December Snapshots

Can you believe today is the last day of 2012! I can! As I always do, I’ll sum up this month for you and then write a separate post for the year. Biggest news this month. WE’RE ENGAGED! On 12.1.12 she asked me to be her wife. It was such a surprise and I had no clue it would happen :)

The Story: I wanted to send out official Christmas cards this year since it was our first Christmas living alone together so I booked a photographer and made plans for us to meet her at a local park. A few days before the photoshoot my Mom called and asked if she could spend a girls weekend with us. I was like sure! Girls weekend! (still, I’m not thinking anything is going on) That morning came and everything was going as planned–we were walking around the park taking pictures here and there. Mariel said she was a bit nervous, as was I but I thought it was for the same reason! We haven’t ever been openly affectionate in public like that so I was hoping we wouldn’t have too many gawkers. Anyway, so the photographer walked us to a little gazebo and my Mom says “I think there’s an event going on or something.” I began hearing a mariachi band playing but didn’t even turn to look–assumed it was for something else. Next thing I know, Mariel is reaching down into her boot (I thought she was scratching her leg) and gets down to the bottom step and pulls out a little baggie with a ring in it.

Then she asked me to be hers. I said yes!

The mariachi’s played 6 of my favorite spanish love songs. When Mariel and I first started dating she would serenade me with the most beautiful songs in spanish. She was so smooth and seriously knocked me off my feet. So she gave them a song list and had them play those same songs <3

I was in shock for the rest of the day. I wanted to know everything! Especially how she managed to set this all up behind my back!

It was beautiful and I’m so lucky to have found love like this. We are planning for an April 2014 wedding. I’ll share more details with y’all as they come!

Till January!

Love, Vivianarchy

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November Snapshots

1 & 2. For Thanksgiving this year I was in charge of decor. I found these awesome FREE printables online from The TomKat Studio. #1 is a sign that I printed off and sewed two little “x’s” in with green string for that extra touch. #2 is a silverware holder–Mariel and I spent 3 hours sewing and coloring these babies! 3. DIY holiday decor: a few mini pumpkins + gold spray paint. If you get an x-acto knife and cut a tiny slice into the stem then you can use it to hold paper like you see in pic 1. 4. I’m sporting my new bow-tie and Mariel is sporting her new bangs :) It was a very happy Thanks-Gay-Ving! 5. This picture is a cheap reason for me to brag about my cute nephew. Isn’t he perfect? 6. These two get into trouble together!! They keep each other such great company and laugh all the time. My Grandma calls Mariel her nieta (granddaugher) now too. Cute. 7. Handsome family! Vanessa, Everest & Ryan. 8. Leave it to me to sprain my ankle while WALKING! To top it off I landed in an ant pile. I’m not making this up.

Till December!

Xoxo, Vivianarchy

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“About that time that we raised up”

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis – Same Love Lyrics

[Verse 1: Macklemore]
When I was in the 3rd grade
I thought that I was gay
Cause I could draw, my uncle was
And I kept my room straight
I told my mom, tears rushing down my face
She’s like, “Ben you’ve loved girls since before pre-K”
Trippin’, yeah, I guess she had a point, didn’t she
A bunch of stereotypes all in my head
I remember doing the math like
“Yeah, I’m good at little league”
A pre-conceived idea of what it all meant
For those who like the same sex had the characteristics
The right-wing conservatives think its a decision
And you can be cured with some treatment and religion
Man-made, rewiring of a predisposition
Playing God
Ahh nah, here we go
America the brave
Still fears what we don’t know
And God loves all His children
Is somehow forgotten
But we paraphrase a book written
35 hundred years ago
I don’t know

[Hook: Mary Lambert]
And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm [x4]

[Verse 2: Macklemore]
If I was gay
I would think hip-hop hates me
Have you read the YouTube comments lately
“Man that’s gay”
Gets dropped on the daily
We’ve become so numb to what we’re sayin’
Our culture founded from oppression
Yeah, we don’t have acceptance for ‘em
Call each other faggots
Behind the keys of a message board
A word rooted in hate
Yet our genre still ignores it
Gay is synonymous with the lesser
It’s the same hate that’s caused wars from religion
Gender and skin color
Complexion of your pigment
The same fight that lead people to walk-outs and sit-ins
It’s human rights for everybody
There is no difference
Live on! And be yourself!
When I was in church
They taught me something else
If you preach hate at the service
Those words aren’t anointed
And that Holy Water
That you soak in
Is then poisoned
When everyone else
Is more comfortable
Remaining voiceless
Rather than fighting for humans
That have had their rights stolen
I might not be the same
But that’s not important
No freedom ’til we’re equal
Damn right I support it
I don’t know

[Hook: Mary Lambert]
And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm [x4]

[Verse 3: Macklemore]
We press play
Don’t press pause
Progress, march on!
With a veil over our eyes
We turn our back on the cause
‘Till the day
That my uncles can be united by law
Kids are walkin’ around the hallway
Plagued by pain in their heart
A world so hateful
Someone would rather die
Than be who they are
And a certificate on paper
Isn’t gonna solve it all
But it’s a damn good place to startXX
No law’s gonna change us
We have to change us
Whatever god you believe in
We come from the same one
Strip away the fear
Underneath it’s all the same love
About time that we raised up

[Hook: Mary Lambert]
And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love, my love, my love
She keeps me warm [x4]

[Outro: Mary Lambert]
Love is patient, love is kind
Love is patient (not cryin’ on Sundays)
Love is kind (not crying on Sundays) [x5]

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October Snapshots

1. I’m an 80′s baby and if you’re like me you grew up watching, obsessing  over this movie! My sister and I watched it almost as much as the Little Mermaid. So when I found out that Mariel had never seen it, I dropped everything and made her watch it. There’s so many things she’s never watched. She says it’s because she grew up in Mexico. I’ve seen Mexican television and that alone has more men dressed in drag in one hour than all of the American gay movies combined so her excuse will pass this time. 2. My sister was coming into town and I wanted to impress her but didn’t have much cash so with the help of Pinterest I came up with these yarn wrapped bottles. They are simple but hard to do. You need a bottle, yarn and double sided tape. You’ll need to use the tape at the mouth of the bottle to secure your yarn for when you start, at the bottom when you’re done and around the curve. If you don’t put it at the curve it starts rolling up and then you’re screwed. 3. & 4. My church decided to participate in Aids Walk Austin but needed to raise funds for it. I raised my hand and said “what about a bake sale?” Next thing you know I’m in charge of the bake sale -__- We made kettle corn, puppy chow and snikerdoodle cookies. A few people brought goodies too and we ended up making a killing! 5. In case you can’t figure it out and are wondering why Mariel would take a picture with a unibrow and why we’re straight faced, we went as Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera for Halloween. We got over 70 likes on this Facebook picture. It was the easiest and cheapest thing we could dress up as! I borrowed my brother-in-laws clothes for it and my sister made the flowers in Mariel’s hair.

Till November!

Vivianarchy

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