January Filers at the CSC - How are you doing?

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

I guess I've finally found my home in this forum. Hello fellow january CSC Filers. I'm in the same boat. NOA1 on Jan. 9th...and still waiting. Anyway just wanted to say hi and thanks to all you other posters. This forum really helps me cope with this process.

Welcome

hi there!

I'm back

Back in Paris, back at work too (omg, i'm still in jet lag, i gonna to sleep in front of my screen all the day).

The 2 weeks with my love was wonderful, and right now i just feel highly sad...

I saw that csc almost stopped to work last week and it makes me feel worse.

Hugs and kisses to you all

Yoko

welcome back ^^

[sunnybear 0]

Another day........haha.....trying to stay positive and remind myself many have been at this waiting game A LOT longer than I.....so hard when you just want to wake up in the arms of the person you love...

Have a great Monday all!

Oh some good news my daughters flower girl dress arrived so I get to pick that up today

[BlakeandOlha 0]

Welcome Back MissYoko - I'm glad that Chicago was able to give you one nice weekend before you had to leave. This last weekend was wonderful and I was at least able to accomplish some outdoor jobs in the garden beds. It's nice to come out of hibernation. So what fun things did you two do while you were here?

I think CSC didn't want you to miss any of the fun so they stopped working until you got home. So now it's time to get back to it - ya hear me CSC?

Edited April 7, 2008 by BlakeandOlha

[Gerald and Vinera 0]

Where do I find the January filers string? I was originally a September filer but due to a CSC mistake had to refile in January so I feel like this I-129F petition process is never going to end!

Thanks,

Gerald

[BlakeandOlha 0]

Where do I find the January filers string? I was originally a September filer but due to a CSC mistake had to refile in January so I feel like this I-129F petition process is never going to end!

Thanks,

Gerald

Well, this is one - generally geared towards CSC filers (which you are) and there is also a January Filers thread that encompasses both CSC and VSC filers. Regardless of which service center people filed with - they are all welcoming and very nice. So welcome!

I'm sorry about the error at CSC, that doesn't make me feel good. What was the nature of the error? More than the rest of us, I understand your feeling that this process is never going to end, geez September? That stinks. So Gerald, where in the Ukraine does Vinera hail from. My SO is from Zapropzhje (yeah say that with a mouthful of crackers). How are you two working through this problem at the CSC?

[MissYoko 4]

Welcome Back MissYoko - I'm glad that Chicago was able to give you one nice weekend before you had to leave. This last weekend was wonderful and I was at least able to accomplish some outdoor jobs in the garden beds. It's nice to come out of hibernation. So what fun things did you two do while you were here?

I think CSC didn't want you to miss any of the fun so they stopped working until you got home. So now it's time to get back to it - ya hear me CSC?

Hey Blake

We did a lot of nice stuffs. Like we was going to watch the cubs game . I still have the image of my daughter (5 years old), stand up, hands up, screaming in a leitmotiv : LETS GO CUBS!!!! or BREWERS STINKS!!! lol

http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?e...6&curpage=1

Photo : DSC_003

We was going to some waterpark, we spent a complete afternoon doing lazerquest (I LOVE IT). We spend an evening at the medieval show : Medieval Times, it was funny, the kids liked it, my daugther received the "Queen of love and beauty" scarf from the knight, she was so happy! And so, a lot of fun times at home, painting birdhouses. I bought heelys for the girls. I spent a lot of times with the girls, teaching them about beauty . I teached them about how to take care about their hair, we bought new hair brushes etc.

SO... Great times!!!!

[BlakeandOlha 0]

Welcome Back MissYoko - I'm glad that Chicago was able to give you one nice weekend before you had to leave. This last weekend was wonderful and I was at least able to accomplish some outdoor jobs in the garden beds. It's nice to come out of hibernation. So what fun things did you two do while you were here?

I think CSC didn't want you to miss any of the fun so they stopped working until you got home. So now it's time to get back to it - ya hear me CSC?

Hey Blake

We did a lot of nice stuffs. Like we was going to watch the cubs game . I still have the image of my daughter (5 years old), stand up, hands up, screaming in a leitmotiv : LETS GO CUBS!!!! or BREWERS STINKS!!! lol

http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?e...6&curpage=1

Photo : DSC_003

We was going to some waterpark, we spent a complete afternoon doing lazerquest (I LOVE IT). We spend an evening at the medieval show : Medieval Times, it was funny, the kids liked it, my daugther received the "Queen of love and beauty" scarf from the knight, she was so happy! And so, a lot of fun times at home, painting birdhouses. I bought heelys for the girls. I spent a lot of times with the girls, teaching them about beauty . I teached them about how to take care about their hair, we bought new hair brushes etc.

SO... Great times!!!!

That is so great - I loved the pictures. Everyone (including me who is a sox fan) gets their picture taken in front of the sign at wrigley field. I know that when Olga and her son arrive we will also be going to Medieval Times as well. Just wait until the summer - there is so much more to do. It is so wonderful knowing that you had a good time and were stomping around the same part of the world as me. Chicagoans complain a bit, but they are also very proud of their city and would not choose to live anywhere else. You and your husband to be will be very happy, I just know it. Perhaps when this is all over we can all meet for a glass of wine on top of the John Hancock center - beautiful views from up there. Anyway, glad to have you back on line.

[MissYoko 4]

That is so great - I loved the pictures. Everyone (including me who is a sox fan) gets their picture taken in front of the sign at wrigley field. I know that when Olga and her son arrive we will also be going to Medieval Times as well. Just wait until the summer - there is so much more to do. It is so wonderful knowing that you had a good time and were stomping around the same part of the world as me. Chicagoans complain a bit, but they are also very proud of their city and would not choose to live anywhere else. You and your husband to be will be very happy, I just know it. Perhaps when this is all over we can all meet for a glass of wine on top of the John Hancock center - beautiful views from up there. Anyway, glad to have you back on line.

Medieval Times is a great place for kids for sure, for adults too. Ok food its not great, but was really nice. We went also for an afternoon to the zoo. And yes,We will be very happy to share a good glass of wine with you and Olga when we will have all our visa! My first friends in Chicago . I love Chicago, and even you said that Chicagoans complained a bit, its everywhere like that. Like Parisians complains all the time .

[BlakeandOlha 0]

That is so great - I loved the pictures. Everyone (including me who is a sox fan) gets their picture taken in front of the sign at wrigley field. I know that when Olga and her son arrive we will also be going to Medieval Times as well. Just wait until the summer - there is so much more to do. It is so wonderful knowing that you had a good time and were stomping around the same part of the world as me. Chicagoans complain a bit, but they are also very proud of their city and would not choose to live anywhere else. You and your husband to be will be very happy, I just know it. Perhaps when this is all over we can all meet for a glass of wine on top of the John Hancock center - beautiful views from up there. Anyway, glad to have you back on line.

Medieval Times is a great place for kids for sure, for adults too. Ok food its not great, but was really nice. We went also for an afternoon to the zoo. And yes,We will be very happy to share a good glass of wine with you and Olga when we will have all our visa! My first friends in Chicago . I love Chicago, and even you said that Chicagoans complained a bit, its everywhere like that. Like Parisians complains all the time .

I'll make the reservations.... sooner rather than later I trust.

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Rachel, i'm sorry you're in hormone hell. It's tough stuff. I always just try to remember that 'this too shall pass'. I hope it does for you soon!

Thank you!

That's the line I take, too - hormones are odd; I know why I am feeling a certain way and I know there's no particular reason I should feel that way, but I still can't seem to help myself from feeling that way!

MissYoko - welcome back! I am glad you had a good time. It's always really, really sad having to part again, though. Thank goodness this wait is the last for all of us!

I had a good time in Stratford-Upon-Avon with my parents + twins + dogs. On Sunday morning my mother woke us up saying, 'it's snowed!' Snow in April is very, very rare indeed but she wasn't lying. It was beautiful. Three inches of soft, powdery snow covering everything; a real winter wonderland. We drove through the countryside looking for a place to walk the dogs and it was so serene.

Of course, this being England it was all gone by 11 am.

The dogs loved the River Avon. The water level was nice and high but there was no strong current, so we threw sticks in for them and they would swim and fetch them. Lara is a real pro; she keeps her nose inline with the water and doesn't move too much so she appears to glide effortlessly through the water. Kirtley, on the other hand, is a real dog paddler. He keeps his nose up high and splashes with his front paws and never gets anywhere. He would wait near the bank until Lara had fetched the stick and then he would grab it out of her mouth and return it to us.

Yesterday we again threw in sticks for them and they swam a little and then we decided that we'd walk on a bit further. The poor dogs were desperate to get back into the water (heaven knows why, it was freezing). They kept peering over the sides of the bridges and whining. They went ballistic when my dad decided to play pooh-sticks; had to watch as we dropped sticks into the water and they couldn't get to them. Eventually they found a way through the nettles and over a six-foot-high fence down to the river bank, and we had a real problem getting them to get back up to us!

[sunnybear 0]

Rachel, i'm sorry you're in hormone hell. It's tough stuff. I always just try to remember that 'this too shall pass'. I hope it does for you soon!

Thank you!

That's the line I take, too - hormones are odd; I know why I am feeling a certain way and I know there's no particular reason I should feel that way, but I still can't seem to help myself from feeling that way!

MissYoko - welcome back! I am glad you had a good time. It's always really, really sad having to part again, though. Thank goodness this wait is the last for all of us!

I had a good time in Stratford-Upon-Avon with my parents + twins + dogs. On Sunday morning my mother woke us up saying, 'it's snowed!' Snow in April is very, very rare indeed but she wasn't lying. It was beautiful. Three inches of soft, powdery snow covering everything; a real winter wonderland. We drove through the countryside looking for a place to walk the dogs and it was so serene.

Of course, this being England it was all gone by 11 am.

The dogs loved the River Avon. The water level was nice and high but there was no strong current, so we threw sticks in for them and they would swim and fetch them. Lara is a real pro; she keeps her nose inline with the water and doesn't move too much so she appears to glide effortlessly through the water. Kirtley, on the other hand, is a real dog paddler. He keeps his nose up high and splashes with his front paws and never gets anywhere. He would wait near the bank until Lara had fetched the stick and then he would grab it out of her mouth and return it to us.

Yesterday we again threw in sticks for them and they swam a little and then we decided that we'd walk on a bit further. The poor dogs were desperate to get back into the water (heaven knows why, it was freezing). They kept peering over the sides of the bridges and whining. They went ballistic when my dad decided to play pooh-sticks; had to watch as we dropped sticks into the water and they couldn't get to them. Eventually they found a way through the nettles and over a six-foot-high fence down to the river bank, and we had a real problem getting them to get back up to us!

Aww Rachel my Gareth woke so happy yesterday too seeing snow on his skylight in his bedroom and then was so sad when it was all gone haha. I told him he will get his fix of snow soon enough here in Michigan since we STILL have some patches of snow around here! We got dumped on this winter for sure!

I loved Stratford Upon Avon when I was there. Sadly only got to go on one trip there but it was gorgeous. Bath is an all time fave of mine too and then we went to Bristol prob every weekend almost for shopping or concerts haha!

[sunnybear 0]

Welcome Back MissYoko - I'm glad that Chicago was able to give you one nice weekend before you had to leave. This last weekend was wonderful and I was at least able to accomplish some outdoor jobs in the garden beds. It's nice to come out of hibernation. So what fun things did you two do while you were here?

I think CSC didn't want you to miss any of the fun so they stopped working until you got home. So now it's time to get back to it - ya hear me CSC?

Hey Blake

We did a lot of nice stuffs. Like we was going to watch the cubs game . I still have the image of my daughter (5 years old), stand up, hands up, screaming in a leitmotiv : LETS GO CUBS!!!! or BREWERS STINKS!!! lol

http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?e...6&curpage=1

Photo : DSC_003

We was going to some waterpark, we spent a complete afternoon doing lazerquest (I LOVE IT). We spend an evening at the medieval show : Medieval Times, it was funny, the kids liked it, my daugther received the "Queen of love and beauty" scarf from the knight, she was so happy! And so, a lot of fun times at home, painting birdhouses. I bought heelys for the girls. I spent a lot of times with the girls, teaching them about beauty . I teached them about how to take care about their hair, we bought new hair brushes etc.

SO... Great times!!!!

Hiya MissYoko! Welcome back and glad you had such a nice time! I am nearby Chicago (about 4 hour drive) so hey maybe Gareth and I will be able to meet you all for some wine too haha! I also have a 5 year old daughter who is a little monster most days haha. Love her to bits but yeah she has been having a trying time without having a dad or dad figure around!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

It was my first visit to Stratford and, yes, it is really lovely! As a dutiful tourist I of course visited Shakespeare's birth place - interesting to see that the first two people to sign the first guestbook the house kept were from the US (Boston and Philadelphia, if anyone's curious). It's interesting to realise that people were touring far-off countries long before aeroplanes and railways made it easy to do so.

I know that snow can be a real nuisance and that it's probably a good thing that it didn't last long - icy slush can be dangerous! - but it was so pretty it was a shame that it couldn't even last just the one day.

MissYoko - I am glad that you had fun with the girls teaching them about how to make themselves beautiful! That's definitely one thing I missed out on with my own mother - she's not very feminine and has no clue about hair styling, make-up or fashion, and I was always very envious of girls who grew up knowing how to make the most of their features and apply the right shade of eyeshadow/find flattering cuts of clothing/etc.

[MissYoko 4]

Welcome Back MissYoko - I'm glad that Chicago was able to give you one nice weekend before you had to leave. This last weekend was wonderful and I was at least able to accomplish some outdoor jobs in the garden beds. It's nice to come out of hibernation. So what fun things did you two do while you were here?

I think CSC didn't want you to miss any of the fun so they stopped working until you got home. So now it's time to get back to it - ya hear me CSC?

Hey Blake

We did a lot of nice stuffs. Like we was going to watch the cubs game . I still have the image of my daughter (5 years old), stand up, hands up, screaming in a leitmotiv : LETS GO CUBS!!!! or BREWERS STINKS!!! lol

http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?e...6&curpage=1

Photo : DSC_003

We was going to some waterpark, we spent a complete afternoon doing lazerquest (I LOVE IT). We spend an evening at the medieval show : Medieval Times, it was funny, the kids liked it, my daugther received the "Queen of love and beauty" scarf from the knight, she was so happy! And so, a lot of fun times at home, painting birdhouses. I bought heelys for the girls. I spent a lot of times with the girls, teaching them about beauty . I teached them about how to take care about their hair, we bought new hair brushes etc.

SO... Great times!!!!

Hiya MissYoko! Welcome back and glad you had such a nice time! I am nearby Chicago (about 4 hour drive) so hey maybe Gareth and I will be able to meet you all for some wine too haha! I also have a 5 year old daughter who is a little monster most days haha. Love her to bits but yeah she has been having a trying time without having a dad or dad figure around!

Hey! It would be very very nice! lol we have to organize a big party I love that idea. I will talk to Richard about having maybe a party in our garden

My daughter is a little monster too, but, she is so adorable too.

[MissYoko 4]

It was my first visit to Stratford and, yes, it is really lovely! As a dutiful tourist I of course visited Shakespeare's birth place - interesting to see that the first two people to sign the first guestbook the house kept were from the US (Boston and Philadelphia, if anyone's curious). It's interesting to realise that people were touring far-off countries long before aeroplanes and railways made it easy to do so.

I know that snow can be a real nuisance and that it's probably a good thing that it didn't last long - icy slush can be dangerous! - but it was so pretty it was a shame that it couldn't even last just the one day.

MissYoko - I am glad that you had fun with the girls teaching them about how to make themselves beautiful! That's definitely one thing I missed out on with my own mother - she's not very feminine and has no clue about hair styling, make-up or fashion, and I was always very envious of girls who grew up knowing how to make the most of their features and apply the right shade of eyeshadow/find flattering cuts of clothing/etc.

I never saw the girls mother, but as i know she is not like i am, i mean, as a Parisian i'm a bit a fashion victim, not so much, but yes, i love fashion, and for me a women have to be feminine, have to be perfumed, wear make up, high heels (when appropriate) etc etc. So yes i'm a kind of a feminine role model for them. And i love that!.

I was like you when i was young, 3 brothers, no sisters and my mother was too busy working. So it took me a very long time to become really a women Lol when i was young i spent more time climbing trees, playing with car toys than playing with barbie dolls.