I’ve procastinated this process long enough and I’ve finally done it! I’ve officially changed my last name after being married for almost 2 years!! Even though some of my married friends had told me that the process is fairly easy, for the longest time I felt like I didn’t have enough information to go about doing it. It wasn’t until I found this article from SignonSanDiego.com that I was ready to take actions!! This article was straight forward and includes 2 important links to Social Security office and DMV. I wished I had found this web page earlier!! Anyway, I personally visited Social Security office on a weekday morning, 10 minutes after the office was opened. I only spent about 40 minutes there (includes waiting time) and they were able to change my last me on the spot. SS office automatically send your info to IRS so you don’t have to worry about that. I went to work immediately after so I contacted my human resources lady, who helped me changed my employee name right away. Finally, last Saturday, I made my way down to DMV (clairemont office). I arrived there 5 minutes knowing that otherwise I would be waiting in line forever. I thought I would be the first 10 people there but no, there were already close to a hundred people in line! Crazy! I thought it was going to be awful and I would get stuck there forever. But to my surprise, I got in, got my number, waited, filed my paper work, get my thumb print and a new picture taken all in 50 minutes. They were fully staffed on Saturday. It was really not that bad considering it’s DMV we’re talking about. The key is that you HAVE TO get there before it opens. 
As far as the government is concerned, I am now Cindy Lowe. Of course I’ll still have to change my name for my bank accounts, credit cards, health insurnace etc. But that should be pretty easy once I get my new driver license. So hopefully this post is informative for those of you who are planning to change your name after you get married, or have been planning to change your name but never got around to it!! Fear no more ladies!! It’s really not that bad. I’m not promoting that all married women should change their names though. I’m all supportive to those who don’t want to change their maiden names. Changing one’s name is completely a personal choice, not an obligation.
one of my fav engagement pictures. taken by felicia chang. processed bysusan yee.
I probably got the cold from my hubby, who got it from me a few weeks back (but my previous cold wasn’t as bad as this one)! I slept for like 15 hours yesterday because my body completely shut down. I’m feeling much better today though. Hopefully I’ll feel well enough this weekend to have some fun though. Sickness - not fun.
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