Well, Late Saturday night we got back from our whirlwind tour of Boston – whew! What, you didn’t know about our trip?? I guess I never mentioned it online, only in meatspace –

The reason? My partner Emma had reached the end of her 5 years of classes, study and candidacy (internship) and it was time for her interview to determine if she would become a pastor in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Church (UFMCC – or MCC for short). Her interview was scheduled for Sat June 19th in Boston, so we made plans to drive up on Thursday, spend Friday relaxing and seeing the sights, then drive back to Virginia Saturday after her interview.

And the lobster?? I promised her a New England Lobster dinner while we were in Boston, so we dropped by Legal Seafood at Kendall Square in Cambridge and had a fine dinner – lots of fun!

Saturday morning I took her to the MCC interview at the Episcopal Divinity School – and a bit over 1 hour later, she was Reverend-Elect!

The only thing left now is the ordination ceremony – which involves the “laying on of hands” by various peers and mentors. She’s hoping to do have that ceremony in Richmond, as her parents can’t travel far, and she wants her dad to be involved. He retired 2 years ago after 50 years of being a Methodist Minister – so it would be very cool for him to “pass the baton” to her. Tho Emma has lots to do before we get to that point, its still very cool that all went well at the interview …