And then in others it was not...
As you can likely guess, this weekend marked San Diego's Pride Parade/Festival weekend, and being in Hillcrest, we had front seats for the whole rainbow extravaganza. It was a roaring good time, with much love, laughter and fun to be had by all. 
Brent and I joined the 225,000 strong crowd to watch the parade (the 5th largest in the US). And while there were both scantily and decadently clad men, women, and a range of combinations thereof,
the best part for us was the widespread support given to California's new same-sex marriage law, and an emotional opposition to a proposed ban which will be on the November ballot in California. More than 100 couples walked through the parade carrying signs inscribed with the years of their monogamy - 8 years together, 12 years together, 27 years together, 35 years together, 42 years together... etc. The majority were over two decades, and gave a clear message that same-sex couples were living in marriage-like unions, and had been doing so for decades. Those that had been able to marry proudly inscribed the dates of their marriage on their shirts or placards. 
People of all sexual orientations, races, backgrounds, and ages seemed caught up in the supportive, affirming atmosphere. It was definitely one of the most entertaining and fun parades I've ever seen!
However, when my Spanish teacher asked me what I was doing on the weekend I tried to say, yo voy a la... Pride Parade? Always eager to have us say everything in Spanish, she searched for the correct translation for my weekend activity, and finally concocted: "yo voy a el Desfile de los Homosexuales."
I don't think that's exactly right, but it had the class in stitches.
Otherwise, things here are good. Busy with lots of work, from which we try to recuperate on the weekends by heading to the beach!
Wishing you all a good week,
Jen & Brent
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