It's official!

[Eilan]

As of right now, I'm married to a retiree.

It's gonna take a little getting used to--for BOTH of us.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a party to get ready for!

 

[Exciteher]

As of right now, I'm married to a retiree.

It's gonna take a little getting used to--for BOTH of us.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a party to get ready for!

Congratulations!

I remember reading that your hubby is in law enforcement...my sister's husband was in the highway patrol, and he just retired too. She is on cloud-9... for many reasons, so I think I can relate....

Yeah, its a big change... and a big opportunity.. a new door has just opened for you two!

 

[Eilan]

Congratulations!

I remember reading that your hubby is in law enforcement...my sister's husband was in the highway patrol, and he just retired too. She is on cloud-9... for many reasons, so I think I can relate....

Yeah, its a big change... and a big opportunity.. a new door has just opened for you two!

Thank you.

Highway patrol here, too--for the past 27 years. Even though my husband was a supervisor and didn't spend much time on the road in recent years, he was still tired of the paperwork and the other bullshit that comes with the territory. He's seen a lot of sad things over the years, but he also seen his share of positive/funny stuff.

Unless a really great job opportunity comes up, it looks like he'll take July and August off. We have plans to take our kids to a couple of zoos, and I'm sure we'll do lots of other fun stuff with them (and without them if we can get a sitter). Most retirees don't have small children at home.

If he wants to be able to get/afford his retirement gift to himself, he'll HAVE to work.

 

[EJFan]

very awesome... i'm happy for you both!

if you ever catch him wearing shorts with dark socks and sandles, it's time to consider a home.

 

[bisexplicit]

Congratulations. Now, make sure he finds a cool hobby, and not one thats building model trains.

 

[Eilan]

if you ever catch him wearing shorts with dark socks and sandles, it's time to consider a home.

For him or for me??

Now, make sure he finds a cool hobby, and not one thats building model trains.

I know someone who has a husband who paints little war guys for fun. I hope my hubby decides to play golf (which he already does) or something. I think the kids might get into his paints.

 

[EJFan]

For him or for me??

why do you ask... is there serious potential?

 

[Ricwilly]

Congratulations!
"Have you ever been out for a late autumn walk in the closing part of the afternoon, and suddenly looked up to realize that the leaves have practically all gone? And the sun has set and the day gone before you knew it - and with that a cold wind blows across the landscape? That's retirement."

 

[Eilan]

Thanks, y'all!

 

[Lynxie]

Congrats, Eilan! I hope you both enjoy having more time together!!

 

[silverwhisper]

congrats, eilan! so when are you moving to florida?

ed

 

[Eilan]

congrats, eilan! so when are you moving to florida?

Until a couple of years ago, my in-laws owned a trailer in a retirement community north of Fort Myers. If my husband were 50, he could have bought it from them.

At this point, we won't be going anywhere until our 22-month-old graduates from high school. 2022, perhaps?

 

[Eilan]

I should mention that my hubby could have "gone out with a bang" on his last day. Literally.

A trucker in the northern part of the state found a note at one of the interstate rest areas referring to the bombings in London and giving specific locations of bombs that were apparently planted throughout the state. One of the locations was in a rest area in our county, so my hubby had to go check it out.

Fortunately, the note was a hoax.

 

[silverwhisper]

hell of a day for his last day on the force! glad it turned out to be nothing!

ed

 

[Cathleen]

Congrats Elian and Mr. Elian!

I remember a quote that said something to the effect 'I married you for better or worse but not for lunch.'

I don't know how he did his job, I'm in awe of all those police, fire, emt ect that are willing to help total strangers and will put their life in harms way to do it. Those are amazing people.

Enjoy your summer time with the old fogie!

 

[DelicateFlower]

Crongrats to you both ...Glad the note turned out to be a hoax!

 

[Eilan]

That particular rest area isn't normally that busy (except on holiday weekends), but my hubby and one of his coworkers had a helluva time getting the women's restroom cleared out so they could look it over. After waiting for several minutes, they finally had to send the woman who cleans the rest area in to evict some poor lady.

I don't know how he did his job, I'm in awe of all those police, fire, emt ect that are willing to help total strangers and will put their life in harms way to do it. Those are amazing people.

I know that a lot of law-enforcement officers are stereotyped as donut-eating, Taser-wielding, assholes with authority issues, but most of the people in my husband's division aren't like that. Because of the nature of their job, they're far more likely to get hit by a car during a traffic stop than they are to be shot in the line of duty. In 27 years, my husband was involved in ONE shooting.

 

[pupper]

Congrats,I hope y'all have a great retirement.And thanx to your husband for his 27 years of public service in the great state of Ohio,I was born on Ohio myself,leaving Youngstown in the late sixties as a wee pup,and living in every steel town in the United States(my dad was corporate),although I lived in Atlanta twice and living most of my life here,I will always love the browns and the buckeye's.Y'all have fun

 

[Eilan]

Congrats,I hope y'all have a great retirement.And thanx to your husband for his 27 years of public service in the great state of Ohio,I was born on Ohio myself,leaving Youngstown in the late sixties as a wee pup,and living in every steel town in the United States(my dad was corporate),although I lived in Atlanta twice and living most of my life here,I will always love the browns and the buckeye's.Y'all have fun

Thanks!

 

[tecmo]

good job

as someone in law enforcement it's always nice to hear of a fellow officer who gets to retire. I love the job and you do see horrible things but you can't ask for a more rewarding or noble job. Most people don't retire from it they leave after a few years to make more money. I love the job but can't wait to retire myself

 

[Eilan]

as someone in law enforcement it's always nice to hear of a fellow officer who gets to retire. I love the job and you do see horrible things but you can't ask for a more rewarding or noble job. Most people don't retire from it they leave after a few years to make more money. I love the job but can't wait to retire myself

to you. Ever since I've known my hubby--just over four years--he's been counting down to retirement.

My hubby's division/organization has been around for about 73 years. In the first 40 years of its history, only 40 people made it to retirement, mostly because of pay issues and working conditions. The patrol academy was essentially a training facility for better-paying, fairer police departments. Back in the late 70's/early 80's, my husband knew fellow officers who qualified for (and received) food stamps for their families. My husband, in fact, took a pay cut from a mid-level factory job to become a trooper.

Once they formed their union, though, things got a lot better.

 

[tecmo]

I can relate, I have to work all kinds of extra details for money, but love the job i wouldn't want to do anything else

 

[jacuzzigal]

HUGE congrats to you and your hubby, E! That's exciting! Have a BALL!

 

[Eilan]

Have a BALL!

It's been just a few days, and I think that being at home with the kids most of the day is starting to wear on my hubby. He's getting a taste of what I do every day.

 

[silverwhisper]

hey, now that he's retired, should we expect to see him posting here?

ed