Well, goodness, I have to say life has been pretty uneventful for me! Grrrrrr, I am kind of frustrated with myself because I haven't been doing anything.... literally. Well, I mean I go to my work and some of my classes. I try to study but then I distract myself. I need some motivation.

The warm, beautiful weather in Colorado was short lived and it is looking nasty outside. Weather.com said that it is supposed to snow tonight.... oh joy.... My coat hasn't come in the mail yet. I had a good winter coat before winter break (which I had stolen from my mom.... ;)) but I accidentally left it at home.... then the coat that my dad got me from Khol's started falling apart.... so I ordered a good coat online from a store based out of Colorado and they know their coats!

But, yeah, I don't know what my deal is. I don't know. I need to get my act together!

Ok, so I'm pretty sure that you (Mary) are the only one who is reading this at this moment. I didn't get to tell my story earlier:

My Trip to the Colorado DMV:

Ok, so if I want in-state tuition next spring I must become a full out Colorado resident. One of the criteria is to obtain a driver's license.

I get to the DMV and go inside where I am promptly handed a number (B463). I take my seat among the chaos... this DMV is much much bigger than the one in Leavenworth. I wait for a little while and watch this kid run back and forth from one end of the room to the other.

Finally, they call my number and I go to the desk, where I am greeted by an overly excited to be at work today, "Hi! What can we do for you today?!"

"Well, I would like to exchange my Kansas driver's license for a Colorado one!" I said.

She replies, "Well, we can certainly do that for you! You'll just need to surrender your Kansas driver's license, but you can still use it as just an ID and your Colorado driver's license will be in the mail! If you could give me your driver's license?"

"Very cool!" I reply as I fish my license from my bottomless pit of a purse.

I pull out my driver's license and pass it across the counter. She takes the license and begins to type in my information.

Suddenly, she burst into a loud, so everyone in the room can hear her, laugh!!

At this point, I haven't said anything and I'm pretty sure her computer is not telling a joke, so I ask, "What?"

She loudly replies through her giggles, "Your last name is Dykes!"

My response was, "Yeah, it is."

I wasn't quite sure how to respond to that statement...because I know that everyone thinks it when I tell them, but no one had ever said anything about it, they just kept it inside.