Today is our 23rd anniversary!

[foxfeet]

And yet, somehow, the world goes on spinning, crops haven't been blighted, cows haven't gone dry and Christian babies continue to go uneaten. Is it really too much to ask that my wonderful partner and I have the same options, rights and responsibilities as heterosexual couples? Am I reaching for the stars here?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Congrats! *hugs* Any special plans?

[foxfeet]

3. Nothing special this year-- just a quiet day with the furkids. Thanks!

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Well, that might be for the best. You'll need a quiet at-home anniversary for

a couple of years so that you can save up for a BIG splurge on your 25th! :D

[cboy4]

2. Yup, the sky hasn't fallen has it?

Congratulations on 23!

[foxfeet]

5. Thanks, cboy4!

It's simultaneoulsy a big deal for us and a non-event for the planet.

[BOSSHOG]

6. Happy Anniversary to you and Best Wishes for Many More

As long as there are hateful ignorant people disguised as Christians in the "land of the free" you will have to keep reaching for those stars.

I'd love to start a movement to amend the constitution preventing christians from getting divorced because I'm so fucking concerned about the sanctity of marriage. Then again I have no desire to use the constitution as a weapon.

[foxfeet]

8. Tempting though it may be to use it that way...nah.

Thanks for the good wishes!

[dickthegrouch]

7. Congratulations /nt

[foxfeet]

9. Thanks, dickthegrouch!

[xchrom]

10. wait a minute -- wait -- -- i have to finish this baby --

:party: :toast: congratulations!

[foxfeet]

11. Was it good for you, too? Thanks!

[Irishonly]

12. Congratulations

You are not reaching for stars. Only good comes from two people loving each other. It makes the world a little brighter at least in your own little corner of the universe.

[foxfeet]

13. Thanks, Irishonly! Let the love flow!

[bluedawg12]

14. Congratulations to you both!!!!

Keep reaching for the stars!


:party: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :party:

[foxfeet]

15. Thanks, bluedog!

I've got dibs on Betelgeuse.

[mitchtv]

16. Best wishes on 23

for a change; Partner and I had puppies for thanksgiving .

[foxfeet]

17. Thanks, mitchtv! Were the puppies braised or deep fried?

[mitchtv]

18. Kitten stuffed and roasted

[gaspee]

19. Congratulations! (n/t)

[foxfeet]

20. Thanks, gaspee! Are you freezing in RI?

[gaspee]

21. Nah,

It was pretty warm today. Nice sunny day - took the dogs for a long walk and had leftovers.

I hope you had a great anniversary!

[HillWilliam]

22. Congrats and Blessings!

You give HillbillyBob and me something to look forward to. In a couple of months, it will be our 13th. Reaching for the stars? Nawp, only for the rights that match the responsibilities we've already undertaken. And the joys -- oh, the joys. A couple of things from our house to yours:

An Irish Blessing
May your mornings bring joy and your evenings bring peace.
May your troubles grow few as your blessings increase.
May the saddest day of your future
Be no worse than the happiest day of your past.
May your hands be forever clasped in friendship
And your hearts joined forever in love.
Your lives are very special,
And you have been
touched in many ways.
May blessings rest upon you
And fill all your coming days.

And one of my favorite Khalil Ghibran poems:
The Springtime of Love
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love.
To bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy.
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart
And a song of praise upon your lips.

[foxfeet]

25. Thanks for the lovely words, Hillwilliam!

And blessed be the two of you!

[Maat]

23. Congrats, and here's to many more!

:toast:

[foxfeet]

26. Thank you, Maat!

All the best to you and yours!

[yardwork]

24. Congratulations and best wishes for many more!

:party:

[foxfeet]

27. Thank you, yardwork!

We're chuggin' along happily these days. Hope you are, too!

[yardwork]

28. Big smile.