Name the ONE moment in your life that made you the happiest ever.

[Deja Q]

Near Christmas, around 1988?

I had saved up enough and bought a computer from a small business man who built them.

I realized I forgot the power cable. Dad was awesome; he drove me back - to St Louis Park, about 40 miles one way - just to get the power cable.

Of everybody in this world, there's nobody like my mum and dad. There've been many wonderful moments; they've always been there... they always fought for me when I could not... they raised me right, though take blame for one thing which is not their fault. (it's not the gay thing either; they are entirely accepting of that.) They don't like thinking of Asperger's Syndrome as a defect either; it's part of my personality and we're all okay the way we are. (I disagree; it has been a hinderance to me and my inability to be social. But they are right in that we are all unique and PDD or not, we are all viable contributors to society. If only more people felt that way...)

Sorry to ramble. But the thought crossed my mind. And it was a good memory. And good memories are worth remembering.

[Mutley]

1. Probably the first time I held my niece.

I didn't even like kids before that, but she was so small and red and blotchy and beautiful. It was like that cliched moment when the tiny hand grasps one of your fingers for the first time and it changes everything. And hell, I'm just the Aunt, not a parent. :D

[helderheid]

2. Corny but I'm not sure if I can decide between

the day I married my current husband (our wedding kicked ASS), the moment I held my son the first time or the moment I held my daughter the first time.

[miss_american_pie]

3. When my first kid was born

After a long day of labor and difficult delivery, when they put him on my chest and I said his name, he picked his head up and stared into me.

It was as if he knew me already, the mother I was supposed to be.

That was a good day. :)

[NaturalHigh]

4. When Oklahoma won the national championship...

in January 2001.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

18. You're kidding right?

Did you play the game? If you didn't, and you have kids or a wife, I feel really sorry for them because you consider a stupid football game to be more important than them.
Duckie

[Droopy]

5. It's a tie between my niece and my little sister

I'm 12 years older than my youngest sister and I have fond memories from when she came into the world. Same goes for my little niece. She just turned 4 and is growing up fast, but I remember well the day after she was born and I held her in my arms for the first time. I will always vividly remember holding them when they came into the world.

A distant second is the day I got my first truck driving job. It was a Godsend for me at the time as I was really struggling in life. I was very happy for probably the only time between the ages of 20-29.

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. Does it suck that I can't think of one?

I mean, I can think of times I was really happy, but — one that stands above the others?

I got nothin'. :shrug:

[Deja Q]

8. Happiness is relative to the individual.

:thumbup:

You've got plenty.

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

21. I hope not because there isn't one extra special moment for me either.

[Radical Activist]

28. Neither can I

There were times when things in my life were going well and I've had happy moments. I can't think of one incredible moments that stands out. Too many of the good moments were mixed with negatives to qualify. Maybe that's a bad sign.

[bertha katzenengel]

7. When the Angels won the 2002 World Series.

You'd have to be (a) a real baseball fan, PLUS (b) the lifelong fan of a heartbreak team to understand this.

But that's not really the ONE happiest moment. Truth is, I don't have a ONE happiest moment. There are just too many to name, so I picked one.

[Squeech]

9. Recording the Cul de Sac CD

entitled Crashes to Light, Minutes to its Fall. I can no longer single out a particular moment, but after the first couple days (Robin hadn't shown up yet and we worked on the hardest stuff first, so we were short-handed *and* frustrated) it was all pretty continuously wonderful, a sustained creative high. I'm pretty sure we nailed "Etaoin Shrdlu" on the first take, and even if not, when we did nail it it was a triumph; ditto the take we used (third of four) of "Sands of Iwo Jima."

I hope I'll get to do something that amazing again, but it doesn't seem likely at this point...

And now the NSA knows my right name-- or at least has only four names to choose from :hi:

[China_cat]

10. The day I found out my abusive ex was dead.

[BlueIris]

11. Hearing that Lewis Libby had been indicted.

No, seriously.

Looking back, that moment was like the first brick to fall out of a wall of darkness that had been holding me back for a long time. That whole weekend was sooooo great, filled with the happiness and security I enjoyed during those first hours after I read the announcement. It was as if I was being offered "a taste" of the happiness I could have again if I wanted to, which of course I did, after being reminded how great it was to be happy. I had to make a lot of changes after that, a lot of sacrifices, but I'm feeling much better now, as many of you know.

I've actually written Fitz about this, although I don't know if anyone ever read the letter. I thought he should know that what he did actually returned a piece of my soul to me.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

12. I remember the moment very well

I had just come home from college after graduating and being separated from my now-husband for most of four years. Our wedding was planned for August. It was Derby Day. My dad was mowing the grass and everything was blooming. My mother was broiling a steak and we were settling down to watch the race. I was the happiest then I have ever been in my life.

I have had a lifetime of happy memories, new babies, weddings, etc. But that one moment was perfect.

[diamondsndust]

13. getting to respond to this thread....

:rofl:

[leftofthedial]

14. the birth of my younger daughter

I was in shock, I think, at the birth of my first daughter.

The second one--ahh. I've never loved anyone more than my (now ex-) wife and our new daughter at that moment.

[dysfunctional press]

15. I've had a LOT of moments that have made me extremely happy...

and most of those were orgasms- although i don't know if i could single out any particular one as being the "best ever"...but there's a good chance that cocaine and something that vibrated were also involved.

[flvegan]

16. The one moment? That's a toss-up...

it'd have to be the moment that the gate swung open, having been left unlocked by the workers there, or the moment on New Year's Eve when I realized that I wasn't going to get caught, and that the little sheltie girl was headed off to her new life.

I have to add that it might also be when a certain DUer here admitted to having a pretty big crush on me.

[Nicole]

17. The birth of my child

When she was laid on my breast was the happiest moment of my life.

[Generic Brad]

19. The first time my wife held my hand

The feeling from that simple gesture generated what felt like a bolt of electricity coursing through me. It was as if our destiny changed at that moment. I am certain I will never have experience a moment of such intensity again.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

20. Before my friend Lana had my nephew Alex...

We were talking about the horrible way my sister was killed in a car accident when she was 8 months pregnant. I was telling her how I had been looking forward to being Auntie. We met last June at work, we had lunch together with a mutual friend in the break room, then I got moved to her department in August. We sat together and made fast friends. Anyway, the day I was telling her about my sister, she asked me if I'd like to be Auntie to her little guy that would be born in a couple of weeks. She said that they didn't really have anyone here in Oklahoma, and she had never had a friend like me.
The day after she had him, I went to visit him, and when her husband handed him to me, he said, Alex, meet your Auntie Mel, I started crying. It was such a sweet moment. I started talking to him, and he looked up at me. When I laughed, it was as if he cuddled further into my arms. I was amazed. He recognized me. I had never and probably will never experience anything else like that in my life.
Duckie

[scoey1953]

22. Sitting on the beach in Moorea Tahiti with my sweety....

Next year its Bora Bora....

[NNadir]

23. Definitely the first time I kissed my wife.

I'd wanted to do that for so long, and suddenly there I was doing it. It was the moment my happiness began. I'm very sappy about it.

[K98Lover]

24. I have no problem picking

THAT moment. I was 21 years old and serving my country as a United States Marine. We had just won a short but very fierce gunfight and all of my Marines were alive and all of the enemy were very dead. I was happy that I had performed as a Marine should under fire. Until that moment, I was never really sure that I had what it takes to do my duty in combat. I did. All of my Marines did. We were all alive and victorious. That was a great day.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. And this is your very first post!

WELCOME TO DU, my dear K98Lover!

Enjoy your stay in our crazy, addictive little village!

:party: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :party:

[K98Lover]

30. Thank you for

such a gracious welcome.

[Sgent]

25. Recieving my college diploma

Its a personal accomplishment for me that took everything I had -- and I still almost didn't make it.

[fizzgig]

27. it's almost cliche

it was in vegas about a year ago

i was there with my sister and two of her guy friends. i hit it off well with one of them and fast forward to us, walking down the strip, holding hands and clutching drinks in the other.

the way he leaned it to kiss me while waiting for the light...

the way he held me that night was beautiful. we were young, drunk and in love with the moment

it's one of the few times i've felt young and alive

[WCGreen]

29. Realizing that our strategy and commitment had been able to

beat a very popular Irish Politician...

Then when we won... That estactic night... I was the king of the world...

Two months later, I was on the outside looking in....

I was the force behind winning the primary campaign and now no longer needed...

Other quickly undermined me and I was finished...

But Oh what a night....