My Sex-Change

A few weeks ago I received a curious email from BYU informing me that there was a discrepancy with the Social Security Administration regarding my gender. Apparently, for all intents and purposes, the U.S. Government has considered me a man for 24 years of my life. Fascinating. This puts a whole new spin on life. Just think of the implications!

Today Andrew decided he had had enough of being married to a man and we took to trek 100+ miles away to the nearest SSA office in Sheridan, WY to prove, once and for all, that I am not a man. It took the SSA employee less than a moment to decide that I was telling the truth (no medical examination necessary) and after providing the requisite paperwork, we were on our way to enjoy all the fun that Sheridan had to offer. Unfortunately, there is little to do in Sheridan that we could not do in Gillette, so to celebrate my sex-change, we went to Starbucks where Andrew could get a hazelnut Steamer, and I, a hot chocolate and a cookie.

Not bad for a sex-change, eh?

And the winner is...Wyoming???

Driving Through Wyoming

Our prayers have been answered, and this answer definitely shows that our Heavenly Father has a great sense of humor. After months of despairing that Andrew wouldn't find a job he was finally offered one in Gillette, Wyoming! How is that for putting a kink in our well-intended plans?

We had always intended on moving to the East after we finished school and had dreams of all the lovely trees and landscapes (not to mention all the cool places to visit), but it seems that we are needed in Wyoming for some reason or another. We really hope that it isn't too permanent, though! We will keep dreaming of trees in the meantime.

A little info about Wyoming and Gillette. Did you know that Wyoming is the LEAST populated state in the Union? I wonder why...I guess we will find out as soon as we move there. Gillette is situated in the north eastern part of Wyoming and calls itself "The Energy Capital of the Nation." Gillette is a small town of about 30,000 people and it has great schools, which is the main reason why we are moving there. Andrew will have no worries about losing his job because of budget cuts (unlike most of the nation). It is also near such sites as Mount Rushmore and Devils Tower, so if anyone is looking to do some site seeing, stop on by!