UPDATED UPDATE: Of course, I have a whole new plan today. :)

I really would love to be in DC the Saturday before the march, stay overnight, and return on Sunday evening. A couple of friends were thinking the same thing, but were planning on driving down. So with the money we’ll save by not paying for the train, now we can afford an overnight in DC!

And in case it isn’t totally obvious, that Saturday is October 10th, which happens to be exactly one year from our wedding date!

UPDATE: After thinking about it all evening, I realized I will die if I have to sit on a bus for 9 hours in one day (and that’s assuming there’s no traffic.)

Now, I think Amtrak is really the way to go, even though it costs more. I was able to find us a $98 round trip fare that wouldn’t require an overnight, so that’s what we’ll do… until I change my mind again.

I *really* want to attend the big National Equality March in Washington, DC next month, but I’m not sure its going to work out. We can’t afford a hotel, not that we could even find a room at this point. I think our only chance is to find a group in NYC that is going for the day and providing some kind of reasonably priced transportation. Any leads are much appreciated, please don’t let my awesome signs go to waste!

Check out this engagement shoot featured today on So Your EnGAYged. Not only are these handsome grooms-to-be super cute together, but they’re getting married on the same date as we are. Love them!

Bored at work? Why not take a second to send an email to President Obama, your state senators and representatives urging them to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act?

DOMA was signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1996. The bill says that the federal government defines marriage as being only between a man and a woman, and no state is required to treat any same-sex relationship as a “marriage” even if it was considered a legal marriage some place else.

In other words, while a few individual states have made it possible for same-sex couples to legally marry, DOMA prevents those marriages from being recognized at a federal level.

Ice Cream giant Ben & Jerry’s has renamed “Chubby Hubby” to “Hubby Hubby,” for the entire month of September to show their support of gay and lesbian marriages in their home state of Vermont.

Today is the first day that Vermont’s same-sex couples are allowed to marry under the new marriage equality law. Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating by driving a wedding themed truck around Vermont giving out free “Hubby Hubby.”