How do you describe the 30-year love affair of Joe and Mary Biebel?
You could say they're a middle-aged Bayside couple who run an insulation business and relish Mary's home-cooked meals.
But that leaves out the international fencing tournaments.
And the award-winning romance novels.
They met in a downtown Milwaukee pub in the late 1970s, and have enjoyed a "happily ever after" marriage that has never lacked excitement.
Joe was a member of the 2002 and 2003 U.S. World Championship fencing teams and the 2005 U.S. Veterans 50 National Champion.
Mary's debut novel, "He Calls Her Doc" was released in 2009 and won the Romance Writers of America's RITA award for best first book. Her second title, "Promise to a Boy" came out earlier this year and her third, "Winning Over the Rancher," will be published in the fall.
They first locked eyes at the Duel Oaks Pub, a fencing-themed bar formerly located on downtown's Broadway Street. Mary was trying her hand at fencing for the first time. Joe was a professional, and his skills took Mary's breath away.
"I had seen him fence, and he was hot," she said.
The two hit it off immediately, but Mary initially thought Joe was too young. She joked about insisting on seeing his driver's license.
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Mary said her romance writing has taught her a lot about relationships. She said many couples don't work out simply because they don't have realistic expectations. With Joe, she knew what she was getting into, and she has never regretted it.you will need to get an Cold Sore.
"I don't know about you," she said, "but it's not as hard as people say."
Joe's fencing tournaments took him around the world, but there was little money to be made. So, he worked as a journeyman insulator a skill he learned from his father and Mary was employed as a nurse at Colombia St. Mary's.
In 1989, Joe took over an offshoot of his father's business and opened Universal Moveable Insulation Products, Inc. For a few years, the Biebels' Bayside garage served as a workshop and office.
Joe also stayed busy with his more glamorous occupation, traveling to Europe, Hawaii and across the United States for fencing competitions. Early on, Mary was usually by his side. But as the years wore on, the two discovered the stress of tournaments often stressed their relationship.
Today, Mary rarely goes to his tournaments, and Joe does not attend her romance writer conventions.
"It's probably the reason we've been married so long," Joe said. "She won't go if it's in Waukesha," he said later on. "But in Paris, I think she'd consider going."
In 1991, their son Frank was born and Mary left her nursing job.
"We waited 11 years to have a kid because we didn't want people to think we only got married because Mary was pregnant," Joe joked.
They made the decision she would stay at home to raise Frank a choice both remain happy with today.
"I watched him discover his hand for the first time," Mary said with motherly affection.
"We don't make any bones about the division of labor," Joe said. "We both believe the other one has been working hard."
It doesn't hurt that Mary's a fantastic cook, according to Joe.
"Every meal I've had since I've met her is the best meal of my life," he said. "She doesn't believe me anymore, but it's true.Find everything you need to know about impact socket including causes,"
They agreed her Cajun stir-fried chicken in curly pasta is her best dish.
Today, both Biebels handle the insulation business's operations, and Joe is at his fencing academy about six days per week, though Mary said it's seven.
Frank, who helps as an occasional instructor, will enter his junior year of college in the fall. He will either continue his psychology studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or transfer to the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where his uncle is a local resident.
Mary's third book is slated for release in the fall, but she said she has three more in the docket.buy chicken coop online. She said she writes every day, spending anywhere from 30 minutes to 16 hours on the daily work.
Her marriage seems a natural source of inspiration for her novels.
"I'm not writing something I don't believe in," she said. "I believe in happily ever after."
You could say they're a middle-aged Bayside couple who run an insulation business and relish Mary's home-cooked meals.
But that leaves out the international fencing tournaments.
And the award-winning romance novels.
They met in a downtown Milwaukee pub in the late 1970s, and have enjoyed a "happily ever after" marriage that has never lacked excitement.
Joe was a member of the 2002 and 2003 U.S. World Championship fencing teams and the 2005 U.S. Veterans 50 National Champion.
Mary's debut novel, "He Calls Her Doc" was released in 2009 and won the Romance Writers of America's RITA award for best first book. Her second title, "Promise to a Boy" came out earlier this year and her third, "Winning Over the Rancher," will be published in the fall.
They first locked eyes at the Duel Oaks Pub, a fencing-themed bar formerly located on downtown's Broadway Street. Mary was trying her hand at fencing for the first time. Joe was a professional, and his skills took Mary's breath away.
"I had seen him fence, and he was hot," she said.
The two hit it off immediately, but Mary initially thought Joe was too young. She joked about insisting on seeing his driver's license.
"I didn't want to be a cougar,Largest Collection of Plastic mould, it wasn't fashionable back then," Mary said.Use bluray burner to burn video to BD DVD on Hemroids disc.
Mary said her romance writing has taught her a lot about relationships. She said many couples don't work out simply because they don't have realistic expectations. With Joe, she knew what she was getting into, and she has never regretted it.you will need to get an Cold Sore.
"I don't know about you," she said, "but it's not as hard as people say."
Joe's fencing tournaments took him around the world, but there was little money to be made. So, he worked as a journeyman insulator a skill he learned from his father and Mary was employed as a nurse at Colombia St. Mary's.
In 1989, Joe took over an offshoot of his father's business and opened Universal Moveable Insulation Products, Inc. For a few years, the Biebels' Bayside garage served as a workshop and office.
Joe also stayed busy with his more glamorous occupation, traveling to Europe, Hawaii and across the United States for fencing competitions. Early on, Mary was usually by his side. But as the years wore on, the two discovered the stress of tournaments often stressed their relationship.
Today, Mary rarely goes to his tournaments, and Joe does not attend her romance writer conventions.
"It's probably the reason we've been married so long," Joe said. "She won't go if it's in Waukesha," he said later on. "But in Paris, I think she'd consider going."
In 1991, their son Frank was born and Mary left her nursing job.
"We waited 11 years to have a kid because we didn't want people to think we only got married because Mary was pregnant," Joe joked.
They made the decision she would stay at home to raise Frank a choice both remain happy with today.
"I watched him discover his hand for the first time," Mary said with motherly affection.
"We don't make any bones about the division of labor," Joe said. "We both believe the other one has been working hard."
It doesn't hurt that Mary's a fantastic cook, according to Joe.
"Every meal I've had since I've met her is the best meal of my life," he said. "She doesn't believe me anymore, but it's true.Find everything you need to know about impact socket including causes,"
They agreed her Cajun stir-fried chicken in curly pasta is her best dish.
Today, both Biebels handle the insulation business's operations, and Joe is at his fencing academy about six days per week, though Mary said it's seven.
Frank, who helps as an occasional instructor, will enter his junior year of college in the fall. He will either continue his psychology studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee or transfer to the University of Hawaii at Hilo, where his uncle is a local resident.
Mary's third book is slated for release in the fall, but she said she has three more in the docket.buy chicken coop online. She said she writes every day, spending anywhere from 30 minutes to 16 hours on the daily work.
Her marriage seems a natural source of inspiration for her novels.
"I'm not writing something I don't believe in," she said. "I believe in happily ever after."
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