Jersey Girl's Interview Diary

[Jersey Girl 2]

Strangely calm. Or maybe just tired. It's one week to the interview and I've been wide awake since 4:00AM. Toasted an English muffin, sectioned a pink grapefruit, and brewed a pot of Starbucks.

This week-end, I'll give the Notary's seal a workout on the AOS I-134. Am already getting the forms ready for the next AOS (adjust status).

I can't remember being born, but there must have been a feeling of release, coming out on the other side, surfacing for air. I sense I'm getting ready to emerge onto the other side of this journey.

It has been bigger than high school, tougher than a Master's degree, and I've learned more in one year than all my years of book learning. People who persevere through this are fighting to life, because they know it can be good, if you work to make it so.

[Jersey Girl 2]

Have run the gamut of emotions: thrill, fear, anxiety, panic, calm. Have gotten everything but my as* notarized and photocopied. Have driven my husband bonkers with my checklists. Have panicked about winter weather in Newark and Montreal. Have debated about bathing suits, since the Hyatt has a pool. Have bitten my nails down to scabs. Now I'll start all over again, only this time with a Sleeman's Cream Ale.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Fine Canadian beer that Sleemans is!! Was a smal lcompany at one time, not sure if Molson bought them out or not, thought I read about a few yrs back that Molson was interested in buying them. I'm sure they had a honey pale ale at 1 time that was to die for!! 2more days, go jersey girl!!

[Jersey Girl 2]

flames, I joined a beer club this week in South Orange, New Jersey. Monthly tastings are held in a brew-pub, where the brewski's are great and so is the food.

The theme this month was Belgian beers. Good, but too often too spicey for me. I asked if they ever did a Canadian theme tasting and got a blank stare. So I gave the importer a piece of paper that said "Brick Premium Lager." He said it would be expensive to get. I said, "We'll pay!"

brew-pub

[bebop + rocksteady 0]

Hey, we're not ALL bad!

Cass (bebop the great)

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.

[Jersey Girl 2]

Okay, I've morphed into a maniac the night before I fly Air Canada from Newark to Montreal and the forecast is for the first really cold weather of the winter and my husband who usually sports a ponytail will be unrecognizable to me because he got it cut off today because I went ballistic saying that if he looked like a criminal he would be denied a K-3 and I just drank the last beer in the fridge and I have to leave my car 4 days in a lot near Newark Liberty Airport and as you know, Newark is the car theft capital of the country so I have to remember to remove my insurance card from the glove box and oh yeah I have a small purse to fit into my big purse which won't be allowed into the Consulate nor the keyless remote for the car so I'll leave those in the Hyatt with the surprise bathing suits I'm packing because winter or no winter after this is all over we're going to bob around in the pool and have champagne sent up to the room period (talk to you all on Saturday)

[jg_am 0]

Don't forget to breathe!

[Buttons 0]

Best of Luck today Jersey Girl! You'll do fine !

[munchkins 0]

Not normally in here but just wanted to add my good wishes for a successful outcome

All the luck in the world to you both, hope to see the approved as soon as poss.