Well, last night was wonderful. beldar surprised me by coming home with a dozen roses. Then once friendstephen showed up, we went to the gallery opening. It was great! The art was even more beautiful than I remembered and we all enjoyed it very much. We all wished we could afford to buy some as we each fell in love with one or two of the pieces. For those of you who ( Read more... )

Well, today is my Anniversary. Sixteen years ago this evening I went to a friend's birthday party and met a guy that I have ended up spending over a third of my life with. I still love him deeply and look forward to as many more years with him as possible ( Read more... )

Well, yesterday was mine & beldar's 15th anniversary. We didn't do anything wild or extravagant. We just stayed home, had leftover chili and watched some TV. Still, it was nice. It helps that it was probably the best chili I've ever made. For dessert we polished off what was left of the gingerbread pudding cake I made this weekend. It was really great ( Read more... )

I keep remembering little snippets of stuff that I planned to blog. Here's a few:

On the Friday before we left for the trip, I stopped by the Heidelberg Haus for some springerle and eggnog cookies to take down and share with the folks in Arkansas. While waiting to be served, a man came in and I swear I thought he was wearing a yarmulke but it was ( Read more... )

I feel like there's something happening today but I just can't seem to remember what. Hmmm, I'll have to ponder this date a bit.

Oh yeah, now I remember.

Happy 1-year wedding anniversary to my dear friends
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First of all, I hope everyone had a great New Year's weekend. I know we did. Our friend Sue (the lesbian Pagan ex-nun), came down from Chicago for a visit and we had a ball. beldar insists that we are each other's evil twin and when we get together our silliness is exponentially multiplied. Given some of the things that happened this weekend (almost ( Read more... )