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Posted on September 19, 2009 by Ami and has no comments yet.

Things changed after we had our first wedding ceremony. We shared so much joy with all our friends, chosen family, and family that I knew if we had rough times, 200 people would be there to root for the union. I think we both felt like there was a 3rd person in our relationship now; the marriage was a person to which we each had a relationship. I felt a protective urge that I’d never had before–she was my family now.

At our second, legal marriage, we had a different experience. I had an uncanny sense of history the day we were legally married. I thought of scenarios where our great great grandchildren would be looking for us on ancestry.com one day (ha ha), and would pull from a government archive database, a copy of our marriage license. Both of our names, legally bound.

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Frances Found My Wedding Ring

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Ami and has 1 comment.

Every day Frances finds new things. A week ago it was that she could put her feet in her mouth. Yesterday it was keys: tasty, tasty metal keys. Today it was my wedding ring.
I told her the first thing that came to mind: “That’s mama’s wedding ring. That means that your mamas are stickin’ together with you, [...]

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An Open Letter to Representative Jay Inslee on the Respect for Marriage Act

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Ruby and has 2 comments.

Dear Representative Inslee,

Since moving to North Seattle five years ago, I have voted for you every time you asked me to. I’ve talked to people about you and said, “I think he’s a pretty good guy.”

So I have to ask you now: Why have you abandoned my family?

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Putting the Dyke Back in RV-as-a-Verb

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Ruby and has no comments yet.

Bill’s trailer had the right price–cheap, but I started to be wary when he led us back on the highway. We followed the sound of the Harley, his leather jacket with the full-back eagle patch, and the American flag that whipped along from its perch on the bike seat.

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Progress and Setbacks

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Ruby and has 1 comment.

The plan goes something like this:
Step 1: Sell car. (Check.)
Step 2: Buy car with towing capability. (Check.)
Step 3: Freak out and wonder if this is a good idea. (Check.)
Step 4: Have crappy laptop you just bought a month ago stop taking a charge. Call tech support and cry when you are told to mail the [...]

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