I know I have had a lot of excuses this summer as to why my posts have been sometimes sporadic and often not as perfect as I’d like them to be- but here’s why! I’ve been working my little tail off! (Yeah, yeah- there has been beaching, boating and traveling too.) 

We have officially launched as of last week:

Some of you know about us already, some don’t. Maybe you got our press release, caught word in the news or on the streets, either way- there you have it. There’s my excuse for all my previous; “More soon- promise!” and “I have been a busy girl!”

Of course I will keep up here on Blue Lollipop Road too writing about all my adventures, the interesting people and stuff I come across and all other randomness that I love. There are plans for this too. In the meantime though, how cool is it that I can be a partner in a company, work with amazing people, coordinate parties and events for a living and do great things for my community?! 

Pretty awesome. 

I absolutely love that I am/will be one of those people that sits around with good friends/family and business partners with a glass of wine on a patio and has the “Man- remember when we were so poor I had to live with that crazy roommate? Remember that day we raced to the bank because there was only 42 cents left in your bank account and we were all scraping to pitch in 5 bucks so you wouldn’t bounce a check? Can you believe that we are sitting here now like this (looking around at whatever is the location or stuff we have earned) after working our asses off, dealing with (insert situation/person here) and having to (insert situation here)- just to make ends meet to do what we love during those years?”

Reflection, appreciation and all the hard lessons; these are the things that make great people, great stories and all the difference. I am so grateful for every once of blood, ever bead of sweat and all the buckets of tears.

This is likely by no means the end of the road of careers I will have for the rest of my life, or the best or most perfect job ever. There’s no such thing. It is however, what I feel like is the reward for a LOT of years of hard work, frustration, screwing up, understanding what I’m good at and then taking all of that and making something from it. This is where I thank all the people who have loved me through all that confusion and screwing up and stuck by my side always telling me they believed in me and it didn’t matter what I did for a living because I was supporting myself and I wasn’t “supposed” to do anything but what I want to do. To others who have looked at me funny, rolled their eyes, lectured me, asked me “Di, when the hell are you going to settle down and grow up?” or told me to “be realistic”; Really? Can you say see my tag line above? 

I’m not on vacation. I live here.

I choose to make my life like most peoples vacations; being happy, looking for adventure, spending quality time with people that I love and doing things that I love. Add in some really hard work and I think I’ve found my recipe for success. This is me. Grown up, settled and realistic. The UPS man tried delivered the box I was supposed to live my life in when I was born and fortunately my mother told him; “Sorry sir, you must be at the wrong house- that’s not meant for my daughter!”

Thanks Mom! Look what I’ve done!

I’m proud to be a part in Greater Good Productions and do work that really means something to me. I’m thrilled to be partners with Katie and Steve. Thanks Katie and Steve! It’s ON!

Won’t you join us for some fun? How you ask? Check this out.

When I found out today was the day that gay couples could tie the knot legally in Vermont, I had planned on writing about it. (Ironically enough the day after I posted about Harvey Milk. It hadn’t even dawned on me.) There’s something else that makes this deal even sweeter. My home state liberal and delicious ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s has done this in support of the passed law.

I am sitting here just tickled. I mean elated. Not only can my brother and lots of other people I love- like this big (Imagine HUGE arms out) actually marry someone they love of the same-sex now and have equal rights, but how totally incredible that such enormously-followed and wildly successful companies such as B & J’s continue to support causes for social justice and equality like this gay marriage law?

I think it’s perfectly appropriate to say here…Ben & Jerry’s- you are friggin’ awesome!!!

Of course there are always these people too- who just need to get a friggin’ life. Hey protesters!- Maybe if you ate a bite of Hubby Hubby you’d stop hating yourselves and everyone else so much. Perhaps then you could actually start worrying about real problems and issues. Come on. Try it. Peanut butter-cookie-dough-fudge-pretzely goodness? Go ahead and tell me you don’t want to lick every last ounce out of that Hubby Hubby pint.

Yeah, that’s what I thought. Even ignorant jerks like delicious gay ice cream. You are so busted.

Oh if you could see the mischievous little smile on my face.

Today, Tuesday September 1st, 2009. 

Giant steps. 

Thank you Vermont.

Thank you for making me proud to be from you and helping to make so many people who are normal and beautiful humans feel like actually really are.

The dogs used in this study haven’t been bred to work in labs, but are regular family pets who’s owners volunteer them one or two days a week. Here is some video. 

Pretty amazing. Talk about giving a whole new meaning to mans best friend!