September 2009 Filers! CSC

[jkminney 30]

Geeez. Another Matt. This is getting a little freaky, lol!

I know, right? the fifth one in September or something? lol

With the holiday tomorrow my motivation has taken a serious dive. I'm leaving work in 25 minutes because of an unexpected trip to the orthodontist for my daughter, then I have to go to the store to get Thanksgiving feast food...that place is going to be a nightmare.

I think I'll have John make a fire tonight and we can relax before I'm a cookin up a storm! John has already been here a month. We have another month to go before we go back to England. I hate thinking about the fact that his 2 month visit is half over and I'll only have a week with him back there. I can't wait till all this is done and we don't have to worry about how much time we have left to spend together.

[frenzyheart 2]

Geeez. Another Matt. This is getting a little freaky, lol!

I thought maybe it was YOUR matt when I first saw the name!

Nope. Not mine, lol. I thought it was, too, actually -- until I saw the March wedding. It'd be nice, but it's so doubtful at this point. I'm not even holding my breath for our July date at this point. Whatever happens, happens.

I do miss him, though. Seems like it took forever for last Thursday to get here, and then Sunday was here before I knew it, and off he flew again.

We did get our engagement pictures done, finally. I'm picking them up tonight, so I'm super excited !

[kizza 1]

Geeez. Another Matt. This is getting a little freaky, lol!

I know, right? the fifth one in September or something? lol

With the holiday tomorrow my motivation has taken a serious dive. I'm leaving work in 25 minutes because of an unexpected trip to the orthodontist for my daughter, then I have to go to the store to get Thanksgiving feast food...that place is going to be a nightmare.

I think I'll have John make a fire tonight and we can relax before I'm a cookin up a storm! John has already been here a month. We have another month to go before we go back to England. I hate thinking about the fact that his 2 month visit is half over and I'll only have a week with him back there. I can't wait till all this is done and we don't have to worry about how much time we have left to spend together.

I just got back from running all sorts of errands... 4 different stores, supermarket, co-op to get fair trade chocolate and coffee (good deed ), petfood shop for the dog... After 3 trips from the car to the house to bring it all in, I was really hopeful I would have a nice reward in my inbox. But no. Not even new approvals. Im going to make myself a mean bloody mary. There. And I will try to peel myself off VJ for the next 4 days. Get my mind off all of this.

I wish I had a fireplace!! so cozy. I wish it was T-day here too. I'd have an excuse to get drunk and do nothing for the next few days!

Is the british embassy fast at giving interviews? Because if they are quick, you might not have to wait that long until John makes it back for good. Im still hopeful we could get the NOA2 by mid-December, or at least before the holidays... you'll be back in January, right? Then an interview by February? Can he come pretty much as soon as he gets his visa?

Frenzyheart, will you post some of your engagement pix?? Im sorry your man had to leave already. It always goes so fast. Do you have any plans to see him again in the near future?

Im not even planning our wedding anymore. It was too much stress. I want to do it at the courthouse fairly soon after I get there, then we'll plan something nicer and with more guests later on. I'll just be so happy to be with him and not wonder for how long we can be together!

Edited November 25, 2009 by kizza

[kizza 1]

the bloody mary is a little stiff

We have gone down 2 spots on Igor's list today, haven't we? in spite of not seeing any new approvals...

[frenzyheart 2]

Frenzyheart, will you post some of your engagement pix?? Im sorry your man had to leave already. It always goes so fast. Do you have any plans to see him again in the near future?

Sure I will. I'm not the best thing to look at, but I'm sure some of them turned out okay, lol. As for when I'll see him again, at this point, we're not sure. We know that I'm flying into Toronto for his interview (staying with him in Burlington until the day before the interview, and then we're driving to Montreal and staying overnight) so that's about when we're planning on. It really sucks, but that's what we have to do.

[jkminney 30]

Geeez. Another Matt. This is getting a little freaky, lol!

I know, right? the fifth one in September or something? lol

With the holiday tomorrow my motivation has taken a serious dive. I'm leaving work in 25 minutes because of an unexpected trip to the orthodontist for my daughter, then I have to go to the store to get Thanksgiving feast food...that place is going to be a nightmare.

I think I'll have John make a fire tonight and we can relax before I'm a cookin up a storm! John has already been here a month. We have another month to go before we go back to England. I hate thinking about the fact that his 2 month visit is half over and I'll only have a week with him back there. I can't wait till all this is done and we don't have to worry about how much time we have left to spend together.

I just got back from running all sorts of errands... 4 different stores, supermarket, co-op to get fair trade chocolate and coffee (good deed ), petfood shop for the dog... After 3 trips from the car to the house to bring it all in, I was really hopeful I would have a nice reward in my inbox. But no. Not even new approvals. Im going to make myself a mean bloody mary. There. And I will try to peel myself off VJ for the next 4 days. Get my mind off all of this.

I wish I had a fireplace!! so cozy. I wish it was T-day here too. I'd have an excuse to get drunk and do nothing for the next few days!

Is the british embassy fast at giving interviews? Because if they are quick, you might not have to wait that long until John makes it back for good. Im still hopeful we could get the NOA2 by mid-December, or at least before the holidays... you'll be back in January, right? Then an interview by February? Can he come pretty much as soon as he gets his visa?

Frenzyheart, will you post some of your engagement pix?? Im sorry your man had to leave already. It always goes so fast. Do you have any plans to see him again in the near future?

Im not even planning our wedding anymore. It was too much stress. I want to do it at the courthouse fairly soon after I get there, then we'll plan something nicer and with more guests later on. I'll just be so happy to be with him and not wonder for how long we can be together!

I think the British Embassy is fairly quick in comparisson with some of the others. The big thing is even though I've been married before I've never has a "real" wedding. It was a court house deal and it's not to take away from people who do it but for me....I just want to be able to do it the way we want and have family. When I got married before it was just like any other day and I want my friends and family there to celebrate our happiness. So John and I are planning on June 5th. We figure if we have an interview Feb/March time and he comes beginning of April then we'll still have close to a month after we get married to send off all the paperwork. I still have to fire my lawyer that we used for the K1 process...that's an entirely different story The biggest thing for me is just knowing all this is done. If we had to wait a month after the visa was approved we would be ok...simply because we know it's done and we don't have to worry about it. I'm one of those people who's nature is to worry so I think for me it's harder than it is for John...him being Irish he's very go with the flow and easy going soooooo thankfully he reminds me to not worry it will be fine and I try my best not to.

I'm baking my pumpkin pie right now. I can't wait to put 2 big scoops of coolwhip on it! It amazes me how much it costs to have 1 big dinner...I'm gonna have to pimp someone out to pay for my turkey and stuffing!

[kizza 1]

I think the British Embassy is fairly quick in comparisson with some of the others. The big thing is even though I've been married before I've never has a "real" wedding. It was a court house deal and it's not to take away from people who do it but for me....I just want to be able to do it the way we want and have family. When I got married before it was just like any other day and I want my friends and family there to celebrate our happiness. So John and I are planning on June 5th. We figure if we have an interview Feb/March time and he comes beginning of April then we'll still have close to a month after we get married to send off all the paperwork. I still have to fire my lawyer that we used for the K1 process...that's an entirely different story The biggest thing for me is just knowing all this is done. If we had to wait a month after the visa was approved we would be ok...simply because we know it's done and we don't have to worry about it. I'm one of those people who's nature is to worry so I think for me it's harder than it is for John...him being Irish he's very go with the flow and easy going soooooo thankfully he reminds me to not worry it will be fine and I try my best not to.

I'm baking my pumpkin pie right now. I can't wait to put 2 big scoops of coolwhip on it! It amazes me how much it costs to have 1 big dinner...I'm gonna have to pimp someone out to pay for my turkey and stuffing!

Pumpkin pie! I was craving some but couldnt find any at the supermarket! Yeah, a dinner like that does add up. And a big turkey aint cheap. Should I ask what you mean by pimpin someone out? ... I read a really disturbing story last week about a mom pimping her very young daughter

I hear you, about the wedding and the stress (I worry so much - I think Ive calmed down lately because I couldnt worry anymore. I even broke a molar tooth from clenching my teeth at night!). Matt is really laid back too. Which is mostly great... sometimes drives me nuts.

I definitely want to have a real wedding. But when I realised there was no way of planning around the uncertainty of the timeline with Montreal, plus planning from here, plus Matt's gay brother butting in with his ideas of what's classy and tasteful, I decided it was simpler to have the courthouse solution first. I still want to make a day out of it, maybe leave for the weekend to a spa thing or something, to celebrate, have a handful of very close friends and the family who is at driving distance to come, big dinner out or something, and see from there. OR Matt and I will fly off to Hawai and get married just the 2 of us. But Id still want a reception with friends and family. See... i start thinking about options and what I want and I get all stressed out about missing out!

Frenzyheart did you get your photos? Are you happy with them? Can we see?

Why will you stay in Burlington with him? back in the states? I might be getting tired... im confused.

Edited November 26, 2009 by kizza

[frenzyheart 2]

Frenzyheart did you get your photos? Are you happy with them? Can we see?

Why will you stay in Burlington with him? back in the states? I might be getting tired... im confused.

Yup, I got them! I'm working on going through them and picking out the good ones and stuff, then I'll probably post them on my website or something (the link is in my profile)

I'll stay with him in Burlington (Ontario) because that's where he lives. What'll happen is I will fly up to Toronto a few days before the interview and stay with him until the day before, then we'll drive from Burlington to Montreal for his interview, and then we'll go back to Burlington and I'll stay a few more days, then I'll fly home again.

[kizza 1]

Frenzyheart did you get your photos? Are you happy with them? Can we see?

Why will you stay in Burlington with him? back in the states? I might be getting tired... im confused.

Yup, I got them! I'm working on going through them and picking out the good ones and stuff, then I'll probably post them on my website or something (the link is in my profile)

I'll stay with him in Burlington (Ontario) because that's where he lives. What'll happen is I will fly up to Toronto a few days before the interview and stay with him until the day before, then we'll drive from Burlington to Montreal for his interview, and then we'll go back to Burlington and I'll stay a few more days, then I'll fly home again.

ah ok! that makes sense! I was thinking of Burlington, Vermont!

Cool, let us know and I'll check out your photos when they are ready!

[babyruthie 0]

Hi all you September filiers, time for the waiting to begin

HI! Goodluck for your waiting...I'm also a september filer....

goodluck to us all

[DainandVicky 4]

Hi all you September filiers, time for the waiting to begin

HI! Goodluck for your waiting...I'm also a september filer....

goodluck to us all

Hi

Welcome to the club, when you get a chance fill in your timeline information as that's how all of the future visajourney watchers will know their timelines. It's also how igor's list is generated I believe and it will also give you an estimated NOA2 date.

I'm so happy to see more approvals this morning!! I think there's 4 now from September! They are definitely moving along again, and hopefully in 2-3 weeks it's our name on that list!!

[kizza 1]

Yes! Yes!

Our name went down 7 spots on Igor's list in one day, and our timeline receded by nearly 3 weeks!

So happy! Hopefully we'll keep seeing a lot more approvals next week!!

Happy Turkey Day everybody!!

[g&k 0]

Wohoo! Sept 1 is being process. I hope tjhis is a good sign that they are working on sept files already. I wish ours gets approve after thanksgiving! Happy thanksgiving everyone!

[kizza 1]

Wohoo! Sept 1 is being process. I hope tjhis is a good sign that they are working on sept files already. I wish ours gets approve after thanksgiving! Happy thanksgiving everyone!

ahhh... now I undertand! HoneyBaby, I thought you were one of the first 2 September couples approved last week (since we couldnt see their profile).... I couldnt understand why you were depressed!

Yes, I hope they put their head down and try to approve all of September before the holidays! It would be such a relief and a great reason to celebrate!

[g&k 0]

Wohoo! Sept 1 is being process. I hope tjhis is a good sign that they are working on sept files already. I wish ours gets approve after thanksgiving! Happy thanksgiving everyone!

ahhh... now I undertand! HoneyBaby, I thought you were one of the first 2 September couples approved last week (since we couldnt see their profile).... I couldnt understand why you were depressed!

Yes, I hope they put their head down and try to approve all of September before the holidays! It would be such a relief and a great reason to celebrate!

Im one of the early sept filer but i havent got my appeoval yet. Im jst being impatient - i was expecting my noa2 early nov but its end of nov already and i still havent get it yet.