[ August 15, 2006, 01:13 AM: Message edited by: quidscribis ]
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
It's not your hatrack anniversay - must be your wedding anniversary.
Congrats!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
That was quick. I was expecting a whole lot of Huh? and What're you talking about?s.
Sometime today - after I finish writing an article that's due today - I'll make a chocolate cake. Actually less for our anniversary and more because I'm the official cake baker of this household and everyone's nagging me for cake. But I'll let it serve double duty.
The article I'm writing is a restaurant review. Very very nice restaurant that Fahim and I went to last week. Which we didn't have to pay for, of course. Which Fahim, being the person he is, is counting as our anniversary dinner. I can't convince him to go out again.
Ah well. If this is the worst I have to complain about (and it pretty much is) then, yeah, we're doing fine. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
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Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Congratulations! I can't believe that it's been three years since you guys got married; it seems like much more recent history than that.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Nah, it's just that you've been around forever, Noemon. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Well, my word! Congratulations! My, how time flies! *smile*
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
So, for the newcomers who don't know the story, shall I provide links?
Or should I be mean and make them ask? Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
Happy Anniversary.
Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :
Here's me...
Asking...
Loving the wave
and saying CONGRATS!!!
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Make 'em look . . . Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Yeah! I wasn't here back then... linkie?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I told you already, but congratulations again. Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
And the kiss... From The Last First Kiss thread... I arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Departed plane, went through immigration, then customs, where there were many men with big guns, and stepped through the ginourmous empty lobby through a set of doors where Fahim was waiting for me. This is the first time we ever laid eyes on each other in real life, and we'd met online barely two months before that. Luggage in the trolly, crowds around us, we kissed for the first time.
Five minutes later - maybe longer - the guard insisted that we stop blocking traffic and move on out. Less than eight hours later, we were married.
I love the story of how you met. Would you please tell it again for all the new people?
Happy anniversary, Laurie and Fahim!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
You mean the short version? The longer version is linked above called The Good Parts Version. The summary...
I decided on June 3rd, 2003 to start a blog. As such, I did a Google search on blog software, downloaded the most favorable looking ones, and gave 'em a try. I settled on Blog. I had problems making it worked, so visited the programmer's forum on June 6th 2003. Programmer, by name of Fahim, helped me. I had other problems, so went back on June 13th. He suggested I email him directly, so I did. Then we got on chat because it would be easier to fix what's wrong - and faster, too.
Within five minutes of being on chat, I was... intrigued.
Within five days, I was in love.
Luckily, so was he.
August 12th 2003, I left Canada. August 15th 12:45am I landed. 1:45am we met. In person. For the first time. And that's the kiss I mentioned above.
Eight hours later, we were married.
It would've been sooner, but our witnesses took fuhevah to arrive. Posted by AutumnWind (Member # 9124) on :
I'm sitting here at work with goosebumps running up and down my arms from the "Good Parts Version".
That is such a remarkable story, all the more remarkable because it's true!!
*sigh* Now I'm left with a goofy grin.
Congrats!!!
Posted by Lissande (Member # 350) on :
Congratulations Fahim and Laurie!
Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Congrats to Laurie and Fahim! Hope the cake was good. And other things, too. Your story is just wonderful.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Yeah, I still get goofy grins thinking about it, too.
I haven't made the cake. Yet. I'll make it tomorrow, a day late and a dollar short, but it'll still be good. Not enough time, too many headaches...
Thanks for the congrats, everybody!
Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :
The death threats and injuries don't start until the fourth or fifth year, anyway. Trust me.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I guess we're fast learners, then...
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Congrats.... I'm so glad things have worked out for you both and am glad you are happy. I'm also glad to see you more at hatrack... I got a little worried for a while when we hadn't heard from you as you recall!
AJ
Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
Oh, congratulations to both of you!
And I love the how-you-met story...it's one of my favorites. Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
Happy 'versary, Laurie & Fahim!
I had my 13th about a month ago. It can keep getting better. Congratulations.
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Happy Anniversary Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
I like the "yet". Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
well, congratulations quidscribis!
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Wow! Awesome! Congradulations!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
And I still haven't made the cake yet... *sigh* There's still this afternoon...
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Cake made & iced, bread pudding, too, cuz we're going for overkill here, and the cake was excellent. As usual.
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Happy Anniversary.
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*sigh* There's still this afternoon...
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