The General further indicated that all government contracts were proceeding on schedule, that cleanup and staffing of the new airfields and air fleet ...ad been accomplished and that the existing planes were satisfactorily occupied with lucrative charters. Mobile rigs along with drilling crews were now in the emirate and had commenced operation.My major concern as to immediate outlets for petroleum products had been pursued to determine our government's requirements for the type and quantities of. The land around them was still surreal, with its lack of grass, or more correctly its covering of cut hay, broken up only by the occasional dead bison. It was eerily quiet, other than the wind, which picked up whorls of dust ahd chaff and then dropped them again. Bella had watched the wind ruffle the fur of the buffalo AJ and Frank Jr. butchered. She was amazed at the size of the thing, and how huge the hide would be if it were spread out. AJ left the hide for the skinners, but took as much. .. this whole thing has been... we have been all I ever wanted and more than I was capable of dreaming of. This place simply seems empty when you not here, even though I have lived here for five years.”Gently taking the keys from his hand I slid my arms up around his shoulders and he leaned down giving me a lovely kiss. I leaned back and saying “I feel like I should make a joke, but thats just my nerves. You don't have to do this.”Peter stared into my eyes and said “Your nervous?”I nodded and. We went out to dinner that night to one of our favourite restaurants out at Atlantic Beach and much to my surprise, his parents, my parents and my kids showed up.He got down on one knee, produced a ring with a rock on it that appeared to be about the size of The Fabulous Baseball Diamond and formally asked me to marry him.I acted surprised but the tears were real. Of course I said yes.We were planning a small wedding (and when I say "we" I mean "me") when we decided to forego the formality and.