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They are married

After Christopher finished breakfast, and while Matteo was still finishing up with his breakfast, Christopher pulled out his two dogs. Lately has taken quite an interest in “walking” his dogs. This morning he said, “Look, Daddy.” “These are my two married doggies.” When I asked their names, he responded, “Perry and Chalkie”. “They are honeys.” [...]

Happy New Year’s Eve

Today brings a close to 2009. What a great year this was for us… Let us reflect on some big accomplishments, a few met milestones, and one huge life-changing event. 1. 2009 would not be so special if it were not for the arrival of Matteo, the little boy who added more love and laughter [...]

Maine

We returned from Maine two days ago, and while Mike and I are still adjusting back to California time – I continue to wake at 4 a.m. – the boys appeared to have adjusted after only one day. Oh, the wonders of youth. For the most part, everyone enjoyed the trip. We had a few [...]

A simple concept

Our friends, Lisa and Duffy

For those of you who follow our blog, it should come as no surprise that we consider Lisa and Duffy, and their son, Alec, to be great friends of ours. Though we have been friends for a very short time in the whole grand scheme, they have touched our lives. I was reading the blogs [...]

June 18, 2008

Entering our personal data Waiting to meet with the county clerk With great anxiety, mostly resulting from whether or not same-sex marriage opponents would be successful in obtaining a stay from a lower court of appeals, Mike and I entered the County Clerks office to obtain our marriage license. We were greeted by a very [...]

A wedding and reception…is it possible?

Brazil Room in Tilden Park In May, the California Supreme Court ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Of course, this ruling is based on California’s current constitution, which will be challenged in November as a new ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage will be decided by voters. In the meantime, those couples who [...]

A wedding and reception…is it possible?

Brazil Room in Tilden Park In May, the California Supreme Court ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Of course, this ruling is based on California’s current constitution, which will be challenged in November as a new ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage will be decided by voters. In the meantime, those couples who [...]

A wedding and reception…is it possible?

Brazil Room in Tilden Park In May, the California Supreme Court ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Of course, this ruling is based on California’s current constitution, which will be challenged in November as a new ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage will be decided by voters. In the meantime, those couples who [...]