes a couple of hours to get to know everyone... sometimes a hello, sometimes a stiff drink... or even a "hey, you have a GT? Me too.. I be darned" (type statement)
I met the nicest of people from all sorts and literally had a grin on my face.. ear to ear the whole weekend..
Timmy was 6 months old then and now is 2 1/2... wow... you guys have seen more of him then some family of mine has...
Rally II was just a reunion with more stories to tell and more great people to meet...
I wanted to post this for 1 main reason... If you're new & unsure of what to expect and who to expect..... expect just the best...truly.... A great group of families from all over with interesting stories, backgrounds and of course pretty cool cars...
This GT thing has made me an internet whore.... its made me some good friends and some great memories with my wife and son....
Looking forward to wednesday "cocktail hour" I probably won't be there as I'm doubling my guy on Days of Our lives" but my wife (stephanie) and son (timmy) will be there in full stride... I expect all you guys to welcome them and keep 'em company until I arrive (yeah, start talking $$hit guys) you know what I mean... I will arrive later in the "you know"
Thanks for the excitement,dirty jokes,good stories,sad stories,drinks,speeding tickets and camaraderie that I truly never expected off of the internet...:cheers whudda thunk it??:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup