Alaskan

Well, I went to the DMV today and gave them my very first license, and a few ID documents, a written test, and a $20 check later, they handed me my very first ALASKAN license. So there it is, I'm officially an Alaskan resident. I even registered to vote! (Because I think participating in government is a very important part of being an American Citizen, and if you haven't registered to vote, you should). And while I was doing this, all I could think about was next summer, when I get married and then have to change me last name. Well I guess I don't have to. I could keep my maiden name, but I don't really want to. I want to adopt my husbands last name. It's just a ridiculously complicated and expensive process to do that. It's no wonder that widowed and divorced people don't bother to go back to their maiden names. It may not seem like a big deal, but think of all the things you have to change: Your license, your passport, your social security job, any professional license that you may have, your bank card, any credit cards you have, even silly things like your library card and your blockbuster card (of course those don't cost anything, but you still have to remember to tell the people that you have a new last name, and a new address and whatnot.) I'm looking forward to getting married, to being a Mrs. Somebody, but good lord I'm not looking forward to this.