Tagliarchy Island

[RRBB]

Originally posted by RickinNYC
Shower me baby!

BABY Shower?????

 

[ohanafamily]

Hey, if we could get them to change their trip date....Can anyone say FTW?????

I wonder if they do Same Sex Weddings? If anybody would.....

 

[RRBB]

Originally posted by ohanafamily
OK, I draw line here...Candles that smell like clean laundry...I guess it is a "Chick" thing!!!!!

No, not a "chick" thing - a weird thing. I mean really now. If you want to smell clean laundry,
GO STICK YOUR HEAD IN THE DRYER!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Ohana: what's a good plan B for dinner in DFW(just in case )? It needs to be near Six Flags and cheap for 2 people,yet fun

 

[kadaten]

Originally posted by RickinNYC
Welll... ummmm... sure. But isn't a shower for... well.... girls?

Not any more! Most showers I've been to lately have been "couples" showers. I guess everyone was tired of leaving the guys out....and that way they got to register for "guy" things, too, that the little woman might not have registered for....you know...yard equipment, power tools, etc. A friend's DH registered at Lowe's and told all his friends that were coming to shop FOR HIM....

So anyway, you're a couple, aren't you? And what newlyweds (or newlyweds-to-be) couldn't use some new stuff for their life together? By all means, let folks throw you a shower, virtual or in person! Besides, shopping for others is half the fun!

RickinNYC You still haven't answered the other question, if it's not too personal....basically I'm just wondering how you'd handle it, just in case my brother and his partner go down that road one day (yes, they're "your people" as you always say )! So usually, it's bride's family pays for the wedding/reception and groom's family for the rehearsal dinner....how would y'all split it? Or will you two be picking it up yourselves?

 

[s&k'smom]

I forgot having to register, oh now I'd like to see that!

Candles that smell like clean laundry, what ever happened to berry scents?

Sat night was my diet cheating time and I had french fries for dinner and ice cream and whipped cream (from the can) for dessert, yummy! Just thought you would all like to know that!

 

[Nephosaurus]

Originally posted by RRBB
GO STICK YOUR HEAD IN THE DRYER!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not the dryer.
If anyone needs me, I'll be hiding under the bed - with a case of Wonkas. But please don't tell RRBB where to find me.

 

[llebrekniT]

Originally posted by kadaten
RickinNYC You still haven't answered the other question, if it's not too personal....basically I'm just wondering how you'd handle it, just in case my brother and his partner go down that road one day (yes, they're "your people" as you always say )!

Hmmmm, this made me think of an interesting QOTD. I think most of us are open enough about this topic to answer it.

Do you have any of "Rick's people" in your family? Male or female, of course. In other words, are any of your relatives gay? I hope this doesn't count as another incredibly, tasteless question from me

I'll go first. My dad's sister is. She had been with the same partner for oh, I'd say about 15 years, until recently. They're separated right now. Which brings up another interesting thought. They have a beautiful, new home on a 5 acre estate lot. It's between 4,000 and 5,000 sq.ft. and would probably sell for about $350,000 - $400,000. They of course were never married as it isn't legal here. I've been wondering if they stay split how will that be settled? I smell an ugly court case.<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_2_26.gif' border=0></a>

Anyway, I'm still hoping they work it out as my Aunt has been very depressed since they split. Right after the split she was in a terrible car accident, broke a leg, several ribs, and an arm and is still going through physical therapy. I feel so bad for her.

Well, I'm off to the grocery store and hope to get a chance to find a perfect post card.

 

[Lewski709]

Nope, no one in the family.

 

[RickinNYC]

Originally posted by kadaten

RickinNYC You still haven't answered the other question, if it's not too personal....basically I'm just wondering how you'd handle it, just in case my brother and his partner go down that road one day (yes, they're "your people" as you always say )! So usually, it's bride's family pays for the wedding/reception and groom's family for the rehearsal dinner....how would y'all split it? Or will you two be picking it up yourselves?

Kadaten, there is very little in my life that is too personal to ask me. Trust me. Even if you choose not to ask me, I tend to offer too much info anyway. I suffer from way too much "foot IN mouth" disease. Open mouth, insert shoestore.

Anyway, Joe and I will be footing the bill on our wedding. 100%. Be nice to get the parental units to fork over some dough, but that aint happenin' in this lifetime. That's actually why we're having the wedding in 2005. We need to save $$.

This year, we have my younger brother's wedding in upstate NY, a good friend's wedding in Puerto Rico, my 20th h.s reunion in Florida. Busy and costly year.

 

[Bichon Barb]

Originally posted by RRBB
No, not a "chick" thing - a weird thing. I mean really now. If you want to smell clean laundry,
GO STICK YOUR HEAD IN THE DRYER!

LOL. They even have green grass scented candles. And don't tell me to stick my head in the grass, 'cause all of ours is covered with snow!!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

grass scented candles does sound a little odd

 

[Bichon Barb]

No one in the family. Actually, our only gay friends are our old next door neighbors--when we lived in the city. They are sweethearts. Very quiet and to themselves. Funny how they officially "came out" to us. (Like we didn't have a good idea ). Sally and I used to sneak outside for cigarettes (yes, I used to smoke BC -- even though I don't look the part ), and we'd talk over the fence. She's from England and has a really strong accent. So she says to me: "Yeah, Ann's parents are comin' for a visit. I'm not too 'appy about it. They don't know about us, so I 'ave to sleep on the damned couch."

She's a hoot. One time I was on the front porch yelling at Eric for something he was doing. Sally walks by the house and says "Christ sake Bawb. You sound like trailer trash." So when she bought a motorcycle, I gave it right back to her.

Sorry, I'm rambling again. But hey, got me thinking that when my parents get home from Florida, we have to have them over.

 

[Lewski709]

I like the clean cotton, fresh linen and grass scented candles.

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

Sheesh...y'all up and move to a new home while I was gone?? What happened!!

Missed all of you!!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

no one in the family for me

 

[kadaten]

Originally posted by RickinNYC
This year, we have my younger brother's wedding in upstate NY, a good friend's wedding in Puerto Rico, my 20th h.s reunion in Florida. Busy and costly year.

Wow!! That will be an expensive year...both travel and gift-wise!! Luckily, most of my close friends spread theirs out....

 

[cadburysmom]

No one in my family(that we know of) is gay.....but my family is very hush-hush about such things....they're just now accepting the fact that I'm divorced

I would love to participate in a shower for Rick and Joe.....my best friend remarried last Nov and as gifts, we actually brought wedding essentials to the wedding.....such as I gave a case of their favorite wine and others brought a case each as well.....a few friends actually cooked the reception food....and still others handled the flowers. It took place at a beautiful mansion outside Richmond and was a very elegant affair. There were about 150 in attendence and my best friend said what made it so special is that her friends actually did it for her.......thank goodness most of her "friends" had very good taste.....I'm not counting myself as she actually picked out the wine

 

[s&k'smom]

Well no one in our family (well not yet, they haven't come out) but some close friends who we grew up with. It's funny my son has been trying to understand about family, who has a sister, who has a baby, mommy etc. So one day he asked about someone have two mommys (I think I mentioned something in passing once as we have several same sex couples with kids at our church) so I said, well some have a mommy and daddy, some have two daddy's some have two mommy's. He just said ok and moved on. It just goes to show if you don't make a big deal out of anything neither will your kids.

 

[kadaten]

QOTD... Answered above in the inspiration for the question...DB and his partner have been together longer than I've been married....I think they've been together for 10 years or so now....Funny...he actually officially "came out" to my mom and it took her awhile to "like" it, but she's great with it now, and treats his partner as one of her own. Me, he never officially came out to, but I'd always suspected he was gay, even when we were young! (I think there really is something to the biological theory...) I think he just assumed I knew and knew that he was "out". Never has bothered me....but I'm a "GenXer", so we just grew up with it being a little less "weird" or out of the ordinary.