Whats your name and whats your partners name?
Suellen (me- duh!) and Alicia
How long have you been together? Are you "married"?
We have been together since September of '99. We are not married. We thought about it and had actually planned a ceremony, but then she got into grad school in NH and we had to move, so we postponed it. By the time we came back, we had re-prioritized our life. Right now it just would be an added expense that won't really get us anything since it's not legal here. We feel married. That's enough.
Where do you live?
Indianapolis, IN - not the best place in the world for lesbians, but eh, it's where we are, most of our friends are close by and our families (or most of them) are within driving distance, so it's fine.
What do you and your DP do?
I am a band director in the city school system. DP is an English teacher at a rich, private, college prep school. Talk about extremes!
How long have you been TTCing?
We first went to the RE in April - but because of bizarre complications (who knew I wasn't immune to Rubella????) we didn't get to try until June - so I guess we are on 6 months and counting.....
Have you always wanted children?
When I was younger, I did not! I have 4 siblings and enough was enough. Then I started getting older and - no joke - my body just sort of wanted to have kids. Now, I'm obsessed and it's all I think about. DP was harder to convince - she just kept saying someday - and then, someday was finally here!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many do you want? What sex?
I'm not really sure. More than one. We'll probably just take it one baby at a time. We would both like girls - frankly - we are a little afraid of boys....but I want a baby and if it comes in boy form, so be it!
Do you have names already picked? What are they?
Sort of - we are firmly settled on the girl's name, but the boy's is still up for debate (in my mind - DP has settled) I'm not allowed to tell........
Tell us about your favorite vacation.
Last year, we actually had the same spring break!!! Amazing. We rented a cabin in the Smoky Mountains and just hung out, went hiking etc. It was wonderful to just spend time together somewhere that wasn't home.