Prop 8 pictures

Tonight my girlfriend (whose name I am changing in my blog, but I have not decided to what yet) and I were sitting around and relaxing and going through some of our old stuff. I was looking through pictures and saw some of the Prop 8 protest we went to in November and thought I would share some. Especially now with the horrible decision made in California to NOT overturn Prop 8..but that rant is for another day and time. I hope you enjoy the pictures!










I have SO many more pictures on my computer. I will start posting some on the side of my blog! I also wanted to share this video I got in am email from the Human Rights Campaign.



Thanks for reading!
Pace! :-)

A Weekend of Wine

This past weekend I went with LWB (my girlfriend) and some of her friends to Green Bay to celebrate a friends birthday. The plan was to drive up Friday night, go to dinner, and then just hang out. We would then wake up on Saturday and start in Green Bay and go all the way up to Door County visiting seven wineries on the way up! The seven wineries were definitely what we are all most excited for. A day of drinking wine, what could be better?!?! LWB and I were really excited because we heard Door County was gorgeous, and we were excited to see it. However, it was FREEZING, and stupid me, left my bag at LWB's house! So, LWB and I had to make a late night Walmart trip to buy me underwear and PJ's.

All in all I had a great weekend. I love spending time with LWB and seeing new parts of the state of Wisconsin. I figure while I am here, I should explore and enjoy it because I think it does have a lot to offer. There were some things that did bother me a little bit. It's hard sometimes because some people can make some offensive comments about issues such as queer, or pro choice. I just think the queer stuff definitely hits home for me sometime. You should all check out LWB blog because she did a great job of talking about some of the conversations we had this weekend.

One of the best things about the weekend was the wonderful gifts that LWB and I bought ourselves to bring back! We got some AMAZING sweet potato butter, cherry salsa, and of course some wonderful bottles of wine...so you should all come visit so we can have a party :-).

Ok, I digressed a lot there, but I was not really sure where I was going with this post, but here is my ramble for the day....it is amazing to me how different my thinking seems to be from many people I have met here in Wisconsin, or just many of the average Americans. Since discovering that I am queer, I have changed many of my views and found myself looking for new ways of thinking and becoming so much more open minded and well, I think I really love it. I love listening to the stories people have to tell. It always amazes me how much each of us has to say, but most times do not say it. Our stories are all so important and make us all who we are. Maybe that's why I love reading blogs so much because it just little stories from everyone's lives! Too bad I have a hard time being this open in person!

Oh and one last thing. The director at the school I work at is gay. Being gay and advocating for gay rights has always been a big part of his life. Therefore, it was really easy for me to come out to him, and even to just sit in his office and chat. It's nice being so open with some people at work. Anyways, as I was going through mail from my school mailbox I came across a flyer given to me by the director. Now on the top of the flyer in big letters says, "WHY WE LOVE LESBIANS!" hahahaha I almost died, I had to read it about four times before I realized that I was reading it correctly. I would have never guessed I would have found myself working for a gay man in charge of a school and would have NEVER guessed I would receive anything like that in my school mailbox. HAHAHAHA it's great!

Thanks for reading my ramblings (thanks for the ramblings word choice LWB!!)

Peace!

I promise I'm really back this time..

Wow, so time flies, again. It's been a busy week with finals and report cards and just plain old life. So here I am again..and I PROMISE to be back much more frequently. Just a few things. First of all when I started this blog I was unsure of where it was going and if it should be focused on just one issue or a personal blog. It seemed to go in the direction of focusing on lesbian/women. However, I am made the final decision to make is just a simple personal blog. I know that I will have much more to write about....and I hope that I am as interesting as some of the stuff I have already written.. :-) So, I am glad that's out of the way....you will now be getting some pretty frequent updates on my life hahaha.



There have been a few issues on my mind lately...mostly stemmed from watching TV or just social issues in general. First I want to talk about marriage vs. commitment. Now, growing up, I just assumed one day I would get married, have kids, life in a small community and yada yada yada you get the rest. However, now that I have begun to grow up, and discover a lot about myself some of those predictions have faded. Being in a same sex relationship, I cannot take marriage for granted, and have looked at making commitments in a different way. Now, I can also attribute a lot of this thinking to my lovely girlfriend LWB, who has been way ahead of everyone else, and very kindly educates me on these issues (thank you LWB!). So here is my latest rant and rave...

;WB and I were watching Desperate Housewives this past Sunday. Now, for all of you that have not watched, this will spoil a small amount of the episode. Anyways, Kathrine and Mike have been dating for a while, and Katherine bribed MJ (Mike's son) so ask him why he and Kathrine are not married yet, and if he is going to ask her to marry him. Mike just avoids the subject and just says that he really loves her and she is fantastic, but does not answer the marriage questions. Towards the end of the episode Kathrine brings up this issue to Mike. Now, Mike had been married to Susan, and they ended up getting a divorce. As Katherine asks Mike why he does not want to get married, Mike responds that he loves Kathrine very much and is committed to her, he just does not want to get married. Now, to me, this makes perfect sense. Mike was married once, got divorced, and does not see marriage as a necessity but is committing to Kathrine. He has no plans to break up with her. Katherine on the other hand gets very upset, and assumes that this means her and Mike have no future. She gets mad and does not understand how Mike could want to be with her, but have no plan of getting married. Now, personally I feel as though this is probably why a lot of marriages end up in divorce. Some people just do not want to get married, but that doesn't mean they are not committed to each other. Just because some people feel as though marriage is not for them, does not mean they will not spend the rest of their life in a wonderful, committed relationship.

Just some food for thought....Thanks for reading, and I promise I am baaaackkk! :-)