Registered Texan

So now I start another post with "I'm so busy!" But it's true.  I work office hours and I do activities for my teens on nights and weekends.  Plus, last week alone I had seven meetings.  And when I get home from work I start working on 20 Year Old Grandma orders (Shameless plug, get some good cold-weather accessories here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/20-Year-Old-Grandma/174926255865844!)

So basically by the time I get home all I want is my bed.  Which I promptly get in and fall asleep because memory foam mattresses are the best and Craigslist is the best invention ever!

So last week I finally registered Kaiser in Texas.  He has Texas plates and now I'm waiting for my permanent Texas license to come in the mail. This has been a very expensive move.  In Texas when you register your car you have to pay the tax on the worth of your car, not on what you paid for it.  So the good news is Kaiser is still worth a good amount of money.  The bad news is that amounts to a lot of taxes...

I waited in line for only 2 hours to get my license. The amount of paperwork it takes to get a Texas license is insane.  I'm talking like 6 other IDs and two proofs that you live in the state.  But the people were actually friendly! So that was good.

                                                 
There was an old lady sitting in front of me at the Department of Safety.  She had a map of Texas with the flag inside tattooed behind her ear.  I wish you could see it in the picture.  It was pretty funny.

Things at church are good! Still working hard but working with the youth are the best.  I've also been going to Marcus football games.

                                                 
Tori looks great with the American flag coming out of her hat!

Justin comes home today!  It's nice living in the same state because I get to see him once a month instead of once every 2-3 months!

Reflection:  So I've been teaching some Quinceañera meetings and I've been realizing what an awesome opportunity they are.  I get to know the girl and I'm learning stuff too! This last week we talked about Jesus discovering who He was.  I had never thought about Jesus discovering He is the Son of God. You always think he knew all along.  But He was human too.  He noticed changes when He was going through puberty and then they found Him in the Temple.  And they all knew and Mary kept these things in her heart.  God is awesome!

Lesson Learned: Texans don't like when you don't eat meat.  They feel it is a personal calling to change the ways of all non-meat eaters.  Even though I don't care if other people eat meat, they find me not eating meat is offensive!  Sorry dudes, I just don't like it and if I survived 8 years without eating it I'm not going to start now!