Looks like 2.0 WILL be traveling:)

Yesterday was a big piece of the legal reclamation of my name........ It involved DMV;-) And some very serendipitous means overtook the day, that led me to believe I may in fact be doing some more traveling in this chapter:) And well.....I am here for it! I went to the DMV with the intention of getting a Real ID in my new name, and changing my name, and just accomplishing that.....with hopes of having time to head to the bank.....but didn't quite get there because then the day took on a life of its own....and as I was listening to the DMV folks speak to people, one of them was encouraging a passport over the Real ID.....and a passport was on my long term radar, but not in the short term, and certainly not yesterday .....so I got called for a different ticket guy and told him my intention, to change my name, and get my Real ID......he asked me for my documents, which I proudly produced......except.....I needed two pieces of mail with my new name, 2.0's name.......the name I was changing yesterday.....well that was impossible lol:) So he gave me a paper license card to update my current license till renewal, versus sitting and waiting in the camera card line, and I decided to go all in on the passport:).....getting the info from the specific guy who was encouraging it to folks....my number being called the second time to meet with him:) That felt important in the moment......and then I headed to one office that did not do it anymore, but sent me to the library.....she gave me the form, and gave my info to a lady that would be contacting me to make an appointment......so I thought OK, this won't get done today but it will get done.....she said I should go get my picture done for it in the meantime.....so I went to the transfer service and did that...and as I was there my phone rang, and it was the passport lady, saying she was booking through August, but had a cancellation at 1..... I told her I would take it! I went and met my kids after VBC.....fed them lunch....came down to get a money order from the post office, just as they were opening back up from their lunch break:)....and then went to my passport appointment, and did the thing! So in 6 weeks.....my 2.0 self will have a passport!!!! And I want to get them for my kids too soon:) We got places to go:) And what struck me yesterday in all of that was the divine placement of it in my life......I had NO intention of passport seeking when the day began.....and every piece fell into the perfect place to be the final outcome....and I cannot express how much I LOVE when that happens in life....and I feel the beat of the alignment and circumstances meant for me unfolding.....like Tetris....:) And I also feel there is a reason, one up ahead, and yet to be discovered, that my appointment was yesterday and not in August:) And that all those pieces laid out the way they did.....and to be honest I did not expect how BIG it would really feel to finally change my name fully, and step into it, to see it in print.....but it really held a big significance for me yesterday.....like a culminating piece.....and the timing seemed perfect.....and I love that I have learned to trust that, but more importantly FEEL that so deeply:) so today is my kid's last day of VBC, and I will be changing my name in more places and then adventuring with my crew this afternoon.....we had friends for smores and pizza last night which was lovely:) and I am hoping by day's end most of it will be wrapped up......we have a fun couple of days planned for the holiday, and then off next week to hike and travel some with my parents:) And it feels good to step into a name that feels like mine, finally:) New era has officially begun.......#2.0:)