Home Sweet Home

Tonight after work Andy and I drove about 30 minutes north to Blackburn for the Everton away match.

Yes that white stuff just to the side of the pitch is in fact snow. It was SO cold!! Early in the day while we were at work it had started snowing pretty heavy but because it was so wet out it did not really stick. It turns out that Blackburn must have gotten a bit more then what we did.

We ended up drawing 0-0 and it was a still a blast... I love going to away matches!

We did not get home until 11:30pm and ended up not getting to bed until closer to 1:00am. Seeing how we have to leave for Liverpool tomorrow morning at 6:30am... I think we may be a bit tired!

Spent all night tonight getting everything filled in, paperwork in an organized fashion and now I am ready for Thursday!

The passport photo story got even crazier tonight. After work Andy and I decided to run by the Co-Op instead of going into Middlebrook to Asda. I went in, did not smile, had my shorter bangs/fringe and stuck my hair behind my ears. I then took the pictures home to find out that they were very very dark compared to the others and that the background was more of a dark grey and not white. *triple ugh* That is £12 down the drain.

So after we ate some dinner we decided to run back into Middlebrook and to Asda so that we can try a fourth time... which turned out to be a charm. I think I look like crap in the picture but it matches all of the rules so that is all that matters.

Okay. First of all, I again apologize for the horrible photo. I tried to get a better shot but I had to settle on this one because I am way too busy to try to not get the flash to show...

I have my ILR appointment in Liverpool on Thursday so I have started getting everything together today. When I was in the States working on my Spousal Visa I let myself get way too stressed out about it and then with the cats paperwork (which was even harder then my own) I was a complete mess! This time around I wanted to wait until a few days before to start so that it did not take over too much of my life. It is seriously amazing how a person turns into a ball of blubber when it comes to dealing with this Immigration stuff.

Andy and I stopped by Asda after work as we both had to get some passport photos taken. Unfortunately I do not think that I will be able to use any of the above.

I took the ones on the left first and after I came out Andy pointed out that it stated in the instruction poster (which was hanging just to my right the entire time) that my ears should be in fact showing. *ugh* That is £4 down the drain.

I then had to go back into Asda to buy something else so that I could get £10 back in pound coins so that I could try again.

So... I take the ones on the right. We get home and I look thru the photo guidance instructions and what do I see? It says that you can not have any hair hanging down and into your eyes. Darn my bangs (fringe). *double ugh* That is £8 down the drain.

I went into the bathroom and trimmed up my own bangs and will attempt to go back tomorrow after work. I will take all of them to my appointment on Thursday and they can pick which one they like the best. I guess it is good to have choices.

I am so sorry to expose you to this disgusting photo but can you believe that a person would hang this from the back of car?

He (come on.. there is no way this is a woman's doing) must have taken a vacation to Texas and brought this back as a souvenir. I saw these things hanging from the back of a few too many 4x4 pick-up trucks during my 3+ years in that lovely state.

And I am so happy that I have such a lovely view of it from my dining room window.