let's hear it for the boys!

After two years of surrounding myself in a sea of women (which I’m quite happy in, by the way), I have found myself moving towards a more leveled world of gender. All these boys showering me with laughter, and wit, and laughter&laughter&laughter and friendship. I’m such a lucky girl.

Ryan, Solomon, Tim, Craig, and Jacob. How I adore each of you. How you have made me laugh and cry, and learn, and laugh.

Ryan. My dear dear companion in life. Knows me like no other, and has found a wild way to love me and our girls. How we laugh and sing out LOUD, and look at birds, and feel such desire for one another (and wood, and coffee, and camperdown elms) is really quite magical. After this time apart, it astounds me that I continue to find new things about him. His new thoughts on politics, the way he BELTS out “Wanted Dead or Alive” like it were his anthem of life, and the way he enjoys his Kitchen Aid Mixer. (Bonus points for loving to cook and eat with me, and for being my Rhinoes.)

Solomon. My Best Friend. Been there for me through and through. A rock, a genius, a gourmand, a new father. He rocks my world with his passion for life&food&family&learning. We shall wear our orange t-shirts, shall laugh at our FF jokes, and be merry forever and ever. If only we weren’t hundreds of miles apart, our girls would grow up so very close. (Bonus points for being a SUPER gourmand and teaching me about yummy cheeses and cooking me yummy foooooods!)

Tim. He’s the newbie. He’s quickly become one of my dearest friends though. Within a very short period of time, we have become familiar. It helps that he’s unquestionably HILARIOUS. His genuine good nature is melodic to me. I find him to be incredibly fascinating, and have set out to spend lots&lots&lots of time doing much much laughing with him (and learning about economics and copyright law and lolcats). (Bonus points for lunching with me!)

Craig. Dear Craig with his art and his things. How can he have the best taste in THINGS? Vintage radios&typewriters, and the finest selection of estate sale artwork west of the Mississippi. He has been more than an inspiration to me for committing myself to creating, thinking creatively, breathing creatively, living creations. (Bonus points for dinnering with me!)

Jacob. Yeah, my gayhusband. I adore him. He’s easy to adore. HI-Larious, sharp-wit, brilliant understanding of the way people interact, and the finest masterbaker I know. His magnificent delectables astound me! How can they taste soooo good? How can they look so GLAMAROUS? I feel we’re both on this path --- to DO something with our lives, and we struggle, nonetheless we are on this mission together. Jacob always has an optimistic undertone to him that feeds my soul. He has the vision for changing the world! I have stood upon the mountainside and shouted out his glory, and will do so every day forever. (Bonus points for the rolls, the biscuits, the scones, the muffins, the ahi tuna STEAKS, the stuffing, the jam, the fooooooooooooooooood, and the charmingness of it all)

Oh, these funny funny, smart, and good with food men. Sigh...