The company and food were fabulous which saved us from (1) actually bothering to go to the parade and (2) having to eat overpriced booth food.
Yes, we travelled all that way to the City and didn't even go watch the parade. We decided that the parade is merely the route most people take to get to the festival. We did have it on the television while we ate quiche and drank mimosas. Or maybe it was a re-run of last year's parade. It's hard to tell.
We did head down to the festival after the brunch. As expected, everything was pretty much set up exactly how we left it last year and the year before.
Without any expectations of a memorable moment, I actually had one. NFL football player, Esera Tuaolo, belted out a beautiful song at the Asian/Pacific Islander stage. And then, Robert and I caught him as he was leaving to take this photograph.
Esera is an inspiration. After a successful football career, he came out of the closet and he's been a vocal advocate for equality since then. He and his partner have two adopted children. Their family is so adorable. I even joined Esera's fan club, so I was very pleased to get the chance to meet him today.
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