tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360540.post7809561887985422718..comments2008-02-16T10:54:45.320-05:00erin :: the olive noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566606467183717600erin@chrisanderinlewis.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360540.post-49278844892573166212008-02-16T10:54:45.320-05:002008-02-16T10:54:45.320-05:00nyc: yes, it sure did!<BR/><BR/>beatriz: thanks for the comment - I've been catching up on your blog now too! Isn't it crazy that wait time?<BR/><BR/>cherrye: haha the "WHOLE" post...I know, it was a long one ;) Let us know how your appt goes! I'll cross my fingers!<BR/><BR/>passionate palate: thank you. I really try not to take it for granted living here - so I take the bad with the mostly good<BR/><BR/>eryn: yes, please email me when you're going to be here. we'll definitely get together!<BR/><BR/>michelle: wow, that's an opposite story...inefficient US compared with the relatively painless IT :)erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12566606467183717600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360540.post-73007095553578080862008-02-15T14:08:10.777-05:002008-02-15T14:08:10.777-05:00As others have said, yes, you have a great attitude to deal with this...sitting there all day freezing and hungry? Now that wouldn't have been good for anyone ;)<BR/><BR/>For the record, though, I was in and out of the Questura here within an hour BUT in Philadelphia spent a day similar to yours getting a photo ID at the DMV. Since I worked across the street at the time, I actually didn't even have to take the day off--just kept leaving on "breaks" to check in on what number they were on ;)bleeding espressohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360540.post-43175876701206909502008-02-15T12:30:02.424-05:002008-02-15T12:30:02.424-05:00it sounds like you had a fabulous attitude the entire time so BRAVA!<BR/><BR/>i'm always weird about leaving and taking walks in situations like those bc i always feel like i'm going to miss my turn.....but it sounds like that that's all you could do.<BR/><BR/>glad you go that out of the way, goodluck in april......alex and i will be there so soon! i would love to meet you guys for coffee or maybe lunch one day!Erynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338920250971519325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360540.post-67144596989228345432008-02-15T11:48:54.598-05:002008-02-15T11:48:54.598-05:00I admire you for keeping such a great positive attitude and remembering your gratitude for living in Italy. Yes, indeed, the system there is a mess. Great story, though.The Passionate Palatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484449522130310668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360540.post-72972070252486618702008-02-15T08:26:24.278-05:002008-02-15T08:26:24.278-05:00YEA! I was holding my breath through that WHOLE post!! I have to go next week for my apt. I am somewhat stressed, b/c even though I am married to an Italian...you never know. I went (within 8 days) to the Questura to declare "my arrival," um, ok. They didn't even look at the papers, and said, "Oh, you're married. Go straight to the post office. Then, of course, the lady at the PO didn't want to take my stuff cause we didnt have the letter from the Questura. Boh! Plus, we had to may more or less 75 Euro, 30 of which was to ensure the mailing from the PO to the Questura - that we had to walk right past on our way to the car.<BR/><BR/>But, you have a good outlook on it! I am glad it went well for you!! Wish me luck!Cherryehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12608692973637089618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360540.post-77391968753745140512008-02-15T04:47:46.091-05:002008-02-15T04:47:46.091-05:00You are right, even though we have to deal with bureaucracy, we have all the other amazing italian things at hand. I have written about it in my blog, and I describe it as falling in love, as I cannot even complain about the bad stuff, because I am overwhelmingly happy about all the good that comes with living in Italy. My husband got his appointment for next week (7 months after applying for it!)Beatriz's suitcase contentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16974767774677657719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35360540.post-10625249551673912222008-02-14T19:09:18.735-05:002008-02-14T19:09:18.735-05:00At least the day ended well!nyc/caribbean ragazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.com