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Chris and I are leaving AB tomorrow. :crying::):D:( (I'm a mixture of emotions about this).

We had a dinner last night with my immediate family. It was nice, mom made us a turkey and ham dinner a la Thanksgiving. It was nice to get to have dinner with everyone one last time.

I've got a couple more loads of laundry to do today - finish packing and then we're leaving first thing tomorrow morning. The car's trunk is small and with a cat carrier in the rear seat, I think I'm gonna have to make a few trips back home to get the rest of the stuff. Here I thought I had purged enough.

We driving to Seattle for Monday night. Crossing at Blain POE. Tuesday we're visiting Chris' family and delivering the car to the shipping company. Wednesday we fly out to Honolulu with ThomasJ. We pick Thom up in Honolulu at animal quarantine then fly on to Hilo. Pick up the truck from the weather station (right next to the airport), get Dale out of puppy prison, then finally get to home sweet home in Pahoa. :D

And Trailmix - I didn't get the headlights done - hubby had a conniption about even the thought of that being required by the DOT. Plus, I hate spending $$$ I don't have to. :P

Hope you're all doing well!

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Wow - I hope you all have a safe and uneventful POE and flights. I have a friend who lives in Hilo - she LOVES it there! Good luck and safe travels.

“...Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world. It wouldn't be half so interesting if we knew all about everything, would it? There'd be no scope for imagination then, would there?”

.― Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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It's tough leaving family and friends. I thought I had it rough moving from Northern ON to Chicago but from AB to Hawaii - wow.

May you have a great POE and a very safe journey.

April 13, 2009 - Welcome to the USA letter rec'd. PRC to be rec'd within 3 weeks.

April 16, 2009 - 2 yr GC rec'd in mail.

March 2, 2011 - Mailed in I-751 to CSC

March 4, 2011 - I-751 delivered to CSC

March 4, 2011 - NOA issued

March 12, 2011 - NOA received

April 14, 2011 - BIO Appt 5/6/11

May 6, 2011 - BIO done in 10 minutes...no re-takes this time :)

June 27, 2011 - Email rec'd "Status - Approved"

July 1, 2011 - 10 yr GC arrived

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I wish you strength to ride through the storms of the thingie known as homesickness.

I wish for you a wonder-fully smooth transition to your new home in paradise....mmmmm...with your loving partner.

I wish for you all the love in the world, where/that we can all share. :D

(L)

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SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

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Have a great trip Cat!

I crossed at Blaine and was no problem except it took awhile for them to find someone that knew how to activate a visa. Once they found someone, it seemed liked it was only a few minutes. I imported my car a couple of weeks later at the Truck Crossing. Actually you may want to go to the Truck crossing instead of Peace Arch as there is a lot of construction going on at Peace Arch plus there might be more agents experienced in visas and importing cars there. Any questions about that you can just PM me.

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Have a great trip Cat!

I crossed at Blaine and was no problem except it took awhile for them to find someone that knew how to activate a visa. Once they found someone, it seemed liked it was only a few minutes. I imported my car a couple of weeks later at the Truck Crossing. Actually you may want to go to the Truck crossing instead of Peace Arch as there is a lot of construction going on at Peace Arch plus there might be more agents experienced in visas and importing cars there. Any questions about that you can just PM me.

Thanks Linda! You're a doll!

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Good luck Catty! I hope your trip is easy going and that your final destination is amazing.

"...My hair's mostly wind,

My eyes filled with grit

My skin's white then brown

My lips chapped and split

I've lain on the prairie and heard grasses sigh

I've stared at the vast open bowl of the sky

I've seen all the castles and faces in clouds

My home is the prairie and for that I am proud…

If You're not from the Prairie, you can't know my soul

You don't know our blizzards; you've not fought our cold

You can't know my mind, nor ever my heart

Unless deep within you there's somehow a part…

A part of these things that I've said that I know,

The wind, sky and earth, the storms and the snow.

Best say that you have - and then we'll be one,

For we will have shared that same blazing sun." - David Bouchard

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mmmmmm Hawaii - enjoy - that's a dream of mine, to see the Islands.. enjoy! :thumbs:

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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have a safe trip!!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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Have a safe and wonderful trip, Cat!

And don't forget all your VJ friends in the middle of winter when it would be a really nice time to invite random people you know on line to Hawaii for a week-long VJ meet-up.......

K1

10/02/2007 ~ Sent I-129F to CSC

2/27/2008 ~ NOA2!!! (148 days)

5/27/2008 ~ Interview --- APPROVED!!

5/28/2008 ~ Visa in hand (239 days)

7/17/2008 ~ POE Portal, North Dakota

7/26/2008 ~ Marriage

AOS

8/26/2008 ~ Sent AOS/AP/EAD to Chicago lockbox

9/18/2008 ~ Biometrics in St Louis

9/22/2008 ~ Transferred to CSC

11/05/2008 ~ AP/EAD approved (71 days)

1/20/2009 ~ AOS approved!!! (147 days)

1/29/2009 ~ 2-year GC arrived (156 days)

Removing Conditions

11/18/2010 ~ Sent I-751 to CSC

11/19/2010 ~ I-751 delivered to CSC

11/19/2010 ~ NOA1

12/10/2010 ~ Received biometrics letter

12/21/2010 ~ Biometrics in St Louis

12/29/2010 ~ Touch

1/04/2011 ~ Case status finally available online

2/16/2011 ~ Approved!! (89 days)

2/22/2011 ~ 10-year GC arrived (95 days)

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