We're officially Swiss foreign nationals

I am feeling very accomplished today, having finally mailed the Christmas gifts and announced ourselves at our local government. Despite our fears, the latter was actually much less painful than the former (Oijoy knows what I'm talking about).

Other than the exchange in which we told the local official we have a 23-room house, we understood and were understood during the whole conversation. There was no scowling or jeering, no blood tests, no black sheep propaganda. Only smiles and a pamphlet on recycling.

We're official.