Dear Cutie-Putie-Pies:
I like calling you that, it just has a certain ring to it if you know what I mean.
Why, just this past Friday I got some very exciting mail delivered to me that must have been guided to me on the sweet wings of angels, just the same manor in which my Thai police clearance came to me. My dears, I am in possession of 1 visa approved physical set to happen in Vancouver in October, and even better, I am in possession of one visa interview set to happen in early November in Montreal. I cannot believe it myself.
You see, for these past three and a half months I have wondered and wondered what on earth happened to my paper work that I done stuffed in an envelope and licked shut. Well, as I was moaning and groaning to Dan on the phone about this very thing and telling him just how helpless I feel in the hands of beaurocracy, it happened. I arrived home to a letter from my favorite consulate! And they want to meet me... I am going to be the belle of the ball! Such an honour if I do say so myself. Weekend trip to Montreal here I come. I have always wanted to hear the Quebecois French in full force and see my country's claim to European fame.
So, all things being equal, as my father would say, I could actually be living with my husband sometime mid November. Right now we catch ourselves talking about "when we had an apartment" and I tell stories to people with the preface of "when I lived with my husband". These days of displacement shall be coming to an end, and soon! Displaced person I shall no longer be!
Except I am a little bit scared. I have talked with two real live people who lived through said interview and word is they are m-e-a-n. One of these people cried! Tears, red face! Calculations prove I have a 50% chance of having a red puffy face for the rest of that day. How will I be able to walk around Montreal like that? It gets pretty bad folks.
Alright, I have said to much. I must go to bed.
xoxo
p-cute
7 woot-woots!:
Yay! I've been thinking about you, Patience, and I'm SO GLAD you get to be with your hubby hopefully soon. :)
Love you - I was thinking about our year of bliss in the French House and wanted to thank you for everything! You were so generous and good to me--I think I wore half the jackets in your closet, borrowed your car, borrowed your laptop, kept you up late talking to you, and you never complained. Not once. So, thanks. ;)
xxooxoxo
Jazz/Sassy J
Wahoooo!!!! I am so excited for you guys! More parties soon then, eh??
Yay! How exciting! It's about time!
I just clicked on your blog through Shannon's list so don't think me a blog stalker! I am so excited for you!! The day I got my russian check (before it came) I was crying and frustrated and giving up and then voila! It came. I could have saved myself the cry! Oh... and I cried at the border when I landed too cuz they were mean. So good luck with the interview!! We'll be praying for you!
Thanks for all the love you ladies! I am so excited. I just booked the Vancouver trip and am working on the Montreal one.
Hi! Miss you! Good luck! And yes, all those exclamation points are absolutely necessary!
Take it from me - a person who actually conducts these interviews as my profession - that you have nothing to worry about!!! If you only saw the kind of crap (no common language, 40 year age difference) that we see!!!
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