Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Here we go. Here we go.
[00:00:03] Speaker B: Do you remember when it first dies tomorrow?
Love was changing while chasing the clouds away.
I want to ring it and keep our soul singing as we dance in the night. Remember all the stars on the night away.
It's my daughter with you holding hands with your heart to see you holding blue dark and love Remember how we knew love was here to stay now just a bow found in love shed something more Only blue talk remember you know we share today.
And keep it warm.
Hey listen baby.
Ain't no mountain high. Ain't no valley low. Ain't no river wild enough, baby.
[00:04:28] Speaker A: If you need me, call me. No matter where you are, no matter how far.
[00:04:34] Speaker B: Don't worry baby.
[00:04:36] Speaker A: Just call my name. I'll be there in a hurry. You don't have to worry cuz baby there. Ain't no mountain high enough.
[00:04:47] Speaker B: Ain't no man alone enough.
Ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you baby. Remember the day I set you free.
I told you you could always count on me, girl. From that day on I made a vow. I'll be there when you want me. Some way somehow.
Open it up.
[00:05:12] Speaker A: Ain't no mountain high enough.
[00:05:16] Speaker B: Ain't no mountain up.
Ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you baby.
Oh no darling no wind, no way.
[00:05:37] Speaker A: Can stop me baby no, no baby.
[00:05:41] Speaker B: If you ever been trouble I'll be there on the double. Just s put me up bab.
In my heart.
[00:05:53] Speaker A: Although we are miles apart.
[00:05:56] Speaker B: If you ever need a help in your hand I'll be there on another.
[00:06:05] Speaker A: Mountain high enough.
[00:06:08] Speaker B: They don't matter long enough.
[00:06:11] Speaker A: They don't feel wide enough.
Keep me from getting to you. They know that there ain't no.
What you want baby I got it what you need.
You know I got it too.
All I'm asking you is for a little respect when you come a little bit hey baby Just a little bit.
[00:06:39] Speaker B: Just a little bit.
[00:06:40] Speaker A: Just a. Just a little bit.
I ain't gonna do you wrong while you gone.
Ain't gonna do you all I don't wanna do.
All I ask you all Just a little bit baby Just a little bit.
Just a little bit.
Just a little bit.
I'm about to give it all my money All I'm asking in return honey to give me my problems when you got home. Just a. Just a little.
[00:07:18] Speaker B: Just a little bit.
Just a little bit.
[00:07:43] Speaker A: Guess what?
So is my money.
All I want you to do for me Give it to me when you.
There's not a Soul out there
[00:08:41] Speaker B: no
[00:08:41] Speaker A: one to hear my praise.
Give me, give me, give me a man after midnight Want somebody help me chase the shadows away Give me, give me, give me me a man after midnight Take me through the darkness to the great of the day Give me, give me, give me a man after midnight Want somebody help me chase the shadows away Give me, give me, give me a man after midnight Take me through the darkness to the great of the day.
[00:09:34] Speaker B: Sam.
[00:10:02] Speaker A: Half past 12 watching the lake in my flat all alone How I hate to spend the evening on my own all along with going outside the window As I look around the world and it makes me so depressed to see
[00:10:19] Speaker B: the day
[00:10:21] Speaker A: there's not a soul out there no one to hear my praise.
There Give me, give me, give me a man after midnight Want somebody help me chase the shadows away Give me, give me, give me a man after midnight Take me through the darkness to the break of the day.
[00:11:12] Speaker B: It's all in me.
I Every mom.
It's all in me.
[00:11:28] Speaker A: I can read your thoughts right now
[00:11:31] Speaker B: Everybody from A to Z.
I can
[00:11:41] Speaker A: cast a spell Bitch you can't tell Make a special truth when fire inside of you Anytime you feel danger or fear instantly I will.
[00:11:59] Speaker B: It's all it needs.
[00:12:02] Speaker A: Anything you all done baby, I'll do it natur.
[00:12:07] Speaker B: Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa I can
[00:12:15] Speaker A: sense your knees like rain onto the seas I can make a rhyme of confusion in your mind and when it comes down to some good old fashioned love that's what I got.
[00:12:39] Speaker B: You.
[00:13:06] Speaker A: You just ask me.
[00:13:37] Speaker C: I.
[00:15:15] Speaker B: And I feel like ain't nothing like a lucky star.
Take us through the.
[00:16:16] Speaker A: J.
Figure out how to chase my blues away I'm gonna lie up till now it's the lightest day that shows me how and when the night falls Loneliness.
Lost my senses Spinning through the town Sooner or later the fever ends and I wind up feeling down
[00:18:00] Speaker B: I need a man.
[00:18:18] Speaker A: I want to feel like.
Somebody.
Somebody who loves me.
[00:19:01] Speaker B: Mr. Worldwide to infinity. You know the roof on fire we go boogie oogie oogie jiggle wiggle and dance Like a roof on fire we go drink drinks and take shots until we fall out Like a roof on fire now baby, get my booty naked Take off all your clothes and light the roof on fire Tell them, tell them. Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby come on fire I tell her baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby I'm a fireball.
I saw, I came, I conquered. Or should I say I saw, I conquered, I came this little chica on fire. He no lie, y' all slipping. He running the game now, baby. Get that kitty little in a nice, nice little shave. I gave Susie a little pat up on her booty and she turned around and said walk this way. I was born in a plane.
Mama said that every woman know my name.
I'm the best you've ever had.
If you think I'm burning out I never am.
I'm on fire, I'm on fire, I'm on fire, I'm on fire I fireball.
Oh, would you dare look back? Just keep your eyes on me I said you're holding back she said shut up and dance with me. This woman is my destiny. She said shut up every destiny.
We were victims of the night. The chemical physical kryptonite help us to the face and faint light oh we were bound to get together.
[00:21:32] Speaker A: Bound to get together.
[00:21:35] Speaker B: She took my arm I don't know how it happened we took the floor and she said won't you give back? Just keep your eyes on me. I said you're holding back she said shut up and destiny. This woman is my destiny. She said shut up and destiny.
A backless dress and some beat up sleeves. My discotheque Juliet teenage dream I felt it in my chest as she looked at me. I knew we were bound to be together. Bound to be together.
She took my arm I don't know how it happened we took the floor and she said oh don't you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me. I said you're on and back she said shut up and dance with me.
Deep in your eyes I think I see the future. I realize this is my last chance. You took my arm I don't know how it happened we took the floor and.
Kind of noticed it's kind of weird to me since you're so fine. If it's up to me your face will change if you smile then that should set the zone Just be limber if you let go music should move Just remember.
Me you're a good girl and that's what makes me interested.
Late at night I talk to you you.
Sick of the same thing they say so and so was dating love you or they hating and it doesn't matter anyway cause we're here tonight
[00:24:24] Speaker A: tell
[00:24:28] Speaker B: just remember baby.
Baby just remember.
[00:24:50] Speaker A: You
[00:24:52] Speaker B: know let you yeah I can make you happy I could change your life. Give me that chance
[00:25:04] Speaker A: to be a man.
[00:25:07] Speaker B: Let you down baby give me that chance
[00:25:12] Speaker A: to be a man
[00:25:17] Speaker B: my chance you blame yourself you can't be thankful the way that you Feel and no example of that even remotely real how can you understand something that you never had?
Oh baby if you let me I can help you I wish all my best
[00:25:48] Speaker A: Let me love you and I
[00:25:50] Speaker B: will love you to learn to love
[00:25:54] Speaker A: yourself don't let me love you I know you trouble don't be afraid you let me help Let me love you and I will love you I learned to love yourself girl let me love
[00:26:11] Speaker B: you out of darkness just brought the light I'll take you there.
[00:26:26] Speaker A: Girl let me love you girl let
[00:26:28] Speaker B: me love you baby girl let me love you girl let me love you
[00:26:37] Speaker A: baby
[00:26:41] Speaker B: girl let me love you let
[00:26:43] Speaker A: me love you let me love you
[00:26:47] Speaker B: oh oh I can see the pain behind your eyes been there for quite a while I just want to be the one to remind you what it is to smile
[00:27:05] Speaker A: I would like to
[00:27:06] Speaker B: show you what true love can really do Girl let me love you and
[00:27:13] Speaker A: I will love it all.
Girl let me love you I know you trouble.
[00:27:27] Speaker B: Let me love you and I will
[00:27:29] Speaker A: love you I learn to love yourself.
I know you don't be afraid.
[00:28:57] Speaker B: Feeling.
They know how to show it.
Get down on it get down on it get down on it get down on it come on it get down on it get down on it get down on it get down on it how you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance? By standing on the wall get your back up off the tell me how you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance by standing on the wall get your back up off the wall I heard all the people sayin get down on it come on in get down on it if you really want it get down on it you gotta feel it get down on it get down on it come on in baby baby get down on it get on it get on it I say
[00:32:22] Speaker A: people
[00:32:25] Speaker B: what what you gonna do?
You gotta get on the groove give me what you find at your move tell me baby how you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance? By standing on the wall get your back up tell me how you gonna do it if you really won't take a chance by standing on the wall get your back up cause I heard all the people saying get down, get down on it get down on it get down on it get down on it when you're dancing get down on it get down on it get down on it get down on it
[00:33:13] Speaker C: what
[00:33:13] Speaker A: you going to do?
[00:33:14] Speaker B: Do you want to get down?
What you going to do?
Get your back up off the wall dance come on get your back up off the wall d get down on it come on in if you really want it get down on it you gotta feel it get down on it get down on it get down come on, get down on it Baby, baby, get on it get down on it.
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance? By standing on the wall get your back up on the wall Tell me, baby, how you gonna do it if you really won't take a chance? By standing on the wall get your back up on the wal.
You know it when you're dancing yeah, you show it when you move forward, you know it oh, when you're dancing yeah, you show it as you move across the floor get down on it come on in if you really want it get down on it you gotta feel it get down on it get down on it Come on in. Get down on it. Baby, baby, get down on it get on it sa.
There's been so many things that's held us down down.
But now it looks like things are finally coming around.
I know we've got a long, long way to go.
And where we'll end up I don't know.
But us back, we're putting ourselves together we're polishing up our.
If you never been held down before I know you refuse to be held down anymore don't you stand in your way.
I say every word I say Ain't no stopping us.
A no stopping us now we got the.
Ain't no stopping us now.
I know, I know Ain't no stopping
[00:36:13] Speaker A: us now we got, we got it.
[00:36:20] Speaker B: I know you know someone that has a negative vibe and if you're trying to make it they only push you aside.
They really don't have nowhere to go.
Ask them where they're going, they don't know.
But we won't let nothing hold us back. We're gonna put our shirt together gonna polish up our rag well, and if you've ever been held down before I know you refuse to be held down anymore.
Don't you let nothing okay.
Stand in your way.
I want y' all to listen Listen to every word everywhere.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like heaven to touch.
I want to hold you so
[00:38:00] Speaker D: at
[00:38:01] Speaker B: long last love has arrived.
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you Pardon the way that I stare.
There's nothing else to compare.
The side hurt all of you Leaves me weak There are no words left to speak but if you feel like I fail Please let me know that it's real.
You're just too good to be true can't take my eyes off you.
I love you baby and if it's not all right I need you baby.
[00:39:14] Speaker A: Trust in me when I say.
[00:39:19] Speaker C: Family and friends. Just a quick announcement. 15 minutes remaining for your photo booth only. You have about 15 minutes remaining for the photo booth.
[00:39:28] Speaker B: Love you baby Let me love you.
You're just too good to be true can't take my eyes off of you youu be like heaven to touch I want to hold you so much I won't ask you as hope and I thank God you're just be true can't take my eyes away.
I love you baby and if it's not all right I need you the
[00:40:22] Speaker A: only night I love your baby Trust in me when I say sa.
My love has come along.
[00:41:10] Speaker B: My lonely days are over.
[00:41:18] Speaker A: And life is like a song.
Oh yeah, yeah and last.
The stars above the blue.
My heart was wrapped up in clover.
The night I looked at you.
[00:42:00] Speaker B: I found a dream
[00:42:04] Speaker A: that I could
[00:42:06] Speaker B: speak to
[00:42:09] Speaker A: A dream that I can call my own I found a thrill to press my ching to
[00:42:25] Speaker B: of real life.
[00:42:48] Speaker A: And here we are in heaven.
[00:42:56] Speaker B: For your mind.
[00:43:02] Speaker A: At last.
[00:43:27] Speaker B: I've got sunshine on a cloudy day when it's cold outside I've got the month of me I get you say what can make me feel this way?
I got so much fun the be.
I got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees well I guess you say what can make me feel this way?
My girl, my girl my girl Talking about my girl my girl.
Baby one man can well I guess you say what can make me feel Just playing my game.
I believe I got the mother.
My heart oh yeah baby Like a fool I went and stayed too long I'm wondering if your love's still strong
[00:46:10] Speaker A: Woo Baby I am so delivered of yours.
[00:46:20] Speaker B: Then that time I went and said good goodbye Now I'm back and not ashamed to cry O baby I I'm still delivered I'm your Here I am baby.
I've done a lot foolish things that
[00:46:56] Speaker A: I really didn't mean, didn't I
[00:47:04] Speaker B: Seen a lot of things in this old world When I touch the baby girl
[00:47:12] Speaker A: baby here I am I'm still delivered I'm your.
[00:47:22] Speaker B: Biggest in my soul on fire.
[00:48:22] Speaker A: I.
[00:48:44] Speaker B: Do anything different to you Even if I had to get your falling star and if there's anything to prove to you I Came for you even if I had to get your falling star.
And if there's anything you need girl, I'll be there for you Come to me. You are the flower of my heart girl I love you for being you.
And the special way you always touch my heart girl I'll be there if ever you come, I'll be. We are.
Violence of baby well, if it's I love you, you're the only one that's ever been this good to me.
That is why I always want you in my life.
And when I think about the things that you have done for me it explains why you're the apple of my eye girl, I trust you in all you do.
And I'm so thankful that you've opened up your heart.
[00:50:10] Speaker A: And I'll be there if ever you
[00:50:13] Speaker B: go I'll be your.
[00:50:52] Speaker A: Sam.
Sa.
[00:51:52] Speaker B: In the evening she's wondering what clothes to wear.
She puts on her makeup and brushes her long blond hair.
And then she asks me do I look away?
And I say yes, you look wonderful. Fall tonight.
Go to a party and everyone turns to see this beautiful lady is walking around with me.
And then she asks me do you feel all night?
And I say yes, I feel wonderful tonight.
I feel wonderful because I see the love right in your eyes.
And I love of it all is that you just don't realize how much I love you.
It's time to go home now
[00:54:02] Speaker A: and
[00:54:02] Speaker B: I've got an aching head so I give her the car piece she helps me to bear.
And then I tell her as I turn out the night I say my darling, you are wonderful alive.
Oh my darling, you are wonderful tonight.
Oh my love.
My darling, I've hungered for your touch alone Lonely time.
And time Time goes by so slowly and time can do so much all you still more.
I need your love.
I need your love.
God spit your love to me.
Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea to the open arms of the sea Lonely riverside Wait for me.
Wait for me I'll be coming home Wait for me oh my love My daughter.
So slowly I can do so much for you Too much.
I need your love.
I need your love Jam.
[00:58:53] Speaker A: Lonely mother gazing out of the window Staring at a sun that she just can't touch.
If that ain't time he's in the jam she'll be by his side. But he doesn't realize he hurts us so much.
But all the praying just ain't helping at all. Cause he can't seem to keep himself out of trouble.
So he goes out and he makes his money the best way he knows how.
Another body laying cold in the gutter listen to me.
Don't go chasing waterfalls Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.
I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all But I think you're moving fast.
Little precious has a natural obsession for temptation but he just can't see.
She gives him loving that his body can handle. But all he can say is. Baby is good to me when you. One day he goes and takes a glimpse in the mirror but he doesn't recognize his face.
His health is fading and he doesn't know why Three letters took him to his final rest in place. Y' all don't hear me?
Don't go chasing waterfalls Please stick to the rivers and the lake like that you used to.
I know that you going to have it your way or nothing at all. But I think you moving too fast.
Everything, everything, My everything.
You are my everything you my everything, Everything.
It's all because of you.
I'm never sad and blue you brighten up my day in your own special way.
Whenever you're around I'm never feeling down.
You are my trusted friend and you are can depend. You take me away from the pain and you bring me every time and when I.
Everything you are everything and everything is my darling only you can make my dreams come true.
And every night I pray you'll never go away I promise I would try until the day I die to treat you like a king. You are my everything.
[01:03:32] Speaker B: I would fall so deep in love
[01:03:35] Speaker A: that your love can be present
[01:03:39] Speaker B: you are new, you.
[01:03:55] Speaker A: Are everything and everything is you.
Everything.
[01:04:11] Speaker B: All my.
No clouds in my stones let it rain I hydroplane in the bank coming down at the Dow Jones when the clouds where else can we go?
We Rockefellers, we fly high than weather and G fives are better you know me in anticipation for precipitation stack chips with a rainy day.
J J Rain man is back with little miss Sunshine. Rihanna, where you at?
[01:04:58] Speaker A: You have my heart and we'll never be world apart.
Maybe in magazines but you still be my star, baby. Cause in the dark you can't see shiny car and that's when you need me there with you I'll always share me too when the sun shine we shine together.
Told you I'll be here forever that I'll always be friends over no thunders to get out to the end now that it's raining more than ever know that we'll do.
[01:05:51] Speaker C: All right. Family and friends at this moment in time, we would like to direct your attention to our sweetheart table as we have a very special speech and toast coming from our bride's mother, Carmen. Let's give it up for Carmen. Carmen.
[01:06:20] Speaker B: Hello, everyone.
I'm Christina's mom. I know you all know by now I have nothing prepared, so. And everything has been said about this
[01:06:33] Speaker D: beautiful couple right here.
[01:06:36] Speaker B: But, Christina, I am so proud of you, of the women that you have become.
Oh, God.
I truly am happy that you met James.
And from the moment I met James, I know he was the one for you.
And I want to thank you, James, for loving the hair the way you do, because that makes my heart happy.
And I want to welcome you into
[01:07:10] Speaker D: our family
[01:07:14] Speaker B: with open arms. From the beginning, it was like that. Anyway, so this is official now.
I love you, James. You're the most kind person I ever
[01:07:25] Speaker D: met in my life.
[01:07:26] Speaker B: You love my daughter so dearly, and I always hope for her to find somebody that truly loves her and protects her like you do. And that makes me so happy.
Crying again.
I love you, James.
[01:07:44] Speaker D: Please take care of her.
[01:07:47] Speaker B: I love her the way you do.
I love you both so much.
[01:08:00] Speaker E: Oh, my God.
[01:08:01] Speaker A: Did I get through it?
[01:08:06] Speaker B: Love you so much.
That's all I have to say.
[01:08:10] Speaker C: One more time for Carmen. Let her hear it.
Next, I would like to invite up our groom's brother, Blake. Let's give it up for Blake.
[01:08:46] Speaker E: All right. It's gonna be short and sweet. I don't. I don't need to. I don't need to stand. I'm gonna walk around with this.
But as you guys know, I'm Blake James, little brother. You might see me in a few movies and stuff. You know, small things like that. I'm a little bit of movie star, but I just want to start off. Christina, you popped out looking amazing tonight. J.D. you clean up pretty well. I'll give it to you. Give it to you pretty well.
I don't know where to really start, but growing up with my brother was great. My brother was everything I wanted.
Protector, provider.
Showed me everything I know when it came to video games. Favorite sports, basketball and football, thanks to him.
But, yeah, just a little thing. My brother did everything for me. You know, I couldn't beat a video game or something like that. He'd pop out, beat the game for me. Everything was great, you know, everything after that, my brother got me to. Through that. I'm good.
Yeah. So that brings me to a little story I like to bring up here and there.
My brother used to protect me here and there, you know, so at the time, my brother was playing basketball, his team was losing.
He's always protected me, right? So it's my turn now. I gotta look out for my brother. I gotta look out for my brother losing the game. I seen a little electrical panel on the wall. I'm like, oh, yeah, that's me right there.
That's me right there. Right?
Grand over, shut the power off and ran away. My brother would if they wasn't winning. Nobody was winning. Nobody was winning. That's it. That's it.
I don't know if you guys noticed. I took public speaking.
This is light. This is light work. I do this. I do this.
This is cool.
Yes, yes. I'm not gonna lie. I kind of forgot where I was at, though.
Check this, though.
But yeah, yeah, after. I'll tell you after I got caught. You already know my dad beat my ass. You know. You know how it goes. I earned it. I earned it. But my brother wasn't winning. Nobody was winning. That's how it works for me.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
But, yeah. Christina, I'm happy to welcome you to the topsons. You know, we get busy, we lose, and we start changing shit. You know, they get busy. Yes, yes, yes.
I kind of forgot where I was at again.
But, nah, truly, when you guys first met, I did notice a difference in my brother. I noticed he started shining more. If you didn't notice. This boy's pretty shiny. Shines in the light.
Started dressing different. Trying to stay sharp for you. I like that. I love that. And I thank you. I thank you for that.
Taking him off our hands.
He's you now. He's you now. You know, yeah, I'm kind of losing this, but I love you both very much.
Love to call you my brother. I love to call you. I don't know what to call you. I don't know what that is. Sister in law. Exactly. There we go. I knew that. I knew.
I knew that already. I knew that already. It slipped off the top of my head, but welcome to the family. That's all I got.
[01:11:33] Speaker C: One more time for Blake. Let him hear it.
Next, I would like to invite up Yvonne. Let's give it up for Yvonne.
[01:11:58] Speaker D: It's not juicy. And I am not a public speaker like Blake at all.
I don't like this. So if you don't know me, I'm Yvonne, one of Christina's best friends. We went to college together.
Elementary school educators.
Kind of funny when we think about it now, but our friendship kind of Started with a lie.
She told me she was 21 so that we could go to happy hour in between classes.
And we did that.
[01:12:29] Speaker B: So.
[01:12:29] Speaker D: Which, looking back, that should have told me everything I needed to know about our friendship and what I was getting myself into. We survived internships, group projects. We lived together.
I'll never forget the time we decided to make a rap video for a class presentation. When everybody else made a PowerPoint. We got an A, literally.
Clearly, we know how to have a good time. But somewhere between all those ridiculous memories, Christina became much more than a college friend. She's been beside me through my hardest moments in my life. Through heartbreak, family struggles, hospital visits, And moments when I didn't even have words to explain what I needed.
She just showed up. And sometimes that was helping me, sometimes that was listening, and sometimes it was just sitting beside me, silent, that meant the most. So that's Christina. She loves fiercely, she shows up, and she doesn't disappear when life gets hard. We've gone from college girls trying to figure out life to navigating adulthood together.
She's helped me raise my three babies.
She even helped bring one of them into this world. She held my leg while I gave birth. Literally.
Literally.
That's how much family. That's how much of family she has become to me.
And then she moved to New York.
Don't worry. That was only supposed to be for one year, though. That's what she told us all.
But then she met James, and apparently that one year plan went right out the window. As much as I would have loved to have her back home, I can honestly say that was worth it, because she found someone that truly loves every side of her. There's Christina, the driven young professional fighting for justice for kids through her work as a social work mitigator. There's Christina, a passionate advocate for small businesses in the Bronx. Then there's Trina.
I'm hot. I'm hot. Okay, James, I think you might be the first person I. I've ever met who can handle all of those.
All of them. And somehow you do it with patience, grace, and a smile on your face.
James, seeing the way you love my best friend means more to me than you know. You don't try to change her. You love her for exactly who she is.
And for someone who has spent so much of her life showing up for everyone else, I'm so grateful she found someone who shows up for her.
Something else I want to say is that getting to know Chris as New York family has given me a lot of peace.
When she first moved to New York. Of course, I wanted my best friend back home, but then I got to see the incredible village she's built here.
I got to spend a lot of time with her girls on Anna Maria island for the bachelorette, and they are amazing.
So I feel good about it. Like she has a village here, too, even though she left her village back home.
So standing here today, looking around all the people who love her, I realized she didn't just find an amazing husband in New York. She found a whole family who shows up for her. People who genuinely love and support her in a community that feels like home. So as her best friend, knowing she's surrounded by that kind of love, even though you're not right down the road anymore, means more than I can explain.
So, James, as much as I joke about you ruining her one year plan, I couldn't be happier that she stayed. But if you guys ever do want to move to Florida, we are realtors.
[01:16:07] Speaker F: We'll get.
[01:16:08] Speaker D: We'll get you there.
You've been there for so many chapters of my life, and getting to stand beside you for this one means a lot.
So no matter where life takes you, just know you'll always have me. So everyone raise your glasses to Christina and James. To a lifetime of love, laughter, showing up for each other, and building a beautiful life together.
[01:16:33] Speaker C: One more time for ibon. Let her hear it.
And lastly, but certainly not least, let's welcome up the cousin of our bride, Carlos. Let's give it up for Carlos.
So I'm definitely going to make this short.
Where do I start?
So to be honest with you, Christina. Yes. She came to me with a question, and the question was, can I stay with you for X amount of time? Because I have to figure out whatever.
And of course, the answer was yes. Right. Like, that's my cousin. That's my blood. It's who we are. It's what we do.
But what happened as a result of that, I don't think that either she or I had anticipated, which probably led us to where we are today, you know, and at the end of the day, I think it's, you know, life is based on a series of calculated risks.
[01:18:17] Speaker E: Right.
[01:18:17] Speaker C: And she took a calculated risk which we all in some capacity have done that professionally, personally, whatever that looks like. And I'm glad that you took that risk. And I'm glad that I took the risk. Right. But clearly was more of a risk for you than it was for me. But as a result of that, we are here today. And James, welcome to the Family.
I cannot express to you enough how much it means to have you as part of the family. Your family. And they're all here and they're dressed in blue. And I'm like, hey, I'm dressed in blue. What a coincidence, right? That's just the way that life works. But I wish you all nothing but the best and know that you have a whole community of people that are here with you. You know, you're not going to be on this by your own. Karen and I, my wife over there, 30 years, we just celebrated together. 30 years. 3. 0. Yup, I'll take that. You know, and that comes as a result of you listen more than you speak because God gave you that proportion. Two years and one mouth and that proportion for a reason. Listen to each other, hear what each of you are saying and articulate your expectations and you'll be good. I love you all. I love each and every single one of you guys. And I can't to wait. Wait to see what the future has for all of us. I need babies. We need babies. Babies are next.
One more time for Carlos.
Family and friends, your main course should be making its way to your tables very soon.
All right, family and friends, we would like to direct your attention. Attention to the sweetheart table as we have a very special speech and toast coming from none other, our bride and groom. Let's give it up for the Thompsons.
[01:20:14] Speaker F: All right.
I like doing these pre recorded so I can cut.
Is a beautiful day in the Bronx. This is probably.
I had. I have so much to say. I don't want to cry again.
I am so thankful for everybody in this room tonight.
As you guys heard, I moved here.
I left a village in Florida. Obviously, as you can see, I had a lot of love in Florida, but I had to go and they knew I had to go and they let me go and they packed up my bags and they helped me in my car.
And last night it was so crazy because we were at our apartment, my apartment with James, right. And I was leaving the apartment to go to the hotel and all my friends from Florida, the elevator closed and it was just us in the elevator. And I had my friends holding my. My dress above their heads and they're moving me on to the next chapter.
So that's kind of like very sentimental to me. And then they moved me to a chapter that I have so much love. I've found the best village in the Bronx. I can't even.
I don't even know how I got so lucky.
I have the best friends in the entire world. I have the best family in the entire world. And to welcome you into this and your family welcoming me into this, I just feel like, literally, like the luckiest girl in the world.
And this has been a blessing. And I wouldn't have found you if I didn't move here. And I think, like Carlos said, I took a calculated risk. It was a risk. I left a lot of people. I love my family, my mom, my brother, my nana.
And it was. It was hard, but it was good. And look around, like, everybody's here and everybody's here to celebrate us, and it feels surreal. I can't even believe it. But thank you so much for everybody who traveled to be here, who took the time to be here. I love you and thank you and party, I guess.
[01:22:10] Speaker B: Right?
[01:22:17] Speaker E: So,
[01:22:19] Speaker C: yes, everything. I second everything she said.
[01:22:24] Speaker B: I really.
[01:22:25] Speaker C: I really appreciate everybody being here and celebrating with us, and I hope that
[01:22:29] Speaker E: we can finish the night on a
[01:22:30] Speaker C: good note, you know?
[01:22:32] Speaker B: There it is.
[01:22:33] Speaker C: One more time for the Thompson. Let them hear it.
[01:23:01] Speaker B: Can't wait to see your grin.
O Baby, just let my love.
Just let my love adore you please baby, yeah, you gotta know, you gotta know.
You know that I adore you.
[01:23:26] Speaker A: Yep.
[01:23:26] Speaker B: And baby, these will always protect you.
[01:23:37] Speaker A: Lady,
[01:23:40] Speaker B: this mine, Take us down, don't let that affect us no baby you just got to let my love, let my love let my love dawn you
[01:24:10] Speaker A: down.
[01:24:14] Speaker B: You got to know knowing I adore you just that baby, Don't you baby, don't you never.
Don't you let nobody tell you different. Baby, I always adore you got to know la.
The whole world in your eyes.
Love right now look so good on you.
Oh, put it on baby, let my love.
You.
[01:26:14] Speaker A: You're here.
I'm pleased. I really dig your company.
Your style, your smile, your peace mentality.
Lord have mercy on me. I was blind, now I can see what I came supposed to be.
Baby, I feel free. Come on and go with me. Let's take a long walk around the park after dark. Find a spot for us to spark conversations. Revelations, demulations J our situation, Temptation, education, relaxation, elevation.
Maybe we could talk about Sora 3118.
Your background, it ain't squeaky clean.
Sometimes we all got to swim upstream. You ain't no saint, we all a sinner. But you put your good foot down and make your soul the winner. I respect that. Man, you're so fat and you're all that plus supreme. Then you're humble. Man, I'm numb. You feeling I can Feel everything that you bring. Let's take a long walk around the park after dark. Find a spot for us to spot Conversation. Verbal elation Stimulation.
Shadow our situation.
Temptation. Education.
Relaxation.
Elevation.
Maybe we could talk about Revelations 3:17 or maybe we could see a movie or maybe we could see a play on Saturday or maybe we could roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen Feel a symphony or maybe chilling just me or maybe.
Maybe we could take take a cruise and listen to the rules or maybe eat some passion fruit or maybe fly to the blues or maybe we could just be silent.
Nations in your nation.
Temptation. Education.
Relaxation.
Elevation.
Maybe we could talk about something entirely let's take a long walk around the park after now find a spot for us to spot Situation Temptation. Education.
Relaxation.
Elevation.
Maybe we can talk about sounds and anxiety or maybe we can see a movie on maybe we could see a play on Saturday or maybe we could roll a tree.
[01:29:42] Speaker B: Come on.
[01:29:42] Speaker A: Let's take a long walk around the park after dinner. Spot Conversation Verbal relations Stimulation.
Situation Temptation. Education.
Relaxation.
Elevation.
Maybe baby maybe we the same nation. Come on,
[01:30:13] Speaker B: Come on, come on.
[01:31:07] Speaker A: Every time that I'm near you.
I realize that you heaven I think you're truly something special.
Just what my dreams are really made of.
Let's stay together.
There's no one like you around.
Oh baby I really like what you done to me. I can't really explain it. I am so into you. I really like what you done to me. I can't really explain it.
[01:31:56] Speaker B: I'm so insane.
[01:31:58] Speaker A: It could be the way that he hold me.
Could be the things that he said that you say.
Oh, I'm not too sure what it is Bo.
But I know I'm feeling this way.
Hey.
Really something my dreams are made of.
Together you and me boy there's no one like you around.
Oh baby but you to me. I can't really explain it so.
I can't really explain it.
[01:33:15] Speaker B: You can explain it.
You feel so.
[01:33:45] Speaker A: You.
[01:33:54] Speaker B: Baby,
[01:33:59] Speaker A: Look what you've done to me.
[01:34:06] Speaker B: Really?
[01:34:06] Speaker A: Like.
You've done to me.
Really.
I'm sorry to you.
[01:34:59] Speaker B: Let it stay together.
I.
I'm so in love with you.
Whatever you want to do is all right with me.
Cause you you make me feel so brand new.
I want to spend my life with you.
Ms. Am Sing Baby since we've been together.
Oh, loving you forever is what I need.
Let me be the one you come running to.
I'll never be come true.
Oh baby
[01:36:25] Speaker A: let's stick together.
[01:36:29] Speaker B: Loving you Weather, weather, times are good and bad.
Happy or Sad.
Where the times are good a bad happy or sad why somebody why people break up oh, turn around and make
[01:37:08] Speaker F: up
[01:37:11] Speaker B: I just came to see.
You'd never do that to me, would you, baby?
Spin around you is all I see is what I want us to do.
We ought to stay together.
Loving you well, well times of good and bad Happy.
When I wake up in the morning love and the sunlight hurts my eyes and something without wanting love Bears heavy on my mind Then I look at
[01:38:53] Speaker F: you
[01:38:56] Speaker B: and the world's all right with me Just one look at you and I know it's gonna be a lovely d.
When the day the li hit seemed impossible to fade when someone else instead of me always seems to know the way Then I look at you and the world's all right with me Just one look at you and I know it's gonna be.
When the dead alive ahead of me seemed impossible to f and when someone else instead of me always seems to know the way Then I look at you and the world's all right with
[01:40:56] Speaker A: me
[01:40:59] Speaker B: I just want to look at
[01:41:01] Speaker C: you
[01:41:03] Speaker B: and I know it's gonna be a love.
[01:41:59] Speaker C: Alrighty, family, friends, I hope you are enjoying your main course. At this moment in time, we would like to direct your attention to the center of the dance floor as our bride and groom cut their wedding cake.
[01:42:15] Speaker B: Needed the shelter of someone's arms and there you were.
Needed someone to understand my ups and downs and there you were with sweet love and devotion Touching my emotions I wanna stop and thank you, baby I just wanna stop and thank you, baby. Oh, yeah. How sweet it is to be loved by you.
How sweet it is to be loved by you.
I close my eyes at night wondering where would I be without you in my life Everything I did was such a bore Everywhere I was I've been there before but you riding up for me all of my days With a love so sweet in so many ways I wanna stop and thank you, baby. I just wanna stop and thank you, baby. Oh, whoa. How sweet it to be loved by you.
How sweet it is to be loved by you.
You were better to me than I was to myself.
[01:43:59] Speaker F: Just real quick, sorry. Because you know, it is a beautiful day in the Bridge, so I have to give a couple shout outs to small businesses in the Bronx. All of the flowers on the table and all the florals are from Hunts Point Market. And then this beautiful. I just saw it for the first time by the way, they set it up like while we were back there. This is stunning. This is from asrar Paris and Morris Park. Stunning. And it's delicious. So that's all I just want to say that.
[01:44:25] Speaker B: Stop and thank you baby I just wanna stop and thank you baby.
[01:44:36] Speaker C: One more time for the Thompsons. Let him hear it.
[01:45:08] Speaker B: This thing I call love I just.
I can't handle it. Of this thing I call love I must I get around to it I.
Crazy little thing called love this thing I call love it cries in a cradle all night it swings and it jives it shakes all over like a jellyfish I kind of like it Crazy thing called love There goes in my bed she knows how to rock and roll she drives me crazy she gives me hot cold fever Then she leaves me in a cuckoo sweat.
[01:46:04] Speaker C: All right, family, friends, I hope you have enjoyed your main course. The moment you all been waiting for. Your dance floor is now open.
[01:46:41] Speaker A: Me.
[01:46:53] Speaker C: Family and friends, just a quick announcement. They are hosting confessionals right outside where the patio cocktail hour space is. Once again, confessionals and the patio cocktail hour space.
[01:48:01] Speaker A: Please don't question my devotion I've been giving birth on these cuz I'm murder See these double C's on his back
[01:48:07] Speaker B: Murder my double D's in his bed.
[01:49:36] Speaker A: That's.
So be wise and keep on reading the signs of my body I'm old to mind and my hips don't lie and I'm starting to feel it's right all the attraction attention don't you see baby this is perfection.
[01:50:53] Speaker B: Hey guys. I can see your body moving and it's driving me crazy and I didn't have the slightest idea until I saw you dancing and when you walk up on the dance floor Nobody move your body.
I really knew that she could dance like this.
[01:51:48] Speaker A: Boy I can see your body moving I don't, don't really know what I'm doing Just need to have a plan My will selfish thing have fun to fail now, fail now See I'm doing what I can but I can't so you know.
Eating the size of my.
[01:53:00] Speaker B: Sam la.
Come and move that in my direction so thankful for that it's such a blessing yeah Turn every situation into heaven yeah oh you are my sunrise on the darkest day Got me feeling some kind of way make me want to savor every moment Slowly, slowly you fit me telling me love how you put it on Got the only key know how to turn it on the way you never love my ear the only words I want to hear Baby take it slow so we can last long.
