Thursday, August 7, 2014

Sometimes Things Don't Go As Planned!

Ohhhhhh man. I hate running errands! My goal today was to get my passport renewed, shouldn't have been too hard, but it ended up taking a good 4 hours. ugh.
Overview:
~Tried to print the necessary documents, we don't have a printer and my sisters didn't work.
~Went to the library to use their computer/ printer
~Circled the block over and over to find free parking. Turns out you get an hour free, who knew!?
~ Aaaaand the Library was closed. Who closes the library on a Thursday!?
~Gave up on the document and went to Staples to make copies of my 2 forms of ID
~Did it wrong
~Went to the post office only to be sent home to get my birth certificate as my second form of ID instead of my actual passport.
~Oh, and I was told they couldn't transfer my India visa to my new passport and I'd have to call (?) India and see how that works. Yeah  OK let me just call up India real quick...
*cue frustration*
 ~Went home, finally found my birth certificate and headed BACK to Staples.
~The guy who was working let me do it for free! Yeah I saved a whole .10, but it was that random act of kindness that totally improved my attitude! Because at that point, I was hot, tired and frustrated. Thanks Staples dude!
~BACK to the post office and it went fairly smooth from there besides having to pay an arm and a leg...and then my other arm and other leg..
As a random tip though, if you have to get a passport picture taken, don't do it directly after driving around town everywhere on a 95degree day, in a car with no A/C. After the picture printed, the guy literally laughed at me. Yep. It's a keeper. It's OK, I only have to live with it for the next 10 YEARS! Oh well, it'll be a good story starter someday...
BUT it's over. It is renewed, and that stress is GONE. THANK YOU LORD!
So that was my drama of the day! Maybe next time I won't wait until the last minute to get things done next time!

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