~July 2007 K-1 Filers~

[bakofoil 27]

Oh bum!

You're going to be fine you know. The nerves are normal too. This is a BIG deal but you know you have been thorough. The guy just spent six months or so with you, you have a good co-sponsor. You have put together everything they could possibly ask for. This relationship has no red flags Debz. *hugs*

[a-jeanne 2]

Welcome Scott and Marta!

Debz - I wish I could sent you a chill pill. Everything will be ok - I just know it! Don't fret over the things that you have absolutely NO control over. Everything will be fine.

How is the Sunday treating everyone? Sorry I didn't get back online last night. I was pretty tired after swimming and shopping. I am trying so hard to keep myself busy and keep my mind off the NOA2. Oh, there I said it. I havn't checked online yet and am trying to resist for one day.

Aly - I couldn't get on to see the vows...

Is everyone getting ready for the Superbowl? I can't wait to see the commercials.

[Jeraly 4]

Ooooh Audrey - swimming and shopping sounds grand!!

Debz - babbles is right - what you are feeling is horrible but perfectly normal... I know I will prolly be just the same I'll prolly even cry at my interview as well because I am good like that I cry at the drop of a hat so I should be easy pickings

Oh and for anyone who wants to critique, here is where my vows stand right now:

Jeremy, today in front of our friends and family, I pledge to be your loving wife. I take you to be my husband as you are and for who you are, just as I offer myself to you as I am for all my faults and virtues. I also offer my heart and soul because I know they will be treasured by you and safe in your love. I vow to build a loving and trusting relationship, to be your companion in joy, comfort in adversity and to bring happiness and laughter into our marriage. I will cherish your company and look forward to working together to build a life of dreams and adventures. 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.

[weedebz 0]

Ooooh Audrey - swimming and shopping sounds grand!!

Debz - babbles is right - what you are feeling is horrible but perfectly normal... I know I will prolly be just the same I'll prolly even cry at my interview as well because I am good like that I cry at the drop of a hat so I should be easy pickings

Oh and for anyone who wants to critique, here is where my vows stand right now:

Jeremy, today in front of our friends and family, I pledge to be your loving wife. I take you to be my husband as you are and for who you are, just as I offer myself to you as I am for all my faults and virtues. I also offer my heart and soul because I know they will be treasured by you and safe in your love. I vow to build a loving and trusting relationship, to be your companion in joy, comfort in adversity and to bring happiness and laughter into our marriage. I will cherish your company and look forward to working together to build a life of dreams and adventures. 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 is so nice Aly. I'll start on mine eventually.

If this is what I am like now, I dread to think how I'll be once I'm walking up to the glass window in the embassy.

[Jeraly 4]

Prolly a lot calmer because you will actually be doing it

[tucson_chick 0]

@ aly: you're such a sweetheart!!!!!

@ debz: please calm down! i was anxious at the interview as well, and it was A JOKE! they didn't even bother to look at the affidavit of support, they were concerned that we might have already known each other when i was applying for a J1 in 2005 (Eric has been working in Germany for quite some time). they thought that i wanted the J1 not for studying, but for being with him. turns out, he was still married at that point and we didn't know each other

IT WILL BE FINE! don't stress yourself to death, the more you take care of yourself now, the earlier you can get your stuff packed and hop on a plane!!!

i wish so much i could go with you to the embassy and then party through the pubs afterwards

[tucson_chick 0]

oh, aly, i really really like the vow, but isn't it a bit long?

i guess it's because for me english is a foreign language, so i wanted mine to be short, so i wouldn't have a nightmare memorizing it.

ours were pretty long, too, and the night before our ceremony we cut them down to about 1/4, and it was the best choice ever. be both had cheat-sheets in our pockets, and everybody could hear them when we were in the church, because the paper was so loud LOL

[Jeraly 4]

Haha - that sounds awesome!! Hoping I get my interview the same day as someone else so we can have a little party

[Jeraly 4]

Umm - I don't think it is too bad - I've seen others and they seem to be between 100-150 words so I think the length is ok - I am reading mine anyway - there is no way I am going to memorise - I will just stress and forget the words!! Jeremy is memorising his though!!! I just couldn't do it - like I haven't got enough to worry about!!

[a-jeanne 2]

Ooooh Audrey - swimming and shopping sounds grand!!

Debz - babbles is right - what you are feeling is horrible but perfectly normal... I know I will prolly be just the same I'll prolly even cry at my interview as well because I am good like that I cry at the drop of a hat so I should be easy pickings

Oh and for anyone who wants to critique, here is where my vows stand right now:

Jeremy, today in front of our friends and family, I pledge to be your loving wife. I take you to be my husband as you are and for who you are, just as I offer myself to you as I am for all my faults and virtues. I also offer my heart and soul because I know they will be treasured by you and safe in your love. I vow to build a loving and trusting relationship, to be your companion in joy, comfort in adversity and to bring happiness and laughter into our marriage. I will cherish your company and look forward to working together to build a life of dreams and adventures. 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.

The vows are very thoughtful - I wouldn't change a thing...

[Jeraly 4]

Yay!! I think that means I am good to go on them!! I might read them through once tomorrow and then print them Yippee!!

[bakofoil 27]

I think your vows are beautiful Aly. Succinctly saying everything you need to

[tucson_chick 0]

the words give me chills, aly, it's very very moving! and again, for me it would be too long because of the language. no way that i could make it through so many beautiful meaningful words without

1)bawling

2)forgetting

we wanted to memorize it, but to make it equally hard: so eric had to memorize it in german, and i in english. the night before we were at the rehearsal dinner and freaking out because we couldn't remember anything. so we cut 3/4 of it while we were drinking WAY tooo much prosecco. our priest couldn't believe that we did cheat-sheets.

the sweet things to remember!

[Jeraly 4]

Hahaha So did he say his vows in German? I can understand them being shorter if you are memorising them but there is no way I am doing that so!! And yeah - I get to the last line and that is where I just well up. Even my mum got all teary when she read them!!! Hehe!!!

Oh - poll of the day:

Is tito a troll? I don't think I have ever met anyone so infuriatingly opinionated!!!

[bakofoil 27]

who is tito?