Will It Be A Collision Or A Gentle Merger?

My worlds are colliding. At first it was just a few friends that found me on Facebook. Then I painted with a few cousins and they asked if I had an account. I told them I did. They found me. Then their brother. Another cousin. A cousin's wife. And just this morning, three more cousins. Yes, I have a very large, very close knit family that I am very happy to be a part of.

Now, my family knows that I'm a lesbian. But I don't fly my gay flag and kiss my girlfriend at the family reunion. I am who I am. I try to be true to my self. And yet, this facebook collision between my family and my gay friends has me moderately flipped out.

I know too many people that have lost their families because they are homosexual. While my family is extremely accepting of me, it only takes one wacko to upset the apple cart and cause a big to-do. That's what I'm afraid of.

I don't want my sexuality to be a big deal. I want to be known for who I am, not who I sleep with.

You Gotta Love Nashville

I'm Spoiled, But I Came Up With Something

Today, I was wandering around the internets and I landed at Suzanne's Place. (I know Matt-Man, I know...another chick) She's a mom to quadruplets and is cute as a button! She is reviewing chocolate. You know how I love me some chocolate. She's giving some away and asking a question.

It's a really GOOD question:

"If you had ONE day to do ANYthing and EVERYthing in the world you wanted to do, how would you indulge yourself?"

Easy for overworked moms and dads. I'm reading lots of comments about sleep and relaxation. I get plenty of both. We routinely spend our evenings in front of a fire with wine and watching movies or talking. I realize how lucky we are, and how much we miss by not having children.

One day of ANYthing and EVERYthing. What would I do?

I'd fly my favorite friends (of course, I'm taking you!) to Hunting Island, South Carolina along with all of our dogs. We'd swim and romp on the beach in the bright, warm sunshine. Drink icy cold beer. Ride bikes to the Lighthouse. Cook some fresh seafood. And laugh. There would be lots of laughing.

What would you do with one day of ANYthing and EVERYthing?


P.S. Go on over to Suzanne's and win some free chocolate! She's giving away a ton!

I Live Under The Family Rock

The Work Spouse.

I'm just now hearing about this phenomena. Mainly because, I work for my family and have for the last umpteen years. Family businesses have their own issues. Like people not minding that they stink the fuck out of the restroom, leaving their dirty coffee cups lying around and my mom wondering why I don't want to come over after working 8 hours with her.

Explain to me how having a work spouse is different than cheating and/or having an emotional affair.

My Uncle Went to Nicaragua

and all I got was this lousy Metate. Kidding! I'm in *love* with it. He found it in an antique store near Grenada, Nicaragua last week. Since I've been hinting heavily that I wanted one just like his, he went out of his way to find me one.

I think it looks like a turtle. What do you see?

This Is What We Did....

all day Monday. It snowed. We drank homemade London Fogs. We watched daytime TV. We stoked a roaring fire.

Happy Monday!