Originally Posted by 100%CardsFan

I really thought about what you said and said F it. Im not gonna pay a couple bills, Hell the IRS already f'd up my finances. Ill wake up without a dollar to my name on Sunday but if we win....It will be all worth it!! Thanks D hey lets def meet up for a brew before the game.

Originally Posted by Angel

That is just wrong on so many levels. The hubby would just have to sit home with brother & sister all on his lonesome, course I already got the ring.

To think I was gonna jump all up and down because you indirectly called me a weak fan (Phoenix native, 3rd generation). But man you have worse troubles than what I think of you for what you think of me.

All third quater screaming will be in your honor and I am at my best in the third. Enjoy the show....

Originally Posted by WisconsinCard

Oh and by the way I am still working on getting my son and I there. The chaepest flight out around here is $720 that is out of Chicago. If anyone out there has airline connections let me know. I am dying to get to this game, but wifey would kill me if I spent $2000, she would only mame me for spending $1000.

I have even tried to fly into Vegas or LA and the flights are just too expensive.

Originally Posted by cardsfanmd

THIS IS BS!!!!!!!!!! WHAT KIND OF WOMAN OFFERS TO BABYSIT ON A WEEKEND WHEN HER GUY'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS IT'S FIRST PLAYOFF GAME IN 10 YRS????????????? From a woman's perspective, am I really in the wrong for being pissed about this?

Originally Posted by azsouthendzone

Save your money and go to the Cards vs. Giants game. Closer to you and less drama. Yeah, we will win this weekend. This weekend is a big deal, but it is only part of the story of this season.

Originally Posted by azmike74

Cardsfanmd, I am going to pour myself a double Makers Mark and Coke in your honor. I cannot possibly offer you advice considering I screw my own life up enough but when I make mistakes, I drink, so for you, I will drink and wish you the best with your woman situation.

Originally Posted by cardsfanmd

OK, here is the miserable story that I am currently living:

Early this year we planned a trip to Disney World for us, our two children and some of her family for the week after Thanksgiving.

We have had a pretty rocky relationship over the years, being as though our first child was an accident through somewhat of a series of one-night-stands and our second came right after I lost half of a hand at work and was having to work illegally at night to keep food on the table (no I wasn't selling my ass or drugs). She has always wanted to get married but I have been more than hesitant. For one, her father is the best domestic attorney in the state and for two, she is kinda crazy.

Anyway, I finally decided that I couldn't imagine my life without her so there was no reason not to finally marry the woman. Her dream has always been to get married at Disney in front of the castle, but I dont have the money and it is to impractical since all of our family is from the Northeast (hers from Jersey, mine from upstate NY). I did the next best thing I could think of and reserved the table with the best view in the restaurant atop Cinderella's castle in Disney at 7:00 and figured after I'd propose as the firework show started. I know this may not be as romantic as pulling the ring out when Jaws pops out of the water (I love Mallrats) but I was damn proud of myself.

Anywho, none of this happened because Thanksgiving morning I took my son sledding down a hill that was too big for him and he broke his leg when I pulled him off the sled too hard trying to sheild him behind my body because we were about to hit a tree at high speeds. He is tough as nails and even though I was crying like a schoolgirl he didn't shed a tear until the next day. He later had surgery at Hopkins and is making a full recovery.

Needless to say, we didn't make the trip, she didn't get a ring and her and I have not gotten along or even slept in the same bed since the accident.

The biggest reason for proposing in Disney as opposed to doing it on Christmas Eve was that I thought giving her the ring in November would guarentee that I got an early OK to fly out for the playoffs and I would have everything set up. I had given up on it but then yesterday I saw that from redoing my flight reservations, Southwest messed up and gave me an extra $900 in vouchers, thus making a rountrip flight for the game FREE!! I also read on here that I could get a ticket for less that $100 so I was ready at that point. Now we haven't even been really talking, so I just kinda tried to pop it on her but she quickly shot it down with the whole babysitting thing.

THIS IS BS!!!!!!!!!! WHAT KIND OF WOMAN OFFERS TO BABYSIT ON A WEEKEND WHEN HER GUY'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS IT'S FIRST PLAYOFF GAME IN 10 YRS????????????? From a woman's perspective, am I really in the wrong for being pissed about this?

wow, I cant believe I just wrote all of that--yes I am aware that i have issues

Originally Posted by Jersey Girl

Wow. That sucks.

Like Angel, I can't separate my woman's feelings and Cardinals ones. (I once had a serious fight with a boyfriend since he couldn't understand why I wanted to spend a whole Sunday in the bar to watch football. Dude, it was opening day!!!)

If you're asking for what you should do about the game, I say talk to her and make sure she knows how important it is.

If you're asking about the relationship, I say she should already know the importance.

Good luck regardless, MD.

Originally Posted by azmike74

I didn't read much after your second paragraph, but I suddenly have a great idea for a business I could start with you....would you be willing to counsel American women for a small fee paid by their husbands?

Originally Posted by thirty-two

Did you try Midwest Airlines outta Milwaukee? Phoenix is a super-saver city with them. That is the only airline I took when I went to college there... they were significantly lower than all the other airlines for that specific flight.

Originally Posted by azsouthendzone

Save your money and go to the Cards vs. Giants game. Closer to you and less drama. Yeah, we will win this weekend. This weekend is a big deal, but it is only part of the story of this season.