We are Official

After a crazy process that spanned since October 3, yesterday we picked up our residency cards and we are all official residents of Spain for one year.  Not only does this mean we survived this process, it also means we can now open a "real" bank account ( we have had a temporary one since arriving), we can look for cell phones, we can get frequent buyer cards for local stores, and more. 

We celebrated yesterday with cheese dip (A co-worker had just returned from the US and brought back Velveeta and Rotel to prepare for the celebration.  She too received her residency cards yesterday), fried chicken, mashed potatoes, Napa Salad, and chocolate neopolitans from a local bakery.  Thank goodness we don't have big celebrations like this too often or every pound I have lost since arriving would be found.

Thanks for all your prayers!  Although there were some "bumps" along the way, the process went relatively smooth.