Irish in the US

[galwayshore 0]

Hi, could you please add us too:-)

Name..............County ............ Name........State

Trish...............Galway............Patrick.........NY

[Zinka 0]

Hi all

Please add us to the list Mand

'Zinka' Zoe.....Dublin .......George........ NJ

Good to see some Irish here

Zoe

[irishgirl73 0]

Good to see some Irish here

Zoe

yes it is

[j&js 0]

Name..............County ............ Name........State..........................VJ Name

Amanda...........Limerick.............Rob............Ohio.......................

.......Mand

Wes................Londonderry........Rebecca.....WV............................

...rebeccajo

James.............Cork...................Julia...........MA.....................

...........j&js

David...............Cork...................Erin............NY (current: FL).............David&Erin Owens

Aidan...............Tyrone................Melissa.......Florida.................

.........aidan80

Gavin...............Dublin.................Colleen.......Philadelphia...........

........irishgirl73

Mel..................Kildare................Chris..........MA...................

............melmaid101

Ruth................Dublin.................Jason.........Chicago................

.........Dub-Chi

Denis...............Cork...................Doria..........IN....................

.............ddurkin

Trish................Galway...............Patrick.......NY......................

..........galwayshore

Zoe..................Dublin................George.......NJ......................

...........Zinka

[rebeccajo 14]

Name..............County ............ Name........State..........................VJ Name

Amanda...........Limerick.............Rob............Ohio.......................

.......Mand

Wes................Londonderry........Rebecca.....WV............................

...rebeccajo

James.............Cork...................Julia...........MA.....................

...........j&js

David...............Cork...................Erin............NY (current: FL).............David&Erin Owens

Aidan...............Tyrone................Melissa.......Florida.................

.........aidan80

Gavin...............Dublin.................Colleen.......Philadelphia...........

........irishgirl73

Mel..................Kildare................Chris..........MA...................

............melmaid101

Ruth................Dublin.................Jason.........Chicago................

.........Dub-Chi

Denis...............Cork...................Doria..........IN....................

.............ddurkin

Trish................Galway...............Patrick.......NY......................

..........galwayshore

Zoe..................Dublin................George.......NJ......................

...........Zinka

Oh thank you!! LOL

[j&js 0]

No problem! it was a great idea to add the usernames, I like that we are keeping track, will make asking for advice and just sharing general info so much easier!

James just got his visa today!!! For those of you still going through it, I will post as soon as I hear the whole story about how Dublin was. We only talked real quick since I got home late from work and his friends are taking him out to say goodbye. He did say it was really easy. We had worried so much about what he should bring, trying to think of every possible detail or piece of evidence and then he said they didn't even ask to look at a single picture or anything!

He got a ticket for Sunday, we'll be together in less then 48 hours!!! AND as I had mentioned to some people, we were really hoping for a Feb 11th wedding so my Marine brother who's going to Iraq could attend while he was on leave, and this is just perfect timing

Hope all is going well for the rest of you!

~Julia

[rebeccajo 14]

He got a ticket for Sunday, we'll be together in less then 48 hours!!! AND as I had mentioned to some people, we were really hoping for a Feb 11th wedding so my Marine brother who's going to Iraq could attend while he was on leave, and this is just perfect timing

Aw...now that makes me smile!

[grrltraveler 0]

Name..............County ............ Name........State..........................VJ Name

Amanda...........Limerick.............Rob............Ohio.......................

.......Mand

Wes................Londonderry........Rebecca.....WV............................

...rebeccajo

James.............Cork...................Julia...........MA.....................

...........j&js

David...............Cork...................Erin............NY (current: FL).............David&Erin Owens

Aidan...............Tyrone................Melissa.......Florida.................

.........aidan80

Gavin...............Dublin.................Colleen.......Philadelphia...........

........irishgirl73

Mel..................Kildare................Chris..........MA...................

............melmaid101

Ruth................Dublin.................Jason.........Chicago................

.........Dub-Chi

Denis...............Cork...................Doria..........IN....................

.............ddurkin

Trish................Galway...............Patrick.......NY......................

..........galwayshore

Zoe..................Dublin................George.......NJ......................

...........Zinka

Martin...............Dublin...............Anne..........Seattle.................

..........grrltraveler

[Mand 1]

Name..............County ............ Name........State..........................VJ NameAmanda...........Limerick.............Rob............Ohio.......................

.......Mand

Wes................Londonderry........Rebecca.....WV............................

...rebeccajo

James.............Cork...................Julia...........MA.....................

...........j&js

David...............Cork...................Erin............NY (current: FL).............David&Erin Owens

Aidan...............Tyrone................Melissa.......Florida.................

.........aidan80

Gavin...............Dublin.................Colleen.......Philadelphia...........

........irishgirl73

Mel..................Kildare................Chris..........MA...................

............melmaid101

Ruth................Dublin.................Jason.........Chicago................

.........Dub-Chi

Denis...............Cork...................Doria..........IN....................

.............ddurkin

Trish................Galway...............Patrick.......NY......................

..........galwayshore

Zoe..................Dublin................George.......NJ......................

...........Zinka

Martin...............Dublin...............Anne..........Seattle.................

..........grrltraveler

Morning all!

Just adding in a link HERE for The Irish Independent. I find it great for all news and sports stories. You can also see the actual front page which is pretty cool too. I signed up so I can read the full stories if I want and have never received any spam or rubbishy e-mails from them, so it's definately a good one.

Amanda

[ddurkin 0]

Well its official, the man from Cork is here in Indianapolis tell the midwest to watch out! he got in last night with no trouble at all and it was such a RELIEF to see him again. i'm sooooo happy today, grinning from ear to ear. poor fella just went to take a nap, the jet lag is catching up a bit, but i've got us booked for a couples massage this evening so i think that'll help get him in order too.

i can't believe we made it this far..well actually i can, it just seems like a dream. three and a half years, most of it long distance, save for six months together in edinburgh...and that was followed by the toughest month apart that we ever spent. but that month ended yesterday when he came down the escalator and spotted me hauling his bags off the baggage claim!!

so all is well in Indiana. it finally feels like i can really get on with my life now.

Thanks guys.

Doria and Denis

[j&js 0]

Congratulations! I know what you mean about the dream... it is a great feeling, almost surreal, but wonderful, to be back together again. I know I am getting used to the idea that we don't have to worry about a return flight coming up too soon ever again.Hope you had fun at your massages!

[Donal78 0]

Can you add me

Donal .... .Galway ........ Kristina......NH

We are moving overselves on the 7th of march and we are really excited. Did ye guys and gals have problems finding a job when ye moved over. Im in the IT sector and we will be moving on the outskirts of boston after the wedding.

Congratulations! I know what you mean about the dream... it is a great feeling, almost surreal, but wonderful, to be back together again. I know I am getting used to the idea that we don't have to worry about a return flight coming up too soon ever again.Hope you had fun at your massages!

[j&js 0]

Name..............County ............ Name........State..........................VJ Amanda...........Limerick.............Rob............Ohio.......................

.......Mand

Wes................Londonderry........Rebecca.....WV............................

...rebeccajo

James.............Cork...................Julia...........MA.....................

...........j&js

David...............Cork...................Erin............NY (current: FL).............David&Erin Owens

Aidan...............Tyrone................Melissa.......Florida.................

.........aidan80

Gavin...............Dublin.................Colleen.......Philadelphia...........

........irishgirl73

Mel..................Kildare................Chris..........MA...................

............melmaid101

Ruth................Dublin.................Jason.........Chicago................

.........Dub-Chi

Denis...............Cork...................Doria..........IN....................

.............ddurkin

Trish................Galway...............Patrick.......NY......................

..........galwayshore

Zoe..................Dublin................George.......NJ......................

...........Zinka

Martin...............Dublin...............Anne..........Seattle.................

..........grrltraveler

Donal................Galway.............Kristina.......NH.......................

.........galwayman

Galwayman,

Where exactly in the outskirts of Boston? We live on the South Shore.

My father is in the IT sector, he's an Oracle DBA and I think the industry is a little tight, but not horrible. I actually know a few people who can provide limited help, especially to DBAs, I think. What kind of job are you looking for exactly? PM me if you want an attempt at help, I warn you my connections are very limited, but you never know when getting in touch with someone can be helpful. Good luck!

[Mand 1]

Hi all

Just wondering on how you're all getting on since ye got here. And Julia..are you excited about the upcoming wedding!! Don't forget to post some pics afterwards and of course enjoy and savour the day Married life is great and just gets better

Amanda

[j&js 0]

Hey everyone, just thought I'd add an update about our status, hope everyone else will do the same, I would love to hear how your processes are going.

James got his K-1 exactly a month ago today He came over here a few days later and we had a great reunion. The timing ended up working great for us. His parents and brother were able to come over a little while after he did, and my Marine Corps brother was on leave so we had a small wedding ceremony in our living rooom for just the immediate family. Actually, to most people we only announced an engagment and are planning a larger, church ceremony for the summer after my brother is scheduled to come back from Iraq.

We've run into a few bumps with the SSN/AOS/EAD business which is a bit frustrating, but we are really happy to be together and we know it'll work out eventually so we're taking it all in stride.

How long did everyone else wait to go get their SSN? We took the advice of waiting a couple weeks to ensure James was in the system, but apparently we didn't wait long enough. The lady said she would keep checking the system for us till the end of the week and then finish the process and mail his card but that if by the end of the week he wasn't in there, she would have to send the documents for verification, which I hear takes forever... And he can't get his license till he gets a SSN, we tried, so it kinda limits his ability to start settling in. He's trapped in the house till I get home everyday.

Our other issue so far is with the whole medical thing. The civil surgeon won't sign off on James's vaccination supplement till a blood test comes back saying that he has had chickenpox, which doesn't make much sense to me but whatever. Everything else seems to be in order but for some reason the govt is nervous people will get chickenpox and won't take his word for it that he had it as a 5 year old. Its making the process longer and quite a bit more expensive, but should be all set within the next couple days. If you have access to old medical records, I would suggest trying to bring those with you to the civil surgeon, maybe that could avoid delays?

I really am not trying to complain by posting these issues, just thought others might like to hear the bumps in the road we have run into so that you can either think of a way to avoid these or at least have an idea of some things you might have to deal with. Like I said earlier, we really are just so happy to be together that we aren't stressing too much about delays.

I tried to attach a pic of us on the day of the ceremony, we'll see if it works. It was very small and simple, didn't even have traditional wedding atttire on (saving it for the church ceremony) but it was a wonderful day and so far we are loving married life! So nice to have him here when I get home from work and not have to worry about when his flight home to Ireland is anymore!!

Hope everyone else is doing well! and sorry for the long post!

~Julia