a hurricane of yuck

finally got a letter from the state. My hearing for name change is scheduled for Tuesday, September 4, at 10:00 am. Woohoo! :D

We received a lovely letter and wedding gift from a wonderful woman I know through church and just being active in the community, which was very kind of her! It's been so odd thing, because we went into this thinking "hey, it's just a legal process like any other and we'll have the real wedding when we can get everyone together and celebrate proper and clear up a few things," to having so many people want to celebrate now. I think the oddest thing about it was at the Selectboard meeting last night, while I was there working not only producing the meeting but also preparing to speak on end-of-the-year equipment purchases, and the Selectboard announced our marriage on live television and the audience broke into applause. It was such a surreal experience, but very thoughtful!

Today I picked up the copy of our marriage certificate and the letter of support for my name change from my therapist. I'm going to try to find a way to get the fee for the name change and make it happen ASAP. The insurance forms have been turned in and painted_wolf has set up her first doctor's appointment. This is really exciting!

EDIT:
I can't believe I forgot to add our surprise gift last night! I had just finished a long day at work. PW and I went as planned to our summer apartment to drop off the load of boxes we brought into town that morning. Karen, a friend of ours that works for the laundry and property management place from whom we're renting, was in to clean that morning and left us a card from her and the family, as well as a bottle of sparkling cider. That was incredibly thoughtful of her! PW and I shared it when we got home and it was a wonderful way to wind down before bed. :D