Another week has come and pretty much gone...the days are just flying by it seems. I can't believe it is April already. One interesting thing that I did this week was apply for my passport. This was very interesting and exciting for me. It was a little crazy because I really needed to get my passport for my trip thats coming up in May and the passport takes about a month in order to get back so I needed to apply soon so I would have enough time to get it back. At first I didn't have my real birth certificate only copied ones. I thought that I was going to somehow have to go to Madison, since this is where I was born, and get my birth certificate. Luckily, my grandpa said he had the real one so I did not have to go and get it. After I got my real birth certificate I had to go back down to the post office and submit my papers, pictures, and payment for my passport. This was really exciting because it made my trip seem so real and so close. I have only been out of the country once and that was to Mexico. When I went to Mexico you didn't need a passport so I have never had one before. One thing I did not know about passports was about the picture you had to take. I had no idea that you could not smile or show teeth or anything. I was standing by the white background ready for my picture and they informed me I could not smile. This threw me off guard and I could no longer keep a straight face. When someone tells you not to smile it is hard to do as they tell you. The first picture I was smirking a little bit so we decided to take another picture and settled with that one. Let me just add that no smiling pictures are not very attractive! I will just be happy to finally get mine back for my trip.