Todd's Wedding

This weekend the family and I headed to Kansas City for a much anticipated event. My dear friend Todd got married! I'd been looking forward to this wedding for a long time and it didn't disappoint.

The wedding was in this great old building. The tables were decorated with framed pictures of the happy couple and the programs read like playbills. Todd and Phillip exchanged vows on stage (so fitting for these two). It was a beautiful, heartfelt ceremony. I just love weddings. Watching two love birds exchange vows always takes me back to my own wedding. I hold my husband's hand and think "I do" all over again. It's like renewing your vows right along with the new couple. There are few things more beautiful than watching a happy couple in love on their wedding day.

The Grooms perform "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"

But this wedding had even more! Ms. Dee Dee Deville performed and hosted the cabaret portion of the evening. So many of Todd and Phillip's friends got up and performed! That's one talented bunch! There was even a performance by the cast of the musical "The Wedding Singer" complete with costumes and choreography.

Dee Dee Deville and my friend Nicole

So, I know some of you are saying, "But you live in Kansas. Is it legal?" Oh yes it is. Todd and Phillip drove to Iowa the night before with their minister.  Three Cheers for Iowa! (Never thought I'd say that...) But I hope one day soon trips like that won't be necessary. Marriage is for everybody.  

A toast to Todd and Phillip. May the love you share today grow throughout the years. May you remain best friends and each others biggest fans. Cherish the good times together. And through the rough patches remember that you are on the same team.  Thank you so much for allowing me to share your big day.

 

Give Peace a Chance

 

(Pic)-President Barack Obama passes by a battered United Nations flag that flew over the bombed Canal Hotel in Iraq at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in this September 23, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files

 I'm a great big Obama Lovin' Liberal and I'm proud of it. So, maybe I'm a little biased. But when I heard that the sitting US President won the Nobel Peace Prize, I was pretty darn proud!  It's been a long, LONG time since the United States and Americans in general have been in good standing with most of the international community. So this was a huge honor and really says a lot about how far we've come. How far Obama has brought us.  I traveled to Europe 3 times during the Bush Administration and on each visit witnessed Anti-American protests. This is HUGE.

I have to admit, I was surprised to hear that the biggest "patriotic" "Pro-America" faction in this country was against this.  I know, I should learn to expect it. They're called the party of No for a reason. But still, I was surprised. I would expect that people who claim to be patriotic and love all things America, those who have been known to state that America is the BEST country in the world, that America has the BEST citizens, and that essentially no other country even comes close to our greatness would be PROUD to have and American honored in such a way. I would think that ALL Americans would be proud of this award coming to one of our own.

Does he deserve the award? The committee thinks so. And they're the ones who get to decide. Wingers need to stop trying to be Kanye (you know, 'cause it worked out so well for Kanye's image) and accept that our President (yes, he's their president too) was awarded a tremendous honor and earned the respect of the international community.

Of course, then I'm reminded that these are the same people who were happy that the US lost an Olympic bid and the economic boom that goes with it in the middle of an economic crises.  Obviously, all rational thought goes out the window when anything Obama related is concerned.