I had to get my passport renewed. It was a chance to update my picture and actually have a decent one taken...one without the half head of bangs. The day I went to get my picture taken, I made sure I dried my hair with the hair dryer and I even put on makeup. It would not be a repeat of last time! But alas...it was to be a passport picture. When it was ready to take the picture, they told me I couldn't smile. (Apparently, in British passports, you are not allowed to smile in your passport picture.) But I'm American...so I needed to smile! In my confusion of whether to smile or not smile, I ended up making a posed smile...and the result? Another horrible passport photo. Oh well. It will only last me for 10 more years!
My latest discovery is that I have to take a test on Life in the UK before I can apply for indefinite leave to remain here. There is a book to read, things to be memorized, and a test to pay for and take. So soon I will know more about percentages and facts about the UK than my husband or work colleagues! Hopefully, that is. Time is not really on my side, as I have a few weeks to cram and pass. And so off to study I go...