Most Joyous Moment

[GregoryJoseph]

What one moment in your life brought you the most happiness? Was it the day your favorite sports team won a championship? The day you got married? The birth of a child? Hearing someone say "I Love You" to you? Purchasing your dream car?

I'm really looking for sincere responses. That's why I posted in the "That's Life" forum.

I'd appreciate if posters could resist the overwhelming urge to make their usual hilarious jokes about defecation and ejaculation.

Thanks.

[drjoek]

accepted to dental school
marriage
2 births
my kids getting into the colleges of their first choice.


Its 5 but thats my list.

[Hottub]

Equally joyous;

The birth of my sons.

[A.J.]

What one moment in your life brought you the most happiness? Was it the day your favorite sports team won a championship?

Probably because I never thought I'd see it happen.

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2004/10/31/1099219800_7497.jpg

A couple of others come to mind:

-- When I met my first girlfriend. That ended a drought almost as long as the Red Sox's.

-- When I first played little league at 7 or 8. I didn't get a hit all season. My grandfather kept telling me to hang in there and not to give up. In the second to last game I hit a grand slam. I went to the family restaurant where he was working. He told the whole restaurant what I had done and they all applauded for me. I never saw him prouder of me and I was glad to make him feel that way.

-- When I got my first real grown-up job and was finally able to pick up the check when I took my family out to dinner.

[~Katja~]

It definitely has to be the moment I saw my kid. Everything happening during labor was forgotten and he was such an ugly little squishy red faced baby with tons of black hair and i looked at him and cried and said how he is the most beautiful thing in the world. When I first got to hold him it felt like I always was supposed to be a mom.
(don't think I am mean saying he was ugly, but most babies don't look quite precious when they just spent 10h in the birth canal, yet the perception of the mother is completely different... I did not notice anyone around me, just him and me... ) He looked quite adorable after he was cleaned up though :)
I wonder if it feels the same way when you have a second or third child... or if the experience is different every time.

[ohioscouser]

Liverpool winning the 2005 Champions League Final
Going to Anfield to watch Liverpool play
Getting engaged to my beautiful chick

[Foster]

a few years ago, when I was made a job over by my current employer, and I was able to quit a job I had for 20years and had hate the last 10.

[IMSlacker]

The birth of our daughter (first kid) was really amazing and life changing. Our son's birth last year was pretty great too, but not quite the same since we'd been through it before.

[drjoek]

Equally joyous;

The birth of my sons.

No love for Mrs tub?

[KatPw]

Graduating Dental Hygiene school. And when Mike asked me to marry him.

[Snoogans]

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INDIANS WIN IT, INDIANS WIN IT, OH MY GOD THE INDIANS WIN IT

[MisterSmith]

The birth of my daughter. If I wrote the back-story of how truly miraculous the odds of her birth were and all the ways it changed my life the post would be long and boring to most. So I'll just say this - my daughter is a miracle that saved my life and gave me a reason to keep living.

[Friday]

what's yours, gregory?

[epo]

At my sister's wedding I had a moment with my late grandfather who was suffering from dementia. For that brief silver of time, he remembered me, raised his glass and we shared a toast. It was like a moment of normalcy in a sea of insanity due to his illness.

[TraceyMcScotch]

Henrik Larsson's goal against Boavista to get us into the UEFA cup final (only to be robbed by Porto.....cunts)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbyJyLPIh_8&feature=related

Stealing the league from Rangers on the last game of season :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AptfXJopmA&feature=channel_page

[Caseyelan]

Julianna.

Julianna.

Julianna.


(and dave texting me "I dunno, maybe you can come up here and be my girlfriend... or whatever you want" was up there)

[~Katja~]

(and dave texting me "I dunno, maybe you can come up here and be my girlfriend... or whatever you want" was up there)

haha, that made me laugh

[zildjian361]

Edited by EliSnow: no attacks in this forum.

[~Katja~]

At my sister's wedding I had a moment with my late grandfather who was suffering from dementia. For that brief silver of time, he remembered me, raised his glass and we shared a toast. It was like a moment of normalcy in a sea of insanity due to his illness.

that is an awesome moment! Made me feel happy for some reason.

[~Katja~]

to see you:banning:you fukin phony

That's Life: The Forum :nono:

[disneyspy]

were you born an asshole or did you work at it your whole life? either way it worked out fine cuz you're an asshole tonight

[~Katja~]

were you born an asshole or did you work at it your whole life? either way it worked out fine cuz you're an asshole tonight

and how about that most joyous moment of yours?

[disneyspy]

and how about that most joyous moment of yours?

it'll be when you say "YES"

[Foster]

and how about that most joyous moment of yours?

has to be finally meeting me

[GregoryJoseph]

This is the "That's Life" forum. I even tried to remind posters in a humorous way what forum they were posting in. Doesn't seem to matter.

[A.J.]

Please stick to the topic and serious/non-insulting replies only in this forum.

Thank you.

[~Katja~]

This is the "That's Life" forum. I even tried to remind posters in a humorous way what forum they were posting in. Doesn't seem to matter.

funny how you lump people in. The first non serious reply did not come from an ex fba'er and spy's reply was obviously directed to a serious reply. (foster was never on fba)
I do enjoy your serious threads and always have a sincere response, I hate hearing you yap about fba'ers all the time though. Get over it!







* original quote was calling out fba'ers, in case anyone things my response is insane

[GregoryJoseph]

funny how you lump people in. The first non serious reply did not come from an ex fba'er and spy's reply was obviously directed to a serious reply. (foster was never on fba)
I do enjoy your serious threads and always have a serious response, I hate hearing you yap about fba'ers all the time though. Get over it!

Please don't ruin the thread.

Thanks.

[EliSnow]

Back on topic. When I married my wife.

Birth of my kids next.

When I got into Yale.

[MisterSmith]

funny how you lump people in. The first non serious reply did not come from an ex fba'er and spy's reply was obviously directed to a serious reply. (foster was never on fba)
I do enjoy your serious threads and always have a sincere response, I hate hearing you yap about fba'ers all the time though. Get over it!

Who said anything about FBA?

Let the moderators handle it.

[zildjian361]

when my daughter was born, 1998 YANKS. when my daughter mades the Deans list last year a WPC in nj:wub:

[Snoogans]

when my daughter was born, 1998 YANKS. when my daughter mades the Deans list last year a WPC in nj:wub:

William Paterson is a University now.WPU

[RoseBlood]

It definitely has to be the moment I saw my kid. Everything happening during labor was forgotten and he was such an ugly little squishy red faced baby with tons of black hair and i looked at him and cried and said how he is the most beautiful thing in the world. When I first got to hold him it felt like I always was supposed to be a mom.
(don't think I am mean saying he was ugly, but most babies don't look quite precious when they just spent 10h in the birth canal, yet the perception of the mother is completely different... I did not notice anyone around me, just him and me... ) He looked quite adorable after he was cleaned up though :)
I wonder if it feels the same way when you have a second or third child... or if the experience is different every time.
Aww Katja, you are definitely not mean for saying he was ugly. I've heard that sentiment said by other parents. It is true though, newborns are so ugly, with their squishy, weird color faces and goop all over them. If Lukas was an ugly baby, he's more than made up for it now. He's damn adorable and you are lucky to have him. I smile everytime your "devil has a mommy" sig comes up in your rotation. But from what I've read, it's true, he looks like a little devil; charming and smart, you have your work cut out for you! I hope when/if I have a son, he's as handsome as yours. I can't get over his smile and fantastic dark eyes.

funny how you lump people in. The first non serious reply did not come from an ex fba'er and spy's reply was obviously directed to a serious reply. (foster was never on fba)
I do enjoy your serious threads and always have a sincere response, I hate hearing you yap about fba'ers all the time though. Get over it!

Maybe I am missing something, but I didn't get the sense he was singling out the FBA refugee's.

As far as my most joyous moments so far: graduating college, finally being able to have a relationship with my father, growing up with and joking around with my brother, realizing my high-school boyfriend of 7 years wasn't the one and learning how to be myself without him.

I'm hoping the best is yet to come. Alot of people my age think marriage is out-dated, but I still believe in it and think it can work in todays time, even though it's not for everyone and no one should judge either way. I want marriage, and I want to experience the joy I hear about when the doctor places your newborn in your arms. Seeing that child grow up into whoever he/she is meant to be.

I also can't wait till I become licensed in social work and I'm hoping the good outweighs all the frustration.

Also, going to my first hockey game.

[jauble]

A couple of years back I went to wrigley for the first time with my brothers and my dad for his birthday. It was the first time for any of the four of us to walk in the stadium and it was chilling to feel the history of that place and share it with my family. I dont know if its my most joyous, but its one of the first things that came to mind.

[~Katja~]

Aww Katja, you are definitely not mean for saying he was ugly. I've heard that sentiment said by other parents. It is true though, newborns are so ugly, with their squishy, weird color faces and goop all over them. If Lukas was an ugly baby, he's more than made up for it now. He's damn adorable and you are lucky to have him. I smile everytime your "devil has a mommy" sig comes up in your rotation. But from what I've read, it's true, he looks like a little devil; charming and smart, you have your work cut out for you! I hope when/if I have a son, he's as handsome as yours. I can't get over his smile and fantastic dark eyes.


he truly just "unfolded" the days after birth.
(I have pictures to prove it :) )
minutes
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f10/KatjaVillanueva/GeburtLukas18.jpg
a few days
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f10/KatjaVillanueva/Lukas%20stages/LukasHenry20.jpg
a few months
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f10/KatjaVillanueva/Lukas%20stages/182e74da.jpg

I can also say that all my memorable joyous moments following his birth had something to do with him, some developmental milestone like smiles, walking, talking... all of it. He is what makes me and my life happy.

[RoseBlood]

Seriously, i'm melting from the cuteness ~katja~..

btw.. i didn't realize his post was edited when i threw my 2cents in.

[Snoogans]

sorry, forgot no jokes.

[~Katja~]

Seriously, i'm melting from the cuteness ~katja~..

btw.. i didn't realize his post was edited when i threw my 2cents in.

thank you :wub: , he gets away with too much from his cuteness. He knows how to work it :) little stinker.

[disneyspy]

i was trying to think what that one most joyous moment was when this thread got started and realized its almost impossible for me to distinguish because i tend to enjoy all aspects of life,but i guess it would be the day i got my licence and car on my 16th birthday and took my girlfriend on a trip to taquamenom falls on a whim and realized

hey this was already a thread,i posted this already

[Dirtbag]

Arizona Diamondbacks win the 2001 World Series. Yeah, they'd only been around 4 years but I've been an Arizona homer for as long as I can remember and it was what finally erased the heartbreak of the '93 Suns and god damn John Paxson. The Series was also the best I've ever seen and beating the Yankees after them winning 3 straight made it even sweeter.

Forrest Griffin chokes out Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. Forrest is one of the guys that I wouldn't even be a MMA fan without, and for some reason I've always come down on the UFC side of the UFC/Pride debate. People were predicting that they'd have to haul Forrest out of the octagon in a body bag after this one, and it was just such a thrill to have one of my favorites not only hang with, but eventually defeat the guy who was pretty much the consensus #1 205 pound fighter in the world.

[GregoryJoseph]

So far the responses have been pretty consistent with what I thought they'd be. The posters who are parents all cite the birth of their children as the most joyous occasion of their life. The majority of single males with no offspring cite sports memories, although some did recall some truly touching moments with family members.

I'm still trying to figure out which single moment stands out most in my mind, but there have been several times that I've been moved to tears out of pure happiness and joy.

[lleeder]

You started the thread and didn't give yours 1st. So what's your most joyous moment?

[Friday]

it's hard to say if i have really had an event of this magnitude yet.
been engaged... that was amazing at the time...
became a naturalized citizen... but i was eight and i am pretty sure the ride in the limo was the most exciting part at that time in my life...
i've met respected celebrities, even worked closely with a few who have inspired me...
traveled, learned, seen alot...not everything... yet.

but i guess the most lucid, pure form of joy as an adult was found when i was actually going through the beginning of the biggest loss of my life.
my (step)sister had previously miscarried... but the day after Thanksgiving in 2006, one day after my mom and i rode in the ambulance to the hospital for the last time, she told me she was pregnant.
being able to smile at that moment was pretty amazing.
and probably a big reason why I feel such a connection to my nephew now.

either that or when my Mr Handsome was saved for the 2nd time in his life.
after 18 years, this kitty trumps babies in rank!

[JerseyRich]

I know this might sound completely trivial...especially when everyone is talking about being happy about having a baby...

But I think back to high school and when me and my chick had a condom break...then finding out that she wasn't preggers. As a 17 year old guy, that was the peak of happiness.

Since then, I've had some pretty great moments. I think the day that I became Baptized, Confirmed and took my first Communion in a Church really just made me unbelievably happy. Since then(2005) I have changed my idea about religion...but that was a life changing event which gave me immense happiness.

Oh yea...and getting engaged. Blech.

[meanmrbill]

November 24th, 2007. In the coolest pub I've ever been in called "The Dragon" in Poznan, Poland I kissed my future fiancee, Karolina, for the first time. It will be very hard for something to top that moment. It was a true life-changer.