something blue/celebrating love

ok, so my last two posts for the blog carnival is late. i took a few days off to help the wife paint the house before the step-daughter gives birth and didn't get around to posting.

i don't have a pic of my something blue (paint covered hands kind of hinder picture taking. :D) so, lets just pretend you are looking at a picture of a tiny blue gift box (ring sized) with a blue bow. that was the box my valentine's gift (a new thumb ring) came in.

and as for the celebrating love contribution, after a day of painting (friday) and a morning/afternoon at the vet (saturday), we were very tired lesbians. so, we celebrated our love by getting valentine's themed boxers for the whole family, putting them all on and watching a movie together. as i told the wife, hey, it wasn't the most romantic day we've ever spent, but a - we spent the whole day together and b - we spent the evening with the people that matter most. that is a perfect valentine's day for me.

something borrowed

that is my first tattoo - it is on my right breast. so why am i posting it as my "something borrowed" contribution? well, i had always wanted a tattoo, but never had the guts to get one. when i met wifey, she had 3 (she has 5 now). she offered to take me to her tattoo artist and sit with me while i got it done. so we went, i looked at the art on the walls, and i fell in love with this butterfly. once i made my decision, i called the wife over and said "this one." she asked me if i was sure at least 3 times (no exaggeration). i finally got frustrated and asked why she kept asking that. to which she lowers the neckline of her shirt a little on the left and shows me that exact tattoo. no wonder i liked it... i'd seen it so many times. still, i was in love with it. i had seen another butterfly tattoo with a star on the wing which i liked, but i liked this butterfly better, so i decided i would have them add the star to this one to make it a little more personal (since stars and butterflies mean something to me). so i might have changed it a little, and it might have been totally on acciedent, but the design was still borrowed from the wife.

something new

my something new contribution is the newest addition to the furry part of our family: tammy

something old

i'm participating in the blog carnival for freedom to marry week.

The way it works is simple. Each day next week, post to your blog or facebook page something on these topics, according to the "olde" wedding tradition:

Tuesday, Feb. 10... Something Old
Wednesday, Feb. 11... Something New
Thursday, Feb. 12... Something Borrowed
Friday, Feb. 13... Something Blue
Saturday, Feb. 14... Valentine's Day: Celebrate Love

in july 2002, we had a commitment ceremony on the beach in key west at sunset. of course it wasn't a real legal "wedding", but to us it was. so, in honor of freedom to marry week. and in the hopes that one day we can make it as legal as it feels to us in our hearts, here is my two part "something old" contribution.

a pic of the place we stayed on our honeymoon (an all girl hotel in key west):





and an except from a post i wrote about it awhile back (on my old blog)

let me set the scene for you. i'm in a hotel room in key west that opens out to the pool. its an all female hotel. really. men aren't allowed on the property at all. my mom and i are in the room, just having put the final touches on my wedding hair do and pedicure. we walk out and all the lesbians in the pool see me in a wedding dress (gorgeous off the shoulder cream colored dress with tafetta flowers along the shoulders and neckline and a full skirt, thank you ) and they all say "AWWW" in unison. my mom is so excited that she exclaims "we're getting married! well not me and her, i'm her mom" of course everyone cracks up and off we go to the beach for the sunset ceremony. *cue the music* bryan adams and barbara streisand are singing "i finally found someone" as she and i walk through the sand to each other, me escorted by my mother, she escorted by a close guy friend of ours (who took his job VERY seriously, it was so precious). as the sun set, we promised to love each other forever and exchanged rings. afterwards, we shared cake with our closest friends and my mother and step-dad and posed for tons of pics. we spent the remainder of the wekeend in key west and were back at work on monday. its been wedded bliss ever since.