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Hewey & Liana are engaged! |
hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4270
From: Sydney, Australia
|  Posted: 2012-02-23 04:10 am Permalink
Liana and I met on Tiki Central a few years ago now. I remember thinking when she joined that it was pretty cool that there was a young chick from Australia on here, and she was pretty cute too. Pity she lived interstate and she was a few years younger than me.
We got to talking in Shout, and I found we had a lot of similar tastes beyond tiki stuff - vintage design and architecture, old cars, rockabilly, camping etc. It didn't take long and I was fairly well smitten! Over the next month or so we'd chat and chat, and well a couple of TCers were helping things along behind the scenes  However she wasn't super keen to give out her number or me to come up. At that stage Marcus announced he was be going to be having his annual luau and the excuse for me to travel interstate and meet her in person was set. Needless to say that really well, and at the end of the weekend she relented and gave me her number!
What followed was two years of dating when we lived 750km (470 miles) apart! Of course we managed to tie the monthly trips in with whatever was happening in our respective states - I think the first 3 times she came to Sydney were for a hot rod show, to see the Stray Cats play, and then the hot rod nationals! This pretty much set the standard for the rest of the trips, scouring vintage stores, riding our cruiser bikes, going to car shows, and hanging out by the surf or in the mountains. After she finished her university studies, she moved down to live with me and has been here ever since. And ever since we've been having a great time doing all these things together too.
So when I proposed, I figured what better way to do it than doing the things we loved? So on the day we got up at 5.30am and went to a swap meet to look for old car parts and whatever other vintage items took our fancy. From there we headed down the coast and went for a swim at the beach, followed by lunch on the grass overlooking the ocean. After lunch we went for a walk along the rockpools which is where I popped the question. The afternoon was finished off by checking out some vintage stores and then a drive home through some gorgeous national park. No expensive dinner in front of a room full of srangers, just a simple day with my baby. Perfect 
And of course a standard ring wasn't going to cut it, so I had this art deco inspired ring made up for her.
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Kon-Hemsby
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Sep 17, 2003
Posts: 1225
From: Andover, England
| Posted: 2012-02-23 05:21 am Permalink
Good on ya mate! Congratulations.
And that's one gorgeous engagement ring.
You sound like a perfect match.
Cheers to you both
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Professor G
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Joined: Sep 03, 2011
Posts: 310
From: the Tiki Wastelands
| Posted: 2012-02-23 05:32 am Permalink
Congratulations and best wishes for a great life together.
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LoungeShark
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Joined: Apr 10, 2009
Posts: 144
From: Columbus, Ohio
| Posted: 2012-02-23 05:52 am Permalink
What a great story! May you have many many years together doing the things you love with the one you love. Congrats!
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6401
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-02-23 06:08 am Permalink
It's about time!!!! Congratz to both of you, best wishes and all. Beautiful scenery you have over there. Speaking of beautiful, I have seen pictures of Liana but I think those are the first pictures I have seen of you Hewey.
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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7460
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2012-02-23 06:47 am Permalink
Congratulations Hewey and Liana!
What wonderful news!
Wishing you both warm breezy days
and steamy tropical nights
every day of your shared lives together!
Excellent!
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Chuck Tatum is Tiki
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Joined: May 12, 2011
Posts: 1674
From: Southern Cailifornia
| Posted: 2012-02-23 10:05 am Permalink
Congratulations & best of luck to you both!
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JenTiki
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Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 1817
From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2012-02-23 1:04 pm Permalink
Congratulations!
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-02-23 1:44 pm Permalink
Congrats!!
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hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4270
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2012-02-26 2:34 pm Permalink
Thanks everyone
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