A Brand New Day

For those of you following along at home:

On January 3rd, my long time love Ren will be accepting my hands in a vow of love and non-legally binding matrimony.  We have been waiting anxiously for this silly country to come to it's senses and allow us the same rights that heterosexuals have, and yet every time it seems to come close to being a legally accepted thing, the rug keeps getting swept out from under our feet.  

At this point we've waited a LONG time to declare our love officially, and legal or not, the time has come.  We're holding a small, close friends only ceremony.  Rings will be exchanged, good food shared with the people we love, music will be played and there will be dancing (oh yes, there will be dancing).  

Perhaps down the road, we will be given the same benefits and rights that other couples in love have... until then I just want to say that our relationship has now lasted longer than 75% of the hetero married couples I have known in my life (including my own family).   We can wait for the legalities, but our relationship deserves a party... deserves to be celebrated... in other words...

It is time to dance.  

Home for the holidays

Is Christmas over yet? No offense, but we've been hearing the tra-la-laing for about five months now, and at the risk of sounding all scrooge-like, I think it's time for the holidays to go back into the boxes for a while. No? Fair enough... Here's something to chase those holidays down with... (I'm sure many of you feel much the same yes? Oh you don't need to deny it, we both know you do.)




In other news, we're counting down to the big day. Dresses are being cleaned and pressed, invitations are out and about, food is being anxiously prepared. Yes girlfriends, we are starting the New Year's off with a bang. And what says Happy New Year more than a vow of monogamous love between two women. I personally can't think of anything. Lots to do before then, of course. . . but we're keeping it small and informal on purpose. :D