first and for most... thank you so much for your thoughts and well wishes. I really appreciate it. It made me feel so good to read all of your comments tonight.
I wish I could have all of you at my wedding! wouldnt that be fun!
Well, I would like to get back to weddingy posts with finally getting to why we are doing Up!/Adventure
I have already explained how John and I started dating I have not explained how we first met. I met John through mutual friends. They were moving and wanted to spend one last day around their old home's area and invited people to join them for sushi and a movie.
We sat and ate sushi at East, and John spouted many geeky thoughts... had a bit of an ego and air of "im the best" about him. Yet, at the same time he also gave off this "I'm so cute and sweet.... you know you want to hug and love me like a teddy bear!" We continued our day by going to the movies.
Of course we went to see Up! We waited in line by the movie theater entrance for the doors to open, and talked more. I believe we talked about music and the instruments we played growing up. I found him easy to talk to and he actually was interested to talk to me and hear what I had to say.
Inside the theater we got our seats; john and I sat together and our friends sat together. John and I continued to chat about the expensive things in life. I was then working for a high end photographer and I always loved to ask people what they thought our 8x10 prints went for. Well, for the first time ever someone actually said over the amount we sold for! Normally I get people guessing $30 or $50 at most ... we sold an 8x10 for $85; John's guess was over $100! I was shocked no one ever guessed that high. I was impressed and a little taken back. LOL
The movie started up, and we had to end our conversation for the time. I am sure you all know just how sad Up! is. During the sad scenes I thought to myself "okay, arlise if when you look at him, if he is tearing up or looks sad this guy is just awesome".... I remember looking at him from the corner of my eye and it just hit me in my heart and he was crying.
I remember leaving that night thinking... a) he is a total geek with an ego and attitude to match b) how does he have that ego and have the hug me Im cute thing... but mostly c)I wish my boyfriend was more like him.
Cut to present day. John and I just finished watching Up! again.... actually it is only our second time watching it. I loved it just as much as the first if not more because this time I could hug and love him while watching the movie.
I am definitely an Ellie... filled with the spirit of adventure, but happy to find it in the things around me with my love. John is most definitely a Carl, a bit square, timid of adventure but loves to look at it from a distance... careful not to get too close so he doesn't fall and break his arm!
The soundtrack for this movie was amazing! All orchestral (expect for The Spirit of Adventure which the lyrics are only played at the end with the credits) and the way the one main piece can go from light to dark is amazing. It is truly a beautiful score and it is very sad that Disney never put the soundtrack out on CD. I found a promo CD from the UK that I just bought on ebay.
Up! reminds me that life is short. Even if you can't go adventuring to far off places, if you are lucky enough to spend your life with a loving partner and/or friend you can have adventures together anywhere. Material objects are just that... they are not the person and can never be. It is the memories of all of our silly, simple, crazy life adventures that we take with us.
I hope that our love is like the love that Carl and Ellie have for each other. I want Up! as apart of our wedding to help both of us remember that it is not the amount or quality of the material things that we have, but the times we shared acquiring those material things. I want it to remind us that our life is not about how far we travel and the site we see, but the fact that no matter if its on our porch or in China, we spend it together.
And when one of us can no longer be with the other that we may continue our adventure in life and find new loves to share it with.
I know that your grandmother's spirit will live on in your memories of her. Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
