The DMV

The state sent me notification a few months ago that my drivers license was going to expire soon. I've been dreading going to the DMV. My state does offer online renewal but for some reason I didn't want to do it that way. So I kept procrastinating. There happens to be a DMV office about a mile from my house. This morning while pulling away from the Walgreens outside the DMV office I said to my husband, "Hey, while we're here why don't I see how long it will take to renew my license." He looked at me dubiously and made it quite clear it would probably take "hours". But I insisted it would only take a minute to poke my head inside and ask.

I stepped through the door and immediately noticed it was a quiet day at the DMV; there were very few people waiting to be helped. I smiled at the clerk behind the desk and asked how her day was. She was a bit taken aback as I'm sure people are usually a bit less polite when they go to the DMV. I asked how long it would take to renew my license and was delighted to find that they were able to take me immediately. I was in and out in under 10 minutes! How cool is that?! That never happens at the DMV!

On top of that, I discovered good news about my passport today. I've never had a passport and finally applied for one 4 months ago. Yes, you read correctly, 4 months ago. They are supposed to be operating on a 12-14 week schedule. Nope, I applied 16 weeks ago. I was starting to get really annoyed and concerned. On a whim I checked my status online and I was quite pleased to find that they completed processing my passport and I should be receiving it any day now.