over the weekend
We finally heard from Alan's parents! They were in Mississippi and were safe with no major damage to the house and no flooding. But also no electricity or water. It took them 2 - 3 days to clear out the roads of trees so they could get out. (The house is in a very rural area.) They're staying in Baton Rouge with friends for now.
We received more school transcripts, which should be all of them now. Also one more state's police clearance. So, two more states and the FBI to go.
The whole New Orleans situation has sapped my energy for a bit, so I haven't been thinking too much about our possible Big Move lately. But we're going to take some time this coming weekend to sit down and go through the application line by line to see what we still need to work on.
My mom and a friend (from New Orleans who is relocating to Chicago for now) both asked about "the wedding" if/when Alan and I land in Canada. My righteous ire gets raised, even though I know they mean well. We ARE married; it's the state that doesn't recognize it.
Tonight while watching the end of season two of "Six Feet Under" on DVD (we're a bit behind -- do NOT tell us what happens!), I shared an idea with Alan that he said that he had, too. We won't have a wedding, but a renewal of vows. People are off the hook for "required attendance," but it does give us the opportunity to celebrate with friends. If all this does work out, it will be a change of status; in fact, one of the primary motives for making the Big Move to begin with.
Alan insists we choose one of our existing anniversaries (we have two that we observe) to have this shindig, as he doesn't want to have to remember a third!
In any case, we have miles to go before that and a lot of it is out of our hands ... one step at a time ...
We received more school transcripts, which should be all of them now. Also one more state's police clearance. So, two more states and the FBI to go.
The whole New Orleans situation has sapped my energy for a bit, so I haven't been thinking too much about our possible Big Move lately. But we're going to take some time this coming weekend to sit down and go through the application line by line to see what we still need to work on.
My mom and a friend (from New Orleans who is relocating to Chicago for now) both asked about "the wedding" if/when Alan and I land in Canada. My righteous ire gets raised, even though I know they mean well. We ARE married; it's the state that doesn't recognize it.
Tonight while watching the end of season two of "Six Feet Under" on DVD (we're a bit behind -- do NOT tell us what happens!), I shared an idea with Alan that he said that he had, too. We won't have a wedding, but a renewal of vows. People are off the hook for "required attendance," but it does give us the opportunity to celebrate with friends. If all this does work out, it will be a change of status; in fact, one of the primary motives for making the Big Move to begin with.
Alan insists we choose one of our existing anniversaries (we have two that we observe) to have this shindig, as he doesn't want to have to remember a third!
In any case, we have miles to go before that and a lot of it is out of our hands ... one step at a time ...
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