३ ऑगस्ट, २००९

Where we were. What we were doing.

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९८ टिप्पण्या:

Mary Christine म्हणाले...

Congrats! I am glad you came to Colorado to marry. It's pretty, isn't it?

chuck b. म्हणाले...

Those clouds... Is there *a storm gathering*?

Greybeard म्हणाले...

This is almost one of those "If I saw this in a movie, I wouldn't believe it" stories...
Wonderful!

अनामित म्हणाले...

I never wept such happy tears!

अनामित म्हणाले...

I never wept such happy tears!

अनामित म्हणाले...

I never wept such happy tears!

KLDAVIS म्हणाले...

Field of wildflowers? How cliché...

But seriously, that's pretty awesome. The views out there are just amazing. We have the Aspens just after they turned in our photos, it always takes my breath away.

kjbe म्हणाले...

Beautiful!

अनामित म्हणाले...

It looks like the sky is about to break into a gigantic rainbow.

Congratulations to you both.

Matt Brown म्हणाले...

Congrats! And what a beautiful setting.

Patm म्हणाले...

As beautiful as any grand church.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

What would PBS play for Althouse

Bach: The Cello Suites?

maybe... I know I would.

John Hawks म्हणाले...

Congratulations!

Is it just me, or does that first picture look a whole lot like the place where Howard Keel takes Jane Powell right after their wedding in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers?

Just asking....

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

Just beautiful.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Andrés Segovia plays Bach

knox म्हणाले...

Beautiful. Thanks for the photo.

Unknown म्हणाले...

Congratulations to you both. Congratulations on falling in love unexpectedly. Congratulations on marrying unconventionally. May you live together in happiness, seeking, finding and revealing beautiful cafes forever.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

BJORK live IT'S OH SO QUIET.

DaLawGiver म्हणाले...

Gratz!

Kate Gosselin म्हणाले...

Well shit in a bucket. Hope yours turns out better than mine.

JAL म्हणाले...

Nice. Very nice.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

El DeBarge -Secret Garden

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Diana Krall - Live in Paris

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Kumbia Kings - NA NA NA Dulce Niña .

chickelit म्हणाले...

Platinum or "white" gold?

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

..for the Dylan fan ;)

Adele - Make You Feel My Love

amba म्हणाले...

A little-known but wonderful song in which James Taylor calls his beloved a pineapple -- in (slightly pidgin? Caribbean?) French!

Je t'aime encore
Means I love you still
C'est pour toujours
Means I always will

Tu me manquais trop
Means I missed you too much
Je fait ce qu'il faut
Means I'll do what I must

Me voici ? ta fentre
Tous tes gens me voient ici
Here I am at your window darling
For all your people to see me

Chorus:
Ananas laisse moi une fois
Laisse moi te voir
Let me one more time, ananas
Ananas, I'm lopin' along hopin' you're home
Open up and let me on in

Maybe I rise and maybe I fall baby
Maybe you lie underneath it all
I ain't got nothin' but for what you see
Even my own heart don't belong to me

Got your river running in my brain
Got your fire burning in my heart
You got me falling like a shooting star
Just like some tragic work of art

Repeat chorus

Here I am at your window baby
For all your people to see
Howling like a dog on the moonlight
Won't you have pity on me

Repeat chorus

BJM म्हणाले...

So exciting! so delighting!

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody

John Burgess म्हणाले...

Congratulations to Meade! I wish you both endless years of happiness.

amba म्हणाले...

So sorry I didn't know how to make that link open in a new window so you could hear the song AND follow the words.

Sir Archy म्हणाले...

To Professor Althouse.

Dearest Madam,

Altho' by every Propriety I ought to address this Epistle to both You & Mr Meade as Wife & Husband, I cannot forbear to send a few Lines to You alone, as the one who hath giv'n me, a poor Ghost of a Man, dead these 260 Years and more, Occasion to strut upon the Stage of this, your Theatre of Topicks (as I call it).

That you, Madam, have kept this Theatre open and not shutter'd against such vagabond Spirits as may seek its Entertainments, nay its Warmth & Shelter, inclines you toward the Gratitude of your extensive Audience thus assembl'd. That you had done it so well, inclines you to Fame amongst a Multitude.

It is not therefore, Madam, that You are descended from the Great or the Wealthy, nor on the Account of the Academick Rank You hold, nor for those Charms with which Nature hath so profusely adorn'd your Person; but for those innate Graces which neither Ancestry nor Riches can give, no Academick Degrees can embellish, nor no Beauty attone for the Want of, that the World has sought You out, and daily makes, in its Measure, a Claim to your Acceptance.

That Promise which the first Years of Life gave of a glorious Maturity, we have seen compleated through your Perspicacity & Energy long before You arriv'd at an Age, which in others is requisite to ripen Wit into Wisdom, and concise the sparkling Ideas of the one with the the correcting Judgment of the other.—We beheld with Admiration, how Reason outstrip'd Nature even in the most minute Circumstances & Actions; but the Crown of all, was the happy Choice of a Partner in that State which is the chief End of our Beings.——There shone your Penetration, when among so many Admirers, You singled out Him who alone was worthy of you.—One, who is more Good than Great in the World, and yet who has given such Instances how much it is in the Power of Virtue to ennoble any State, as all must admire, though few I fear will imitate.

MARRIAGE, too long the Jest of Fools, and prostituted to the most base and sordid Aims, to You, Illustrious Pair! owes its recover'd Fame, and proves its Institution is indeed divine!

But this is no more that what every one is full of; and in writing You this, I can only boast of being one amongst the Millions who pray that Length of Days and uninterrupt'd Health may continue that Happiness to which nothing can be added, and that,

             I am,

      Dear Madam,

          Your most Humble

              Most obedient, and most
 
                  Faithfully Devoted Servant,

              Sir Archy.

Revenant म्हणाले...

Congrats!

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

What Is Love .

(thats a hypothetical :)

JAL म्हणाले...

Do you carry these clouds around in your pocket?

Cincinnati.

North Carolina.

Colorado.

Beauty wherever you go.

Janis Gore म्हणाले...

Yench. All too sentimental.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkkM7K6smQA

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Michael Jackson - Rock With You.

(no comment ;)

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Estelle - american boy

(no shorts)

SippicanCottage म्हणाले...

Congratulations from your friend in the swamp.

BJM म्हणाले...

Rock Me Baby

AmPowerBlog म्हणाले...

Congratulations so much!

Rose म्हणाले...

Congratulations to you both. Beauty.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

John Legend - We just don't care.

(Aperently its not just Althouse and Meade ;)

BTW thanks for joyning me linking - thats the beautifull thing about the intertubes.

Joan म्हणाले...

Yay!

Wishing you every happiness.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Minnie Riperton 1975 loving youT.

(take it down, or is it up, way up a notch)

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Baby come to me.

(this is a wedding day, we must play them wedding songs)

john म्हणाले...

Yea, um, ah. What Sir Archy said.

john म्हणाले...

And speaking of voices from the past - Sippican! Will Victoria also join in with her best wishes?

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

You Really Got a Hold On Me .

(thats the girl from hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy - the movie)

(i think shes hot)

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Echo & The Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar.

(this guys rock)

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Tom Petty Runnin' Down A Dream.

Jeff with one 'f' म्हणाले...

I've been happy and even delighted for you both as this story has unfolded but I'm surprised at how moving I find the photo of your hands together.

Congratulations and many happy returns of this day for you both!!!!

AllenS म्हणाले...

Congratulations to the both of you.

AlgonquinS म्हणाले...

Congratulations to the both of you.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Tammy Wynette-Stand By Your Man

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

and finally.

LINDA RONSTADT - "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME"

Congratulations and many happy returns.

Kev म्हणाले...

I see that Lem et. al have done a fine job of posting a playlist for the imaginary reception. (Maybe someone should put together a (digital) mixtape of these songs for the happy couple for the ride back.)

It's probably a good thing the wedding wasn't in a traditional venue, or I (bum leg and all) would have offered to lead the band for the reception. (As it is, even if they'd decided to invite the commentariat to their beautiful venue of choice in Colorado, my recently surgically-repaired knee isn't hiking up a mountain anytime soon.)

Great photos again, Althouse. And you didn't even have to pay the wedding photographer!

John Stodder म्हणाले...

Congratulations Ann and Meade. What beautiful pictures, and what beautiful feelings they evoke.

Caroline म्हणाले...

RE: Wedding Music

Although I've never heard it played at a wedding reception, I think REM's "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine" could be appropriate as a wedding song. The world as was known by the bride and groom prior to getting hitched, is over. And yet- thanks in part to champagne and lack of foresight- they feel fine.

On the morning of our big day, my soon-to-be-spouse and I awoke to Moby's cover of "That's when I reach for my revolver" , playing on the radio. Some may have taken it as a bad omen. We call it our wedding song.

After twelve years, and no gunplay, we still feel fine. Here's to hoping that you two are able to say the same after twelve years together.

Congratulations!

mariner म्हणाले...

Congratulations to you both.

May you have a long and happy time together.

Leather Daddy म्हणाले...

My only advice is to cherish your times playing in the dungeon and the sling. It will only help your relationship grow stronger.

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

What everyone upthread said. Congratulations.

J. Cricket म्हणाले...

Oh lord! Will there be pictures of the soiled sheets next?

Unknown म्हणाले...

My wife and I chose the Beatles' "When I'm sixty-four" as our wedding song. We'll, 20+ years later we're past that point and still together. Here's wishing you all the best to 64 and way beyond.

Tank म्हणाले...

Congrats and good luck.

Christy म्हणाले...

Congratulations and best wishes for many happy years together.

I always cry at weddings, and here I sit over a bagel at Panera with wet eyes and 2 people looking at me curiously.

Shanna म्हणाले...

Just popped in to say congratulations! You couldn't have picked a prettier place than Colorado in the summer, that's for sure.

Charity म्हणाले...

That picture is wonderful! And, of course, congratulations!

knox म्हणाले...

El DeBarge?! Good lord.

William म्हणाले...

Congratulations. Extra special congratulations on the determinedly anti-Harlequin nature of your courtship and marriage. Many literate women try to write an updated Jane Austen novel, but you seem to be actually living in one.

reader_iam म्हणाले...

Wow, Lem. I'm not a Bjork fan, but that just may have convinced me to give her another look. Or listen.

Whatever. Second chances are wonderful things.

reader_iam म्हणाले...

Dang. I just watched a Bjork video four times in a row. It's true: Anything is possible!

(And that's as close to describing how I felt after I met my future [and present] husband as anything I've ever seen or heard. Which is saying something.)

reader_iam म्हणाले...

A song which I played often in those early days (the album was released the month we met) and which I'd link here is unavailable on YouTube. It's by Adrian Belew, from "Inner Revolution" and while the lyrics alone don't really capture why I liked "Big Blue Sun" so much, in context, here they are anyway:

When the summer clouds roll around the sky
And a strand of stars sparkle in the night
Let me take your worry from you
Let me make a world around you
Let me love you like nobody ever tried

When the lazy days come to lay around the lake
And the rays of the sun run among the waves
Don't you think about tomorrow
Don't you drink a drop of sorrow
Don't you look upon the past or wonder why

Let it roll down your shoulder
Let it fall on the floor
I'll be loving you like the water loves the shore
Let it fall from your fingers
Let it go, let it come
I'll be loving you like the summer loves the big blue sun

When the summer clouds roll around
The stars in the night
And the lazy days lay around
The morning light
Let me take your worry from you
Let me make a world around you
Let me love you like nobody ever tried

Let it roll down your shoulder
Let it fall on the floor
I'll be loving you like the water loves the shore
Let it fall from your fingers
Let it go, let it come
I'll be loving you like the summer loves the big blue sun

It sort of works with your picture, doesn't it Althouse?

David म्हणाले...

Congratulations and best wishes.

Meade म्हणाले...

Thank you, to everyone, for all the kind words and congratulations!

(And to the few who had less than kind words... thanks for your attention.)

garage mahal म्हणाले...

Congrats Ann and Meade.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

Thanks for all the good wishes!

"Platinum or "white" gold?"

Platinum, mainly dictated by the diamond engagement ring. They make them in platinum to show off the colorlessness of the diamond.

Sissy Willis म्हणाले...

Wonderful, wonderful. Your post is pure poetry. Best wishes to the bride, and congratulations to the groom!

Joanne Jacobs म्हणाले...

Beautiful!

Beau म्हणाले...

Very romantic. I love it. Congrats.

Ger म्हणाले...

Aaaack!!!

Not the return of the fisheye :(

That issue aside, congratulations to you and Meade and may you both enjoy a long and happy union!

GM Roper म्हणाले...

How very nice. Congratulations and a long and happy marriage.

Hector Owen म्हणाले...

Beautiful. Hooray, hooray, best wishes. A song I like to sing at weddings: Mairi's Wedding. Plenty herring, plenty meal, plenty peat to fill your creel.

tiger म्हणाले...

Congrats!

For some reason I thought you were married about six months ago.

Well, better it's 3 years that feel like six months that six months that feel like 3 years...

Michael K म्हणाले...

Best of luck to both of you. Many happy years.

FleetUSA म्हणाले...

Yes, wonderful.

And I think the blog readers have benefited greatly from this union.

jimbino म्हणाले...

Wow,

I never married and I find every day to be an anniversary of that--a cause for celebration.

CWJ म्हणाले...

May it be 3X10. Congratulations!!!

dreams म्हणाले...

Very nice, a good love story.

Seeing Red म्हणाले...

Still newlyweds, how wonderful! Congrats!

sgerber म्हणाले...

I'll bet your husband is a lucky guy.

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Congrats

wyo sis म्हणाले...

A reason to celebrate August 3. Thanks I needed that. Congratulations.

अनामित म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Joe Schmoe म्हणाले...

Nice. Very nice.

Who married you up there? Grizzly Adams?

Joe Schmoe म्हणाले...

The picture makes me think of George Winston's Blossom and Meadow, a beautiful song.

Meade म्हणाले...

"Who married you up there? Grizzly Adams?"

Close. It was Jeremiah Johnson, actually.

Jeremiah Johnson, who was channeling Barry Goldwater.