One day closer...

Today I dropped my passport application, two ugly pictures, and my birth certificate into a fed-ex envelope and sent them away to the expediter. I learned a couple of things...
1). Don't have your passport pics done at Walgreen's. The background is supposed to be white...painfully stark, plain, white. Walgreen's digital crew "warmed" up the photo and as a result, the background was beige. So I had to have them done again...at the post office...by a non-photographer...after a very long day...with faded make-up...and pens sticking out of my frazzled hair. Not pretty. "Does this look like you?" asked the chipper little postal clerk. "Unfortunately..." I sighed.
2). Carry a comb, brush, or other hair taming device if there is even the tiniest chance of having your picture made for posterity.
3). The folks at the Post Office really know their stuff...when it comes to passports. Photography? Not so much....

So now I get to wait. It should be here Thursday or Friday...but I paid for Saturday delivery just in case. Now I just need to start checking things off of the shopping list...