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Posted on Jan 30, 2013 by in Us

By now you have gotten your invitation in the mail.  That’s probably why you are reading this right now. You got your invitation, you saw that we had a website, you cringed a little (it’s okay, we would be disappointed in you if you didn’t), and you came over here to see what all the fuss was about.

And here’s where we tell you… there is no fuss.

Kari’s last post was about the idea of a “special day,” and how Team Goetz and Team Long plan to have lots of special days. But we know that can still confuse and confound people.  We’ve had several people ask us what we want for our wedding.

We honestly want you to make a donation to your local YMCA Youth In Government program. It’s where Crawford and Kari met. Make a donation so that the next generations of Crawfords and Karis can meet. Or Karis and Karis can meet, or Crawfords can meet Crawfords – which leads us to our next donation option: Equality Florida.  We believe that love is love and the way you’re born is the way you’re born. If you agree with that –the folks at Equality Florida can put your donation to good use, ensuring that all Americans can have equal rights and the right to pursue their happiness.

Finally – if YMCA YIG is too foreign, Equality Florida too political, consider the American Humane Society (or the Humane Society in your area). Puppies, kittens, dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, reptiles, barnyard animals, and the occasional avian pet need your help to find their forever homes.  Also this will be appreciated ten years from now when Crawford and Kari are featured on their own episode of Hoarders: Animal House.

We don’t need anything. We have everything we could ever need. (That’s not true, we really need a couch – woo lawd do we both have some sad ass couches, but seriously you can’t buy us a couch and you won’t know what kind of couch we like, but thanks for the offer). We don’t need a third blender. We don’t know what we’re going to do with all the duplicates of the things we already have in our separate houses. We’re two-grown-ass-almost-middle-aged-professionals. If we needed it in the last 20 years, we bought it. Ironically, Kari’s toaster is on the fritz, which she thought was a sign that the impending nuptials were blessed by the kitchen gadget gods, but it could also just be a sign that Crawford needs to move to Tampa quickly so Kari can start using his toaster.

We hope this clears things up. You’re always welcome to make a donation to a charity you believe in and enjoy. If you really wanted to get us something, Crawford and Kari both have a childhood connection to farming – so you could always buy a sheep or a cow from Heifer International. That would be rad.

Next post – What to Wear (AKA  How to spiff up Jimmy Buffett concert attire).