Twenty-eight years for a lesbian relationship is like a hundred years for everyone else. The bookies taking bets on us would have lost money big time.
Lisa – twelve years my junior. Former smoker, drinker, X-military. She just started college in 1994.
Me – mom to three children, still sharing a house and co-parenting with my X-husband. I just started graduate school in 1994.
We met at “the bar”. For you younger folks, back in the day, gay bars were how we all met. At one time there were actually three lesbian bars in Austin, Chances, Nexus and About Time! Unfortunately they have gone the way of the very extinct dodo bird.
In 1999, we had a backyard commitment ceremony after five years and the purchase of a house. Nothing says commitment like buying a house together.
In 2015 marriage became legal in all 50 US states. We had a small ceremony and made it legal in California. In case you lost count, that gives us three anniversary dates (and two honeymoons).
As we can barely remember what day it is, we have always celebrated the day we met, September 16, 1994. It’s been a wild ride and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
DOS TORTAS
the adventures of dos tortas 
Happy anniversary, you two! Loved your love story!
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Thanks E.
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Happy anniversary, whenever the date is! Seems to me that all the gay/lesbian couples I know have been sharing their lives together longer than th3 married one I know ( me included) ! I love hearing about your adventures!
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Thank you Kathryn. Alex
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Happy anniversary! What very sweet photos of the two of you. I can imagine that over the years you have had many, many adventures, including making a life together in Bacalar.
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Fantastic and fabulous! Congratulations. 😀
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Awwww love your love story!!💕
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Happy (belated now) anniversary!
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Thank you. It seems surreal. Isn’t life a hoot.
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