Step 1 - Blog.....Now what?

Welcome to my blog! I have no idea what things I might talk about here, but I’ll try to keep it interesting. We can start with a little background

I’m 38, gay, and happily married to my husband, Tom, as long as California let’s us 18,000 couples keep our ‘special’ status while denying it to others. We’ve been together for 11 years.
I have lived in Tucson, AZ for the last 12 years, but grew up all over the map: Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, South Carolina, Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska, and Utah. I went to a different school every year from the 8th grade on. It sucked at the time, but I’ve learned to appreciate it now.
I am the youngest of 4, with an older brother who is also gay.
I came out at 26, after trying really hard for years to be straight. I came out very slowly to my family. In fact, Tom and I were together for a year before I told mom and dad that I was gay. Mom had no idea, but Dad figured it out when Tom and I moved in together. They have been nothing but loving, supportive, and enthusiastic for the life that Tom and I have created for each other.
We love to travel, and it has become my passion. I’ve been to England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Mexico, which isn’t all that much, but considering I didn’t leave the U.S. until 2002, that’s pretty good. The list of places I want to go is endless, and complicated by the fact I’d prefer to go to gay friendly destinations. (I’m looking at you, Egypt, and I’m thinking you won’t see me anytime soon, sadly) We’ve got another tentative trip to Italy with some friends planned for next year.
My mother, sister, and nephew (now 8) moved in with us 2 years ago. Tom is an absolute saint for supporting this. We’ve created a wonderful family life that we didn’t have before, AND we have had to make many, many adjustments in our life for this to work. We like being dads, and there’s enough parental figures around so it’s not been overwhelming. Still, on really really good days, when no one else is home, I walk around the house naked to remind me of the old days.
I love pop culture, but only the good stuff. No Dancing with the Stars or Bachelor updates here, though you might see an American Idol comment every now and then.
I love tennis, and play in 4.5 league here in town. I really want to play in some of the national gay tournaments, but haven’t been able to work that out yet. I also play golf, racquetball, and basketball when I get the chance, and recently started running. I love being active .
I have to do a bunch of exercising because my other passion is food. I don’t have many other addictions (watching re-runs of Buffy and Gilmore Girls isn’t so much an addiction as it is good taste) but food is my weakness. I love me some chocolate!

That’s me in a nutshell. Later on I’m sure you’ll learn more about my family, get caught up in my rants, get exposed to my reading list (currently reading The World Before Her by Deborah Weisgall), and hopefully enjoy reading about anything else I deem important enough to blog about.

It’s nice to meet you. Now what?