Back home again

[catsittingstill]

 I went to Boston for the weekend, by way of Atlanta, which means I have been in the car 2 1/2 days solid driving up and 2 1/2 days solid driving back and I'm so very glad to be home.

And my friends Alice and Marie got married, in the great liberal state of Massachusetts, where such a thing is possible, and I got to be there.  I paced them through the administrative portion of the process (several forms to get and fill out and such) and everyone involved gave every appearance of wishing them just as well as any other couple.  

Thank you, Massachusetts.  May the sun shine kindly on you and the rains rain gently; may your flocks wax fat and your lands bloom fair.

Comments

[bethb]

When Ruth and I got married in New York, we had the same experience. The clerk was an 80+ year old woman!

[catsittingstill]

I'm glad you had that too. The clerk in Boston was this very mainstream-looking woman, but very concerned to make sure Marie didn't get confused and go the wrong direction for the next step in the permitting process.

It just made me feel good to see it. Someday everyone will go "aww, that's sweet; we wish you all the best" for every couple. May fortune hasten the day. In the meantime, kudos to Massachusetts and New York!