it’s glorious, it’s life changing [CoA 27]

song: amazing – artist: one eskimo (though ‘kandi‘ may be my favorite track of theirs. having a soft spot for Candi Staton might have something to do with that.)

week of July 3-9

It was Sunday night. The day had been spent traveling down to Fort Worth. There was checking into the hotel, a meandering journey to find lunch/dinner (it would’ve been a late lunch, but the place we’d planned on going to appeared to be out of business and so a very meandering journey took place while searching for an alternative and it was closer to 5pm than noon by the time we ate) and getting oriented and settled in the room. It was nearing 9pm and I was already in pajamas.

The plan had been to spend Sunday night with my brother, but he had something come up and so that didn’t happen. That’s okay, though. I probably wouldn’t have seen this if we were out. Or, I might have, but it wouldn’t have been the from above, extended view that I got. It was right about 9 when I heard shouting and When the Saints Go Marching In being played on a trombone. Right outside. So, of course, I looked out the window. We were on the eleventh floor, so I got an excellent view of the block across from the hotel where an entire wedding party, with the bride in the lead, were full-on gleeing their way down the street. The bride wasn’t only in the lead, she had her arms in the air, jumping around with abandon, with the trombonist right behind her (like, seriously, right behind her, somehow managing not to make contact with his slider thingie – to think I spent a couple of years in band, with the horn section. but I played clarinet.) and the rest of the party obviously excited with and for the couple. It was one extraordinary and wonderful moment! If I wasn’t already in love with Fort Worth, that, I’m quite certain, would’ve made me fall for it.

Of course I attempted to get my camera out in a hurry and snap some photos. I only go two off while trying to find my light settings as quickly as possible. Since the settings are buried in the interface and it was dark out, they’re certainly not the best pictures, but they’re here, all the same.

Bless that couple for giving so many people a chance to be a part of such a splendid occasion, even if only in passing. It was a lovely reminder that such a day should be so overflowing with joy that it can’t help but splash up on anyone near enough to witness.

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