I’d been meaning to renew my passport this past year but never really got around it (though I should’ve after Jack took a short-notice trip to Germany that I might’ve tagged along with otherwise. Oh, well). I finally bit the bullet once Jack surprised me with a huge Birthday/Christmas/Anniversary present in which I’d need one. I sent in the needed paperwork and lo and behold, it showed up within a week. Happy early Christmas to me–I’m looking forward to being a globetrotter!