The future is bright! (?)

Yes, Obama won! So exciting...I hope that the positive global PR this generates continues. For me getting good words from a friend in London, a friend in Vallarta and a friend in Toronto that they are so exited for us Americans, means so much! I know Barack can't solve everything, and changes won't happen instantly, but hopefully Wall Street, Middle East, Health care and so much more will turn around. How many days until January 20th? BUSH COUNTDOWN!!!

Then there's Proposition 8 in California, Banning Gay Marriage...It passed and now there are people picketing Mormon churches and temples across the nation...to get this over turned. 2 other states passed Gay Marriage bans and Arkansas passes a ban on Gay Couple adoptions...So the future is bright with Obama at the helm, but as for gay rights we took a step back...again!

Back to the future is bright... I love our townhouse so much! I love Noel so much! I am so happy. I went running the last two days and our neighborhood is so beautiful with all the trees changing colors and such. I am loving our location, so close to I-5 and 99, but doesn't feel like it...and only a couple blocks north of Greenlake which I am totally loving. Noel and I have really made our house a home. Yes, location is great...like today we just hopped on I-5 and popped up to Everett to check out my Mom's finalized house construction, took her to a movie (Rachel's Getting Married) and sushi dinner, it's so nice to be close to everything. It's amazing living right off of I-5 and north of downtown, everything seems close...Everett, downtown Seattle, Ballard, Capitol Hill. Also this weekend I just hopped on I-5 south on was on Capitol Hill within moments and had drinks with Chelsea, Adam, Terry and Missy at Purr, catching up and people watching. Earlier we just hopped on Lake City Way and went to Liu and Justin's baby shower...she's so cute all prego. Sounds like they are looking for a Thanksgiving spot, so now we are up to 7 at our house for Turkey Day: Noel, I, my Mom, Lori, Liu, Justin and Rodney.

*** Sorry this blog passage is extra random ***

Anywho...I haven't blogged about our Halloween...in a nutshell, we revisited our 2006 Fast Food Nation and entered the BUMP Halloween contest at Pier 66. I again was Dairy Queen, to Andy's Burger King, Heidi's mid-west's Burger Queen queen bee, and Lori's Wendy, with the addition this year of Kristina's McDonald's Hamburglar and Noel's Starbuck's Mermaid. The 6 of us also went with Joe and Lyscha (as 50's malt shop) and Jo and Lynn (the Pastor from 'Corpes Bride' and vampress, respectively)...we all met up at Heidi and Andy's and walked to Broadway Halloween night, Friday. There, in front of Julia's, we people watched while waiting for our BUMP shuttle...after hearing the shuttle hadn't come for a while we started to walk down Broadway to catch a couple taxis which were non existent...suddenly we saw a big school bus with the word BUMP on the side but we were a block away...wish we were video taped because there the 10 of us were, crowns and capes and dresses flying, running down the middle of Broadway yelling at the bus to stop. I was yelling to the group to save the bus since I was in 5 inch wedges and couldn't keep up...hee hee hee. We did make it, and we got to the BUMP unscathed. There were amazing costumes there, and the DJ music was great. We entered the contest and by midnight were called onto the stage in front of hundreds of gays...after much cheers....we won the BUMP...we were all virgins never have gone to the BUMP before and we WON FIRST PRIZE AT THE BUMP FOR $1,000!!! It's a week later and I am still shocked! whew!

Now we are looking at what to do next year since we have the pressure of keeping our crown. We have 2 ideas in the running:
1 - The Muppets (I would love to do Miss Piggy, Andy as Fozzie, etc...)
2 - Landmarks (Heidi is dying to do Eiffel Tower and how fun would it be for Kristina the Aussie to be the Sydney Opera House)

Stay tuned for more info...

Check out my Facebook to see some of the Halloween/BUMP pictures!