cannot believe the level of pride I had in myself today:
had to go to the German consulate to renew my son's passport, and brought ALL the required documents (wedding cert, parents' passports, citizenship documents etc.) AND the required copies AND the correct passport photo AND the prepaid registered mail envelope AND the correct, everchanging amount of cash for the application AND the parents passports and EVERYTHING
expecting a congratulatory call from Angela Merkel any minute now