Happy Patriots' Day

Yippee! We have a state holiday today known as Patriots' Day. I thought Massachusetts was the only state in the country celebrating it, but it looks like a few other places shut things down for the day.





Two big things are happening here today:

1. NO SCHOOL!

2. The Boston Marathon.

We don't live too far from one of the roads where the runners will pass by, so we plan to walk over and cheer them on. It's always thrilling to see the very first participants. Those who use wheelchairs get to start a little ahead of the foot runners, and when they come by the crowd goes wild! It's so exciting to see them and to get caught up in all the energy.

My aunt and uncle qualified to run again this year. My aunt had breast cancer about three years ago (she's doing great, BTW) and she and my uncle run as part of a breast cancer organization.

They're forecasting unusually high temperatures today, which can make running the distance dangerous. It's suppose to get as high as 87 to 90 degrees F, and they're advising only runners who are in peak shape to participate. The usual temperature in past years is between 50 and 65 degrees. The race organizers are actually predicting mass health casualties and they said if people drop out or decide not to run because of the dangerous heat, they will automatically qualify to run in the Marathon next year. My aunt and uncle are planning (wisely) to run between 8 and 10 miles and drop out. 

Anyway, sorry most of you don't have the day off for this, but we'll add some extra yells and cheers for you anyway!

Hope everyone has a nice day.

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Boston Marathon and Odds & Ends

Hi All.....

Just a few odds and ends.

Monday (4/18) is the Boston Marathon and since Brad and I are not too far from some of the roads along the route, we won't be posting Monday. My aunt and uncle will be running the Marathon and Brad and I will be cheering them on!

My aunt had breast cancer a few years back (she's totally fine now), and since they've been marathon runners for years now, they are running this year as part of a breast cancer charity. There's one section of the route that's known as Heartbreak Hill in Newton, MA, and it's the only real hill on the entire route. It's maybe 2/3 of the way into the route and the incline is suppose to be a real killer. So, me and Brad and 3 other couples will be at the foot of the hill to cheer them on! Then we will make our way over to the subway heading downtown to the Finish Line to meet up with them and celebrate!! I'm so proud of my aunt and uncle. They're really great people and I know they are going to give us a hard time for taking the subway, but, hey, maybe someday I'll train for it too!

Also, as a followup to Brad's post about going to the prom (he's busy right now on an outing with his family and asked me to relate this), he wanted all of you to know WE'RE GOING TO THE PROM!!!!! I'm totally psyched and can't wait to get dressed up for it. He (jokingly) said now he has to go pick out his Prom dress!! LOL. Seriously, we are totally up for this. There will be some other same-sex couples there and they have two faculty advisors from the Gay-Straight Alliance club who will be there. They said the principal is TOTALLY supportive of this and supposedly things will be monitored in case there are any sour apples in the bunch.

We're hoping to begin next week posting some of the things we've talked about in past posts. Some of the good things we have going for us as well as some of the things that have been really hard for us to work through. It's kinda scary being so vulnerable about this stuff, but one of the things we wanted this blog to be about is a glimpse into how we're making this relationship work so other gay teens (and adults, etc.) can maybe get a sense of how we're doing it, NOT saying the way we're doing it is the right way or the only way for others, just our way. Maybe we can all learn from each other.

Talk to you then!

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