Jersey Girl's Interview Diary

[Jersey Girl 2]

F**K it! Who cares about tea any more? I want a double order of 222s!!!

[Jersey Girl 2]

Okay, I'm calmer now, trying to absorb my fate and make the best of things. Our plan at this moment is to meet in Montreal for the interview and then go our separate ways so he can wait in Toronto for his visa.

But there's a slim possibility I can take off two weeks (between jobs) and hang in the Great White North with him. It's just a dream. Like the one where I drive 6 hours to Montreal and there's no snow in January. Then we drive to Toronto and the 401 is warm and dry. Then we pack up his things and drive down to Jersey with the Rainbow Bridge as POE. Again, the weather is perfect. Okay, maybe I'm not thinking clearly after all ...

[Buttons 0]

I'd recommend the Peace Bridge rather than rainbow. I use to live very close to the rainbow and crossed many times always having difficulty. The Fort Erie Bridge is more Knoweldgable when it comes to the Visa process. Just a recommendation. Merry Christmas !

[jg_am 0]

It's just a dream. Like the one where I drive 6 hours to Montreal and there's no snow in January. Then we drive to Toronto and the 401 is warm and dry. Then we pack up his things and drive down to Jersey with the Rainbow Bridge as POE. Again, the weather is perfect. Okay, maybe I'm not thinking clearly after all ...

Jersey, pray for good weather. We did and there was nary a trace of snow anywhere, including Bala where my fiancee lives, which is a snow belt. They had quite a bit earlier in the month.

[Jersey Girl 2]

It's now exactly two weeks to our Montreal interview. There has been a sea change in my focus and resolve. I'm determined and single-minded, getting all the papers in order and planning to cash in my Aeroplan points for a round-trip flight. He'll be coming from T.O. by train.

I'm thinking to opt for the cheapy hotel so we can spend a few nights together before we each go back to our respective homes and wait for Canada Post to deliver.

Had anyone told me 10 months ago that it would take this long, or cost this much emotionally, I'd have been scared s***less. But like The Fool in the Tarot deck, I merrily skipped along my way, never seeing the perils all around. And we're not out of the woods yet, since there'll be months of AOS.

Somebody needs to write a book. Not about the forms, since they change all the time. But about the stress of waiting, hoping, being apart, falling apart, self abuse of every kind, Canadian beer as medicine, and a deeper understanding of how the other person completes us in all the best ways.

[Autumnchik 6]

Good luck at the interview! Hope you can enjoy some time in Montreal too

[Emancipation 2]

Jersey,

Sounds like that someone could be you!! What else are you going to do with your AOS wait time anyway?

[billsgirl 0]

hey jersey girl...how r ya doing????.....hope all is well, and wishong you all the best on your interview day

[Jersey Girl 2]

I don't know what I would have done without all of you. Even though we never met in the flesh, we share a stronger bond than most people I see everyday at work.

The idea of risking thousands of dollars with a lawyer who probably isn't up on the latest immigration forms and procedures ... well ... But knowing I could ask my naive questions here, any day I had my Dumb Hat on, is very comforting and encouraging indeed.

So, to all of you perenially polite and helpful Canucks, a great big hug. And an invitation to visit Jersey, a very crowded place, where people are sleep deprived, rude, and put cheese on everything. But it's not as bad as California, where there's a class-action suit against a writer who plagerized parts of his book. The complaint is that when people read it, "he wasted their time"!

P.S. Billsgirl! All the best on your big day tomorrow! May you have all the happiness you deserve!

Edited January 5, 2007 by Jersey Girl

[Carlawarla 1]

We're counting the days with you JerseyGirl! Wishing you all the best and a successful interview!

Carla

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Hey Jersey Girl,

I just read your thread here and wanted to tell you the best of luck at the interview. I am sure the two of you will be fine. I also enjoyed this thread so much - your first comments made me laugh and I smiled all the way through - as well as sympathized - our K-1 journey took 9 months. The AOS will be a lot easier and no matter how long it takes will not seem nearly as strenuous as the two of you will be together - trust me on that one too - our AOS took nearly 2 years and was approved 3 weeks prior to our 2nd anniversary (yeah, they just wanted more fees from us when we adjust status!). Btw - I loved the comment about saying 'excuse me' when you flip someone the finger - how 'dual'! hehehehe

Kathryn

(who had to get used to asking for hot tea, too:-) )

[Jersey Girl 2]

Today I redeemed my Aeroplan points and booked a flight to Montreal. Also used hotwire.com to get 3 nights at the Hyatt Montreal for $100 U.S. a night, all in. It's one km to the Consulate and a 4-star hotel. After 10 months of celibacy, I want 600-thread-count sheets and room service, damn it!

The wheels are in motion, the countdown is clicking, and nothing can make me feel down, including the neighbour upstairs who wants to have me evicted for snoring, or the "senior graphic designer" at work who's threatened by a writer with a Mac who can lay out a page. I dare any New Jersey nutbar to stand in the way of a woman who's in the home stretch of a visa journey!

[misa 2]

You're almost there!

The wheels are in motion, the countdown is clicking, and nothing can make me feel down, including the neighbour upstairs who wants to have me evicted for snoring, or the "senior graphic designer" at work who's threatened by a writer with a Mac who can lay out a page. I dare any New Jersey nutbar to stand in the way of a woman who's in the home stretch of a visa journey!

This part made me laugh because I worked in the design industry for 8 years and I know exactly the kind of ego you are talking about with the "senior designer". It's one main reason that I left the industry -- to many freaking design divas and egos.

[Darkchild80 0]

Jersey you crack me up!!! You should definiately write a book on visa journeys. I would buy it! It would be humorous and informative at the same time. waited too long and I am still waiting with the AOSk! When will the drama end??? Good luck to you! Everything will be perfect.

[Mephys 2]

omg I want this book so bad! And with a signature in it please!

Oh I know the way you feel Jersey girl, and everybody else in here as well. Seems like there is nothing like living a situation to understand it. Nobody around gets it, nobody....

Mephys