More from my vacation!

I had lots and lots of fun playing with my Papa and Granny when I was in D.C. We played the piano, swam in the swimming pool, went for lots of walks, and threw rocks -- my favorite! And they brought great toys with them for me to play with. I know they had fun playing with me, too!

a little bit of politics

So, usually I just post about me and all of my adventures (I mean, that is the most important thing, right?), but every now and then I'm moved to post something else. Today is one of those days.

On September 18 the Maryland Supreme Court decided in a 4-3 decision that same-sex couples in Maryland were not entitled to all of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. This decision tells my mommies and me that the State of Maryland views us as less important and less deserving of equal protection under the law. Even living here in Albania, this news was deeply disappointing to us. We urge everyone to support Equality Maryland as they move this struggle to the State legislature.

But, today, we saw a beacon of hope in the September 20 press conference statement of Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders of San Diego. Our thanks and deep appreciation go out to him for his politically courageous stance in conservative San Diego. It's heartening to see that there are people whose conscience still compels them to stand up for equality even if it is not the path of least political resistance. Please watch...and please send him a note of thanks. I hope some of the of the presidential candidates are listening.

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Disneyland!

So, I got to go to Disneyland when we were in Los Angeles. The trip was especially fun because:

1. It was for my birthday so everybody was paying attention to me, me, me!
2. My Bubby went with me, who always pays attention to me, me, me!
3. My Tia TJ and Mimi went with me, and they always pay attention to me, me me!
4. My Uncle Arnie and Aunt Holly went with me, and I love them, and they know EVERYTHING about Disneyland and Mickey Mouse!
5. I got to go on lots of fun rides like Dumbo, and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, and Autotopia, and It's a Small World, and Pirates of the Carribean (I fell asleep in that one), and Snow White, and Pinnochio, and the Circus Train, and, and, and......
6. I got to go to Mickey Mouse's House and meet Mickey Mouse!
7. Oh, yeah, my mommies were there too, and they took lots of pictures of me, me, me...

Happy Birthday...to me!

So much to tell you, so much to do, so little time. As some of you know, we just got back from a trip stateside. The State Department calls it R&R (rest and relaxation). It was anything but...! My mommies and ran ourselves into the ground with exhaustion going to doctors' appointments and visiting relatives and a few friends. For those of you who we saw, we were so glad to see you. For those of you we didn't get to see, we're so sorry that we missed you. But, we'll look forward to seeing all of you again when we get back home...sometime around October 2008!

I'll try to post lots of pictures soon, but right now I want to post the most important ones of all...and those are the pictures from my birthday. That's right, I'm two years old now! Can you believe it? The best thing about birthdays is balloons, bubbles, blowing out candles, singing 'happy birthday,' playing with my friends, and eating cake! Oh yeah, and it's all about me, me, me! What's not to love?

Me, mommies, and cake!!

Round, and round, and round, and...

Mattan, Segev, and me

Me and the twins...

Hi Mommy!

Birthday cake (after "I blow out candles!")

Clapping for my birthday

BALLOONS!