Texas Plates

Yes its true, I took my CA plates off my car yesterday!  It was all a rush of emotions!  The first thing Andrew asked me when he came home to seeing me putting the new plates on my car was.....are you ok???? In a very concerned tone.  I love how he knows me so well.   Im sure had it been a different time of the month, I would have been a complete wreck, but I was fine.  At least I get to keep my CA plates right!  And...I have to think ive got a nice souvenir when I finally move back to CA!

I spent the last two days driving in circles between The Texas Department of Public Safety, and The Texas Tax Collectors Office. It was such a fiasco, thank goodness Andrew took the day off work to help me out. 

First, I went to the department of public safety....in CA terms thats the DMV!  So I first tried to get a DL, and the lady at the front told me in order to get a TX DL I had to have a registered vehicle. (I was at first hoping to bypass this step). In order to register my car, I had to drive a mile south....Did that.....Talked to a new lady, and she told me that in order to register my car, I had to take it to a mechanic and get it inspected and validated! (WHAT!!!) 

So....Went to the mechanic across the street.....and that took like 2 hours to get my car inspected (but....YAY it passed), So then, I went back to the Tax Collectors office  (my car registeration place).  I had to have my passport, my social security card, my CA DL (which right now has a whole punch in it with a new paper interim license because I changed my name  to get a CA DL that says Laurin Hosford....and it hasnt shown up in the mail yet), my proof of insurance, and my insurance declaration, then my title to my car, also the validation from the mechanic......and my marriage license (since i have two different names on all the documents) WHEW!  That was a whole lotta info to be carrying around. So at this point its 315pm....I have to leave my house to take TEX to the vet at 4....so I was rushing the lady in my head.....AND THEN......THE FIRE ALARM WENT OFF!  Andrew and I just looked at each other like are you kidding me....?????

So Andrew left, to take TEX, I had to evacuate with the people.......no worries there was no fire!  SO we went back in, i finished signing papers, and got to leave in time to pick up andrew and tex and go to the vet!

AND THEN, (yes theres more).....we get a phone call as we are driving to the vet, and apparently there is a whole backside to my title, that andrew and I both had to sign.  Basically I spent another 2 hours there yesterday figuring it all out.....Finally got to go back to the DMV and got a Texas Drivers License!

So by the time I put on my plates, yes it was emotional but I was just so happy to have everything done with!

So now, heres my new "TEXAN-IFIED" car and my little helper! He's so handsome! :)