proud to be...

following our incredible trip to paradise, we participated in a portland tradition – the rose festival – by volunteering to help decorate one of the grand floral parade floats. in fact, this was a special year for the rose festival as it was their 100th year celebration. as such, the theme of the parade dealt with a century of generations, and the float we helped to decorate, the yellow submarine (named for the beatles' song), was part of the “groovy generation.”

here’s a picture of lucky applying dyed, dried green coconut to “seaweed” with glue.



the experience was interesting, unusual, time-intensive and most likely, once-in-a-lifetime for us. however, many individuals volunteer to decorate year after year after year. but i think we’ll pass next year. glad we did it, but not too excited about doing it again.

this past weekend, we attended the annual gay pride parade in downtown portland with elizabeth. what a wonderful celebration of diversity and acceptance!



we’re also excited about our upcoming trip to san francisco to attend their annual gay pride parade this weekend. it’s sure to be an incredible experience too!

we’re so proud to celebrate our love for each other!

we’re also sending lots of love and hugs across the miles to our family and friends. we love you!