"Name Change" Date

Since we've been married, I've been going through the process of becoming a Fluty. That means having to stand in the long lines at the DMV, Social Security office, and the HR department at work (okay, maybe that one didn't have a line). It also means having to call every business I can think of - cell phone company, banks, credit card companies, etc. But, more or less, I've pretty much completed the process of being a Hankins to being a Fluty.

So, with all of this hard work, we (or mainly me) figured a date was in order. David agreed to take me out on a "name change" date to 1) celebrate becoming a Fluty and 2) so that I would stop complaining that he didn't have to change his identity like I did. ;)

On Saturday night, we ventured out into the Austin night. Our first stop was Uchi, a trendy sushi restaurant on South Lamar. David took me there on our second date, so we thought it would be a good place to go (and celebrate being married and not being nervous like we were on that date!). When we arrived, the valet guy said that it was a 2 hour wait and, by the time we got inside the restaurant, it had become a 2 hr. 40 minute wait. Since we didn't feel like eating at 10 p.m., we headed downtown to our next favorite (we did get a $10 coupon to come back to Uchi - pretty cool!).

Our second choice was Truluck's, which is probably where we should have started. We didn't have to wait very long, and the meal we got was fantastic (as it always is!). Seafood and steak don't get much better than Truluck's. After dinner, we decided to go have a couple of beers at The Gingerman Pub, and some friends ended up meeting us for drinks. It was the perfect end to our "name change" date. Here's a picture of us at the bar (note my new 'do - got it done that day):

And, for all the "complaining" I do about how much there was to do to change my name, I'm really just kidding around. It really wasn't that bad and I wouldn't change my new last name for anything. I love it and my husband very much!!