Book Giveaway!

ok, nothing good has been happening lately in Scotland, except the unveiling of my new book blog!! I'm having a Book Giveaway!! So come over to The Sweet Bookshelf and enter to win!

We're Boring...

I know I've not posted anything for awhile. SORRY! Luis and I are pretty boring these days. Just working. Seriously.

Luis has been doing the laundry and keeping the kitchen clean, which I must say is AMAZING! I'm loving that...and I've been reading a whole lot. You can see my book reviews on my book blog:
Book Reviews By Mary. Stop on By!

I'll post something worthy of reading this week! I promise!

WIN Catching Fire!

Want to WIN Catching Fire? The sequel to Hunger Games?

Go to Lauren Barndholdt and enter her contest! This is my OH-MY-GOSH-I-WANT-IT book! It doesn't even come out till Sept 2009!!! GOOD LUCK!!

Spain

Luis' family travels to Madrid, Spain every year in September, from Portugal where they live, to spend a week with family at the temple. We are going this year!!

I haven't seen Luis' family in over 2 years, and I've never been to Madrid! We will spend the mornings, and some early afternoons at the temple, then the afternoon/evenings sightseeing and spending time with the family. We will stay at the Temple Accommodation Center with the whole family.

I can't wait! I really do miss his family. They are TERRIFIC! Even though I don't speak any Spanish, and they don't speak any English we still have a great time!

Tonight I asked off for the week we'll be going in September!! Now we just have to book the flights! I'm so excited! A week in Spain with my In-laws! YAY!!

THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME!

This morning, while Luis and I were still in bed, there was a knock at the door. Luis rushed up, and greeted the mail man. A special delivery that needs a signature? Was I expecting a package? Maybe it's for Luis from his work? Nope, it was for ME!

MY VISA & MY PASSPORT CAME!!!! I also got my drivers license back, my marriage certificate, among other documents. I'M FINALLY A LEGAL RESIDENT OF SCOTLAND!!!! I have been waiting for this day for 16 months. I was getting so tired of it all.

Of course Murphy's Law kicked in...I got the passport back that Immigration Lost, after I paid $100 to get an emergency one (that $100 could also be used to file for a new passport, so I wouldn't have to spend extra money)....My passport now needs renewing...next year. By which the date to renew the emergency passport will have passed...and I have to pay ANOTHER $100. Did you get that? This whole process will start again....How nice.

My drivers License runs out in 6 months, I could have renewed it while on my holiday in the States, but Immigration still had it....so now I need to get a British Drivers License. For some reason I think this is going to be a whole new situation....

BUT I'M FINALLY A SCOTTISH RESIDENT!!!! YAY!