Today I am thankful for...

Welcome to my gratitude blog, which was formerly my 365 project (posts 5/30/10 - 5/30/11). I will continue posting 10 things for which I am grateful to help me (and maybe you too) stay positive.

Here's to optimism, gratitude, and all the simple pleasures of life :)

Eggplant sandwiches (feat. marriage)

I’m so sorry for not keeping up to date with this; I’ve been really tired and busy these past few days, and I wanted to be in the right state to provide a thorough and genuine answer for these questions. I’m just going to keep going till the end!

Question 10: What does marriage mean to you?

It took me a while to be able to sit down and attempt to condense this into one blog post.  I hope I get it right and say everything I want to say.

Marriage.  Prop 8 comes to mind, as do the Human Rights Campaign stickers on my bumper and my guitar case. Give this a read, if you’d like. It is an outline of rights given to married couples vs. same sex couples according to federal law and DOMA. I feel like this is important to know. A lot of citizens can see activists holding signs that say things like “all love is equal” or “love holds families together,” with which I wholeheartedly agree, but not a lot talk about social security or taxes. A lot of people are unaware of the specific rights the LGBT community is fighting for, which make the difference between marriage and civil union.

You’ve always known that I am pro-equality, especially for marriage. People’s love and commitment should be recognized the same way as everyone else’s.  I really don’t understand why genitalia should be the determining factor for that - you didn’t decide whether or not to have them! What truly comes from you and determines if you are right for marriage is your devotion and passion for your partner, and ability and maturity to hold together a lifelong commitment…and if you want kids, your ability to be a good co-parent.

I must insert some of my favorite clips of all time because they are finally relevant to what I’m talking about:

“If you don’t believe in same sex marriage, then don’t marry somebody of the same sex!” (Wanda)

“These people scare me and they think we’re weird!” (Ellen)

But with all that aside, there are other things I think about not as a supporter of LGBT rights, but simply as a young woman, like the other half of the world, hoping to find “the one” and someday have children.  To me, marriage is the outward proclamation that I have found my soulmate and choose the spend the rest of my life with this person.  I will love and support this person through the good and bad, accept him or her regardless of flaws, and remain loyal. Marriage is a promise to be there for each other till the end.

  1. My friend marrying her fiance in the Metropolitan Church this September
  2. These two people taking charge of their relationship by getting married now and not waiting for the law
  3. No lab this morning = gym time
  4. Making a conscious effort to reduce my overall plumpness (I kind of let myself go down here)
  5. Possibly going to Marine World w/classmates?!
  6. Hanging out w/Sunshine Friend after class
  7. Roommate making my migraine go away via Advil
  8. Eggplant sandwiches for dinner!
  9. Exposing Roommate to her first eggplant experience = success
  10. A phone call from the Private, even though he only had 15 min. to get ready for his next activity :3 

Another creation from the itty bitty kitchen: sauteed eggplant, onions, and cheddar cheese on a sesame seed bun :)

God bless you all and have a beautiful night.

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