Guest Blogging at Sunny's

Name: Rodney Lander Browningham

There is a story behind that name. In the Browningham family the first son gets his father's middle name as a first name and the middle name is his mother's maiden name.
My father is Brian Rodney Browningham
My grandfather is Simpson Brian Browningham
Greatgrandfather is DuPree Simpson Browningham
Great great grandfather Spock DuPree Browningham

My dad and I got off easy compared to some of them!

Location: Bay area
I transferred here from NYC earlier this year "to be nearer to family." That would be my grandparents since the rest of my family resides in Australia. But the real reason I'm here instead of there is to be nearer to the woman I hope will be my future family-Blain Olivia Bodine.

Occupation: Statistician

Industry: Insurance

Marital Status: In a relationship - with Blain, aka, "BOB" (her initials-which will hopefully never change. If she marries me she can be a Bodine or Browningham-doesn't matter to me). You can read all about it over on Sunny's multiply site.

Nationality: USA from birth. Never took on my dad's native Australian citizenship. We moved there when I was 9.

Interests: Chess, Speed Rubic's cubing, Star Wars, Abacus contests, Economics theorists. Lately I have also taken up takwondo and hopkido. I have my own "private tutor" (inside joke).

Who I want to meet: No-one. Have already met the woman of my dreams. Actually I've known Blain all her life. I was 5 when she was born in the house next door to my grandparents. Our two families "go way back" as they say.

I sat up and took notice of her last year when I came home ("HOME" to me will always be California) to my grandparents for Thanksgiving. You should have SEEN the way she stood up to this stalker dude that had been pestering her. She has spunk. The day after Thanksgiving a bunch of us went shopping for early Christmas specials. She was wearing a big hat to disguise her disguise (shaved head) and looked cute as a button. I saw the way her best friend's twin was looking at her and knew I had to make my move while she was still available. She doesn't even know she is pretty. The only reason I can imagine that she hasn't been fighting off the guys all these years is that they are problably all intimidated by her martial arts skills.

This week we'll have been together for one year-together as often as possible with her in Monterey and me in the bay area. But, even when we aren't physically together we talk on the phone and on-line daily. On our one year anniversary I plan to pop the question. Hopefully we can be a REAL family within another year. By then she'll be finished with her EMT training and lisensed to practise in the state of California.

Statistically speaking, we are both a little too young for a serious relationship to last. But, the statistics don't include young people who have known each other for a couple of decades. Besides, I think it is more important to find the right person rather than to be the "right" age.

The only one who has an issue with BOB and me is her brother. He was hoping she'd meet up with some fellow with the name of Clampett and provide a little girl cousin named Elly May for his son Jethro.

So, my readers, if I have any, I'm still open to suggestions as to how to present a most memorable marriage proposal.

Comments are welcome.