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ForeverAmen   0

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We were washing our laundry one day and I was complaining about having to wash by hand. I said I want my frickin' machine, my clothes don't get clean this way. Now every time we talk if I say I am doing laundry today he says (quite seriously) in your frickin' machine? :oops:

In time as they get over the culture shock, I think it will be more balanced but I absolutely am not counting on him to be waiting on me hand and foot when he gets here. It will be quite the other way around for a while. :thumbs:

LOL @ frickin' machine. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Don't worry. When he sees you coming home from work so exhausted, he will lay on the charm very thick. Dinner made, house clean, and waiting on you hand and foot. :luv:

Boaz

ALL things work TOGETHER for GOOD!

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WonTanNara   0

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LOL @ frickin' machine. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Don't worry. When he sees you coming home from work so exhausted, he will lay on the charm very thick. Dinner made, house clean, and waiting on you hand and foot. :luv:

Boaz

He'll probably be handing the baby off to me as I'm walkin' in the door! Hee hee... We were joking about that today actually. He says to me "That time I need to stay home and take my baby every day, you are man, and I am woman!" HA! I'm so happy he's confident enough in his manhood that he can joke like that, though... I don't know if I like being called the man! :rofl:

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LOL @ frickin' machine. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Don't worry. When he sees you coming home from work so exhausted, he will lay on the charm very thick. Dinner made, house clean, and waiting on you hand and foot. :luv:

Boaz

He'll probably be handing the baby off to me as I'm walkin' in the door! Hee hee... We were joking about that today actually. He says to me "That time I need to stay home and take my baby every day, you are man, and I am woman!" HA! I'm so happy he's confident enough in his manhood that he can joke like that, though... I don't know if I like being called the man! :rofl:

LOL!

ALL things work TOGETHER for GOOD!

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Leedah   22

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ohhhh, I remember getting fanned!

I was so bad about getting waited on that my husband started calling me Baby Beach.

Baby=because I turned into the BIGGEST baby. HE even was washing me from head to toe everytime we took our bath...and I do mean EVERYTIME. It's a wonder the man didn't go on strike. But then again I am only 5'3 and 120, so he didn't have much to wash. He says he liked to do it for me. I wonder why? hahahahaha.

Beach=I literally begged him to take me to the beach almost everyday so that I could (as he puts it) "play in the water".

Due to this, I became Baby Beach.

I am thinking back to the time I went to see my husband for a month right before Ramadhan last year.

It was MAGNIFICENT, even though we were hungry from fasting. I remember once as the time drew near for the fast to break, I went to the market with my girlfriend's husband (my friend was at the doctor with her infant) and he helped me pick out some vegetables and chicken to cook for my husband. It took almost 2 hours because you have to walk 30 minutes TO the market,...then go around the market looking and picking fresh items and FINALLY look for some meat to cook that isn't just sitting out with fly's buzzing off it (which is a feat in itself). I only buy refrigerated meat.

Anyway, I made it back home just in time to cook. And guess what, my idea of finally getting to cook for my husband ended up being my husband cooking on the charcoal pit for me instead :wub: . oh lawd. lol. He said that I'd burn myself. I laughed my head off at that :D . Then I figured that he might have been right... after I saw him fanning the flames on that charcoal :blink: . I knew I wasn't gonna have any energy after fasting all day in the HOT african sun to fan a flame just to eat :blink: . My hubby sweetly took the fan and started up as if it was no big deal. AWWWWWW....i'm tearing up now :luv: . lol

This makes me think about how much I go around and around about how much my husband "need to do this",.."gotta do that",....blah blah blah.

Then I remember the times when I will call him at 10pm my time (3am in the morning for him) and I'll say I can't sleep and he will talk with me until I go to sleep,...even though he can barely keep his eyes open.

And when he is hungry but decides to spend time with me online for a few moments before going to eat.

Or when I go see him in the rainy season in Gambia. He will pick me up and piggy-back me through the swollen waterlogged gutters so that I wont have to step in the river-like streets. Even though EVERYONE is looking at us like we are aliens on a visit. :cry: Sorry, I am REALLY trippen now missing my hubby.

I get pissed off at him for things that make no sense to me (the african mentality)...then it takes remembering the little things to know what really matters.

Well, folks I hope your with your SO's soon.

Peace Out.

Leedah

12/25/2004 - Met my future hubby while on trip to Gambia

12/13/2006 - Married my hubby in Gambia (West Africa)

12/08/2007 - Sent I-130 to Chicago Lock box. USPS Express Mail December 08,'07, 7:44 pm

02/05/2008 - I-130 NOA1 Hardcopy Received in mailbox

05/27/2008 - Filed Expedite Request by phone with CSR

06/01/2008 - Received Denial Email

06/05/2008 - Filed 2nd request

06/23/2008 - Expedite Approved

07/27/2008 - NOA2

10/21/2008 - Case complete at NVC (Technically was expedited to embassy)

11/06/2008 - Interview at Dakar Embassy

11/06/2008 - Notice (show more income evidence from petitioner)

11/07/2008 - Case on hold

11/18/2008 - 2nd Interview Date

11/18/2008 - Notice (Show even more income and ORIGINAL docs now from 1st cosponsor

12/23/2008 - Received email for 3rd Interview scheduled for March 25th, 2009. Bring Pics

01/23/2009- In Gambia with hubby

03/25/2009- Interview

04/09/2009- POE Atlanta (CR-1 Status until 2011)

04/13/2009- husband arrested for domestic violence (Aggravated Assault-Felony)

05/19/2009- Filed for divorce

06/02/2009- Letter sent to immigration detailing abuse & fraud

09/08/2009- Divorce Hearing

09/10/2009- Divorce Trial (Continued)

03/11/2010- Notice To Appear issued

03/22/2010- Divorced

05/18/2010- Deportation Master Hearing

05/18/2010- Deportation Ordered

06/17/2010- Appeal Time Over. ICE picked him up. In Jail

08/10/2010- Another Master Hearing Scheduled. Out of jail.

05/31/2012- Individual Hearing Scheduled

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You got it Leedah! I loved reading your post. Don't ever forget those things he's done for you. Take good care of him when he comes here. Teach him what you know, and have patience with him because you know it will take some time for him to adapt. In time there will be balance, and you'll be taking care of each other.

Let me know if you need any help w/ the Dakar process.

Insh-Allah we will be reunited soon...

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Leedah   22

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I won't forget.

:)

12/25/2004 - Met my future hubby while on trip to Gambia

12/13/2006 - Married my hubby in Gambia (West Africa)

12/08/2007 - Sent I-130 to Chicago Lock box. USPS Express Mail December 08,'07, 7:44 pm

02/05/2008 - I-130 NOA1 Hardcopy Received in mailbox

05/27/2008 - Filed Expedite Request by phone with CSR

06/01/2008 - Received Denial Email

06/05/2008 - Filed 2nd request

06/23/2008 - Expedite Approved

07/27/2008 - NOA2

10/21/2008 - Case complete at NVC (Technically was expedited to embassy)

11/06/2008 - Interview at Dakar Embassy

11/06/2008 - Notice (show more income evidence from petitioner)

11/07/2008 - Case on hold

11/18/2008 - 2nd Interview Date

11/18/2008 - Notice (Show even more income and ORIGINAL docs now from 1st cosponsor

12/23/2008 - Received email for 3rd Interview scheduled for March 25th, 2009. Bring Pics

01/23/2009- In Gambia with hubby

03/25/2009- Interview

04/09/2009- POE Atlanta (CR-1 Status until 2011)

04/13/2009- husband arrested for domestic violence (Aggravated Assault-Felony)

05/19/2009- Filed for divorce

06/02/2009- Letter sent to immigration detailing abuse & fraud

09/08/2009- Divorce Hearing

09/10/2009- Divorce Trial (Continued)

03/11/2010- Notice To Appear issued

03/22/2010- Divorced

05/18/2010- Deportation Master Hearing

05/18/2010- Deportation Ordered

06/17/2010- Appeal Time Over. ICE picked him up. In Jail

08/10/2010- Another Master Hearing Scheduled. Out of jail.

05/31/2012- Individual Hearing Scheduled

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WhidbeyGirl   1

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Leedah I am enjoying the bath process although I'm a bit larger than you though LOL. It's a good thing the landlord charged a flat rate for water because I'm certain we use more than our fair share.

As for pics, as soon as I get back to the States I will post some, ever since I nearly had my camera confinscated by customs because I was taking pics of him going through every piece of my luggage I have been a bit leary of taking pics without permission. I have lots of animal pics and pictures of children, I love the children. I leave for home next Saturday.

SO actually lived in the US for 2 years so there shouldn't be much training :) other than, "Stay away from the barn, those goats are NOT for eating" LOL

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VISA JOURNEY

USCIS Journey

02/23/09 ............I-130 sent

03/27/09.............NOA2

TOTAL 32 DAYS

NVC Journey

04/15/09.............Case # Assigned

07/10/09.............Interview assigned

TOTAL 105 DAYS

Embassy Journey

07/14/09.............Forward the case to Embassy in Dakar, Senegal

09/28/09.............Visa in Hand

TOTAL 80 DAYS

VISA GRAND TOTAL 217 DAYS

US CITIZENSHIP JOURNEY

Conditional Resident Journey

09/29/09.............POE New York PIECE OF CAKE!!!

10/27/09.............2 year Green card received

TOTAL 29 DAYS

Removal of Conditions Journey

07/18/11.............I-751 packet sent

03/23/12............10yr GC Received

TOTAL 249 DAYS

Naturalization Journey

07/03/12.............N-400 packet sent

07/23/12.............Resent N-400 packet (husband FORGOT check!)

08/23/12.............Biometrics done

09/12/12.............Interview letter received

10/16/12.............Interview scheduled

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forchika   4

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SO actually lived in the US for 2 years so there shouldn't be much training :) other than, "Stay away from the barn, those goats are NOT for eating" LOL

:lol::lol: Glad you are enjoying your stay!!!!! Be safe!!!!!

****Removal of Conditions ****

7/13/09 Sent I-751 application VSC

7/16/09 Package arrived at VSC at 2:08pm signed by D. Renaud

7/24/09 Rcvd I-797C, NOA from VSC

7/29/09 Rcvd Biometric letter...biometrics appt 8/18/09

11/24/09 Rcvd ROC approval ltr...dated 11/18/09

12/04/09 Rcvd 10 yr Green Card in mail

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