Cedro's perfect dream: Hey, hey we're the...

November 2008

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Life moves in amazing spirals. As the rains return to soak the earth and spring new leaves out of bone dry branches, my little family outstretches deeper roots and soaks up nutriment of a different sort. Sandra and I made our love legal a few weeks ago, and we now have a document that certifies our familial intentions. We married in the office of Don Guerin Lacayo, with Milton and Rebecca as witnesses. Costa Rican marriage law is mysoginistic, to put it lightly, and we both had to choke back an acidic mixture of spite and laughter as I swore to win bread and she took an oath to cook and clean. What was clear was that neither of us needed oaths or promises to guide what our hearts had already sworn to.
The ceremony was private, but we set out for the farmer's market afterward, announcing our new status to friends and vendors alike, and we celebrated in style with Janet and Michael the following week in a party for the record books. It feels perfect to be sharing this time and this love with such a beautiful sagastic pair as Sandra and Bismark, and we are all excitedly awaiting the arrival of the baby, who contiunues to develop as s/he should. We are truly blessed to have the community and friends that surround us. Thank you to all who have wished us well and whom we wish the best and warmest lives imaginable. We love you! Thank you also to my sixth graders who, in the midst of their own graduation took the time to arrange a baby shower. We are still a ways from October, but you have no idea how much it meant to walk into the classroom to your smiles and consideration.