Mary K's ramblings

24 October 2006

The internet connection has been down so I have mot been able to write. I have also been painting the house. Here are some pics.

Side view of the house

Bedroom colors

Kitchen

Check out flickr for others.

Love and hugs

fofinha posted at 10:44 PM

04 October 2006

Yes, you read that right, the paper is on the wall. Not the writing is on the wall though you could almost say that. Hehe. What this means to you living above the equator is that I am now officially registered to get married to W. APPLAUSE - CHEERING - SCREAMS OF THANKS TO GOD !!!

W and I (mom and our 2 witnesses) returned to the Registro Civil yesterday after going to pick up my registered documents required for me to be able to get married. Backtrack note - before we left the house, I prayed that God would help the ugly lady be nice to us. So, we arrive at the Registro and the ugly lady was not there, the nice lady was. Woo hoo!!!! Thank you Jesus!!! So, W and I give her the needed paperwork. She asked to see some of my other paperwork that the ugly lady said I would not need, but thank you my Lord, I brought it with me. I showed her those accompanying pages and she began entering information into the computer. Alleluiah!!!! W and I gave our addresses, parents names & ages, etc. The nice lady then went into the explanation that is it no longer required for anyone to take the other's name in marriage, you can if you want or you can take each other's name. I of course will add W's last name to mine. It is cool, I don't have to drop my maiden name - just add his. And then the lady was like did he want to add my last name to his, putting my maiden name at the end of his. I emphatically said NO cause that would be weird. Instead, he is taking my maiden name for his middle name (cause he does not have a middle name right now). Isn't that totally cool. He cannot pronounce it quite right but he will be a Hensley too. (I think he already holds some Hensley traits and I am not sure how good that is. ;7P)

So the thing about the paper on the wall, after you check that your names and information are right, you sign this page that is posted on the wall. It is posted for 15 days and anyone can come in and see who is getting married. This is done to make sure no one is already married. So W put our paper on the wall. Yeah!!

So, I am officially set to be a married woman. YEAH! Now God just needs to make sure I make a good wife. hehe

So the getting able to be married is done and then after the wedding will be the being recognized as the wife and permanent residence everything. Please keep all this in your prayers.

Thank you and I love you all.

mk

Labels: Wedding

fofinha posted at 11:20 AM

03 October 2006

I know I worked for the government and I have had to work and at times be part of the bureaucratic system - red tape - so I know it is there and have worked through it before.

Well, Welcome to a WHOLE new level!!

Holy Cow, Brazil is its own reason that the rainforests are being torn down. The amount or paperwork and copies that are made is monstrous. I said I would update you on the adventure that is my attempt of getting registered to be able to get married. (Cause here you have to get registered at least 15 days before you are married, then you can get married. Gotta make sure you don't have a wife or husband out there you know.) Well, prior to yesterday, my mom and I had taken my paperwork to the Registro Civil to see if I had what was needed and the lady said yes, just get it translated and it is all good. Well, yesterday we (W, me, mom and our 2 witnesses) went to the Registro to register and of the probably 15 pieces of paper representing my birthcertificate and the letter of singleness, they only wanted 5 pieces. Then the lady there, who is a thorn, said we forgot to get those 5 sheets (representing 2 things) official registered. You know, she could have told me and mom that the other day cause we have had my paperwork ready from the translator for about 5 or 6 days. So we went to the other office to see about getting the paperwork registered. We had to leave the paperwork and it cost another 84 reais. Holy cow I am going to be a pauper by the time I can actually get married.

So, here I am, sitting here waiting on lunch being fixed by L and waiting for time to pass today. Mom and I did go into town today and buy some stuff and stop by a florist here to see what flowers will be in season in November. I also needed some anti-allergy cream cause the bugs think I am sweet meat. Itchy, itchy, itchy.

This afternoon we will try again. We will go pick up the registered paperwork at around 2:30 and go back to the Registro to see if W and I can get registered to be able to get married.

Your prayers and thoughts are felt and continually welcome. I love and miss you all.

Ate mais tarde.

fofinha posted at 11:56 AM

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