~July 2007 K-1 Filers~

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

mid-august? ah, i have to tell you, its this crazy story:

one day, i went to a bar, got drunk a lot, and met this guy. and, you know, i just had to marry him and then i just had to move to the US. but the visa stuff is really hardcore, so i joined a internet community. there, i met this funny girl from england, and i will meet her in sedona!!!!!

You must be crazy for doing all that

[jundp 191]

The silly thing is you don't have to be brave or strong willed or anything. I've found with the all hardest things in life, they just creep up, and then are done. Exams, degrees, jobs, interviews and even visas. You just walk on the plane and then you're away.

I'll never forget when I left Charlie for the first time, after spending 2 solid months together. I got to the airport, and was suddenly on the plane, I heard all these Irish accents around me for the first time all summer, and reality came crashing in. But I'd done it already at that stage. I was on my way home.

I agree with that! Now that the wait is almost over I think, "wow, that wasn't as bad as I thought it was." Of course, a year ago I didn't know if I'd make it

Why are none of you in the Seattle area?!?!?!?!

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Guys, do you think anything about these things? Link I think it´s just some jealous opinons that won´t solve the problem of marriages for green cards

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Why are none of you in the Seattle area?!?!?!?!

Which Seattle?

[StillThePrettiest 3]

as far as the link is concerned, I think there are a LOT of tongues in cheeks in that thread, and a few mouth-breathers like the immortal zqt who can't tell

" '...is the system too open, or too restrictive?' zqt: YES"

as far as the other - I dunno, I take the point about things just happening, but I still think there's a level of bravery involved... I don't think any of us should overdramatise it, but I don't think we should short-change ourselves either; we all made a pretty difficult decision, and then chipped away at the big mountain of obstacles until we could achieve what we wanted... I think there's all manner of good stuff there

certainly I know I felt like backing out any number of times; I don't want the fact that I didn't to go unrecognised

[teachmehistory 0]

Why are none of you in the Seattle area?!?!?!?!

I am in Seattle!!!! born and raised, other than that last year in England we live in Shoreline now....you???

I agree....things do happen, sort of creep up on you (I always approach really scary things with the perspective that a year from now I will look back on all this, tests, visas, interviews, etc etc and smile - hopefully!!!! - and that usually keeps me calmer) but the courage to allow the creeping to happen, not backing out or running away, takes great courage! we have all been through a lot - and that should be celebrated!!!

[rae_and_scott 1]

The envelope with the visa just arrived!!!!! :dance:

So in terms of updating my timeline... do I enter today's date for Date Visa Received, or is that for the day we activate it at the border? My guess is today but I just wanted to check with you all.

[English Muffin 59]

The envelope with the visa just arrived!!!!! :dance:

So in terms of updating my timeline... do I enter today's date for Date Visa Received, or is that for the day we activate it at the border? My guess is today but I just wanted to check with you all.

CONGRATULATIONS! :dance:

Yep, you use today as the 'day visa arrived' in your timeline.

[rae_and_scott 1]

Thank you!

I'm excited!! One week till the move.

[StillThePrettiest 3]

woohoo!

you have permission to dance and sing

[rae_and_scott 1]

whew, good thing! I was keeping still till you said that.

:D

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Congratulations Is Scott all ready for the move now? Packed and stuff?

[Jeraly 4]

Yay!!! Now remember that and listen to yourself when you feel down!! Besides - I forbid you to move back to Germany - It'll b e much easier to visit you in Tucson

What you doing mid-August?! We'll be driving up to Sedona then for our legal shenanigans so...

mid-august? ah, i have to tell you, its this crazy story:

one day, i went to a bar, got drunk a lot, and met this guy. and, you know, i just had to marry him and then i just had to move to the US. but the visa stuff is really hardcore, so i joined a internet community. there, i met this funny girl from england, and i will meet her in sedona!!!!!

YAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well we can all meet up in Sedona if you want, or we can come down to Tucson and visit - it's up to you! We'll be in the area and passing near Phoenix too so we can always meet there as well - sooo many options You'll recognise me a mile off - I'll be the lobster red person who has been in Palm Springs for a month or so

mid-august? ah, i have to tell you, its this crazy story:

one day, i went to a bar, got drunk a lot, and met this guy. and, you know, i just had to marry him and then i just had to move to the US. but the visa stuff is really hardcore, so i joined a internet community. there, i met this funny girl from england, and i will meet her in sedona!!!!!

You must be crazy for doing all that

You know - you are SO right... I mean - I wouldn't DREAM of doing something so silly!!!!

The envelope with the visa just arrived!!!!! :dance:

Gratzies!!!! So when's the big move!?

Three weeks from now I am going to be on a big birdie in the sky with my lovely OH and my poor kitty

[rae_and_scott 1]

Congratulations Is Scott all ready for the move now? Packed and stuff?

not one single item has been packed yet. He hasn't even brought home boxes yet! I'm tempted to go out and get some and start packing his stuff myself, but if it were the other way around, I'd want to go through everything and get rid of stuff at the same time. But then again, it's not the other way around, and Scott is not nearly as ####### or organized as I am.

Gratzies!!!! So when's the big move!?

Three weeks from now I am going to be on a big birdie in the sky with my lovely OH and my poor kitty

I imagine we'll spend all of Saturday packing. That night we pick up the Uhaul and Sunday we'll load. We'll start the drive early Monday morning and hopefully it won't take more than 10 hours to get to Brooklyn.

Aww, your poor kitty. I mean, I'm sure she'll be fine, but I know mine hates to travel, and I've never taken her on a plane, only in cars a few times.

When does Jeremy arrive in the UK?

[Jeraly 4]

He gets here next Wednesday evening - that is just soooo soon that it is really beginning to sink in now... mum told me she had a few tears on her way home from work this evening and I had some this morning so goodness knows what we will be like in a couple of weeks!!!