Peepster
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from a few months back who shared with you kind people that we decided to crack open the closet door and celebrate our 20th anniversary......well, we're back and I think you young'uns will be very proud to know that we have thrown open said door and are galloping into the 21st century.
On January 6th we signed up for the Wisconsin Domestic Partners Registry, which is, of course, the only way to obtain any miniscule rights in our great state...not to worry, the wills are in place. That, of course, was as romantic as renewing a drivers license on the day after a holiday. It may have been a bit better if my DP would have stopped referring to it as becoming "housebroken".
We have found a church (beautiful, old, comfortable and welcoming) for our "Celebration Service" as we had a committment service 20 years ago. We found a wonderful Reverend who totally gets that we wish to celebrate our time together, our wonderful family and our friends and to have our future together blessed. Thanks to a suggestion from one of you "regulars" (I use that term "regular" loosely) we're going to have our Disney "tip of the hat" by having "The Promise" sung at the end of the service. I bet I've heard that song a hundred times while walking out of Epcot after Illuminations and never listened to the words....it's so beautiful. We both agreed on that immediately. We're having a family unity ceremony as our families have never met. Does anyone know of (an acceptable) family song? And if anyone could offer any readings or something we might use in our service we sure are open to suggestion. It's going to be a fairly interactive service with some of our family and friends speaking from the audience about their relationships with us, etc. All ideas welcome!
We're renting trolleys to take everyone to the Church and back to the wingding at a very nice new Holiday Inn (Yeah, I know it's not Disney and it's only a Holiday Inn, but it is nice and the Chef is great) where we're having an April beach party featuring umbrella drinks and a Key West buffett. Followed, of course, by dancing and limbo-ing till midnight. And, being Wisconsin, and much to the chagrin of some residents of this board, yes, there will be the dreaded chicken dance...and polka...and YMCA...and polka...and another chicken dance...and cheese curds...and polka. And then the Four Tops version of the song "I Believe In You & Me" will play and I will cry....oh, I'm getting carried away again. Sorry.
And five days later we will be winging our way to WDW where Pixie Dust has already been spinkled all over us! We got the nights we needed at the beginning and end at POFQ and all our DVC nights at VWL in between. The flights worked out perfectly. When I called for Vic and Al's we got the Chef's Table
! I forgot to book our tour but when I did it was still available which was a minor miracle. And then on a whim I decided to see if I could book a pontoon boat for Wishes after Vic and Al's on our "real" anniversary and what do ya know...pixie dust again, major miracle! BTW, don't tell my DP. I've never, ever been able to pull off a surprise.
So that's our update to date. Hope I haven't bored you all to death.....Will I be banned from here because of the chicken dance thing? No? Well, I expect the polka-ing might do it then...
Love to you childrens,
Auntie Peep
On January 6th we signed up for the Wisconsin Domestic Partners Registry, which is, of course, the only way to obtain any miniscule rights in our great state...not to worry, the wills are in place. That, of course, was as romantic as renewing a drivers license on the day after a holiday. It may have been a bit better if my DP would have stopped referring to it as becoming "housebroken".
We have found a church (beautiful, old, comfortable and welcoming) for our "Celebration Service" as we had a committment service 20 years ago. We found a wonderful Reverend who totally gets that we wish to celebrate our time together, our wonderful family and our friends and to have our future together blessed. Thanks to a suggestion from one of you "regulars" (I use that term "regular" loosely) we're going to have our Disney "tip of the hat" by having "The Promise" sung at the end of the service. I bet I've heard that song a hundred times while walking out of Epcot after Illuminations and never listened to the words....it's so beautiful. We both agreed on that immediately. We're having a family unity ceremony as our families have never met. Does anyone know of (an acceptable) family song? And if anyone could offer any readings or something we might use in our service we sure are open to suggestion. It's going to be a fairly interactive service with some of our family and friends speaking from the audience about their relationships with us, etc. All ideas welcome!
We're renting trolleys to take everyone to the Church and back to the wingding at a very nice new Holiday Inn (Yeah, I know it's not Disney and it's only a Holiday Inn, but it is nice and the Chef is great) where we're having an April beach party featuring umbrella drinks and a Key West buffett. Followed, of course, by dancing and limbo-ing till midnight. And, being Wisconsin, and much to the chagrin of some residents of this board, yes, there will be the dreaded chicken dance...and polka...and YMCA...and polka...and another chicken dance...and cheese curds...and polka. And then the Four Tops version of the song "I Believe In You & Me" will play and I will cry....oh, I'm getting carried away again. Sorry.
And five days later we will be winging our way to WDW where Pixie Dust has already been spinkled all over us! We got the nights we needed at the beginning and end at POFQ and all our DVC nights at VWL in between. The flights worked out perfectly. When I called for Vic and Al's we got the Chef's Table
! I forgot to book our tour but when I did it was still available which was a minor miracle. And then on a whim I decided to see if I could book a pontoon boat for Wishes after Vic and Al's on our "real" anniversary and what do ya know...pixie dust again, major miracle! BTW, don't tell my DP. I've never, ever been able to pull off a surprise.So that's our update to date. Hope I haven't bored you all to death.....Will I be banned from here because of the chicken dance thing? No? Well, I expect the polka-ing might do it then...
Love to you childrens,
Auntie Peep
Congratulations! It sounds like it's going to be an amazing time and trip.
Even the chicken dance. 
Congratulations!
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