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Post by dara1012 on Nov 7, 2012 12:10:45 GMT -6
uh Jess - you need to update your signature line  |
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Post by sharon on Nov 7, 2012 12:13:54 GMT -6
Thank you. You ladies make me cry all over again. I am so grateful to you all and how you have supported me through this whole nightmare. What an amazing night.
I was frantically refreshing to Secretary of State page, and watching the precincts counted going up and the Yes votes going down. People on FB started giving up and going to bed and Kare 11 closed up shop. Tina also said we wouldn't know tonight, but I shook my head and said we would. I said that the numbers kept moving and that we were going to know.
Around 1:30 it came across FB that an announcement was coming. ANd then AP announced we had WON! Tina and I leapt up and started cheering and crying and kissing and hugging. We were just overcome - and not quiet. And our house is small so Ian must have heard us. I said "We have to wake him up!" and a little voice from down the hall said "Wake who up?"
We RAN to him and I said, "We WON! We won EVERYTHING!" and he jumped out of bed into our arms and we all cheered together! He was SO excited and we told him about both amendments, and the school levy and Obama. And he said "Amy?" and I said, yes her too! Hours ago!
We came back out the living room and I had been texting with a friend before all this happened, and we were both saying we were hungry, having been up so late after dinner. My phone beeped and I read aloud that she texted she was having ice cream, and Ian said "can we have ice cream?" And I said, "YES WE CAN!" (not even noticing the Obama reference until it was already out of my mouth).
So at 2 in the morning we sat and had ice cream and talked about our relief and joy. By 2:30 he was asleep in his bed again.
He could not wait to get to school today and there were many hugs and high fives and cheers.
Now on to marriage equality. With the DFL in control all around I really think my marriage license could be honored by my state. 15 years of marriage so far. I have said I'd be married at least 20 years before we had marriage equality, even at the state level. But I think we could get there sooner now.
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Post by lilmermaid on Nov 7, 2012 12:17:47 GMT -6
You just gave me goosebumps!!!!
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Post by bumblebee23 on Nov 7, 2012 13:04:06 GMT -6
Totally awesome! I loved reading how excited you were/are and how you celebrated!
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Post by ReneeW on Nov 7, 2012 15:19:43 GMT -6
Oh, Sharon, that gets me all teary-eyed ... LOVE it. I was telling my family last night at dinner about your family and how much "Vote No" support means to you. This morning it was so wonderful to tell my DDs that the "Vote No" side won. They said, "Oh, the boy with two mommies is going to be so happy today!" and I said, "Yep, he sure is." It made me so proud of Minnesota and that people were able to see through the scare tactics to what is RIGHT and just. Hooray!!!! |
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Post by ballerinamomma on Nov 7, 2012 16:57:24 GMT -6
How wonderful Sharon! So happy for you, your family and the whole LGBT community!
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Post by sharon on Nov 7, 2012 20:04:57 GMT -6
I read all of these aloud to Tina and Ian and they loved to hear all your comments. Thank you everyone.
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Post by alipski on Nov 7, 2012 20:12:55 GMT -6
Awesome story...Thanks for sharing that with us, Sharon! Congrats to Tina and Ian too! One step closer!
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Post by Susan824 on Nov 9, 2012 20:30:16 GMT -6
So happy about this joyful and historic outcome!!!
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Post by sharon on Nov 9, 2012 23:05:07 GMT -6
Thank you. We are still flying! I feel so much gratitude to those who stood up to the lies and bullying. I just want to thank all of Minnesota!!!
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Post by momof3anddog on Nov 10, 2012 7:51:27 GMT -6
Congrats Sharon; So relieved for you, partner and son.
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