...and apologies to J.D. Salinger. One year ago on Tuesday, G and I went down to City Hall and plighted our troth as domestic partners.
We did it for practical reasons, yet the occasion took on a certain
solemnity and joy as we stood together on line, awaiting our turn to
pay $36 in order to have some sort of legal status. We kept looking
at each other with all these different sorts of glances -- at certain moments like naughty schoolchildren, at others with these deep,
I-want-to-make-a-promise-to-you looks. Afterward, we went out for
Indian food, just the two of us, and felt very, very happy. As the
days passed, we let people know that we had taken this step, little by little. My aging father had
his own way of translating the event. A few days after I explained it to him, one of his caregivers congratulated me. "Your dad
says you and G are engaged," she said. When I laughingly described
this exchange to G, he stopped me and said, "No, your dad's got it right."
So here we are, a calendar year into our delightfully domestic partnership, although we've known each other for five years and been living together for three. The photo above shows the delights with which G surprised me on the day of our DP anniversary, in addition to some of our messy kitchen. Thanks, my love, for the treats, love and squalor -- we wouldn't have it any other way, would we?
Julie, I absolutely love your description of the looks you and G gave one another as you waited in line at City Hall. Happy anniversary, you two.
Posted by: Molly | October 02, 2005 at 12:35 AM
Julie,I'm glad it's been a good year for you and G. What a lovely blessing. Happy Anniversary.
Lea xoxo
Posted by: Lea | October 04, 2005 at 10:24 PM
Thanks so much, Molly and Lea. A good partnership is always enhanced by wonderful friends, too...
Posted by: Julie | October 04, 2005 at 10:58 PM
Wow, how time flies!! It only seems like yesterday we were told on NK of your 'romantic' trip to city hall , and yet a year has gone already. Many belated congratulations to you both.
Creaturecomforts...
Posted by: Caroline | October 11, 2005 at 03:12 AM
Caroline, thanks for your kind wishes...it's been a wonderful year for us, and we look forward to the future together.
Posted by: Julie | October 13, 2005 at 02:38 PM