One week later....and thankful.

Well, it's over. The Marriage Amendment didn't pass. Our state constitution will not be amended to proclaim that marriage can only be between one man and one woman.

And tonight for dinner, Amy and I ate leftovers.....with a glass of wine. Oh, and a friend from work dropped a Christmas wreath off - we bought it from her kids. We each just finished reading our respective books. Now we're sitting on the couch, watching Modern Family.....still working on that glass of wine. I'm thinking about watering the plants. And I really should clip my fingernails before I go to bed tonight. Amy is working on something for church. I'm kind of wishing I was wearing socks, because my feet are cold.

And my state's constitution will not be amended. And I am thankful.

And I'm going to continue to take a shower every morning, and I'll keep brushing my teeth twice a day, and I'll stop the car when the light turns red, and we'll put up the Christmas tree sometime after the turkey has had ample time to digest, and I'll wear gloves when it's cold outside, and I'll tie my shoes before leaving the apartment, and we'll keep hitting the snooze button just once every morning before we finally groan and get up.

And my state's constitution will not be amended. And I am thankful.

And when we finally buy a house, we'll get a dog. And I'm trying to come up with Christmas gift ideas, and wondering if we should put a tv in the bedroom, and I'll try to find room in the freezer for that bottle of irish whiskey, and I'll get the coffee ready tonight before we go to bed, and I'll eat my yogurt and grape nuts for breakfast tomorrow morning, and I'll get on that bus tomorrow afternoon so I can go read to that 7 year-old like I do every Thursday, and then we'll both get our hair cut Friday after work.

And my state's constitution will not be amended - life continues just like always. And I am thankful.

But to those of you who live here in Minnesota, thank you for voting - regardless of how you voted. And if you voted "no" like I did, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for trusting me when I tell you that Amy is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. Because when it comes right down to it, neither one of us wants something extraordinary - we just think it would be nice if we're eventually able to file a joint tax return.....I know - romantic, eh?

But for now, it's enough to know my state's constitution will not be amended.

And I am thankful.