They had been walking around the city all day and their feet were tired. Their arms were sore from carrying boutique-purchased items, groceries and a bottle of wine, yet their spirits were electric, sparked by the excitement of finally being together.
Their love was new, still silent and unspoken but it was enough to make each of their eyes sparkle with anticipation and emotion. They had gone about that afternoon acting as though the only way they could survive trekking to the next city block was to supply each other with air through a long passionate kiss. They were giddy.
Now back at the apartment, bags unpacked and wine poured, he went over to his laptop. The lights were off but the glow of the city rushing through the windows in the living room was ambiance enough. Opening his computer he was blushed with the soft glow from the screen as he said, “let’s have a dance.”
They had a conversation earlier where she mentioned it used to be rare for a boy to talk to her at a school dance. She’d usually be too busy on the organizing committee punching tickets or sitting alone on a folding chair in the corner.
It was cheesy, but it worked. She took her fingertips off the window sill, turned her back on the skyline, and barely whispered out, “okay”.
He pressed play on a song he’d been saving for just this moment – for just this girl. As they slowly came together, touched, and held onto each other for dear life, the song played.
Place your hands on my face
Close my eyes and say
That love is a poor man’s food
The lyrics and music echoed from floor to ceiling throughout the empty room, and it passionately consumed them both as they moved ever so slightly in what was more of a swaying hug.
I could hold you in my arms
I could hold on forever
She closed her eyes and wished at some point they would end up like this again. It didn’t have to be in that apartment, in that city or even that country, she just knew she had to be in his arms. Her now irrepressible feelings were going to grow and they both knew even thousands of miles couldn’t keep them apart.
The next time they came together in such a melodic embrace (to that same tune reserved just for that girl) it wasn’t in an empty room, but one filled with the most important people in their lives. They were all there to witness a love that was sparked long before the first dance in front of them and hopefully far outliving the last.
Happy 2nd Anniversary John, I’m one lucky woman.
I promised myself I wouldn’t do any more blogging this weekend but we just got back from GM Place where we had a lot of fun being a part of the Ultimate Canucks Search booth. By “we” I mean The Crazy Canucks of course. Here are some photos from our exciting morning in Canuck-land.
Free pass to the free event.
Alanah, DaveO and I all wearing our stick in rink gear.
Ultimate Canucks Search, do crazy things to show how big of a fan you are and win stuff.
First pink, now… plaid?
One of my favourite players on the team, Willie Mitchell – he scored a breakaway goal today with his sweater over his head.
View more photos in my Flickr set, or browse John’s (more on-ice shots) on his Flickr.
We should have audio up some time this week, but don’t quote me on that as we recorded a ton of cool clips today from fans, the Ultimate Canucks guys (above), a fellow podcaster, and even the creator of the Canucks fan Facebook application.
With ticket prices up in the clouds at least the Canucks organization comes up with a handful of fun, family-oriented events each year that are low-dough or entirely free.
This Sunday, February 24th, the Canucks will host the annual Open Practice.
Fans will have the opportunity to watch their favourite Canucks players take to the ice in preparation of their February 27th match-up against the Colorado Avalanche. The festivities will also include a Canucks shootout challenge as well as appearances by FIN, the Canucks Mascot, and the Smirnoff Ice Team. Canucks
Pick up your tickets in advance but they don’t cost a thing. The best part is that the folks at the Ultimate Canucks Search will have some stuff going on in the concourse and we’ve been asked to participate!
Not only will we be speaking on a panel at Northern Voice on Saturday, but watch for The Crazy Canucks podcast members as we record an episode live from GM Place this Sunday. Come up to our booth in the councourse, say hi, get on the podcast with us and partake in many more activities that the UCS guys have in store.
While everyone is still waiting on their Moo cards, my good friend has mass-produced some stickers that I’ll be handing out to all who want them over the next few days. They are just like the image I have on my Macbook but now in a nice compact wallet-size!
Special item of note – as these stickers were donated by my friend (for this first time) I’ve attached his business card so that if you’re in the market for some fancy stickers, shirts, embroidered caps for your baseball team and things of that nature, you can give him a buzz.
If you’d fancy a Miss604 sticker just ask me at NV on Friday on Saturday, I’ll be around and as a volunteer and speaker I quite possibly easy to find. Oh and if you do get a sticker, and you do decide to stick it somewhere, feel free to take a photo and add it to the Miss604 Flickr Group.
Tonight I’ll be at the Lamplighter in Gastown attempting to live blog an event that’s new to me. From my understanding it’s like DemoCamp meets marketing, but there’s much more to it than that. Every presenter will get a few minutes to talk about their product and present a case to the group.
For presenters so far I believe we have Marqui, Radient Communications, Smak, WiderFunnel, 99directions, and Donat Group.
CaseCamp is an unconference for marketers. Following in the footsteps of BarCamp, and building on the model of DemoCamp, CaseCamp brings together people interested in marketing-oriented activities to learn from their peers via case study presentations. CaseCamp is structured on purpose. The goal is to create an independent forum for for great dialog. Typically, a presenter presents a case (good, bad, ugly, lessons learned, etc.) and then a lively discussion ensues during a Q&A period. [CaseCampVancouver3]
The lighting is pretty low in the venue so I’m unsure any photos will turn out right away via my iPhone but I’ll attempt to have a live blog going on this post’s url. Things kick off at 5:45 and will run until about 7:00pm at which time mingling will be encouraged. The website isn’t currently working for me, so check out the Facebook event for more details.
5:58pm: I’m here, I have wifi. First Case will be at 6:15pm, stay tuned.
6:15pm: Quick show-of-hands survey to find out what kind of audience we have tonight: bloggers, social media enthusiasts, photographers, web designers, PR folks, marketers, and a ton of other professionals. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
