Any Dutch/American couples??

[John and Jeanine 0]

Yeah its a bit stressful but yeah, it is how it is;) we are just trying to figure out rates and what places are available for July/August. Then we'll have to pick a date cuz family of me is coming over for the wedding and they'll have to book flights, take off time from work etc. But we want to be a little more sure first w/ the visa. So waiting prob for interview date and see what reactions we get from reception places...then kinda 'pick' and go there as soon as i get in the usa to decide. Because i first want to see the place in real too;) not nice if John has to go look alone.

How did you guys pick the place Liz? Looks nice too! U went with Pat to look when he was there just couple weeks ago?

Im SO curious if our packet 3 arrived back at the Consulate today;) i sent it yesterday lol....

[lizandpat 0]

I guess since we're having a small wedding and reception, I'm not too stressed out over the wedding part...YET..lol! When it gets closer to time I'm sure I'll be going crazy.

Jeanine - I just did some research online and then went to visit in person last summer. We didn't make it to see it when Pat was here last month but just from the pictures we decided that it was the place for us.

Is there anyway you can check if it go to the Consulate yet??

[lizandpat 0]

Good Morning/Afternoon everyone!

We're FINALLY getting some much needed rain here....supposed to be a wet week which is great since we've not had any significant rain since Sept 2007!

Hope your all doing good!!

[JohnnyK 0]

Wow, just be glad you aren't getting as much rain as we are in the Netherlands.

It's so depressing!

I thought I'd post an update here, Lindsey received my application two days ago and mailed it to the Vermont Service Center yesterday (USPS overnight), so it should be there now

I'm really hoping everything will go by quickly, as I was surprised to see that John and Jeanine got their consulate letter a little over 4 months after they sent in their application. Congratulations! You guys are so close to getting the visa =]

Hopefully it'll go by as fast for everybody as it did for John and Jeanine!

[lizandpat 0]

Wow, just be glad you aren't getting as much rain as we are in the Netherlands.

It's so depressing!

I thought I'd post an update here, Lindsey received my application two days ago and mailed it to the Vermont Service Center yesterday (USPS overnight), so it should be there now

I'm really hoping everything will go by quickly, as I was surprised to see that John and Jeanine got their consulate letter a little over 4 months after they sent in their application. Congratulations! You guys are so close to getting the visa =]

Hopefully it'll go by as fast for everybody as it did for John and Jeanine!

Hey Johnny...I saw a post you did on another thread and wondered where you were...lol!

hehe...what part of the Netherlands are you from? Patrick said it rains there all the time...he's soooooo ready to be here and enjoy the Texas weather...lol!

YAY! Congrats on getting your petition officially filed!! You'll probably get your NOA1 in the mail in about 2 weeks. If Lindsey paid the fee by check and she gets those back, she can find your receipt number on the back of it and track it online much sooner. She'll have to create and account on the USCIS website but it's really easy to do.

I'm with you....I wouldn't mind getting our NOA2 in 4 months time!! There are even some people on here getting them in just over 3 months!!!

[Peet 1]

LOL, getting exited here, the first VSC December filers have been approved already.

Would love to get things ging from this side because yes, I am soooooooooooo tired of the rain every day also.

I think it doesn't matter where you are in the Netherlands right now, it is rain, rain rain and than getting teased with one nice afternoon.

[JohnnyK 0]

Hey Johnny...I saw a post you did on another thread and wondered where you were...lol!

hehe...what part of the Netherlands are you from? Patrick said it rains there all the time...he's soooooo ready to be here and enjoy the Texas weather...lol!

YAY! Congrats on getting your petition officially filed!! You'll probably get your NOA1 in the mail in about 2 weeks. If Lindsey paid the fee by check and she gets those back, she can find your receipt number on the back of it and track it online much sooner. She'll have to create and account on the USCIS website but it's really easy to do.

I'm with you....I wouldn't mind getting our NOA2 in 4 months time!! There are even some people on here getting them in just over 3 months!!!

I know exactly what he means, I am soooo ready to be back in Florida as well. You really start to miss the sunshine after being used to it for 7 years.

That's crazy how some people have gotten their NOA2 in just 3 months time. Must be the bad economy, less people applying because they either can't afford it or don't want to move. For whatever reason it may be, I am hoping I'll get it in 3 months as well

Peet is right, it really doesn't matter where you are in the Netherlands (I'm actuallly at the very southern tip, Maastricht area), the weather is crappy everywhere.

[lizandpat 0]

Peet - I saw that about the December VSC filer too!! Come on VSC!!!

btw, hows the arm doing? I read on your blog last night what's been going on...is it any better?

Johnny - Wow...you are really down in that corner aren't you...hehe! Hopefully none of you will have to deal with the crappy weather there much longer!!

[lizandpat 0]

Ok..not sure i believe this....a January 2009 VSC filer just posted that they got their NOA2 already!!!

[John and Jeanine 0]

I know it went so fast!! But there was not really anything we know what could cause an RFE..but u never know, i think we were lucky that it went this fast, but seems vermont def picked up speed the last 2 months!

Peet i think u will hear something when its still march;) im hoping the best for you! Or early april, but its def coming cuz i saw december filers getting apporoved, and yes Liz i also saw before one or two january filers! Yay!!

Im so sick of the rain too, its totally depressing and when i walk to work (cuz i live like reall close to it) and its raining..im like argh!!! looking forward to the usa cuz they have def better summers;) John teases me and says..watch if u come..we'll have a bad rainy summer lol. I think i have been in an outside pool sinze 2006...crazy huh?! maybe one time in 2007 but not last year...was like 3 days nice weather in the summer and i had to work those;)

Anyway..im going to sleep;) Good night to you all!

[marieke 1]

wow, im away for a few days and look at all this good news! congrats everyone!

No news on the job front. I wont know till after springbreak now. Yesterday i had to be the one getting the teachers that are being fired, from their room. It was an awful job, but im the principals secretary. as soon as the teachers realised that if i would come to their room it meant bad news, they started calling me the grim reaper. a joke of course, but a bit of a sour one. it has made me a little depressed. only 2 'deserved' to be fired. the other 6 definately not.

we got married just the 2 of us. We drove up to hot springs AR and had booked 2 nights in a fancy hotel and 2 nights in a B&B where we would get married. I was wearing a light pink dress and had my hair done at the Arlington (old hotel). i remember that the hairdresser asked me if i was nervous and i said no, i dont have 200 people waiting for me, just my fiance. it was 31st dec 2007. sunny and 60F, perfect! the people who married us, were so nice, we had gotten to know them well and they invited us to a NYE party of their friends (alan and joe). We went and had a great time. We are now even better friends with them! Alan and joe are the ones we stayed with when we were evacated. We will also see them monday during our trip.

We werent going to do anything else, but then my mum came over in may 08 and we decided to have a little ceremony again at thomas' parents house.

31/12

2nd wedding

Edited March 12, 2009 by marieke

[Peet 1]

Oh boy, we went way up today on Igor's list.

It sure looks like VSC is back to work now and I sure hope they stay at it.

I do hope you are right Jeanine, hope it is really fast.

It would save me a lot of headaches being unemployed. The pressure of getting started on an education is no fun at all and they still think I should sign a contract for 6 months or something

And yes, real summers, or winters, after all this rain.

Wouldn't that be great

Walking the dogs 4 times a day, having them drag in all the mud and have the house smell like wet dog...

I am sick of it.

[Peet 1]

awww, Marieke, that sounds great, I guess that is how it will be for us.

[marieke 1]

and you'll love it. it doesnt matter how, but with who right? make it YOUR day, you both will deserve it after being apart for so long.

[lizandpat 0]

Aww, Marieke...lovely pictures!!

Ours is going to be small...the 40 we're inviting are almost all just my family (I'm the youngest of 5 and they all have kids and grandkids..lol) and a handful of friends. It even looks like we're going to have a couple of Pat's closest from from the Netherlands here for it! I'm so excited, I can't wait to meet them!!

Peet - How muchdid you go up on Igor's? We went up about 4 spots...