Gay couples looking forward to marriage

For Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, the next Valentine's Day will come early - Monday evening when they become one of the first two same-sex couples to legally marry in California.Tony Castro in the Daily News.

"We've waited a long time for this, and it really won't matter if we're the first or just one of the first," Olson said. "We're just on cloud nine that we can marry."

The two North Hills women, who have been partners for 15 years, were original plaintiffs in the historic lawsuit that revolutionized California's nuptial laws when the state Supreme Court ruled last month that the ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional.