Registry

As Brenda wrote, we're heading to Turks & Caicos for our honeymoon! And for the past 9 months, we have not been able to think of much we need for the house. So at the advise of siblings, friends, and total strangers, we registered for the honeymoon. For those of you wondering what our hearts desire (besides each other), may we recommend you visit Travelers Joy...




Full address of our registry page:
http://www.travelersjoy.com/members/chrisandbrenda/

Spontaneous Honeymoon

Booking my honeymoon was the last thing I would be doing at 9 pm last night.

But that's just what C & I did.

We are going to experience our first all-inclusive resort getaway with Olivia, the lesbian travel company. Here are the deets.

Now, all inclusive cheap vacations has been a privilege of the straight world and their honeymoons pretty much every since this idea was concocted. All inclusive makes a lot of sense for the most part, but C & I weren't excited about going to a straight all-inclusive resort where we wouldn't feel comfortable holding hands or PDAing in public on our honeymoon. (I mean, come on, you have a license to PDA on your honeymoon!)

We are going to Turks & Caicos and will be surrounded by lesbians doing trapeze (C is in heaven), windsurfing (I am in heaven) and participating in all manner of other sports...the list of sporting activities on the Olivia site will not disappoint any card carrying lesbo. The Wau Wau sisters will be performing and there are is a bevvy of OUT lesbian comics like Julie Goldman from the Big Gay Sketch Show who will be making us LOL (hopefully!)

Up until yesterday, we still didn't really know or agree on where we wanted to go. I didnt even know where Turks & Caicos was located!!! See pic at right - it's near DR and Haiti. But C & I have always been curious about Olivia trips and this one just felt right.

So the big gay wedding will then roll into the big gay honeymoon.

Can't wait.

Engagement Photo Sesh

http://www.organicphotographs.com/chris&brenda/

Back in Action!

Chris returned to NY from Hong Kong/Australia on Monday to an incredible sunset and lots of green trees in queens. I was like - -are we near JFK? - I almost couldnt believe how nice it seemed (and I never thought I would say that). But we have reunited and have been enjoying the cool crisp nights and sunny days. we are learning to live together again. it's funny - we almost don't know what to do around each other we're so used to being alone (chris twiddled her thumbs at dinner last night). I get the feeling we are going to work this one out.

oh right, and love

We saw eachother for the first time in 3 months. Brenda came out to visit me in Hong Kong, and we took a fabulous side trip to Thailand. I'd forgotten how much fun she is, how athletic and how sweet. But I hadn't forgotten how much I love her. We went shopping for weddinggowns and/or suits, and came away with one pair of pants and 2 shirts between us, plus a bolt of fabric for me to make a skirt or pants whenever I decide on which. She's wearing white satin and gold - my Grandma Doris would have loved the combination! and I'm wearing black satin with hand-embroidered colorful flowers. Both have a chinese flair. Sorry, we're not sharing pictures yet! But I feel much more settled knowing that our attire is under control now.

Saw breath-taking decorations all over Thailand - beautiful bowls of floating vibrant flowers. Feeling inspired. Can't wait to say our vows and dance. Very happy that Brenda's the one for me.

I'm dreaming of an autumn wedding...

Looking forward to the autumn wedding! Here's a little photo that B & I took back in November. Well, really, we took it so long ago that it had a different date for the wedding and we photoshopped it to say Oct. 12th. Can't wait to play in the leaves in our wedding gowns (or tuxes or suits or whatever we end up wearing!)

Quiet on the Home Front

Wedding planning has been on a slight hiatus since January. With the exception of the invitations arriving!!!!! we haven't really decided or done anything.

Largely this is due to C being in Hong Kong for four months for work. But also we can kind of take it slow since we have 7 months, right?

I have friends who are getting married in April and May respectively and none of them have their invites yet. Are we just planners? Or anal? Excited is more like it. With the invitations in the mail it starts to feel all that more real.

Life is dealing both C & I a busy hand right now. I am training for the NYC Triathlon (or at least will start once I get rid of this blasted illness I caught). C is working on some crazy project she not only undertook, but suggested. It's all good though. Hopefully we will reunite in Asia in April for a sweet holiday and then in mid-May rendez vous in Northern Cali for my old frisbee pal's wedding (complete with white water rafting trip!!) Then we'll be back in Brooklyn. It will be spring - almost summer -- and life will be dandy.