~July 2007 K-1 Filers~

[weedebz 0]

Great news Mox on interview date.

It does still kinda feel like a holiday. Will probably feel less like that though once we are in the appartment. I'm fairly bored just now as not much to do. Nick should be home at 3 today but no idea what I'll do between now and then. We don't have internet in the appartment yet so once I'm there I'll be on here even less and have even less to do until we get that sorted. It is a really good feeling to at last be here but I know it's going to take a while before I really feel like this is home now.

[Jeraly 4]

Hahah - but wasn't she hoping for something a bit earlier? I think it is awesome - it means we can come up and visit!! Woohoo!!! How did you find out before her if she gets packet 4 sent to her...?!

[weedebz 0]

I have just spent the last 2 hours reattaching 4 keys to my laptop. Went to the loo and came back to find the puppy eating it!

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Well, on monday I had my interview, and got APPROVED! Woohoo! The visa arrived two days later, on wednesday, and yesterday, thanks to Miss Toshtishtash pointing me in the right direction, I booked a one-way flight direct to JFK with Virgin for £239. Bargain! We are staying one night in Manhattan (I feel a trip to Macy's to finish our wedding registry will be in order...), and then making the 3 hr journey back to Baltimore and my lovely house and lovely cat, and I can finally see my wedding dress, which has been camping out at Marty's sister's house since it arrived. I will have 7 weeks before our wedding, which is May 31st, so Weedebz and I are date twins!

Um, life is pretty good at the moment!

That sounds lovely Congratulations You wanna know what a bargain plane ticket I got? $200 from LAX to Dublin (That was last year )

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

found out our interview date this morning...May 14. I feel like I should be jumping with joy or something, but I'm feeling more relieved than anything else. Just glad I can finally see the finish line from here.

Congrats to your interview date You might be relieved now but as the time will come closer you might start getting nervous Well maybe not you that much cuz you don´t have to go there but your other half

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

thing is I don't know all the cool places so he will have to enlighten me - it will be cool to go exploring though... maybe I can talk him into going on magical mystery tours...

when I lived in London one day I went to explore...walked from Kent to the Thames Barriers...I loved it...when I think about it now, I don´t know if I would do the whole thing again alone walking through the forests alone seems kinda spooky unless there´s Robin Hood that wants to save u

I don't know what my parents are going to do in the States, to be honest... they can't stay all that long, because both of them have an ageing parent who needs constant attention, and there won't be all that much to do with us - Dave can't get time off work, the house won't be even NEAR finished, etc etc... guess we'll muddle through

I am sure you will have lotsa fun

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Yay!!! Check the spreadsheet - it's all there- it's pretty much everything that goes in your timeline anyway so if you keep that up to date I can just look there It's so exciting I can't wait til I send my stuff off!!!! Ok... interview first though!!!

I can´t find the spreadsheet

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

I am sure your adaptation Debz won´t take too long...I have been here on K1 for more than 2 months already and I definately feel like at home and settled

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Oh btw...is everybody else´s marriage automatically valid in their home country? We have to do other papework for that. Already received the stamps and certificates that we need for that so will be doing some more paperwork soon Never ending paperwork for us

Do you remember EverPatient Alane&Ramzis? They are getting married tomorrow (It´s also my birthday tomorrow )

[mox 298]

Hahah - but wasn't she hoping for something a bit earlier? I think it is awesome - it means we can come up and visit!! Woohoo!!! How did you find out before her if she gets packet 4 sent to her...?!

Moscow only sends one packet out. So they schedule the interview the same day they send the packet out. The beneficiary doesn't have to send anything back, they just have to bring the paperwork with them. I think it's because the postal system is so crappy in RU that too many packet 3's would just never make it.

Just got off the phone with her by the way, and she's really happy. You're right that we really wanted an earlier date (who doesn't I guess, huh?) but she wasn't disappointed. Like me, I think she's just glad to actually have a date. She said "what is temperature in June?"

Congrats to your interview date You might be relieved now but as the time will come closer you might start getting nervous Well maybe not you that much cuz you don´t have to go there but your other half

Thanks! Yeah, I'm sure as it gets closer I'll get more nervous. Especially considering what happened to Kevin and Natasha. Not sure if you guys know, but after her visa was approved, it went into some kind of administrative review for 2 weeks. At one point Kevin thought he was going to have to go back to the states by himself and try to figure out why the consulate were holding on to the visas (the consulate was completely uncooperative in explaining what was going on), and then all of a sudden the passports just showed up at DHL. It's stories like his that make me nervous, and it really does underscore the importance of not buying airline tickets until after the visa is physically in hand.

Edited March 14, 2008 by mox

[Jeraly 4]

It does still kinda feel like a holiday. Will probably feel less like that though once we are in the appartment. I'm fairly bored just now as not much to do. Nick should be home at 3 today but no idea what I'll do between now and then. We don't have internet in the appartment yet so once I'm there I'll be on here even less and have even less to do until we get that sorted. It is a really good feeling to at last be here but I know it's going to take a while before I really feel like this is home now.

Yeah I guess it will - it must be weirder though because Nick isn't around in the day as well but it must be nice to finally be able to snuggle up together at night and know that it isn't just one day closer to being apart

That sounds lovely Congratulations You wanna know what a bargain plane ticket I got? $200 from LAX to Dublin (That was last year )

Marta - how the hell did you get such a good deal?!?!?!? I would LOVE that price

I can´t find the spreadsheet

Check my siggie

Oh btw...is everybody else´s marriage automatically valid in their home country? We have to do other papework for that. Already received the stamps and certificates that we need for that so will be doing some more paperwork soon Never ending paperwork for us

Do you remember EverPatient Alane&Ramzis? They are getting married tomorrow (It´s also my birthday tomorrow )

I don't know how it works in terms of being a valid marriage in our home country - I don't even know how I would check!!

I am SO glad to hear about Alane and Ramzis - they were waiting SO long and I am really happy for them Oh - and happy birthday for tomorrow!!!

Just got off the phone with her by the way, and she's really happy. You're right that we really wanted an earlier date (who doesn't I guess, huh?) but she wasn't disappointed. Like me, I think she's just glad to actually have a date. She said "what is temperature in June?"

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Thanks! Yeah, I'm sure as it gets closer I'll get more nervous. Especially considering what happened to Kevin and Natasha. Not sure if you guys know, but after her visa was approved, it went into some kind of administrative review for 2 weeks. At one point Kevin thought he was going to have to go back to the states by himself and try to figure out why the consulate were holding on to the visas (the consulate was completely uncooperative in explaining what was going on), and then all of a sudden the passports just showed up at DHL. It's stories like his that make me nervous, and it really does underscore the importance of not buying airline tickets until after the visa is physically in hand.

Haha - good girl - she has her priorities right!! I am sure the temperature up there will be nicer than where I am

Did Kevin make it back with Natasha and Vika in the end? I know he was going to wait but Natasha was saying he should go back anyway...

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

Marta - how the hell did you get such a good deal?!?!?!? I would LOVE that price

That one was US Airways

Check my siggie

I did Multiple times But I only saw the K1 spreadsheet

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

I don't know how it works in terms of being a valid marriage in our home country - I don't even know how I would check!!

Well I guess you better check You don´t wanna be married in USA and single in UK Besides they won´t give you your UK stuff (passport, ID or whatever you have) in your new name if they won´t recognize your marriage there too...

[Jeraly 4]

I'm not even sure where I would find out... any other UK-ers know? *watches them lurking...*

[StillThePrettiest 3]

...but it must be nice to finally be able to snuggle up together at night and know that it isn't just one day closer to being apart

PERFECTLY put, Aly

weird to think I've gotten so maudlin in my old age, but that's pretty much all I want