Yardies at Home and a Farrin (part14)

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

Epsome salt is the best colon cleaners there is.

Edited May 26, 2009 by RoxcieJoe

[BunzTheMagicSnail 2]

i have a serious question for everyone, especially for those who have gone through the process already or those who are deep in the process

how do you deal with the waiting?

i'm just 18 days in and sometimes i feel so antsy?

so how do you deal with it? seriously

what do you do to keep from going crazy?

[Islandwoman 0]

i have a serious question for everyone, especially for those who have gone through the process already or those who are deep in the process

how do you deal with the waiting?

i'm just 18 days in and sometimes i feel so antsy?

so how do you deal with it? seriously

what do you do to keep from going crazy?

A few ways - you have to stay busy and try not to focus on just this. Live your everyday life like it is - not like it will be when you get here.

Sometimes I would have to back off from VJ just because it made me focus more on the process, which at times was spinning out of control for me.

I also tried not to think about the big timeline...just think about today, then when tomorrow came, think about that day.

Finally...PRAY alot!!

Also, take the time to really enjoy your time in Jamaica, your friends and your family. It could be awhile before you get back to see them once you are here.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

i have a serious question for everyone, especially for those who have gone through the process already or those who are deep in the process

how do you deal with the waiting?

i'm just 18 days in and sometimes i feel so antsy?

so how do you deal with it? seriously

what do you do to keep from going crazy?

Bunza, I have been dealing with this process since 02/2008, the waiting is hard, and I have always said it is even harder when you are married.

The things that have helped me, have been the planning of every 3 months to come to JA to see my husband, the folks here on VJ, we used to have great Friday nights VJ parties. Some how things have changed along the way, we used to have great conversations on VJ, but people now don't want to talk about relationships.

You still needs to keep busy at home, that helps alot too.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

i have a serious question for everyone, especially for those who have gone through the process already or those who are deep in the process

how do you deal with the waiting?

i'm just 18 days in and sometimes i feel so antsy?

so how do you deal with it? seriously

what do you do to keep from going crazy?

A few ways - you have to stay busy and try not to focus on just this. Live your everyday life like it is - not like it will be when you get here.

Sometimes I would have to back off from VJ just because it made me focus more on the process, which at times was spinning out of control for me.

I also tried not to think about the big timeline...just think about today, then when tomorrow came, think about that day.

Finally...PRAY alot!!

Also, take the time to really enjoy your time in Jamaica, your friends and your family. It could be awhile before you get back to see them once you are here.

Islandwoman, I am already planning for my husband first trip back home. Joel isn't even here yet, but I don't want him to feel so lost from his family right away. We will be going back home around Christmas, then it maight be 6 to 12 months later for the next trip back.

Edited May 26, 2009 by RoxcieJoe

[dancehallquana 5]

ok caught up

congrats to beautiful!!

sorry dada and honey.. i pray God grants u guys peace to pick up and move on.. i found in my on life the most devastating things that happenend were necessary for me to make the moves i needed at that time..be blessed

good luck w/ the cleansing ladies.. i had this tea that did the same.. and i am NOTORIOUS for not reading directions so i left my tea bag in for maybe an hour cuz i forgot about it.. well the box says leave it in for like 5 min, the longer u leave it, the more POWERFUL the results..

i was sweating and my stomach felt like somebody was wringing it out..OMG, i never forgot my tea bags again..

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

For all of my Maryland, Dc and Virginia VJ's

Great Entertainment for the Summer

Cost Associated

May

Now........Universoul Circus........................Capitol Plaza Mall

22 May.....Howard Hewett & Vesta....................Zanzibar

22 May.....Mint Condition...........................Ram's Head Live

23 May.....Roy C & Friends..........................Lamont's Ent. Complex

28 May.....Keyshia Cole.............................DAR Constitution Hall

June

2-9 June...Universoul Circus........................Security Square Mall

3 June...Gregory Isaacs & Easy Star All-Stars.....Ram's Head Live

4 June...Gregory Isaacs & Easy Star All-Stars.....9:30 Club

4-7 June...Freddie Jackson..........................Blues Alley

6 June...Keyshia Cole.............................Pier Six

5,6 & 7....Capitol Jazz Fest........................Merriweather Post

10 June....Earth Wind & Fire........................Merriweather

11-14 .....Gil Scott-Heron..........................Blues Alley

13 June....Ledisi & Kenny Lattimore.................Carter Barron

18-21......YellowJackets............................Blues Alley

19 June....Anthony Hamilton & Musiq Soulchild.......Constitution Hall

20 June....Mandrill & Plunky & Oneness..............Carter Barron

21 June....Anthony Hamilton & Musiq Soulchild.......Pier Six

21 June....War......................................Birchmere

23 June....Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs............Wolf Trap

23 June....Beyonce'.................................1st Mariner Arena

24 June....Beyonce'.................................Verizon Center

25 June....George Benson, Babyface & Ledisi.........Pier Six

27 June....The Stylistics & The Manhattans..........Carter Barron

July

5 July....Gladys Knight............................Wolf Trap

8 July....Tony Terry...............................Blues Alley

11 July....Ashford & Simpson........................Carter Barron

12 July....Beres Hammond & Culture.."Reggae 2009"...Wolf Trap

12 July....Nas, Damien Marley, The Roots & Common...Merriweather

16-19 July.Marcus Johnson Project...................Blues Alley

17 July....John Legend..............................Merriweather

17 July....Oleta Adams..............................Birchmere

18 July....Original "P".............................Fort Dupont

18 July....Joe & Chico Debarge......................Carter Barron

23 July....Hiroshima................................Birchmere

23 July....George Clinton & P/Funk....Bottle & Cork/Dewey Beach DE

25 July....Ohio Players & SOS Band..................Carter Barron

25 July....Ray, Goodman & Brown.....................Fort Dupont

25 & 26 July..Norman Connors........................Blues Alley

August

1 August...Blue Magic, Force MD's...................Fort Dupont

2 August...Daryl Hall & John Oates...................Wolf Trap

8 August...Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia....Constitution Hall

8 August...Rose Royce & Julia Nixon.................Fort Dupont

9 August...The Neville Brothers.....................Birchmere

9 August...Johnny Mathis............................Wolf Trap

12 August..Smokey Robinson..........................Wolf Trap

13 August..Bill Cosby...............................Wolf Trap

15 August..Mothers Finest...........................Fort Dupont

15 August..The Temptations & Four Tops..............Wolf Trap

21 August..Boney James & Grainger...................Carter Barron

30 August..B.B. King................................Wolf Trap

Free Events

2009 Fort Dupont Summer Theatre Concert Series

National Park Service National Capital Parks-East

1900 Anacostia Drive, SE

U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Public Information

Washington, D.C. 20020

202-692-6033 Phone

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Fort Dupont Park

News Release

Release date: Immediate

Contact(s): Julie Kutruff

Phone number: 202-426-5961

National Park Service Announces Schedule for Fort Dupont 2009 Summer Concert Series

Washington, D.C. - The National Park Service and National Capital Parks-East is happy to announce this year's scheduled performers for the

Fort Dupont 2009 Summer Concert Series:

July 18

ORIGINAL "P" featuring founding members Fuzzy Haskins and Grady Thomas of Parliament Funkadelic

Opening : Ken Staton and The James Brown Review

July 25

RAY, GOODMAN AND BROWN

Opening : "Pookie Hudson's" Spaniels

August 1

WPFW NIGHT with BLUE MAGIC, FORCE MD'S AND THE LEGENDS REVIEW

August 8

ROSE ROYCE

Opening: Julia Nixon

August 15

MOTHER'S FINEST

Opening: Derek McKeith featuring Alyson Williams

August 22

SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS

Opening: Jazzy Blu

All shows are free and open to the public. Shows begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. and are held rain or shine. We encourage music lovers to come out, bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and enjoy some of the finest rhythm & blues music in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Performances are subject to change.

For your protection, the following may NOT be brought into Fort Dupont

Park: glass containers, illegal substances, and weapons of any kind.

Gas grills are prohibited. Charcoal grills may only be used in designated picnic areas. No tents or lit candles are allowed in the

audience area.

Vending, cameras, camcorders, and any recording devices are prohibited.

The concert stage in Fort Dupont Park is located along Fort Dupont Drive, just east of the intersection of Randle Circle and Minnesota

Avenue, S.E. Concert goers are asked to respect park neighbors by not

parking to obstruct private driveways.

For additional information about this event or other activities within Fort Dupont and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, please call (202) 426-5961 or check our website at www.fodu.gov<http://www.fodu.gov/>.

-NPS-

[BunzTheMagicSnail 2]

thanks for the good word ladies

on a side note, i didn't know tony terry still performs

[dancehallquana 5]

hey bunz.. i haven't filed yet, but being w/ my man since 07/07.. i can give my lil ways of staying sane LOL

like island says.. u HAVE to live ur life, i know he is ur husband but u will make urself crazy revolving everything around getting him here.. i couldn't sleep at night and would cry myself to sleep cuz all i could think about was him and the next trip.. but then i started doing more things w/ friends, attending more social functions, get on some kind of group or join a club.. charity maybe even.

something that keeps u stimutlated and somewhat distracted to be honest...

i also tried to limit my lovelorn phone calls.. lol.. u know the ones where u don't talk about NOTHING but how much u miss each other, how i can't wait to be in his arms, how slow this is going and its killing me to be away lol.. don't get me wrong, we have them, but i try to tame the little girl in me that wants to just curl up and whine a lil to my man. and "woman up" and just talk... about the kids and whats going on at work or the next soccer match or whatever..

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

thanks for the good word ladies

on a side note, i didn't know tony terry still performs

It seems that he will be performimg this year in DC. Bunza, you can investigate as to why no mail from the embassy gets delivered in Jamaica. Do you think the postal people throw it in a GO TO HELL box? We could have had our interview date in June, the embassy emailed me back and said that they had sent out our package on May 8th. Well it looks like we might have a Juy date now.

Edited May 26, 2009 by RoxcieJoe

[Islandwoman 0]

i have a serious question for everyone, especially for those who have gone through the process already or those who are deep in the process

how do you deal with the waiting?

i'm just 18 days in and sometimes i feel so antsy?

so how do you deal with it? seriously

what do you do to keep from going crazy?

A few ways - you have to stay busy and try not to focus on just this. Live your everyday life like it is - not like it will be when you get here.

Sometimes I would have to back off from VJ just because it made me focus more on the process, which at times was spinning out of control for me.

I also tried not to think about the big timeline...just think about today, then when tomorrow came, think about that day.

Finally...PRAY alot!!

Also, take the time to really enjoy your time in Jamaica, your friends and your family. It could be awhile before you get back to see them once you are here.

Islandwoman, I am already planning for my husband first trip back home. Joel isn't even here yet, but I don't want him to feel so lost from his family right away. We will be going back home around Christmas, then it maight be 6 to 12 months later for the next trip back.

That great Rox! Because we have no idea of the timeline for AOS and AP we can't plan anything - let alone have the money to do it after paying the chunk of change for AOS.

[BunzTheMagicSnail 2]

thanks for the good word ladies

on a side note, i didn't know tony terry still performs

It seems that he will be performimg this year in DC. Bunza, you can investigate as to why no mail from the embassy gets delivered in Jamaica. Do you think the postal people throw it in a GO TO HELL box? We could have had our interview date in June, the embassy emailed me back and said that they had sent out our package on May 8th. Well it looks like we might have a Juy date now.

lmao @ go to hell box

our mail has its "challenges" although i must say they have improved

but you're not the first person i've heard complain about that stuff

does your husband live in a remote area? maybe it has something to do with that

or maybe the embassy thought they sent it out when they really didn't

Edited May 26, 2009 by Bunzarelli

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

i have a serious question for everyone, especially for those who have gone through the process already or those who are deep in the process

how do you deal with the waiting?

i'm just 18 days in and sometimes i feel so antsy?

so how do you deal with it? seriously

what do you do to keep from going crazy?

A few ways - you have to stay busy and try not to focus on just this. Live your everyday life like it is - not like it will be when you get here.

Sometimes I would have to back off from VJ just because it made me focus more on the process, which at times was spinning out of control for me.

I also tried not to think about the big timeline...just think about today, then when tomorrow came, think about that day.

Finally...PRAY alot!!

Also, take the time to really enjoy your time in Jamaica, your friends and your family. It could be awhile before you get back to see them once you are here.

Islandwoman, I am already planning for my husband first trip back home. Joel isn't even here yet, but I don't want him to feel so lost from his family right away. We will be going back home around Christmas, then it maight be 6 to 12 months later for the next trip back.

That great Rox! Because we have no idea of the timeline for AOS and AP we can't plan anything - let alone have the money to do it after paying the chunk of change for AOS.

Islandwoman, that's why I changed ours to the CR1, I don't want anything to do with immigration visa for a long time after Joel is here. I just want us to start living a life as a couple and family.

[LIFE'SJOURNEY 970]

thanks for the good word ladies

on a side note, i didn't know tony terry still performs

It seems that he will be performimg this year in DC. Bunza, you can investigate as to why no mail from the embassy gets delivered in Jamaica. Do you think the postal people throw it in a GO TO HELL box? We could have had our interview date in June, the embassy emailed me back and said that they had sent out our package on May 8th. Well it looks like we might have a Juy date now.

lmao @ go to hell box

our mail has its "challenges" although i must say they have improved

but you're not the first person i've heard complain about that stuff

does your husband live in a remote area? maybe it has something to do with that

or maybe the embassy thought they sent it out when they really didn't

No no, my husband lives in Kingston. Everything I send from the USA gets to him, but mail from up town Kingston gets lost. WOW...

[jawi876 2]

Hey everyone it's Wakey..I'm sitting hear with Jawi and just reading all the recent post. We went to the doctor today and will need to have another surgery in a few weeks. Please keep her in your prayers.

Thanks for all the good comments about my hair. It's not really looking the way it did the first day(very frizzy). I need to practice using different products. Any ideas from those of you who are rockin naturals???

DaDa I'm so sorry to hear about your journey ending. Keep your head up.

Wakey