Road Trip!

Well, it all started when we had to go to court on Monday for our son Jeremy. No, he wasn't in any trouble, it was to see if the judge would allow him to get married. Long story short, in the state of Ohio if a male is under the age of 18 and wishes to get married: a) he has to go up in front of a probate judge to get permission to get married, and b) the bride in question has to be at least 17 weeks pregnant. Soooooooo, we went to court and was not aware that part "b" had to be followed. Carrie isn't pregnant, so in their eyes there was no reason for them to get married. I guess the court system would rather have young couples get pregnant so that they can get married instead of being responsible and wait. Go figure. If it was the other way around and Carrie was the minor, all we would have to do is get her parents to give their consent.

Anyway, the above brings me to the reason for our road trip. Since the judge said no to them getting married because of no pregnancy, we decided to take matters into our own hands..........a road trip to Pennsylvania! In the state of Pennsylvania, a couple can apply for a marriage license (they do not need be residents) and wait three days before they can actually get married. If one of the prospective newlyweds is under 18, all that is needed is consent by one of the minor's parents. We decided to go to Gettysburg because it is one of the most haunted places in the U.S. So there you go, we got a mini vacation AND a marriage license all in one shot. LOL

We will be traveling back to PA sometime next week to actually have the ceremony performed. What really ticks me off is that our state legislature (Ohio) makes up these stupid laws and we the people are expected to sit idly by and obey them. *Note to self*: remind me to vote in November...........