All Legal and Such

On Friday I was sworn in by the Indiana State Supreme Court. Tony thoughtfully arranged to take his 10:00 a.m. exam earlier that morning and was there to support me and photograph the entire event for all you lucky blog-readers. Being a Maiolino now, I suddenly had new responsibilities: I was in charge of leading the entire second half of the alphabet. That's right. It was a lot of pressure. Pressure I never experienced as a Parsons - I was FIRST. I'm just saying.

I am the first row, farthest on the left. Blond.

Here I am stating my name before the Supreme Court of Indiana.

Here I am walking down the platform. I'm, on the faaaaaaaaaaaaaar left, behind the guy with the gray ear-hair (you can only see my hand and collar; my left arm and the rest of me is a black suit ). I only posted this picture because I was really worried that the collar of my pink business shirt wouldn't be straight enough (since I had washer/dryer cleaned it, rather than dry-cleaned it) -- but, thanks to Tony's insightful photography, I now know that it was. I'm so lucky to have a husband who anticipates and alleviates my concerns.

Still pretty excited to be sworn in.

Also wondering why my husband has decided not to sit in the "family" section of the auditorium; he later informed he wanted to get "really good" pictures for my parents since they couldn't be there and "the rules be damned!"

We are going to talk about following the rules later Prosecutor Brizzi, I promise.

Taking the oath.

Still taking it... It's a long freakin' oath!
Among other things, I promised not to have an offensive personality...
So help me Jeff, if you comment on this post I'm not picking you up for Thanksgiving at Uncle John & Aunt Wendy's.

Checking the program to see when this un-Godly long event will end.

I'm posting this picture because I think my hair looks nice. And it's my blog, so you readers will look at every damn picture I have to post....

Signing the oath FIRST because I'm a Maiolino now and get to be FIRST on my half of the auditorium. Take that Parsons!

Look who's legal!

A quick lunch before my deputizing. A lunch which will cause me to be late to my deputizing. But, whatever.

Being Deputized with Joe, Kristina, Megan, and Katie. I'm next to the door because I ran in about 3 seconds before this swearing-in occurred. Seriously. I'm amazed Tony got this picture.

Tony, being very supportive, took this whole process totally seriously.

He would never have tried to make me laugh during a super-serious swearing-in...for which I was already LATE....

Alright...in conclusion, I was sworn in and I was deputized.

I hope everyone's weekend was as exciting as mine. And I wish for all of you the satisfaction that comes with dedicating your life to something you truly believe matters.

Here's to spending each day making society a little safer.

Fabric of the World: Beware!

As many of you know I have been hoping, for months, to take up a new hobby: sewing. Specifically, I would like to learn to sew pillows and perhaps even curtains. Basically anything that involved sewing in a straight line. Well unfortunately this requires (unless you are an expert sewer - seamstress? - which I am NOT) a sewing machine. Now I know you can get a cheap sewing machine at Target, but I've heard those bend needles or run the thread bare or break; and if my sewing turns out terribly I'd like to know it's because I suck at sewing, not because my sewing machine sucks. So I was in the market for a quality sewing machine. Which is ridiculously expensive; seriously - totally out of our price range. But, unbeknownst to me, my incredibly sweet husband has been setting aside a portion of his income for the past few months to purchase my dream machine. And last Saturday he came home with...get ready for it...the PFAFF 3.0!


To be honest, other than take take this picture, I haven't done much with it so far. I'm a little scared of it. I did remember enough from my mom's sewing lessons to successfully route the thread from the spool onto the bobbin (I kept hearing, "Gently press the peddal, no GENTLY!"), load the bobbin into it's "home" under the needle, and thread the needle from the remaining spool.

So, unless I am mistaken (and please tell me if I'm mistaken), I believe I should be ready to sew. Yep. All ready.

Mom: were you, uh, planning on traveling out here anytime soon...?

PASSED!

Well everyone, this is my first blog post in the history of the world and it comes at a very exciting time for Lindsey and me. I'd like to let all of you know that my wife Lindsey has officially passed the Indiana State Bar Exam!!!!!

For the entire summer she prepared tirelessly day and night, and today this makes it all worthwhile. I had no doubt in my mind that she would pass, but I have to admit that I did sneak a peak at the results literally 30 seconds before she came to check them out for herself. I just needed to know what kind of day to prepare myself for....just in case. In any event, my lovely wife will be formally admitted to the Indiana Bar on October 17th (we're thinking 10am) and I will be there in spirit, since I have a biology exam at that exact time on that very day. Seriously.

So everyone, if you happen to see Lindsey or read this post, please give her a hug or call to congratulate her. She deserves it!