Monday? already?

[~Jess~ 0]

happy monday.......lol i dunno if there is a such thing hehe..........

nothin to report here.....no official plans.....playing with some details......good day yall

[Ban Hammer 13,645]

Has anyone else noticed? The past few days in the ME/NA forum have been pretty tame! I wonder why? Can we keep it this way?

yup, it's been noticed

[ya falaha! 0]

Blah...Monday

After a week of waiting I finally got a response from Cairo....

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your e-mail message.

The case is on the waiting list pending an interview slot. We will contact you once an appointment has been scheduled.

Regards,

Consular Staff

Ok first...I'M NOT A SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second...you have a f-ing calendar in front of you...put him on it anywhere! I don't care where. Flip a coin, roll dice...just pick a day. This really sucks. You know what really gets me? They have the packet 3 for 6 weeks now you would think they could be efficient by doing security checks prior to the interview. Get that shitt out of the way while you're sitting on my case. That would be too efficient I think.

Happy Monday.

[Bosco 1]

Well, nothing much new. Starting on a new health goal - drink more water. I dug out my old Nalgene bottle from college. It's purple and has a marching Bucky Badger on the front. Ahhh, those were the simpler days.

Husband and I watched the Yacobian building last night. It was excellent I need to step up my arabic learnin, or find more egyptian movies with subtitles.

The book was good too!

[Together4ever 1]

Blah...Monday

After a week of waiting I finally got a response from Cairo....

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your e-mail message.

The case is on the waiting list pending an interview slot. We will contact you once an appointment has been scheduled.

Regards,

Consular Staff

Ok first...I'M NOT A SIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second...you have a f-ing calendar in front of you...put him on it anywhere! I don't care where. Flip a coin, roll dice...just pick a day. This really sucks. You know what really gets me? They have the packet 3 for 6 weeks now you would think they could be efficient by doing security checks prior to the interview. Get that shitt out of the way while you're sitting on my case. That would be too efficient I think.

Happy Monday.

Moody,

I know how you feel. Been through the whole entire gambit with Cairo. I have been "sir" many times. LOL I really KNOW your frustration well, but take it from someone who has been there, done that, bought the t-shirt, washed it so many times it fell apart and became a dust rag... you will have to muster up a whole truckload of patience. Cairo is Cairo and they do things their own way there is NOTHING you can do to sway that. I'm sure if Amy is around somewhere, she can add her testimony too. Cairo schedules interviews once a month. All you can do is check the website. But I'm with you, they're slow as mud and its aggravating when you're lonely and hurting. Our petition landed in Cairo in JANUARY, Moh interviews the end of March and guess what? We're STILL WAITING for the frigging visa.

Edited November 13, 2006 by just_waiting

[ya falaha! 0]

Jean...

You know I feel bad complaining when I know others have been waiting way longer than myself. One of my coping mechanisms is bitching and moaning. There are so many emotions involved with this that I was not fully prepared for. Loneliness is a big one. I'm not alone but I'm lonely. This weekend I had a full house. I had my kids, my sisters (ages 9-14) and my mom (birth mother) over and I still felt lonely. I ask myself...what would you do if you had never known Mohamed? Well I'd either be in another relationship or actively looking or alone but not waiting for someone. I think the waiting and the unknown is the hardest part of this whole thing.

[Together4ever 1]

Jean...

You know I feel bad complaining when I know others have been waiting way longer than myself. One of my coping mechanisms is bitching and moaning. There are so many emotions involved with this that I was not fully prepared for. Loneliness is a big one. I'm not alone but I'm lonely. This weekend I had a full house. I had my kids, my sisters (ages 9-14) and my mom (birth mother) over and I still felt lonely. I ask myself...what would you do if you had never known Mohamed? Well I'd either be in another relationship or actively looking or alone but not waiting for someone. I think the waiting and the unknown is the hardest part of this whole thing.

Yep I feel ya. Sometimes you just need to vent and I am not one who would ever tell you its too much. This is painful. For some more then others. We all handle it differently. I know that lonely feeling. Lately its been crushing and this cat and mouse game of "officer review then finished" is making us both nervous. Vent when you need to. You can message me anytime. There is an end to it eventually, then you get start the whole "adjustment" thing. Whee. Blah. (I'm so bloody tired of the internet and telephone I could scream but it's all we've got.)

Remember the rule of thumb to this process: NEVER COMPARE.

Pain is pain, doesn't matter how long you've been feeling it. Complain all you want kiddo.

Edited November 13, 2006 by just_waiting

[Jenn! 918]

You know I feel bad complaining when I know others have been waiting way longer than myself. One of my coping mechanisms is bitching and moaning. There are so many emotions involved with this that I was not fully prepared for. Loneliness is a big one. I'm not alone but I'm lonely. This weekend I had a full house. I had my kids, my sisters (ages 9-14) and my mom (birth mother) over and I still felt lonely. I ask myself...what would you do if you had never known Mohamed? Well I'd either be in another relationship or actively looking or alone but not waiting for someone. I think the waiting and the unknown is the hardest part of this whole thing.

I think we all know exactly how you feel. Don't worry about bitching an moaning here, we've all done it. I was so lonely during the visa process too. Having family around helped as a distraction, but that empty feeling *never* went away, even when I was with them. I don't think there's anything to do except just survive, somehow. You *will* get there.

[dollface41601 0]

Ahh monday, what a shitty start to the week...Its a miserable looking day here in chicago, and my head is throbbing...has been since last night, even after 6 tylenol...its the kind of headache that makes u want to vomit...blahh...well i woke up nice and early and left to pick up my clothes from the cleaners, only to find a nice yellow spot on my 50$ express white collared shirt...they told me to leave it there so they can attempt to fix it, gosh it pisses me off, ive only worn that shirt once...gotta work tonight, 2-9....so i get to catch days of our lives at 1pm then ill be off....well hope everyone has a little better day than ive been having....

p.s. my mother in laws interview for her visitor visa is tomrorow morning in jordan.....less than 20 hours away....she had a 6 yr visa, came and left 3 times, never overstayed, so im hoping they re issue this one for 6 more years...inshallah i need her here real bad! pray for her please

[~Jess~ 0]

hopefully they will give her another visit visa!! keepin my fingers crossed for you

[Jenn! 918]

Hmmm, what should I have for lunch?

[~Jess~ 0]

chickennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Jenn! 918]

chickennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

CHICKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

Good idea!

[~Jess~ 0]

lol i love chicken!

[sarah and hicham 3]

Has anyone else noticed? The past few days in the ME/NA forum have been pretty tame! I wonder why? Can we keep it this way?

Why would you want to keep it this way?