mrdreamjeans | Oh, the Bear Men and the Church Folk Must Be Friends:)

The song lyric and tune from Oklahoma ... "Oh the cowboys and the farmers must be friends" ... was floating through my head as I attended

texwriterbear's holiday gathering last evening in Houston. As Sean indicated in his post, it was the first time his friends in the bear and church communities had mixed. He didn't need to worry; nice folks are nice folks.

I was standing in the living room near the food table when two of Sean's straight male friends started talking pro football. I chimed in about the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre taking over the all time record for passing yards that afternoon; how the Cleveland Browns won their game 8-0 in a blizzard ... I had to chuckle at the expression on their faces. I guess Gay men aren't supposed to know about sports:) The two groups came together over the gift exchange and it was a truly fun evening. Thanks to Sean for including me! (By the way, I especially loved the caesar salad stuffed deviled eggs contributed by

goofycubb!)

One of the joys of the evening was getting to meet Sean's lovely lady friends and an equal number of handsome bears. Here are a few photos of people who love Sean, my "big bear in the city correspondent".