Ron just called me in from the other room. He was on the phone with a colleague who works in Ontario, California, and in the middle of a sentence she suddenly exclaimed, “Oh my god, Ron, oh @#$%!” and dropped the phone. Ron then heard what sounded like things falling Read more »
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Day 2, Part 2: Dana Point, California
After the ceremony, Ron and I drove from the courthouse in Santa Ana to the resort we were staying at in Dana Point, just down the road from Laguna Beach. Our room had a bay window overlooking the ocean. After we got settled, we decided to wander around a bit, Read more »
Massachusetts gets rid of an antiquated law
Via the NY Times, great news from Massachusetts: Massachusetts may have been the first state to legalize same-sex marriage for its residents, but when California last month invited out-of-state gay and lesbian couples to get married, the potential economic benefits did not go unnoticed here. Now Massachusetts wants to extend Read more »
Prosecution for married couples?
Wisconsin has a law, going back to 1915, that’s meant to keep underage couples from marrying in another state, but its provisions might apply to same-sex marriages contracted in California. The Madison, Wis., Capital Times reports: Wisconsin is a state that imposes criminal penalties on residents if they enter a Read more »
Ron’s announcement
Ron sent this e-mail to family and friends last week: Hi everybody, As most of you already know, Bill and I got married in Santa Ana, CA on July 1. I had to be in Anaheim the last week of June for the American Library Association Annual Conference and it Read more »
Day 2: The Big Day is upon us
Our day started with a large breakfast, served by a nice but possibly too loquacious waitress who thought it was totally cool that we’d come all the way to California to get married, then loaded up and headed for the courthouse in Santa Ana. Google directions can be a bit Read more »
Day 1: Bill goes to California
Very soon after I posted my last post, I locked the doors, made sure we still had three cats, loaded suitcases into the car, and drove to the San Antonio airport. Ron’s the airport expert, but he’s taught me well, I think — I parked no farther from the terminal Read more »
Tomorrow’s the day
I’ve got the bags all packed, the cat-sitter’s confirmed to come in while we’re gone, and the last few naggling little household chores have been done. Travel arrangements have been confirmed, boarding passes printed out, transaction numbers recorded, and maps and directions obtained. I’ve been stressing, but all the little Read more »
AZ Senate puts gay marriage proposal on ballot
I spoke too soon. After the measure was first defeated, Arizona’s state senate has approved the anti–same-sex-marriage amendment. From the Arizona Republic: In the final hours of one of the longest state legislative sessions on record, state Senators approved a measure sending a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to the Read more »
So far, so good
Travel plans have been made, appointments confirmed, bags are starting to be packed, and I understand that appropriate clothing is in the works as well. Really, there’s not all that much that needs to be done, both by design and necessity. Even if we’d wanted a fancy, foofy wedding — Read more »