Stay up and make some memories.

Last night Brad,  a  very close friend of my family, lost a terrible battle with addiction.
Today, my family and friends are throwing me what was supposed to have been a surprise bridal shower. Brad’s family is insisting that the shower go on, and that we spend the day loving and sharing happy memories.

I have lost a brother.

These are the beautiful words that his mother used to break the news to everyone after we made sure the closest loved ones were told :

“My sweet, loving, beautiful boy, Bradley, lost a battle within himself last night and passed away into the peace he deserves. I will love and miss him all the days of my life.”

I will love you always brother.

Rest easy, “Bralley.”

And I’m posting it…

“The justices did probe that broader legal question, including an exchange between pro-Proposition 8 attorney Charles Cooper and Justice Elena Kagan.
‘The concern is that redefining marriage as a genderless institution will sever its abiding connection to its historic traditional procreative purposes, and it will … refocus the purpose of marriage and the definition of marriage away from the raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires … of adult couples,’Cooper argued.

To which Kagan said: ‘Mr. Cooper, suppose a state said that, because ‘we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we are not going to give marriage licenses anymore to any couple where both people are over the age of 55.’ Would that be constitutional?’

‘No, your honor, it would not be constitutional,’ Cooper replied.”

……. because EXACTLY.

Or how bout heterosexual couples who can’t (or choose not to) conceive? Should we deny them the right to marry? No? No takers on that idea? Didn’t think so.

AAAAAAAAAAH!

Ok. Just got the email that the apartment will be ready this weekend. (Of course, we’ll be away but whatever, early next week I am IN that place!)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

So excited.

Also, 75 days til the wedding. 75 days!