The Guy from America and the girl from Russia

[Toriwings 0]

Well to start it all off simply, my name is Will and the lady in question's name is Lana. I'm a Sailor, so as you can imagine I move around a lot. Well in the midst of my journey, I met Lana. I guess you could say that it was a good time in both of our lives, because meeting we knew that we really needed each other at that point. We spoke daily, wrote each other letters, and when I finally had the time, I went back to Russia on my own and spent some time with her.

it was amazing, and without a doubt she was amazing as well. So on a faithful night I proposed to her. She said yes, and I was happy. I really didn't understand how much it would hurt now leaving her there as I came back to America.

On my arrival home I started working on her paperwork, and thanks to the influx of surge deployments, I was sent out yet again. All I could do was mail all of our work out, sit back, and wait until the final results. As it stands all I have is my NOA-1 which is a good sign, but the new thing is that Lana is pregnant. Now a simply waiting game has turned into a great bit of anxiety for me, as I am wondering how I can handle all of this.

First off the prospect of being a father is very scary, but the big thing on my mind in not being able to be there with her as this is all happening. Its been several months and she is expecting in June. By the proccesing time charts, I shouldn't hear back about the visa until October or November. Reading alot of these post, I know that I have no chance of really meeting this deadline before the child is born. In the meantime, I am just going to have to pack my bags and hope that I can take enough vacation in Russia to be there about the time the baby is born.

Funny, I seem a lot more mild-headed then I t hought that i would be. I guess I have really accepted the situation. Though it would be nice to talk to some people in these groups and see how the whole journey has gone with my peers.

Toriwings-

[mike&jie 0]

Welcome to vj,, hope all goes well for you

[meowmeowmeow 1]

congrats...and good luck with your process. pazdravlayu

[hudons 0]

Wow, that is a romantic story. I hope so much that you can be there to see your baby born. It seems criminal that there is no kind of waiver for this situation, but you seem to be at peace with it.

I have resigned myself to the 'que sera sera' way of thinking. I think it's the only way to get through this process. Als, there is always plenty of support here at VJ.

Best of luck, I really enjoyed the way you wrote your story.