SSA, DMV, FCU and a whOOooOOOoooOOole lot'a time...

Today. Was just one of those days from the moment my feet hit the floor.

I was merely to take a half day from work and go finish legally changing my name at the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles), the SSA (Social Security of America) and the FSCU (First South Credit Union).

Seemed pretty simple. 3 places, a couple hours...back to work.

Ch'yeah. Riiiiiiiiiight.

Took us longer than expected to leave the house. I thought I had all the necessary documents, buuuuuuuut if course. I didn't. Aaaaaaaaaaaanf of course. We didn't realize this until we were about to walk out the door. 

Things were going fine, for the most part, to begin with. We zoomed through the SSA. The little fellow that helped us seemed like he needed a vital dose of Early Seasons Greetings though lol, but other than that, not very eventful.

We weren't so lucky at the DMV however. Ugh. Pretty sure that the people working at the DMV are rejected elves or elves that have been fired from the workshop. Halfway through the most excruciating part (sitting in those chairs waiting, hoping, praying to hear your number called and then praying and hoping that it wasn't the voices in your head playing tricks on you), a man came in with his little girl. She was probably about 3 years old. As he sat down to start filing out the small autobiography they ask you to write about yourself, she began to amuse herself by walking wobbly around in a circle following the small shoe prints they had stuck to the floor.

By this point, I needed to call work and tell them I may not be back by noon but I would be there as soon as I got done. When I came back in from making the call, the little girl was still following the shoes.

She did this for about 5 more minutes...and then kept on doing it lol. About half way through, she began singing. Loudly and jibberishly. Her dad looked around and said with a sheepish grin, "Yeah, sorry." Few people chuckled and said, "It's alright!" After about 5 more minutes of the dizziness and singing her dad glanced up from his autobiography and chuckled. The man sitting next to him said, "Easily amused". Without looking up from his clipboard the man replied, "Wish I could be so easily amused" and just kept on writing!

Tyler and I looked at each other and I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Once the sun rose and the workers changed back into humans...my number was FINALLY called!!! Glory be! lol Many moons later, we were seen leaving the DMV! Me with my new liscence reading "Ashlie G Ingram" in one hand, and Tyler's hand in the other :-) We decided to grab some lunch. It was nice to be out in the middle of the day with my sweetie :-) Just we two. Perkins was pretty dead inside, so it was nice and calm. We sat and very much enjoyed the quite and peaceful atmosphere.

Heading back towards work, we then stopped at the bank. Once again, all was smooth. Our teller was a leettle bit cOO cOO and a leettle not all there, but very helpful!

About 10 minutes after leaving the bank as we were passing through a stop light we heard a "thunk" noise. Neither one of us had seen anything in the road. I though to myself when I heard the noise, "O boy, I hope whatever that wasn't didn't just pop his tire". 10 seconds later we heard a loud hissing noise. "Wha...??" I rolled down my window and stuck my head out. Yup. FLAT tire lol Tyler pulled into the BP and we both got out. So 10 minutes. 10 minutes! 10 minutes after my name has been legally changed in all ways and...bam!! First flat tire of our Been-completely-legal-name-change Ashlie-is-now-Ingram-by-government-paper-work marriage!! And it's only been like 10 mins!!! lol hehe love you Tyler!! :D

The tire was flat and Tyler had everything we needed to change the tire! Except the tool he needed to lower the spare tire to the ground from under his car lol. Soooo...we had to call my daddy and have him come help us. Sat down in the back of the car and pulled out my cell phone to call my work for the second time to let them know I probably wasn't going to make it back in until carpool time lol. Once my dad arrived, the boys went right to work.

While I was waiting and being of much help to my daddy and my hubby, :-P...I heard a car horn honk and turned around...

It was my buddy Chad! Haven't seen this kid in ages!! lol Very random. Chatted with him for a few and by the time he drove off....

Dad and Tyler were juuuuust about done changing the tire!!

Yay daddy!

Yay hubby!

lol

Waved by to dad, hopped in the car and set off down the highway to work.

AND...

I made it JUST in time for carpool!

wOOhOO :-)

The best part of the whole thing is...

THE DAY ISN'T OVER YET!!!

Spirit Week....whAAAaaAaaaAAAaAaAaat?? *says in very best Shawn Spencer Voice*

I'm at the front desk (where work doing what I do in the afternoons for aftercare).

Now normally, I have something to help me occupy my time. However today, I do not.

So...BLOG TIME!

In Us news:

Tyler & I are loving our new home and are working on getting it in decent order lol

This is what we refer to as, JuJu Magumbo. lol.

Basically, our clothes have been recreating themselves. Much like cloning :-P However don't be alarmed. This disease is containable and a vaccine is in the works. A full recovery is expected!

In the meantime...

I ♥ this guy!!! :-) :-) :-)

In Other News:

It's spirit week here at Lausanne.

Day one was PJ day and of course, I wore my Ninja Turtle Pajama-amas :-)

Yesterday was "Farmville Day". Yes that's right, we actually had a day themed "Farmville". That dumb facebook game! What is the hype people?? I don't get the excitement. It's dairy cows. And seeds. Tractors. A barn or two....

My grandparents have a REAL farm! lol *shakes head* Can no one do anything 3 dimensional anymore??

This is me with the Lower School art teacher Mrs. Curry. She has had her overalls since her Senior Year in high school. Which...that's when I got mine! My senior year of high school. She has worn hers for years for many different things, from painting her and her husbands first living room to Farmville Day at work :-)

Today, was Tacky Day lol. One of the funnier days in terms of the little kids. One child's explanation to an adult was, "Tacky means you wear different colors". Close enough for these guys! lol

This is one of the PreK teachers...she got her whole outfit from her Moms closet! LOL So awesome!

This was part of my outfit for Tacky Day...Jelly shoes and socks :-P Oh yes.

Tomorrow is Cereal Day...?? Yeah I dunno either.

Lausanne is full of activities during the fall.

Like this Thanksgiving display by the 1st grade...

 

This is a Thanksgiving Scene. A little village :-)

But where is the village idiot?? Can you spot her??

Found her!!!

Points for me :-P

After finding the village idiot, I asked her to accompany me on a walk about the school.

On our little tour, we ended up Unagie-ing a one, Rachel Hammons...bwahahahahahhaha...

As fulfilling as that was...

I am now STILL at the front desk. It's been about 30 mins. And I am sure certain death due to a severe overdoes on boredom is upon me!

Aaaaaand that's all I have for now.

I should be getting the wedding pictures any day now so EeeEeeeeEeeeeeEEEEeee!!! STAY TUNED! lol

Until next time...

 

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So I had the idea to start this blog while on our honeymoon when we were in Florida. But we couldn't get a signal from inside the condo and the internet on the boat was OMWORDWAYTOOEXPENSIVE. Thought I was going to have to sign a waver saying I would have to name my first born child after the captain of the ship or send the kid off to work on the ship when he became old enough lol...sooooo. I decided to wait until we got back :-)

I've actually wanted to start one of these for quite a while. I've entertained the thought for a couple months now but was always to busy with every other thought a planning bride has, the most important being of course...SLEEP lol.
Now, after getting married, I figure, "why not start now?"

So many interesting things happen in our every day lives and facebook only allows your status to be so long :-P So, hello blogspot! Perhaps this may be enjoyable to someone out there as they surf around for something to read, and for others, a way to keep in touch in a more detailed way.
At any rate...

These are the adventures and findings of "Carl" (real name Tyler) and "Ellie" (real name Ashlie) Ingram :-)
Newly weds and very much in love and lovin' it!
FYI: We lOve Disney Pixar's movie UP. We lOvE it lOvE it lOvE it!! Hence, Carl & Ellie and the titles and headlines for this blog (example: "Our Adventure Blog" aka "My Adventure Book"...etc.).

I suppose this weekend is as good a place as any to start...

So far this weekend I have been slapped in the forehead, punched in the chin and jammed through a doorway lol. Tyler (my hubby :-P) and Bethanie always seem to find new ways to inadvertently, accidentally...beat me up lol. Examples from above:
1- Tyler was giving me a piggy back ride from the living room to the bathroom. "Awww, that's cute". Yes I can hear you now. And it was. Right up until he tried to jam us through the small bathroom doorway. Instead of turning slightly sideways, he just tried to bulldoze straight through. My knees kept that from happening though.
2- While messing around with Bethanie, Tyler and I were trying to snap a funny picture of her and when I went to reach out she instinctively threw out her arm with her fist attached to and knocked me in the chin!
3- I had just gotten out of the shower. My hair was still a bit to wet after I had taken it out of the towel. Tyler was standing in front of me talking to me while I was getting ready for the day. So I was going to bend over and flip my hair back over to ring it out some more, only when I did my forehead ran into Tyler's palm which he extended to give me a hug at the same moment...WHAMSLAP! lol

 These occurrences are pretty common and add a nice touch of "the unexpected" in my day.
Like a great sale...
   Gotta love a good sale!

On the other hand, the non-getting beat-up hand lol...
Today was a VERY good day for shopping indeed! Went to target and hit up the Halloween sales and racked UP lol Saved about $106. Got some candy, hehe :-P And some cute baby stuff (it's not for me pp so don't get your hopes up lol).
I'd say that's a pretty decent sale :-P
Headed to the mall where we found 6 tshirts (awesome ones I might add lol) for about $25, layed down on a mattress I'm convinced were made of cloud fluff, check out frosty at build-a-bear, stopped by Godiva for a FREE truffle (oooOOoOoh yes my friend!), and bought a delicious cookie covered in icing :-D
Yeah...twas a rEEEeEEEeeeEeEEEEEeEeeally good day :-)

Back home now. Had a yummy dinner of BBQ sandwiches (Tyler's dad made the BBQ...VERY MMM-MMM), watched some Monk, did some laundry,cleaned up a bit. Finished it off with a bubble bath and cuddlin.
We are truly blessed :-)

What else is there??

That's right....saved $ONE-OH-SIX ($106). Ah, nothing like an after-a-holiday clearance sale!