Hi you've reached Angela Li... Santos

let's discuss the changing name thing. i suppose i should've had it all worked out in my mind after 11 years of dating so that when we did get married it was fun and easy right? well - here's how it goes in REAL life (not high school i'm going to marry him in a sing-songy voice land) i go to the drivers license place to change my last piece of ID and learn that it's not so sunshine, lollipops and rainbows.

Maybe it was because the lady was so short with me... "we can't take this." so i explain that yes it is my official marriage license that i had to pay for and it just got mailed to me. "fine. so exactly how do you want your name to appear then? well it won't fit all on one line. two initials? like this? R, L," so i'm thinking goodness sakes woman! and then the thought crosses my mind... she thinks it's totally stupid that i'm even changing my name. what the heck?

Well at that point, any shadow of doubt i may have had came leaping forward from Lord knows where and i snapped into retreat mode. "but i can change it back right?" i hear myself say to her "and it doesn't cost anything?" after a bit more snarling and paper shuffling... i signed my new name and walked out of there slightly shell shocked.

So, it's official now - Angela R. L. Santos. Who knew it would be such a big deal?

Then I decide, after remebering Mrs. Lupien tell me about her students having to change what they called her, I might as well change everything now too dammit! I better start getting my kids to call me Mrs. Santos. My first attempt (beginner tap on weds) i say okay now what do you call your teachers at school? "Mrs. Ridowski! Mrs. Conner!" that's right and so from now on you're going to call me the same as that... no more Miss Angela - it's MRS. Santos, can you say that? "Mrs. Santos" some giggles, stunned faces and then i say it's like Santa but with an "O" so this little one laughs outloud... Mrs. Santa! ha ha ha!

MAN! i even get it from a 5-year-old.

well poo-poo on everyone cuz this is it now. and, if you haven't noticed by my previous entries - i quite like being married. and, so what if i left mail in the box for a couple of days before i realized it was mine? and, so this it shall be forever and ever AMEN.

hugs and love,
angela