What should we call you?
Well my name is….Chanel. Nice to meet you.

Where do you live?
In surburbia of D.C. (trying to save a buck in any way I can)

Where did you meet Girlfriend?
Well, technically it’s fiance now.. but I think Girlfriend sounds better in writing. Wait, can writing have a sound? Anyway, we met in job training. Yes, we both do the same thing for a living.

Do you have a tattoo?
Yes, as a matter of fact: I have 5. I’m not too sure I’ll get many more because I think less is sometimes more feminine…and sometimes I have to try hard to be feminine.

Do you have any piercing?
Right now I only have two (one in each ear). However, I’ve been pierced a total of six times in my life (upper ear, naval and tongue). All are retired now except the two in my ear.

Why are you getting married?
Well folks, there comes a time when every wild child must calm down. I have fallen madly in love and I can’t wait to have babies. So, as of now.. I’m basically a wife in training.

Where would you like to travel?
To keep this to a minimum, I’ll just say Canada (Montreal and Vancover), Paris (again), Seattle, London,… I’d love to peek inside Cuba and Russia but I doubt that”ll ever happen.

How long did you date your wife before getting married?
We dated for almost 3 years before we got married. That’s longer than some, shorter than others but it was right for us. We also had a break up for a few months in 2008 and while it sucked then… it actually helped us value each other later.

What is your favorite time of day?
I love mornings. I love the color of the sun in the morning…the golden glow over the city.

I find it really inspirational that you are openly gay and can confidently blog about you and your girlfriend. What advice to you have for other people who are still too scared to discuss their true sexuality?
Everyone moves at a different pace. Not everyone can be as open and blunt about homosexuality. I wasn’t always like this… in my teens I was very shy about it because I knew people would look at me differently. However, my advice is to just let things flow naturally. Maybe have a small group of family and friends to discuss it with and then work on expanding the information to other family and friends. In the end, the people who truly love you will back you no matter what. Now if you’re blogging about it… be prepared for all types of responses because not everyone is accepting.