The Day Just Got Brighter

Lala just called me and proposed.

Because we can get married in California, you know.

We'll probably wait till after the AIDS ride, though.

Oh, love is good. Love is really good.

Comments

[Jenny in Duluth]

I just heard the news on MPR, and my first reaction was -I've got to comment on Rachel's blog!! And here is your post. I'm so happy for you and Lala, and I don't even know you! Anyway, there's at least one person here in the frozen north sending happy thoughts your way. Congrats!!!!!
:):):)

[Kirsten]

Longtime reader, almost-never commenter: Happy day to both of you! (And to everyone else in California, all of whom are enriched by the ruling, whether they are gay or straight).

[Kirsten]

Longtime reader, almost-never commenter: Happy day to both of you! (And to everyone else in California, all of whom are enriched by the ruling, whether they are gay or straight).

[Visionsister]

I popped over to comment on your previous post when I saw this one. So now I will leave my congratulations as well as hugs!

[Beth in Ohio]

A thousand congratulations!!!!
Love is love.
Lot's of pic's of the big day please!

Also, thinking of you and Little Mama. Been there. It's all about the love. Wives, husbands, family, friends. Cherish the love you have and the love you have to give.

[ccr in MA]

Congratulations!

[Jeanne]

Hurray!! Are you going to knit another pretty shawl??

[Anne]

YEA! Congrats! And Yeah California! it's about time!

[susan]

Sometimes the right thing happens! Congratulations!

[Tanya]

Just saw the same update in online news and thought of y'all. About time, huh?

[Carrie]

oh, yay! That really is awesome news.

[Robin]

long-time lurker here... I am so happy for you guys - i just sat here and bawled.
Way to go CA!!

[Gwen]

Congratulations!

[Lynn in Tucson]

Mazel tov! That's so fabulous! I have goose bumps!

[Cindy/Snid]

Just read the news here in India. Good. It's about time and yet another congrats!!!!

[Emily]

Woo hoo!!

Yup, it sure is, ain't it?

Just waiting for PA to get its act in gear over here...

Many congratulations!

[Amanda]

I just read about this online and you and Lala were the first people I thought of.

So happy for you :-)

[Rachel H]

Being able to get married at home? Awesome. Congratulations!

[Jean]

I thought of you guys, and I thought of my friends Joe and Paul. They got married at SF City Hall, then had their marriage license brutally revoked after the ban took effect. They were heartbroken, but it didn't change their love for each other and their commitment to share their lives. I've been hoping for this day.

[Nell]

WooHoo!!!!! I'm was so happy to hear the news!

[Kathleen C.]

CONGRATULATIONS!

HipHipHooraaaaaaay!!

And many, many happy wishes!!!

[Holly]

Congratulations! I just heard the good news myself. I'm proud to be the first to comment on your entry!

Holly

[Holly]

My husband says congratulations, too. He was the one who told me about the California State Supreme Court's decision.

[Phae]

HOORAY!!!!

[J Strizzy]

Love is wonderful! I saw the story online, and thought of you two and came straight here, of course, to make sure you'd read and posted about it. I'm so happy for you and Lala (but don't expect another wedding present ;)). Hugs all around.

[Faith]

I'm gonna be planning weddings all year!!! Congrats to you and Lala!

[claudia]

Sweet! I wish I had more time to read past the first couple of pages of that legal opinion.

[Dennine]

Hey, Just saw the news on CBC and thought of you immediately, so had to come say how pleased I am for you.
Glad "we" in Canada could help earlier :-) but what a great thing for everyone where you live. Love in any form is good for everyone, so I'm glad to see it supported!
Best wishes from B.C.

[yogahz]

Ditto everyone above - I saw this on Reddit and came right here.

Congratulations - another honeymoon!

Back to lurking.

[Jocelyn Grayson]

I was driving when I heard the report on KQED, and I started to cry in joy for you both. How fantastic! Did you happen to catch the season finale of Brothers & Sisters on Sunday night? The two gay guys on the show had a commitment ceremony. Now they'll have a wedding :-). That's surely a first for primetime TV. Congrats! It's a great day for our state.

[jodi]

There is a frightening amount of fist-pumping going on in my dining room right now. I just read the news and then immediately ran over here to see if you'd posted about it yet (after the aforementioned fist-pumping, of course). Congratulations! Now if only the rest of the country will follow suit.

[melissa]

WhooHoo!

[Michelle]

YAY!!!

[beverly]

I just read the news--I'm SO happy for you both, for all the couples who can now get married!! YAY!

[laura]

Oooh please let this mean you guys are gonna have another wedding. The last one was so fabulous I'd love to repeat the experience.

PS do you know what time the gals go on at El Rio on Saturday? Are you gonna be there?

[Em]

Woo!! Congratulations! That's excellent news (both personal and political).

[Kate]

Congratulations!!! Alf mabrook! I'm so happy for your guys. :) That's really, really fantastic.

[no-blog-rachel]

YAYYYY!!!! I thought of you guys as soon as I read the news this morning. I'm so happy for you! YAYAYAYAYAYYAY! :)

[AmyP]

I'm so glad your state has finally seen the light. Here's hoping a whole load of others follow suit. Best wishes to all of your family.

[Katherine]

As soon as I heard the news, I thought of you two! How wonderful!

[Cathy-Cate]

Ohh, wonderful, wonderful!
I am so happy for you, and for so many others. Are you going to have wedding number 3? Why not, after all?

I have been thinking about you and your mother. Still am. Good thoughts and prayers coming your way(s).

I printed out your response to the emailer-who-shall-not-be-named and made my husband read it (he's a former trauma paramedic, also a fantastic musician, and someone who tolerates no BS). He rolled his eyes when I handed him a piece of paper from a blog (figuring it was about knitting) but at the end said "Right on!" and sends his support and 'been there, done that' solidarity. He especially liked the firefighter analogy. I'm an OB/GYN; I take my knitting on call. BTW, I get paid the same (salaried) no matter how little sleep I get or how many deliveries I do. But I knit when I'm waiting for someone to be ready to push, or in the middle of the night when there's a baby's heart rate tracing which bears watching; not clearly abnormal, so not enough to do a C-section, but enough that I don't want to go to bed and let the nurses watch it. So I stay up and watch and knit. I feel as though, as long as I'm watching over that baby (and knitting), nothing too bad can happen, because I'm right there.

[al]

yay! congrats!

[Kristin]

Oh Rachael! Oh Lala! Congratulations! *swoon*

[Janice]

Yay! I heard they were going to rule today but hadn't heard an update until I saw your blog post. Frankly I'm surprised they had the courage to take a stand--and the right one at that. Maybe there is hope, eh?

[Kristi]

Congratulations!!! This is wonderful news and a welcome sign of things to come. :)

[Kristi]

Congratulations!!! This is wonderful news and a welcome sign of things to come. :)

[Libby]

Long-time reader, first time commenter...

Congratulations! Hopefully the rest of the country will follow suit. Being the legal geek that I am, I am especially pleased with the legal reasoning of the court's decision. A happy day!

[Kathy in San Jose]

It's party time! Love is definitely good :-)

[nicole]

I always said I was waiting to marry my man until gay marriage was legal in the state of California. I can now make good on my promise! Congratulations to you & Lala! Love is good.

[Joan K]

Congrats! When I heard the story I thought of you. My wife and I married in Massachusetts almost 4 years ago. I'm pleased another state has made the right decision and joined Massachusetts.