This Valentine’s Day, Vince and I will have been together for 10 years, and a lot has changed in that time. One thing that hasn’t is our deep love for one another, so this April we’re celebrating by getting married.

There won’t be a ceremony. We already did that in April of 2002.This time it will be a planned trip to either Iowa, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, or Massachusetts just to get the ball rolling toward legally protecting and celebrating our long term commitment and values.

We’ve got a lot of hoops to jump through, and that will require a lot more careful consideration than most people are used to. Over the next couple of months or so I’ll share what we learn along the way. If you have suggestions on which state we should choose, let us know.