The Name Change Game: Part 2- It's Official!

Being that is was Sam's birthday on Tuesday, he needed to renew his drive license because it had expired. Also, being that we both had yesterday off, I figured I would go with him to keep him company. Right before we started getting ready to leave this thought popped into my head... "I wonder if my new social security has came in yet."

Well, it had came. So it's official, I have officially given up my maiden name. I'm still not sure how long it's going to take me to get use to, but I had to practice signing my new last name about 10 times before I felt comfortable enough to signing my SS card. With my new SS card in hand, Sam and I were off to get our new driver licenses. After about a 20-30 minute I had my new license in hand.

Can I just say I have never had a good driver's license photo, but this picture is 100 times better than my last one.  While I had luck getting my new license, the husband wasn't so lucky. He was told he needs to take the written exam and the Secretary of States office we went to doesn't offer the written test. So Sam gets to try he luck again today to get his new license.

Being that yesterday was the first day of my vacation, my hope is that by the time I go back to work (after the 4th of July) that I will have changed everything to my new name. Today I'm hoping to send out the information to have my name changed on my passport.

The only thing I'm worried about doing my passport next, is that I have to send my marriage license in as proof of the name change. Currently that is the only copy I have of my license (that I can find) so I am worried that I'm going to end up needing it for proof and not have it. Well, here's hoping that I'm making the right decision to do my passport next.

That another thing down- many more to go!