Family Picnic

I had a lovely weekend, and I felt the need to tell you all about it. Saturday was my family's annual gathering, appropriately called the Family Picnic. The Picnic is always a good occasion, but this year was particularly exciting because I brought Alex with me. Now, that was a fairly momentous thing, for several reasons. For one, you don't just bring friends to the Picnic. The only non-family attendees allowed are boyfriends and girlfriends. At this point, most of the "cousins" (my generation of the family) who are close to my age are either married, engaged, or bring their current date. So the last few years, I've been feeling a little spinsterish, and a little fat and nerdy, too. But not anymore! I got to bring my vision of a girlfriend and show her off!

And that's just the first reason this was momentous. Not only did I finally have someone to bring, and not only was that someone the ever-lovely Alex, who I adore, but she also made Picnic history by being the first-ever gay girlfriend (or boyfriend, for that matter), and being the second-ever Jew (the first being my dad. does that mean something about my mom's tastes in relation to mine? ugh..). Yay for us!

Happily, the whole family took it very well. Just to give you an idea, this is a crowd of about fifty native New Yorkers, who are all loud and happy and Italian. No small feat for Alex to brave the mass of family members, most of whom didn't even know I was gay until my mother (I'm so damn proud of her) introduced her as "Alex, Rachel's girlfriend." Not a single person made a fuss, and everyone was their usual friendly selves. Naturally, it didn't hurt that Alex made two amazing chocolate mousse pies to bring with us, but they liked her even before they tasted her confections. ;)

So, my family has passed the test. They're apparently all open-minded enough to handle Rachel the Lesbo and her hot girlfriend. Life is good.

HOT DAMN.

Just wanted to let you all know that I'm watching the hottest scene in a movie EVER. If you haven't seen If These Walls Could Talk 2, go out and rent it. Crappy title, excellent movie, with really fucking hot sex and drag.

I Did Not Get Merlin.

Katie said that most people get Merlin on this quiz.....but not me! Mwahaha!!

What character in Arthurian Legend are you?

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Cursed

The evidence is conclusive--I am under some sort of Murphy's Law-esque curse, and it's infecting others around me. Now, dear audience, what should I do? Curl up and die......or curl up and live? Choose wisely.

Ready?

Quiz from Julia

As per usual, swiped from Julia's lj:

So far in 06 have you...

1. Have you had more than 5 different boyfriends/girlfriends?
Um... have many people? It's only been 6 months...

2. Have you had your birthday?:
Yes, and it was lovely. And quite extended.

3. Been to church?:
Yes, for Easter, and probably one or two other times.

4. Cried yet?
Yes.

5. Had someone close to you pass away?
A spunky hamster, though I wasn't as close to her as some.

6. Pulled an all nighter?
Actually, I don't think so. I nearly did, though, helping Alex move out of Bryn Mawr.

7. Drank starbucks?:
I'm pretty sure I haven't. I have had plenty of Dunkin' lately, though.

8. Went shopping?:
Of course!

9. Been camping?:
No, though I'd like to.

10.Been to the beach?
Not yet! But I'm determined.

11. Bought something for over $200
Plane tickets.

12. Met someone new?:
Joe, the Solomons, Georgia, Jessica, Ray.... there seems to be a trend here. With the exception of Joe.

13. Been out of state?
Yes. And out of country, too.

14. Gone Snowboarding?
Not this year, probably not any year.

[[Have You Ever...]]

1. Kissed someone??:
Oh, once or twice. ;)

2. Slept in someone elses bed?
Alex's, most recently. Before that, probably Katie R's sister's couch.

3. Snuck someone over?
Not necessary anymore, really, but I did have Alex and Julia here very briefly in the middle of the night when Becky was asleep...

4. Snuck out of your own house?
Also unnecessary.

5. Been to a bar?
Quite a few times.

6. Lied?
For certain.

7. Gotten a car?
No, but my parents got a new one.

8. Gone over your cell phone bill?
I wouldn't know, I don't pay it.

9. Been called a whore?
Nope.

10. Drove somewhere?:
Yes, in my invisible car, with my invisible driver's licence.

11. Done something you regret?
I may have, and forgotten it...but nothing comes to mind.

[[Lasts...]]

Last Thing you bought?
Ice cream for Alex and I at the 4th concert today!

Last Person you hugged?
I hugged Becky goodnight.

Last Person you kissed?
Red Delicious.

Last Person to call you?
Becky.

Last time you took a bath?
I took a shower just a little while ago...my last bath was much longer ago than that.

When was the last time you felt stupid?
Pretty recently.

Last time you walked/ran a mile?
I probably walked several miles total today.

Who was the last person who saw you cry?
Alex, I think.

Who was the last person who made you cry?
Also Alex, I think, lol.

Who was the last person who you watched a movie with?
Alex again, with Becky and Charlotte.

Who was the last person you danced with?
Take an educated guess.

Who did you last yell at?
Probably Alex and Becky, when I was freaking out unnecessarily about the Boboli crust orientation.

What did you do today?
Lazed around for a while, complained about the heat, had a mini tickle fight, went into Center City for the 4th of July festivities, watched amazing fireworks, had a weird and eventful bus ride back, emailed my resume to 8 more temp agencies, checked various blogs, decided to update my blog with a quiz......