A Kansan

Well I'm officially an Kansan. I didn't plan on becoming one so quick...or as quick as I did, but it's how it worked out. 4 requirements (As I see it) to being a resident of a state..

1. Car Insurance
I renewed my car insurance late last month because it was expiring and needed to be renewed. I paid a much higher amount than I had paid previously, about 175 dollars more expensive for the exact same coverage. It was insane. I figured I'd have to think about about it and figure out what to do when I pay it again in 6 month, because that much was just ridiculous for car insurance. Then while I was gone last week, I got a letter in the mail with my permanent insurance cards that said I owed another 85 dollars, now that was just insane and intolerable. That almost doubled my car insurance for moving to another state. INSANE!! So I went and talked to them about it, realized that I really have way over the amount of coverage that I needed. I was previously on a plan with my father to be grandfathered and keep a low deductible, but as a single person with only my name, I didn't need that much coverage. I also after asking about it..the lady realized that the 85 dollars more was because the guy who had done it the first time put me in as a male after I paid and left the office. So once we figured that out, and I chose a lesser amount of coverage, but still plenty...my insurance was only 110 dollars more expensive than it was in Nebraska. Welcome to Kansas Jerilyn!

2. Drivers License
I went and got my Kansas Drivers License on Tuesday of this week. After talking about it with people at work, I knew what I needed to be sure to take with me. Items needed for Kansas Drivers License if you have a valid state license. 1. Current out-of-state license, 2. another form of ID (i.e. birth certificate, or passport), 3. bill to prove current address. No where on any website is 3 listed, as it just became a law in February. Now this is annoying when you drive all the way there and cannot get a license because no one told you, that item was needed. Luckily I had heard people who that had happened to talk about it, and I knew to take mine in. So I passed the eye exam, the lady cut my picture (which I liked) off of my NE license and told me to keep the rest of it in case anything happened to mine now. (I was sad to see the license be cut apart) and I headed over to get my picture taken. Now I don't have the same belief as my father, that you don't really need to smile for a DL picture because you aren't smiling if you get pulled over, I get ready and do my hair and make up, I want to like my picture. I took my picture, liked it and (as I already knew) I got a temporary license. Yes, in Kansas, they don't have the machines to print out the license (like I had in NE) while you are waiting, so I got a piece of paper that serves as my temp license until my real one is mailed to me in 7-10 days. Hopefully it will arrive before I head off for Vegas. Why is this necessary? Welcome to Kansas!

3. Kansas License Plates (or Tags as they call them)
After realizing that I probably shouldn't wait until next month (like I had originally planned) to get my new Kansas plates, I headed in today to get them. The process is this when having an out-of-state lien on the title. 1. Get the bank to fax a copy of the title to the tag office, 2. Get the vehicle inspected for 10 dollars to make sure the VIN is the same, 3. stand in line to get tags. Now this process when very smoothly and I think the people at the tag office were wonderful. Courtney faxed my title to the office, I picked it up, picked up a number (for number 3) and headed around to have my car inspected, no this isn't an emissions inspection, just VIN and engine inspection. I don't really think it's 10 dollars worth, but whatever. Then I headed back in to the other part of the building and because I had pulled a number before I got inspected, my number was just 7 off, and with 4 of them not there any more, I only waited about 5 minutes. The lady that registered my car was very nice. So now I currently only have one, back plate. It's a pretty blue plate, but it's alpha numeric..which I've never been a fan of (which isn't like NE's plates unless you live in Lincoln or Omaha). I have an empty, stupid looking hole where my front plate was, which will need to be filled with a Husker's plate when I have the time to get one. Plus this plate is only temporary until my new Kansas personalized plate. Welcome to Kansas

4. Voter's Registration
Now this was the first thing I got completed, since the Democratic Caucus was in early February. I've even got my very own voter's card! Welcome to Kansas!

So now I am officially a Kansan!!!

Much love!