# Happy Anniversary, Shayna and Spiny Norman! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 27, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266 "2004-05-27T00:19:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/1 "2004-05-27T00:19:38Z")
The little men behind my eyes who scream things directly at my brain told me to wish **Shayna** and \*_Spiny Norman_ a happy anniversary. Happy 2nd! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/2 "2004-05-27T00:21:45Z")
Now they’re screaming that I should preview. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/3 "2004-05-27T00:33:31Z")
To two of the nicest people I know from on line, happy A day and may you have many more. Rick ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/4 "2004-05-27T02:11:45Z")
Hey you two! The finest people on the SDMB deserve a wonderful anniversary! Only two years? Jeeze, Kathy and I are almost at three! You’re youngsters! Happy Anniversary, you two! Let’s get together soon! Ric and Kathy 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/5 "2004-05-27T02:38:51Z")
Congrats. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/6 "2004-05-27T04:00:12Z")
Mazel tov! ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/7 "2004-05-27T13:12:28Z")
Happy Anniversary 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/8 "2004-05-27T15:50:28Z")
> [@Rico](#): > > Let’s get together soon! Bingo. I haven’t seen all you folks in this thread in a while. Happy 2nd! ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/9 "2004-05-27T16:05:27Z")
Awww, thank you guys, so much! **Johnny** , you’re just the bestest. We miss you down here – you simply must come back for a visit sometime soon (like June 27th! ;)). **Rick** , you’re too kind – thank you. We’re long overdue for a dopefest, huh? **Rico** , we’re working on catching up to you and Kathy. 🙂 We would love to get together with you guys soon, but poor Thomas is _still_ working weekends – they can’t find anyone who’s interested in taking the swing shift position, since it requires mandatory weekends, as well. Ugh. We will have to make some plans, though, for sure. **dantheman** , **Cajun Man** , **mistee** & **Scout** (we’d love to see you again, too!), thank you! We are so blessed. We were saying last night that sometimes we can’t believe 2 years have gone by already because we still feel like newlyweds, yet sometimes it feels like 5 or more years because it seems like we’ve just always been together, as it was meant to be. He is the best husband in the world. He fills my life with so much joy, some days I think I’m going to burst from it. He constantly makes me smile and laugh. He’s thoughtful and kind and romantic and cuddly. He is my best friend and every moment I get to be in his company is an absolute pleasure. So Happy Anniversary, honey, and thank you for all you do for me and all you bring to my life. I love you with all my heart. ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/10 "2004-05-27T22:12:25Z")
- this is the guy who called us _twice_ on the day to make sure that he got to talk to both of us. **Shayna** really said most of it - you guys are too kind. Thanks so much, everybody. **Rico** , as **Shayna** writes, my job is not treating me very well these days, so time has been limited. We will have to meet up and catch up, though. **Rick** , I think we shook hands at the King’s Head ? We’ll have to do that again. **dantheman, Cajun Man, mistee & Scout** - same goes for you! I feel like getting the calendar out and booking a table _right now_. As for my sweet flower, what can I say ? I’m a lucky man to have found someone willing to put up with me, to support me while I got my bearings in a foreign land, to stand by me when I didn’t think I was ever going to find employment in an overcrowded field and who accepts my weird schedule with the best of humour. And who likes to cuddle. It felt so right back then, and it still does. Thanks, Flower. ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/11 "2004-05-28T00:41:33Z")
Do you get the feeling these two really like each other? Having spent time with them, it’s easy to see why. Spiny Norman is smart, funny, kind, and gosh darnit, has a to-die-for accent. And Shayna, well she’s been my closest friend for eight years and she’s a wonderful girl. It’s always nice when too really great people fall in love and choose to spend their lives together. I was happy to see that happen for them and I wish them many more years of happiness. Happy Anniversary Jill and Thomas! I consider myself very blessed to count you as friends. And since it hasn’t been mentioned yet, I’d also like to also wish Jill a very Happy Birthday! BTW, **Legolamb** and I had a wonderful time with y’all last month. I know y’all have probably done the tourist thing a million times already so I appreciate you doing it _again_ (even if Thomas didn’t warn me about certain scary things at Universal Studios). 😉 I really need to send you copies of the pictures we took. There’s a cute one of a little bird trying to eat Shayna’s sweater. Love you guys! Happy Anniversary! ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/12 "2004-05-28T05:47:06Z")
Add my congratulations and good wishes to the pile. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/13 "2004-05-29T01:47:21Z")
Happy Anniversary to one of the happiest couples I know! I love you both, and I am so happy that YOU are so happy…no two people ever deserved it more than you all do. I wish I could be celebrating it with you this year like I did last year, but I’m sure you’ll manage to do just fine without me. 🙂 And in a related note, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAYNA!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-shayna-and-spiny-norman/247266/14 "2004-05-30T00:38:20Z")
> [@Spiny Norman](#): > > **Rick** , I think we shook hands at the King’s Head ? We’ll have to do that again. Couple of times as I recall. 🙂