Saturday, April 17, 2010

Heh Heh Heh

Just found this in my email... We wrote this and got it notarized in order to get me a visa. The things Jon and I will do to get into New Zealand!

To Whom it May Concern,
Jon M. Champagne and I, Ramsey P. Sprattmoran, have agreed that we are not interested in getting married, as neither of us personally feel that marriage is important. Instead, we have actively, intentionally, and consciously made a contract with one another to share our lives, both in good times and in difficult times. We intend to build a house together, raise children together, start a business together, and grow old together.
All our friends know us as a couple and share the understanding that Jon and I have committed to sharing our lives. Both of our families know of, appreciate, and support our relationship. I believe that our love and respect for one another is visible to everyone who witnesses our relationship, and because of that, our family and friends have no hesitation in supporting our union.
At this point, we have lived together for one year, (after being in an exclusive relationship for the previous year). I originally moved in with Jon at 345 Prospect Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72701. We subsequently moved to 24 S. Duncan Ave, Apt A, Fayetteville, AR 72701 together. After deciding to pursue moving to New Zealand for his Post-Graduate studies, we moved to my mother’s house in Lake Leelanau, MI, in order to get our dogs settled with her.
Although we have separate bank accounts and bills, Jon and I pool our resources and share responsibilities. We believe that we share responsibility for the physical, mental, emotional, and financial health of the other. During the short period that Jon was in between jobs, I supported him and during the short period while I was in between jobs, he supported me. We have pooled our finances in order to pay for our plane tickets to New Zealand, and I have every intention of supporting him as he works on his Post-Graduate studies while we are in New Zealand. In exchange, he has expressed a desire to support me in my work toward a Masters Degree when we move back to the US.
I was originally also going to be studying in New Zealand, but after a conversation about finances and goals, we decided that it would be best for our family to have at least one steady source of income until we have both finished our schooling. Because Jon’s program is a lot more difficult to find, we decided that he should take advantage of the opportunity that he has been presented.
We are taking this letter to be notarized, as a legal, intentional declaration of our love, respect, and commitment to one another. Hopefully this helps to ease any concerns about the nature of our relationship as it is written entirely in good faith and sincerity. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Thank you very much,

2 comments:

  1. awww, you two are a notarized couple. ;)

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  2. You know it's official when...

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