Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Tragedy
Most of you know about the horrors that occurred yesterday in Boston. At this point in time I honestly can not process the information enough to get understandable sentences down on a page. Boston needs prayers and more specifically the innocent victims need prayers.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
An Interesting Observation
It is no surprise to anyone that knows me that I am very pro-equality. As far as I am concerned religious views have no place in government. Also, I feel like government should have no say in the bedroom. And to those of you who say, "oh, but marriage is a religious sacrament and you can't force a religion to change its beliefs" last I checked, my marriage license was issued by the state government. I didn't have to send a letter (or my money) to Rome and say, please Mr. Pope let me get married. So, there is that.
Anyways, before I start to ramble anymore, I am obviously talking about marriage equality today. Why today? Well, I saw something so irritating at work today when I was going about my normal people watching, and it just sent me in to a fury!
Watching people get off a train and reunite with people is possibly one of the best things anyone could hope to get stuck watching as a job. You get to see pure emotion in people when they are reunited with their loved ones again. Or sometimes and entire lack of emotion.
Today there was a man waiting with the cutest set of twin girls I have ever seen. They were probably around 2 or 3. They were so excited to be inside of a train station and they kept very closely to the man, who I assumed was their father and was proven right when one of the girls called him "daddy." They waited anticipation killing them to get to see who ever it was that they were waiting for. The train came in, unloaded, and left. As the passengers walked down the hallway a blonde man approached the girls and squatted down to be embraced by these little girls. They ran up to him and he hugged them and picked both of them up and covered their cheeks in kisses as the girls giggled filled with a pure and completely innocent joy. The man then walked up to the other one gave him a kiss on the cheek and the four of them walked out together happy.
Within a few minutes of that family leaving a mother walked towards the main exit where her husband and child were waiting. Her daughter ran up to her and hugged her leg as the mother patted her head but continues the ever so important phone call she was on. She then pointed to the exit so her husband and daughter would follow her out to the car. I'm not saying I know this family and how they truly are, it just paints an interesting picture.
Which is the better situation? Is raising a child in a same-sex household worse than raising a child in a "conventional" household? In my opinion it comes down to the parents. But my issue is why should heterosexual people get to raise children without question because they can. If you have to go through adoption or surrogacy to get a child what is so wrong with that? Love is love, no matter who it comes from.
Anyways, before I start to ramble anymore, I am obviously talking about marriage equality today. Why today? Well, I saw something so irritating at work today when I was going about my normal people watching, and it just sent me in to a fury!
Watching people get off a train and reunite with people is possibly one of the best things anyone could hope to get stuck watching as a job. You get to see pure emotion in people when they are reunited with their loved ones again. Or sometimes and entire lack of emotion.
Today there was a man waiting with the cutest set of twin girls I have ever seen. They were probably around 2 or 3. They were so excited to be inside of a train station and they kept very closely to the man, who I assumed was their father and was proven right when one of the girls called him "daddy." They waited anticipation killing them to get to see who ever it was that they were waiting for. The train came in, unloaded, and left. As the passengers walked down the hallway a blonde man approached the girls and squatted down to be embraced by these little girls. They ran up to him and he hugged them and picked both of them up and covered their cheeks in kisses as the girls giggled filled with a pure and completely innocent joy. The man then walked up to the other one gave him a kiss on the cheek and the four of them walked out together happy.
Within a few minutes of that family leaving a mother walked towards the main exit where her husband and child were waiting. Her daughter ran up to her and hugged her leg as the mother patted her head but continues the ever so important phone call she was on. She then pointed to the exit so her husband and daughter would follow her out to the car. I'm not saying I know this family and how they truly are, it just paints an interesting picture.
Which is the better situation? Is raising a child in a same-sex household worse than raising a child in a "conventional" household? In my opinion it comes down to the parents. But my issue is why should heterosexual people get to raise children without question because they can. If you have to go through adoption or surrogacy to get a child what is so wrong with that? Love is love, no matter who it comes from.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Lost
I think in a world as big as ours it is very easy to get lost. Lost on the road, lost from each other, lost from ourselves. I have been feeling exceptionally lost lately. Torn in a thousand different directions, and not knowing where my true north lies. Where have my outlets gone? Where have I disappeared to?
I know that I get in to these funks often, but this one has been very consuming. I feel as though I have misplaced my identity and I am not sure where to find, or if I want to find it at all. What truly defines a person? How other people see them? Or is it the grand decisions in life?
I watch people walk by me all day, consumed with their worries and stresses and they never seem to question the schedule or pattern that they keep. Is this life? Finding a routine and sticking with it? Never questioning why, never stepping to the side to feel the sun brush their faces. I don't want to live my life that way! I want to discover everywhere and everything. I don't ever want to become complacent with my position.
I don't think people settle when they choose their life, I believe they settle when they forget that they wanted to live. We all get lost, some just stay lost. I refuse to let that happen to me. I refuse to have some substandard life because I am too bored and settled in to look for adventures anymore. I still have dreams to accomplish, and trails that need to be discovered. I was always told I never lived up to my potential, but maybe that is the attitude that kept me down? There is still so much I can do, and watch out, because I am making plans to do those things. Lost or not, I am on a mission to discover, not just myself, but everything life has in store for me.
I know that I get in to these funks often, but this one has been very consuming. I feel as though I have misplaced my identity and I am not sure where to find, or if I want to find it at all. What truly defines a person? How other people see them? Or is it the grand decisions in life?
I watch people walk by me all day, consumed with their worries and stresses and they never seem to question the schedule or pattern that they keep. Is this life? Finding a routine and sticking with it? Never questioning why, never stepping to the side to feel the sun brush their faces. I don't want to live my life that way! I want to discover everywhere and everything. I don't ever want to become complacent with my position.
I don't think people settle when they choose their life, I believe they settle when they forget that they wanted to live. We all get lost, some just stay lost. I refuse to let that happen to me. I refuse to have some substandard life because I am too bored and settled in to look for adventures anymore. I still have dreams to accomplish, and trails that need to be discovered. I was always told I never lived up to my potential, but maybe that is the attitude that kept me down? There is still so much I can do, and watch out, because I am making plans to do those things. Lost or not, I am on a mission to discover, not just myself, but everything life has in store for me.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Birthday Celebrations!
We are having a couple of friends over tonight to celebrate one of their birthdays! It is exciting to have them come over with their daughter and spend some time together.
I can't wait to see them and celebrate And chat! Alan is cooking one of his famous meals and we have dessert planned!
I can't wait to see them and celebrate And chat! Alan is cooking one of his famous meals and we have dessert planned!
Less than a week!
In 6 days Alan and I will be disembarking from New York and heading out for an 8 day cruise. I am so beyond excited. We just need some time away to relax.
It has been extremely stressful for awhile now, and we both just need a break! We are meeting up with our friend Mike while we are in port at Port Canaveral, and I am super excited about that! He is someone I would like to be able to spend more time with!
After we hit Florida, we are off to the Bahamas! We are going to visit the aquarium at Atlantis! It is supposed to be amazing! We were going to go and do the water park, but it is ridiculously expensive to do. Especially because I only want to go for one water slide. Maybe for our fifth anniversary we will take a trip to Atlantis and stay there for a few days.
I'm just really excited for the whole cruise. We are giving Carnival another shot, so hopefully they don't disappoint!
It has been extremely stressful for awhile now, and we both just need a break! We are meeting up with our friend Mike while we are in port at Port Canaveral, and I am super excited about that! He is someone I would like to be able to spend more time with!
After we hit Florida, we are off to the Bahamas! We are going to visit the aquarium at Atlantis! It is supposed to be amazing! We were going to go and do the water park, but it is ridiculously expensive to do. Especially because I only want to go for one water slide. Maybe for our fifth anniversary we will take a trip to Atlantis and stay there for a few days.
I'm just really excited for the whole cruise. We are giving Carnival another shot, so hopefully they don't disappoint!
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Blizzard Conditions
I haven't been writing a lot lately. There have been a lot of things going on. But those will be discussed down the road.
Anyways, on to current events! We got 36 inches of snow this weekend. It is kind of insane. Alan went out plowing with his dad, and stayed up almost the whole night and kept on top of snowblowing so it wasn't super awful the next day. We had a driving ban in place from 4 P.M. Friday until 6 P.M Saturday. The Bruins game was cancelled and all transportation was shut down
Kit and Dempsey are loving frolicking around in the snow and they are quite adorable doing so.
Anyways, on to current events! We got 36 inches of snow this weekend. It is kind of insane. Alan went out plowing with his dad, and stayed up almost the whole night and kept on top of snowblowing so it wasn't super awful the next day. We had a driving ban in place from 4 P.M. Friday until 6 P.M Saturday. The Bruins game was cancelled and all transportation was shut down
Kit and Dempsey are loving frolicking around in the snow and they are quite adorable doing so.
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