Red Ribbons And Snowflakes

Over Christmas, I went up to see Houlton, who (believe it or not) shall go by the moniker of The Beau from now on.

What a great time! I got to meet a bunch of his friends at the Red Ribbons & Snowflakes Benefit Dance on Saturday, to benefit Northern Lambda, a wonderful organization that he is an officer with that reaches out to the far flung LGBT community in Aroostook County. And to raise awareness of people living with HIV/AIDS in The County (as Aroostook County is known here in Maine).

The dance was fantastic. The DJ played some great music, the guys and gals that made the trip from Bangor and Ellsworth and New Sweden all had a fantastic time. And we got to do the Time Warp, which is always a blast. If you live in The County or Northern Maine, do yourself a favor and mark late December on your calendar for 2009 - this is definitely a must attend event.

More to the point, though, Maine Gay is smitten.

The more I get to know The Beau, the more I feel that I'm a lucky man to have met him. He's active in his community, well liked and well respected by those around him, and cute as the dickens to boot.

Its been years since I've had "the butterflies", and thanks to some growing up, I'm not freaking out about it. You know - "What does it mean?" "Where are we going?" "What did that giggle mean?".

I'm happy to be living in the moment, and hopeful that I may have met someone to share my current life with.

So, we're making plans to see each other again. He's coming down to Portland weekend after next, then we are going to Bangor together to spend time with some now-mutual friends the weekend after.

In the meantime, I'm glowing. And its a good feeling