4 posts tagged “love”

The McFreeds share...

Del Martin, 87, and Phyllis Lyon, 83 have been together for 55 years... they finally got married yesterday. Here is a link to their story and role/place in GLBT history.

Congratulations! 

Should it have really taken this long? Is their love any less than anyone else?

What do you do when you get a crush on someone?
Submitted by Desi.

I usually break into song and make sure my chorus line backs me up!

How did you celebrate Valentine's Day?
Submitted by Stephen.

Big Eden

The McFreeds celebrated Valentine's Day with a small dinner of pork chops and veggies combined with a viewing of the film Big Eden. Stefan received a lovely bouquet of multi-colored roses. Sean was given an electronic movie reference guide, a book on St Valentine, and a TY Beanie Baby that was a monkey covered in hearts called "Bliss." (Shhh Sean is all about monkeys btw but don't spread it around!)

Big Eden is a gay romance that is particularly notable because it uses actors who are normal in appearance (not gym rats) and focuses on the nature of the attraction and realization of emotions instead of the usual situation of immediate sexual pouncing and nudity. Granted the film takes place in Montana with a whole town of people being accepting, which in Sean's experience (since he lived in Montana once) is not usually the case and is not realistic. But in the end its a warm-hearted film about family and new love for characters you wouldn't necessarily see in gay cinema.  

It might have been a casual day but it was a snuggly one!

The Happy Xmas Couple!

Sean & Stefan announce...

Well it finally happened. After a year and half and two Christmases together, Sean up and proposed to Stefan Christmas Eve!  In the middle of watching the Judy Garland sing to Margaret O'Brien "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in Meet Me In Saint Louis (the designated Xmas Eve film), Sean handed Stefan the gift below.  Stefan sleepy-eyed from the1AM hour slowly opened the blue wrapping paper with snow flakes on it, unwrapped the protective bubble wrap and uncovered the proposal Sean created with his own two hands...

A Proposal - Part 1

Stefan looked at Sean stunned and blinked with a smile. Given the $150.00 Xmas budget we had this year (a house and adopted children just don't grow on trees anymore after all), Sean decided to give Stefan his heart forever instead of a shiny new trinket. "The answer is 'Yes'," Stefan said "but are you sure you mean ME?" We both laughed and then kissed. Stefan found out his own brother Andy was in on the "deception" the whole time!  Stefan went on to be speechless for 45 minutes and then told Sean not to expect a ring in these red circular boxes under the tree. Sean went on to bed and crashed, his "evil" accomplished... Stefan stayed up another hour still stunned trying to figure out if it was a dream... it wasn't!

A Proposal - Part 2

We started to spread the word to family and friends the next couple of days and the phrase that kept coming up was "What does that mean? Engaged?"  We both laughed and found it extremely humorous and then looked at each other and said "What does that mean???"  What DO two gay men do after they get engaged? So watch this blog for how we solve The Mystery of The Engaged McFreeds!  

A Proposal - Part 3

Many have asked why are we are doing this even though we live in a state without legal gay marriage or civil unions.  All we know at this time (a favorite Stefan phrase) is that we are in love and can't see any better person to spend the rest of our lives with but each other. Sappy but true.  The law can catch up to us, this is our story after all right? (wink)