Well here I am back in Australia after The trip to Chicago. How was what? Simply amazing. I went over with tentative hopes and expectations only to discover she far exceded my wildest dreams. Meeting her at the airport will be etched into my memory forever (ask me about it sometime).
I want to sit here and rave on and on about about beautiful and wonderful she is. How her eyes dance and her smile melts my heart. How I thought I’d die when she said “yes, yes, yes.” How soft her lips are…
But I’ll spare you the mush. Suffice to say I had a great time. We did the things couples do (including a few tiffs) but to try and put into words this feeling is beyond me at the moment. How do you describe this amazing emotion where you’ve found The One and suddenly everything falls into place? There is a word but it’s not an English one.
For those of you who weren’t at the Baba Lucci that fateful night I’ve put up a few pics of the moment along with two other pics. It’s done in haste so the pics are yet to be optimised.
I’ve described my feelings and the moment better in another thread so I won’t try to again. My lack of eloquence today is fueled by the knowledge she’s too far away at the moment, but that’s something that WILL be overcome.
Thank you to all those I met and shared time with - it was great being able to put faces to names (I even got to meet a tres cool mod). I have lots of interesting observations of Chicago to share but perhaps I’ll save them for another time.
Awwwwww. Congratulations! I’m so happy for both of you. Sniff, dammit dpr you’ve made me all weepy, now people are going to know I’m not the tough cookie they think I am.
I can only give you my best wishes for the both of you–it’s not going to be easy with the distance and the paperwork you have ahead of you, but it will be worth it all in the end.
Congratulations to yet another happy couple on the SDMB (from someone who’s admittedly jealous about his own lack of a relationship).
I know the distance sucks–it always does. But be patient and think of those of us who would kill (OK, maybe not “kill”) to be in a long distance relationship.
Tater, if I’d posted what I’d orginally composed people would either be in tears or sending me angry emails. Thankfully I decided an intense thesis on me missing her wasn’t the thing to do.
And some of us already know you’re really a softie (but we won’t tell). And did I hear the possibility that you yourself may have fallen prey to cupid’s arrows?
Thanks Sheek and Scotti. I KNOW it’s only time and I will do my best to take the long term view regardless of the immediacy of these emotions. With friends like you I may even make it through.
Thank you too Java and Sara but please don’t mention paperwork again. It’s a nightmare and the redtape maze is almost staggering. Perserverance will win through though.
And I know DRY. At least I have someone incredibly special to miss. It’s just sometimes it hurts so very much. A taste of heaven makes it hard to return to normal life: there’s something missing.
And thank you too fellow BNL fan. You too are right: Love IS amazing.
I guess right now we’re doing it to keep the phone industry profitable. We’re big supporters of the phone industry.
Now that I think of it…perhaps this is all a conspiracy by our long distance carriers to keep us apart in order to make their earnings predictions for this quarter.
Congratulations you two. You guys look so happy together. What magic. I bet you’ll never take the internet for granted after this.
Chalk another happy couple meeting up to Cecil.
Maybe we could have or own Mush forum. Heaven knows there seems to be enough of us atm…
Spoke to The Girl this morning and it was so lovely to hear her voice. I know Imiss her badly but everytime I speak to her I realise I miss her even more than I thought. This is quickly followed by a warm, fuzzy feeling that permeates through me for hours, if not days, afterwards.
Who would have thought that you could have an angel with an American accent?
Thanks Demo. No, the net will nevr be taken for granted by this person ever again. As an aside, most of my friends are very excited about actually KNOWING someone who’s having a heavy duty, fair dinkum, honest-to-god internet romance.
makes note to invite Cecil to the wedding even though I think he won’t come
