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!