How We Met and Married (When We Were Frugal and Broke)
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- It's story time. I'm recovering from the virus (which shall not be named). So this week, Larry goes solo and discusses how we met and married (when we were frugal and broke). He also answers viewer questions about our dating years. (Yay! We appreciate you all so very much.)
You'll find out:
○ who knew first that we would be married
○ how a pamphlet randomly falling out of a book changed our lives
○ two (really) strange things that happened on our first date
○ why Larry has SO much video footage of our dating years
○ if we were frugal daters (or did we blow a lot of money)
○ why Larry proposed to me (twice)
For the last 22 minutes of the program Larry answers all the questions that viewers wrote in about our dating life and early marriage.
He had a good time going solo. Give him some thumbs up for being brave and hopefully I'll feel better and be back next Monday.
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Update on Hope since this was recorded (Fri. 4.19-21). She's doing fine now - turned the corner this weekend. She'll be back on Friday's video.
Wonderful news.
I'm so glad to hear that!
💖💖💖
Great news!!!
Fantastic news 🙏💕💐
I was very moved and charmed by your story. It’s not often you hear a man speak so lovingly about his wife after so many years of marriage. You’ve set such a beautiful example for your sons. Glad to hear that Hope is feeling better.
Awe, thank you, Caroline. It's so nice to see Hope up and running again. I really miss her when she's down.
Yes it was very special...good decent people ❤
My husband and my first date was also at a local park. He still says I "lured" him with tuna sandwiches and fritos. We were married in Aug 1972 and Gary is 4 years older. We were married at 16 & 20 years old. God has been so good to us. Really enjoyed your story.
One thing I miss most about regular TV is PBS… this channel is definitely filling that void for me. Total PBS vibes and I love that.
Definitely knew she was a keeper when she didn't mind pushing the car.
Hope, your picture is gorgeous behind Larry. So pretty!
Thanks for sharing your story.
Thank you, Sylvia!
In a world where divorce is so common, your relationship/marriage is inspirational. Thank you for sharing such private aspects of your lives, much respect to you both. Keeping Hope in my prayers, feel better soon. 🙂
Thank you, Kimberley. Hope and I won't even use the "D" word in reference to our relationship. So glad you enjoyed the story and Hope is very much on the mend.
1972 as newlyweds and saving hard to build our home we would spend time with friends doing the same. Picnics, popcorn and monopoly, simple meals was how we socialised. That time was one of the best times of my life. Putting money away each payday in envelopes for bills and in the bank for our house and both having the same goal made it worth it. By 1975 our house was being built. It’s easier if you spend time with friends or family that have similar interests and ideas. If your friends are party animals and always blowing their money they won’t understand you being frugal, mix with people with similar plans and ideas.
Meeting when frugal and broke is the sign of true and deep love IMHO! I met my husband because the mailman mixed up our mail and delivered his to my address. I'm excited to hear your story!
What a fun story, Kim!! Yes. It wasn't money that brought us together.
Kim Clark, that sounds like fate!!
I absolutely LOVED this video! Larry please do more of these "Blast From The Past" series with your home videos. We would love to see them! Actually, I would love to see Hope's perspective and Hope's side of the story some day.
Such respect and love shown by a grateful husband to a gift from God. His Hope is a blessing.
Awww this is MY baby. Oh she sounded so nice on the radio.
I was very proud of her during our broken up time. That's when she was offered the job at WPEO. I've always loved listening to her.
Revisiting this video. It is refreshing to see two people so equally yoked.
Awe, thank you, Amy!
She's right. You are a gem of a husband.
So refreshing to hear you speak so honestly and admirably about Hope. You are such a great couple.
LOVE the vintage footage...makes the story really come to life for us. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome. Thank you. So glad I archived it.
What a beautiful Christian marriage the two of you have. Very sweet! Get well Hope and stay well Larry. I have my oldest granddaughter in college down in Bloomington and my sister lives in Glen Ellyn. I went to Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois where I met my husband. Miss him everyday!
Thank you, Annie. So nice to hear from another Illinoisan. Small world. Bless you.
You’re a wonderful example to young people of a Christian marriage that can overcome a lot of life’s struggles and still remain strong. We learn so much from you two. Thank you and stay blessed!!
P.s we loved seeing your photos from the past💕
Awe, thank you, Natalie. Bless you.
Thank you so much Larry and Hope for sharing a part of your lives with us. You guys are a role model. 🌷
Awe, thank you, Marie!
KISS, it's what I remind my husband when we are planning a vacation ... you guys are a breath of fresh air. Loved hearing your story Mr. Larry.
Thanks, J Best.
Thank you for sharing your life, knowledge and never ending wealth of knowledge with us. So thankful for technology to make this possible. I don't have anyone around me to talk about finance and frugal living but thanks to folks like you out there on UA-cam land my horizons are expanding. I'm forever grateful. Much blessings for such a lovely couple. Ya'll are great! Cheers!😇✌️
We always like to hear that we are helping people. Blessings Talk in Time!
I just love this story. I ALWAYS thought you too fit together so well! You literally finish each other’s sentences! 😂❤
We lived in Utica, IL, near Starved Rock years ago. Beautiful park!
You guys got married the Saturday after I was born! (June 8, 1988).
Enjoyed listening to this.
How about that, wrigs! Thank you.
This is the second time I’ve watched this. My respect for both of you grows and grows.
Thanks, Paula. When Larry asked me to marry him, I won the "best husband in the world" lottery. He's a true gentleman and a gem.
@@UndertheMedian I’m pretty sure if one of my three had been anything like Larry I would still be married.
Your channel is so wholesome and I love seeing how you both still have a deep love and appreciation for each other! God is good!!
Thank you, Kakils. God has been very good to us over the years.
Adorable!! So cute to see you two in your early dating years and hearing about how you met!!
I think this is my favorite episode of your program.
Thank you for sharing your story, and I, especially, like the fact you two wanted to do God's will when it came to marriage. David, my husband, and I made that our first priority when we were seeking a mate. We have been married for 50 year going on 51. Seeking God on decisions have been the best way to deal with ANY problem or directions we should take in our marriage. I love how you praised Hope and show such love for her. Praise God!
Awe, thank you, Katherine. Yes, God knows how to put a relationship together and how to nurture and keep it. You've done very well, too!
You two are adorable !!
I admire you both!!
I wish you both many more years of happiness !!...and your sons and families.. ❤🙏
Hi Larry and Hope this is a very nice video learning how you first met Hope. Very sweet the 2 of you are great with each other. Thank You for shareing with everyone.
Glad to hear Hope is on the mend. You guys are just the sweetest couple.
Thank you, Chelsea.
Great story. The devotion you have to her is wonderful. I really hope to have a happy marriage, too. I have an amazing person in my life and I don't want to let go of him!
My boyfriend was my first boyfriend, but we only dated for a few months (I was 13, he was 15) before we broke up. We didn't get back together again until I was 31! Have been together now for almost 3 years and it feels so right. Sometimes the timing doesn't work out and although we both wish we got back together sooner so we could have more time together, life happens and everything happens for a reason.
I absolutely love your story and the fact you were and are both believers !!! And these old videos are awesome. It’s like God was preparing you for UA-cam before there was even UA-cam !!! Beautiful story !!!
Awe, thank you, Heather! Yes! It would seem that way!
I've enjoyed your frugal videos and now I like you guys even more. God is leading your life.
Thank you, Daniel. Blessings.
Just wat this for the first time. So fun to hear how you met. Thanks for sharing.
I love hearing your story. You don't get to talk much in the videos. Its nice to hear your point of view.
A love story. Wonderful encouragement about dedication, sacrifice, friendship and enduring love combined with respect. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind comments. We really appreciate it.
Thank you, A 1.
OMG, does it get any more adorable? Well, all except the murderous chipmunk scene.
Thank you, Library. Yeah, the chipmunk incident was an unfortunate incident. We both felt bad about that.
Enjoyed your story. We have been married 51 years. He was six years older, our cultural background very different but managed to blend our tastes and money visions. Today we are still frugal for many reasons yet are now Learning to spend our money more freely. Do share more. Love your banter when you present together.
Wonderful, Lilliam. Your story is a tribute to both of you working together. Thank you.
What a fun program! Please get well soon.
Thank you, Marilyn. I'm feeling stronger every day.
Thank you for all the time and effort it took to put this video together. I loved that you were able to incorporate video footage and photos. Of course we missed Hope getting to be a part of the commentary, but Larry you really really did a great job! I think this is something your children will enjoy keeping a copy of for years to come as well. 😊🙏🏼❤️
Thanks so much, Kathy. This was part of my broadcast interests. I loved working in television. I will keep a copy for the 4 boys. In 1997 I did a 3 hour interview with my parents. That's a real treasure. They are both in Heaven now and I watch it about once a year. It brings a smile to my heart.
@@larryware1 oh my! What a treasure that interview with your parents must be! I rarely think to grab a camera for much of anything. I know how much I enjoyed watching your footage that you captured though, so I can only imagine that it is (and will continue to be) such a beautiful gift that will keep on giving for years to come. Thanks so much for allowing us to be among the recipients that gets to enjoy it! You and Hope are both great with presenting information. We can really see all of your efforts in these videos. 😊
@@tacos_are_life - So glad you are enjoying these snapshots from our lives. Thank you for your kind words. From the time I first had a camera (1968 - age 11) I wanted to capture ordinary views of my life to share with my kids someday. They have plenty of material to look at.
Very sweet! Thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you, O Soniye.
At that spot try banging on it. I had a Grand Torino with a simular issue on it's modulater, a square about two inch metal box & when the temp was high, the components separated. I would press down on the box with all my weight & the car would start & run until it need another HUG. We all need hugs, even old cars. This was a problem with this model, I loved that old car, I wore a Starsky sweater when I drove it.
Awesome 👌
You guys are adorable. I loved hearing your story.
Thank you Oregon Girl! Blessings.
This was a lovely story and trip down memory lane. Wow, you have an incredible memory for details.
Get better soon Hope....My husband and I live in Bloomington Illinois. About 45 minutes from peoris ...how cool..love watching you both..and the boys too..lol
Hey, we're almost neighbors! Thank you, Dottie. We're so glad you are with us.
How adorable you two are!!! Blessings and wishing you many more years together! ❤
Larry and Hope, you were both born to broadcast as you are naturals, and thanks for taking us on your lifes journey which I am sure has many more sunny day days ahead of you
I can’t wait to hear the story of two of my favorite you tubers! I’m sure it will be interesting and fun and that Larry did a great job on it!💕
Poor hope she is still smiling even though she is unwell.Glad she is well now.they make a lovely couple.God bless them always and the kids.😀🙏
You two are adorable. I can’t wait to watch you decades from now. Walkers and all.
What a lovely story! It's clear you were made for each other! You're inspirational in your relationship!
Love this ❤❤❤❤
Wonderful life guys, ups and down, and a blessed Christian life😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
OMG I absolutely loved THIS! I smiled the whole video! 😍
I’m new here! Your story is beautiful because our story is the same! Friends for a year before we started dating! And here we are 41 years later! ❤️❤️
We tell our kids that friendship is the basis of a great marriage. We genuinely enjoy each other's company - even after all these years.
Wonderful, Cindy!
Hope, you can have more faith in Larry. He did GREAT!! Although I think the bloopers with the dish towel and no sound were my favorite! 😂
Oh my goodness, this was too sweet. I love how you put God at the center of your marriage. Larry you did sooo good and I love all the old footage and pictures.
Awe, thank you, Patti.
It's fun to see that Keith Green pamphlet. I've been a fan of him for a long time, so it's neat to see you still have that.
What a great love story that continues to this day! I really enjoyed it!
Thank you, Michelle!
Wow! This was a great video. Loved seeing you guys back in the day with the 80's footage. You two are the perfect couple ❤️🧡
So glad to hear that Hope is better. 🙏 Hurrah for Larry, he did a fantastic job. Aww....your love story is just so cute.
Thank you, kakelinga!
Your commentary is golden! I’ve been giggling and enjoying myself. Larry, you need to do one of these once a month or something. So great!!
So glad you enjoyed it, HawkStrong. We are doing a follow-up together on this topic for our next Monday video (4-26-21)
You poor thing! My sister and her husband have it as well. Four weeks they have been sick now. Wishing you well 🤗
I absolutely LOVE you guys! I wish I knew you in person. I wish there were more people like you two in the world. You can tell your very humble, giving and loving people
Love your story of you and Hope! Love how you talk of your relationship and love seeing the videos. very inspiring!
I LOVED Keith Green! It broke my heart when he died in the plane crash 😞 It's fun to see you two from way back. Thanks for sharing this.
This is an awesome video! I’d love you to sharing your stories same video and pictures. It was really fun to have Hope pop in really under the weather.
Cute love story, thanks for sharing in.
Thank you, Ilsa.
Just gorgeous footage of a lovely couple.l so envy their relationship.😀🙏
Thank you, Janet, for your kind words.
LOL you are lucky she stuck around after pushing the car in the rain! Ha ha too funny!!
LOL! Yes. It wasn't a day of great first impressions. But we laugh about it now.
Love your story!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Loved, Loved, LOVED this...you had me laughing out loud several times...Larry (and Hope (because afterall you are one)) nailed it...outstanding job by a most admirable (and adorable) couple! Glad to see you'll be back at it this Friday Hope :)
Thank you, Sarah.
I am watching this in 2023. You and Hope are a great couple. Every husband should be as thoughtful and NICE as you are. There are so many bums out there now, sorry but it's true LOL You are the best, Larry. I am not a great fan of men LOL but you are making me rethink things....i wish there were more men like you.
Thank you so much, Pamela. Appreciate your comment. I had really good examples in my own parents.
This was such a wonderful story Larry.. I enjoyed your old videos 📹 as those days have long passed. Yall certainly are a blessed family 👪
Larry you have done a great job you and hope are a breath of freshness glad hope improved
thank you for sharing! This was so uplifting. My husband and I are also Christians and I really look up to you. Thanks again and may the Lord continue to bless your marriage!
Very beautiful love story. My husband was born and raised in Wichita KS.
I was born and raised in Massachusetts. Even though we met later in life, we had a very deep connection. He was the nicest person I had ever met in my life. Eventhough our time together was short it was memorable. I thank GOD every day for the precious time we had together. One can see that your love story had GOD in the heart of it. Thank you for sharing your loves journey. 😍
Larry and Hope thanks for sharing your stories and journeys with us.
You're welcome, Ruby.
You guys are so incredibly cute! Great marriage advice, Larry. Thanks for sharing this with us. I love that your kids and grandkids will have this to watch down the road ❤
My husband (of 11 years) and I watch your channel. I hope we can have a marriage as long and successful as yours has been and will be! ☺️
Larry you did a great job! Your love, respect and admiration for Hope is always evident, but even more so in this video!! Feel better Hope! Prayers for continued recovery.🙏🏻💜
Thank you, Mimi. Hope's a real gem for sure.
This is so cute. I am cheesy smiling as I watch. Good job Larry!
Awe, thank you, I salas.
OMG what great videos. I remember that 80's hair Hope - mine was exactly the same. And Larry - you look like a Beatle who has grown a moustache. LOL!! Well done Larry, on a really entertaining upload. I LOVED the 80's. I'm of a similar age to Hope. It makes me reminisce. Thanks Larry!!
What a nice comment, Really Curious. Thank you. LOL! The 80s were a different time. I loved Hope's hair and called her "Fluffy" because of it. So glad you enjoyed the video.
@@larryware1 You are soooo much like my family - very introverted and super intelligent. I have sooo many engineers in my family, but they are sooo shy. You remind me of them. Hope is such a good balance for you. You guys really found complementing traits in each other. My brothers relationship is like yours and I really admire it. It is very uncommon these days. You two are really on the same page. .I like that the most about you two - secondly the great advice.
@@roeb8923 - how nice, and thank you. Hope and I really do balance ourselves out. So glad you had a nice family upbringing. That was what impressed me so much about Hope - her similar background. She fit right into my family. Mom and Dad just loved her.
I enjoyed hearing about how you met and some personal things about your relationship. Thanks for sharing a few tidbits about your life together.
You are so welcome, Lavenia! So glad you enjoyed it.
You two really are a match made in heaven. I wish the young people today could understand how important being friends is and important God is to be the center of all you do. Many more years for you both.
I love that Hope’s thing that she thought Larry would say was the thing that he does to bother/annoy her was that he forgets everything, and then Larry forgot to share what he thought Hope would say about him! 😉😋😆 You guys are just the sweetest couple!! Thank you for sharing, I really loved your story!! 😊
Guilty. I had the response on the first two takes (no audio & towel for 20 minutes) and then left it off by accident on the third take of going through the questions. Yep. She nailed it. LOL! Thank you, Karen!
I enjoyed the discussion about how you met and things that you did...God has surely Blessed you with each other.
Wow. You did a really good video. What a great storyteller. Thank you.
I am new to your Channel and I just want to say, I love this video and how it was filmed! ☺️ You two we’re definitely meant to be! 💞
What a fun tribute to your relationship that I’m sure your children will enjoy keeping. BTW, I am from Bushnell, and my mom’s first teaching job was in Elmwood! Small world.
I enjoyed this video so much. So sorry hope was sick, but glad to hear she is better. My hubby and I met when he was 44, and I was 26. Married 9 months later,he was 44, and turned 45 5 days later. I was 27. Neither of us have any children, just he and I. We took care of parents until their passing. He is my best friend, and are our personalities are a lot like y'all's. He could never leave the house, and he happy, and I never meet a stranger. LOL.
We are coming up on our 28th anniversary. Our age difference has never been an issue, we are both old souls.
@@lonestarpenny , I'm so happy for you!
How nice to hear, lonestarpenny!
Larry did a FANTASTIC job!! How precious to have that old footage!! Thanks for sharing this , it was very interesting!!
Thank you, sassy! I had so much fun putting this together.
get better soon Hope, and hoping Daniel is recovering as well love to you all xx
Love it- "The virus that shall not be named"!
I'm viewing from Scotland and I'm am a new Sub. plus new to viewing this wonderful channel. Clearly I am watching many, many videos way late but I have enjoyed all that I've viewed. This has been my favourite thus far and made me smile throughout. A beautiful 'love story' from a passionate gent who truly loves and respects his lady. I'm now very hooked! Almost 80k subs must agree.
Keith Green was my absolute favourite singer (found his music after his death of course as I was only 7 in 1982). Love your story. Beautiful.
Great, touching video. Thanks so much for this. Got to see a whole other side of you both. So glad Hope’s feeling back to her normal self. I know this was a while ago, but just saw it today.
This was adorable to learn about your beginnings as a couple!
Larry you did amazing and I appreciate you sharing your beautiful story. Love to Hope - get better soon!
Thank you, Sheila!
You two are a blessing for so many people, including me! I love this video so much. The love and respect you have for each other is inspiring and I love your focus on centering your marriage around God.