"I see no reason not to grant your petition."

[sistawendy]

You are reading the words of the newly minted Maura Catherine. The surname remains the same.

I'll admit my hands were shaking when I signed the form, but it wasn't out of trepidation, I assure you. As I finished handing everything in to the clerk & paying, I almost left my driver's license on the counter. A lady picked it up and, seeing me from behind, called me ma'am. Perfect.

The nitty gritty: it took me

• $160 - yes, it's supposed to be $150, but they don't make change so I got a couple of extra certified copies - and
• 75 minutes, including 30 minutes spent waiting for the judge to return from lunch to
• the NE district court house in Redmond

I've been grinning like a fool ever since I left the court house.

Comments

[girlgoth.livejournal.com]

YAY!!! Congrats! :D

[9thmoon.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. :)

[icprncs.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. I'm so pleased.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[trystbat.livejournal.com]

Fantastic!

[solarbird]

Congratulations ^_^

[maellenkleth]

well, congratulations, kerasi! it was a long time coming.....

maria-katriina [something-or-other]

[draggonlaady.livejournal.com]

Whoohoo! Grats!

[javagoth.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!!!

[loree.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[la-roja.livejournal.com]

Congratulations Maura!

[ionan.livejournal.com]

DING!

[ximinez]

Congratulations!

[evillinn.livejournal.com]

WOOHOO! I've been having a really crappy day, so I stepped into LJ, hoping somebody would have good news. Reading this put a smile on my face and made everything better.

Welcome to the Self Empowered Name Changers Club, Maura Catherine! We don't have T-shirts, but we're still the coolest kids around.

[thevfrchick.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!!

[mahariel.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, ma'am! ;)

[tylik.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Yay!!!

(And I'm afraid I'm going to think of you as my namesake, at least a little...)

[maellenkleth]

Heh, well, me too, since Katriina is the Finnish take on Catherine. ^_^

No Catherine-wheels, please!

[cuddlyeconomist.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[entelein.livejournal.com]

Yayyyyyyy!

[parityanimal.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! Conga Rats and all that stuff!

I know you must be still grinning like a fool.

:)

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

I am. I am indeed.

[spaceling.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Maura. :)

[beaq.livejournal.com]

Aww!

Hi, Maura!

[tiff-seattle.livejournal.com]

awesome. now just don't get in some accident or something and have to go to the hospital and then be forced out at work before you're ready. :p

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

Right. I just have to make it for three months.

[savannarama.livejournal.com]

I almost left my driver's license on the counter. A lady picked it up and, seeing me from behind, called me ma'am. Perfect.

I giggled in delight for you. :)

[tmfkan64.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[oracle2c.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

[sitapixie.livejournal.com]

*YAY*

[onefishjyuufish.livejournal.com]

GRAAATS!! ♥ ♥

[heyokish.livejournal.com]

Dear Maura,
Congratulations!
xk

[torreybird.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, and hello Maura!

[sheistheweather]

Hoorayyyyy!

[durtro93.livejournal.com]

yay!!!!!