Fiance Flying Home Tomorrow!!!

[TheZilla 0]

Only one more day to go for me, Andy flies in tomorrow night! He comes through Cincinatti, and I hear tell it they're giving away chocolates and everything [though, maybe just to pretty female K-1 holders like FeatherB, but we can hope, hehe]. I'm so excited. Going to give him a huge welcome home meal with homemade BBQ ribs and my Mom's potato salad. W00t!

In other news, I was finding out all the stuff about our next step, making plans for the marriage. We're going to do the quickie at the courthouse first, and save up for a bigger wedding up the road when we can put something together. The county requires that we read the 'Family & Marriage Law" handbook & county marriage info before we can apply for the marraige license. I read over it, it was very interesting. Most interesting was that same sex couples cannot marry in the State Of Florida, but FIRST COUSINS CAN. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Of course you can marry your cousin! But not if your cousin is the same sex, because....well that would just be gross" *Zilla shudders*

The irony is that they would prefer us to go in for a weekend long 'Marriage Preparation Course" before getting the license, if we do they will knock $20 off our license fee and we won't have to wait the 3 days it takes without it. I think we're going to skip it and wait. Don't know how much they're qualified to teach us about marriage preparation with laws like that, plus I think the K-1 process is marriage preparation enough!

Wonder how they 'prepare' first cousins for marriage? "Your respective Uncles may soon be the Grandfathers of your children, not everyone has a 'Great Uncle Grandpa' and we need to talk about sensitivity issues......"

*more Zilla shuddering*

[MaydayDas 1]

Yahooooooo very soon you two will be together... :dance: All the best and to hear only good news about you guys! :dance:

[Amby 490]

good news but hilarious/gross about the cousins thing. when we got married at the courthouse in KY the judge asked us if we were related!

[TracyTN 237]

YAY another happy reunion!!!

BTW feather's actual POE was JFK - that's where she got the Hershey's kiss. Her connecting flight was into Cincy.

[TheZilla 0]

YAY another happy reunion!!!

BTW feather's actual POE was JFK - that's where she got the Hershey's kiss. Her connecting flight was into Cincy.

Awe man, no chocolate in Cincinatti! Still, as long as they pass him through, we don't need chocolate, hehe.

[TracyTN 237]

That's for sure!!! LOL

[*julez* 124]

Congrats to you both Zilla!!! Have a wonderful reunion!!!!

(Be thankful your not first cousins -despite what the law allows - that is just plain yuck!!)

[Fandango 1,439]

Only one more day to go for me, Andy flies in tomorrow night! He comes through Cincinatti, and I hear tell it they're giving away chocolates and everything [though, maybe just to pretty female K-1 holders like FeatherB, but we can hope, hehe]. I'm so excited. Going to give him a huge welcome home meal with homemade BBQ ribs and my Mom's potato salad. W00t!

In other news, I was finding out all the stuff about our next step, making plans for the marriage. We're going to do the quickie at the courthouse first, and save up for a bigger wedding up the road when we can put something together. The county requires that we read the 'Family & Marriage Law" handbook & county marriage info before we can apply for the marraige license. I read over it, it was very interesting. Most interesting was that same sex couples cannot marry in the State Of Florida, but FIRST COUSINS CAN. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Of course you can marry your cousin! But not if your cousin is the same sex, because....well that would just be gross" *Zilla shudders*

The irony is that they would prefer us to go in for a weekend long 'Marriage Preparation Course" before getting the license, if we do they will knock $20 off our license fee and we won't have to wait the 3 days it takes without it. I think we're going to skip it and wait. Don't know how much they're qualified to teach us about marriage preparation with laws like that, plus I think the K-1 process is marriage preparation enough!

Wonder how they 'prepare' first cousins for marriage? "Your respective Uncles may soon be the Grandfathers of your children, not everyone has a 'Great Uncle Grandpa' and we need to talk about sensitivity issues......"

*more Zilla shuddering*

Congrats, woman!

I live in FL and I didn't know first cousins can marry!

How gross!

[arwensun1965 0]

Best Wishes for you and your SO.

[Mags 112]

I flew into Cincy and had no problems. Took all of about 3 minutes. Handed over the envelope, IO asked if I was married or getting married, fingerprinted me, took photo, asked my son if he was looking forward to going to school in the USA (he answered "I don't like going to school anywhere!") and then he waved us on our way. He was just opening the envelope as we walked away! He wasn't overly polite but was far from rude.

Wishing Mr Zilla a safe flight in and you both a very happy life together.

[Jasman0717 9]

Congratulations

[no name 1]

The Ohio license bureau asked if we were drunk, or first cousins. We said no to both & then we got the license!

Happy travels & reunion!

[TheZilla 0]

Only one more day to go for me, Andy flies in tomorrow night! He comes through Cincinatti, and I hear tell it they're giving away chocolates and everything [though, maybe just to pretty female K-1 holders like FeatherB, but we can hope, hehe]. I'm so excited. Going to give him a huge welcome home meal with homemade BBQ ribs and my Mom's potato salad. W00t!

In other news, I was finding out all the stuff about our next step, making plans for the marriage. We're going to do the quickie at the courthouse first, and save up for a bigger wedding up the road when we can put something together. The county requires that we read the 'Family & Marriage Law" handbook & county marriage info before we can apply for the marraige license. I read over it, it was very interesting. Most interesting was that same sex couples cannot marry in the State Of Florida, but FIRST COUSINS CAN. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Of course you can marry your cousin! But not if your cousin is the same sex, because....well that would just be gross" *Zilla shudders*

The irony is that they would prefer us to go in for a weekend long 'Marriage Preparation Course" before getting the license, if we do they will knock $20 off our license fee and we won't have to wait the 3 days it takes without it. I think we're going to skip it and wait. Don't know how much they're qualified to teach us about marriage preparation with laws like that, plus I think the K-1 process is marriage preparation enough!

Wonder how they 'prepare' first cousins for marriage? "Your respective Uncles may soon be the Grandfathers of your children, not everyone has a 'Great Uncle Grandpa' and we need to talk about sensitivity issues......"

*more Zilla shuddering*

Congrats, woman!

I live in FL and I didn't know first cousins can marry!

How gross!

I know! I've lived in Florida almost 20 years now and I had no idea. Still..it might explain a few things about the people in my town ....hehe

And Mags, thanks for the Cincinatti experience, that's the last thing I'm nervous about and it was good to hear good things. [And your son's comment about school made me smile]

[Fandango 1,439]

I know! I've lived in Florida almost 20 years now and I had no idea. Still..it might explain a few things about the people in my town ....hehe

And Mags, thanks for the Cincinatti experience, that's the last thing I'm nervous about and it was good to hear good things. [And your son's comment about school made me smile]

I'm originally from S FLa and spent most of my life there...now I've relocated to northern central FL...and I can say that the more north ya go in FL, the more stereotypically southern it becomes...lol

[flutter95 4]

Only one more day to go for me, Andy flies in tomorrow night! He comes through Cincinatti, and I hear tell it they're giving away chocolates and everything [though, maybe just to pretty female K-1 holders like FeatherB, but we can hope, hehe]. I'm so excited. Going to give him a huge welcome home meal with homemade BBQ ribs and my Mom's potato salad. W00t!

In other news, I was finding out all the stuff about our next step, making plans for the marriage. We're going to do the quickie at the courthouse first, and save up for a bigger wedding up the road when we can put something together. The county requires that we read the 'Family & Marriage Law" handbook & county marriage info before we can apply for the marraige license. I read over it, it was very interesting. Most interesting was that same sex couples cannot marry in the State Of Florida, but FIRST COUSINS CAN. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Of course you can marry your cousin! But not if your cousin is the same sex, because....well that would just be gross" *Zilla shudders*

The irony is that they would prefer us to go in for a weekend long 'Marriage Preparation Course" before getting the license, if we do they will knock $20 off our license fee and we won't have to wait the 3 days it takes without it. I think we're going to skip it and wait. Don't know how much they're qualified to teach us about marriage preparation with laws like that, plus I think the K-1 process is marriage preparation enough!

Wonder how they 'prepare' first cousins for marriage? "Your respective Uncles may soon be the Grandfathers of your children, not everyone has a 'Great Uncle Grandpa' and we need to talk about sensitivity issues......"

*more Zilla shuddering*

My dad is married to his cousin

At least I already knew my step mum!

Anyway I'm sure he'll be fine coming in through cincy! I've been through there a few times, two times were the best most wonderful passes through and one was freaking awful, but hey it was actually a customs officer that appeared to be training someone and grilled me forEVER and then finally let me go cause "well, immigration let her in so I suppose we have to". Strange