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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
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Just finished e-filing my taxes... WooooHoooo....!!!! getting $2,750 back. That'll just about cover ther flights to go get Lek back here. Now there's just "little matter" of the money for the few weeks in Thailand, the rental Mustang Convertable for 10 days while we drive around San Francisco and to the Redwood Forest, Las Vegas, Zion National Park, Antelope Canyon, Grand Canyon then to LA to catch the train to Kansas City

Our Visa Journey

07/29/07 ---- Mailed I-129F

08/25/07 --- Check finally cashed (8/27 I should be able to see the R number on the back).

08/27/07 --- NOA1 Arrives from CSC and I create my account profile on the USCIS.Gov web-site (the clock starts)!!!

02/05/08 --- After 191 days NOA2 (Approval) comes at last!!!!

2/14/08 --- NVC sends letter saying that it's on the way to the US Embassy in Bangkok

2/25/08 --- She receives Packet 3 from the Embassy

3/29/08 --- She receives Packet 4 with interview date (July 11th).

3/30/08 --- I e-mail the Embassy asking to make the date earlier because I've already got our tickets for June 13th!!!

5/6/08 --- No help from the Embassy. Rebooked tickets and vacation till September.

5/21/08 --- Embassy calls her and moves interview to May 27th!!!!! You have got to be kidding me!!!

9/21/08 --- POE San Francisco!!!!

12/8/08 --- Married!!!!

12/15/08 --- Mail AOS + AP + EAD package to Chicago

12/28/08 --- Come back from vacation and find AOS/AP/EAD NOA 1 and Bio App notices in the mailbox!!!

1/13/09 --- Bio Appt

4/22/09 --- AOS Interview "APPROVED"!!!

3/04/2011 --- OUR BABY IS BORN... We have a son!!!!!

3/10/2011 --- Mail I-751 application to lift conditions on residency

3/12/2011 --- I-751 Package received by CSC

3/14/2011 --- NOA 1

3/21/2011 --- NOA 2 (Biometrics Appt 4/18/2011)

5/27/2011 --- ROC Approved. 10 Year Green Card arrived 6/04/2011

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One of my brothers has been pretty impressed by my engagement ring. He says it looks very futuristic. I asked him what he'd like as a belated Christmas present and he sent me this message:

Maybe get me a laser ring? It doesn't have to be as powerful as yours. Just so I can kill a few people.. smiting them.. That'd be awesome.

:D

I read the quoted text first and went :blink: . That's the first time I've had to read the response first to understand the quote. Your brother's a hoot, Rachel. I would like a laser ring too. For the same reason. :lol:

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Woohoo!! I'm finally here for the...um..party. :huh: Oh...well at least there's a little cheese left. :D

*throws a blanket over Aly, carefully removing empty bottle(s) of wine*

I like the "graduation" certificate by the way. Of course you know this means that you are now a chain in the approval process. Soon people will be screaming as to why the November filer got their certificate before the August filer! At least, if I have anything to say about it! :hehe:

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Scotland
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sorry for running away last night. Nick and I had HUGE row over the phone. All sorted now and kissed and made up as best as we could over the phone. Now spending the rest of the day getting stuff ready for the burns supper tonight so I'll catch you all tomorrow.

MY TIMELINES

K1

06/21/2007 - petition mailed....finally

07/09/2007 - NOA1 (hard copy 07/11/2007)

11/13/2007 - NOA2...127days after filing (hard copy 11/17/07)

12/22/2007 - packet 3 rec. (12/28/2007 returned)

01/11/2008 - medical (allergic to tetanus shot, requirement waived)

02/05/2008 - interview @ 10am - APPROVED!!!!!!

03/12/2008 - Flying Glasgow - Dublin - Chicago - Omaha

05/31/2008 - WEDDING

AOS

07/31/2008 - AOS and EAD finally mailed

08/02/2008 - Delivered

08/08/2008 - Check cleared

08/11/2008 - NOA1's for AOS and EAD recieved (reciept date 08/07/2008)

08/16/2008 - Biometrics letter recieved

09/09/2008 - Biometrics at 1pm, Omaha

09/26/2008 - AOS transferred to CSC

09/29/2008 - AOS touched (took out envelope at CSC and put in new pile)

10/03/2008 - AOS touched (probably that RFE coming soon!!!!)

10/06/2008 - AOS touched AGAIN!!! (surely it's an RFE)

10/15/2008 - EAD CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED!!!!YEY!!!

10/27/2008 - EAD IN HAND

01/12/2009 - AOS touched

01/26/2009 - Email from CRIS. GREENCARD PRODUCTION ORDERED..YIPPPPEEE

ROC

10/25/2010 - ROC mailed

11/15/2010 - NOA1 and check cashed

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One of my brothers has been pretty impressed by my engagement ring. He says it looks very futuristic. I asked him what he'd like as a belated Christmas present and he sent me this message:

Maybe get me a laser ring? It doesn't have to be as powerful as yours. Just so I can kill a few people.. smiting them.. That'd be awesome.

:D

Aww cute - how old is he?!?! Now I want to see your ring!!!

Just finished e-filing my taxes... WooooHoooo....!!!! getting $2,750 back. That'll just about cover ther flights to go get Lek back here. Now there's just "little matter" of the money for the few weeks in Thailand, the rental Mustang Convertable for 10 days while we drive around San Francisco and to the Redwood Forest, Las Vegas, Zion National Park, Antelope Canyon, Grand Canyon then to LA to catch the train to Kansas City

Awww - wish Jeremy were getting that much!! It's enough to cover his suits and a ticket for his aunt to get a coach back home from PHX so we can do a mini PHX-LAX road trip together as a "married" couple :D Not that there is much to see on the I-10 going through the desert but still... :lol:

Moxie - I hope you didn't steal all my leftover wine!! As for the certificates... well - I am only going to do them for the July filers who hang around here ;) Maybe when I get a bit of time I will put up the different backgrounds here so people can pick their own - they can give me a general feel for the type of thing they want then I can make them, host them and people can use them however ;D

In the meantime though I should really think about writing my vows...

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sorry for running away last night. Nick and I had HUGE row over the phone. All sorted now and kissed and made up as best as we could over the phone. Now spending the rest of the day getting stuff ready for the burns supper tonight so I'll catch you all tomorrow.

Sorry to hear about that. :( But happy to hear it's all over and everyone's happy! Ya know...make-up phone sex is the best kinda phone-sex. :lol:

Moxie - I hope you didn't steal all my leftover wine!!

Just borrowed, actually. You can have it back when I'm done... :whistle:

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Hmmm :angry: Only if you fill it back up with wine!! And not the recycled kind!! :lol:

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Russia
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The only vow I know is "The Non-conformist's Oath" (by Steve Martin):

I promise to be different.

I promise to be unique.

I promise not to repeat things other people say...

------------------K1 Timeline------------------

05 Jul 2007: Mailed I129F petition

06 Jul 2007: CSC received petition

09 Jul 2007: NOA-1 Issued

10 Jul 2007: My check clears the bank

13 Jul 2007: I receive NOA-1 in the US Mail

19 Nov 2007: Touched

19 Nov 2007: USCIS website shows APPROVED

23 Nov 2007: I receive NOA-2 in the US Mail

12 Dec 2007: NVC receives petition

14 Dec 2007: NVC ships petition to Moscow embassy

19 Dec 2007: Moscow embassy receives petition

26 Feb 2008: Interview at Moscow embassy

13 Mar 2008: Received visa

18 Mar 2008: POE in Atlanta

09 May 2008: Wedding

-----------------AOS Timeline------------------

16 Jun 2008: Submittal for AOS

23 Jun 2008: NOA1 for AOS (I485, I765, I131)

24 Jun 2008: AOS checks cashed

15 Jul 2008: Biometrics appointment

04 Sep 2008: Received I-485 Interview letter

05 Sep 2008: AP/EAD Approved

08 Sep 2008: AP/EAD Received

29 Sep 2008: I-485 Interview (I-551 Stamp received)

07 Oct 2008: Green cards received

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Haha - yet by reciting that you are breaking the third :lol:

I thought they would be easier than this... I have loads of ideas but lots of it is just nice guff to say and not promises or vows... Grr... I really need a brainstorming session... I think I am just going to write a rambling mess then cut it down...

I want to epitomise our journey together through this whole process and that is so hard to put into words...

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Hmmm :angry: Only if you fill it back up with wine!! And not the recycled kind!! :lol:

Oh. :unsure: You should have mentioned that little sticking point when you were unconscious and I had to pry the bottle from your hands.

The only vow I know is "The Non-conformist's Oath" (by Steve Martin):

I promise to be different.

I promise to be unique.

I promise not to repeat things other people say...

Sent to me in an email from a friend of mine getting this summer, Dr. Suess vows: You'll need a minister (and family) with a sense of humor:

Minister: Will you take her as your wife? Will you love her all your life?

Groom: Yes, I take her as my wife, Yes, I'll love her all my life.

Minister: Will you have, and also hold Just as you have at this time told?

Groom: Yes, I will have, and I will hold, Just as I have at this time told, Yes, I will love her all my life As I now take her as my wife.

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Ok - I have a bunch of notes and guff that I don't know how to put together and I feel like I need to add more to it...

Jeremy, today in front of our friends and family I pledge to be your loving wife. I believe that actions speak louder than words and it is our actions that have taken us to where we are now, our separate journeys that have joined to become our journey through life together. Throughout our life journey I promise to find the sunshine behind every cloud, pick you up when you are down and live for the moment. I promise that I will keep you safe, catch you if you stumble and pick you up if you happen to fall.

On this day I promise to you… Always.

Promise to bring sunshine to your life even on a cloudy day

Promise to work together to build a life of dreams and adventures

Promise to continue our journey through life together, taking lessons from the obstacles we meet

Promise to love

Promise to ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in our lives, knowing it is still there

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others

A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails

Promise to make each day as beautiful to you as you are to me

It's not all to be used, very rough, prolly missing stuff and in no particular order... suggestions welcomed!!

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Oh dear - ok - what I have so far makes me cry so that has to be a good thing right? This is what I have now...

Jeremy, today in front of our friends and family, I pledge to be your loving wife. To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others, and you are that miracle to me. I promise that on our journey through life I will find the sunshine behind every cloud and make each day as beautiful to you as you are to me.

That's not all it is going to be but it is a start and at least sounds coherant... Don't really know where to take it though - I don't want all my sentences to start with "I promise" cause it will end up sounding really lame...

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Wow, very good stuff so far!! I think you're headed in the right direction. Best thing to do when you've got something you're starting to be really happy with is to walk away from it for a few hours and then come back. Really helps the editing process. (sorry to make it sound sterile, I'm also a writer and this is what helps me.)

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Nah - Pie Corbett stated "writers are thieves" I've taken bits of things I like and wiggled them around a bit but I don't know how long it should be... I think I will see if I can find something online... A huge database of examples would be so helpful...

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