Whoooo hooooo..... I just got a email from Janak.... He got the Visa.. .. he is on his way to finish some business in Canada...and will be making a trip here to spend the allotted 90s with me.. oh my goooshhh I can just burst.... .. He is hoping to be here by the end of January .. he thinks it can be as soon as the 17th... ... ..


Just one more step closer to having him in my arms... aughh soo omuch to doo.. so much cleaning.. augh.. but you know.. that wont matter at all.. who cares really if the house is disaray.. only thing we want is to finally be together ... and let the kids meet. him.. and drive to California to let him ask my parents for my hand... yeppers... he still wants to ask their blessing... what a man...

OOOOOOOH I'm SOOOOO happy for you guys!!! A huge CONGRATS to Janak! Been waiting and watching to hear this good news from you!!

Word for experience: yes don't worry so much about perfectly neat house, they won't notice so much and it won't be the important thing anyway!

When is the wedding? I'm so eager for you two to finally be together!!

Wont know about the wedding until we know how long he can stahy in Canada.. or if he can stay there.. if he can stay there we will marry simply there and have him wait out the visa there..
Do know we will be doing a trip from Portland to Palm Springs.. he has to meet the parents... so.. who knows.. maybe we can meet up inbetween.. will let you know more when i know more

hi,

I am curious and have no idea what is B1/B2 visa... would love to Know more about you.

Jigi

Congrats!! Patience always pays off. Best wishes to you two for your future plans.

Congratulations and enjoy your time with your SO

To answer what the B-1/B2 is .. it is the business tourist visa. Jan works doing export of textiles.. sells saris and other materials. He is setting up a store with his big client in Canada... whoo hoo.. nice.. so getting him here even this close is fantastic.. we can meet in Canada and get married.. and he can spend his time here in USA visiting me.. and family.

It is too complicated a situation to explain here.. but.. we have been going tru alot of family and cultural trials and tribulations... all worth the wait.. especially when you know what you have is real...

it have been 3 years 312 days 20 hours.. since I said YES.... .. Have you watched Deevdas.? Remember the line?

hi,

Ohh yea... i remember Devdas....... how can I .. i didnt watch the mvoie because SRK dies in the end.... i just am tired of living alone .... God Please help me.... i am lonely....cant even cry...

Jigi

On my! CONGRATULATIONS! I had been wondering about you two and Janak's health. Good to hear hegot the visa and will be here. HUGS! Enjoy the wonderful time together and keep us updated.

CONGRATS!!!

You guys have been waiting so long, happy to hear that the wait is coming to an end. And I agree with Eileen - trust me, there will be plenty of time to clean house, when the two of you finally meet again his eyes won't be on the dusty floors!!

HAHAHAHA soo right... erummm. cleaning.. aughh.. all I can say. is .. here we cannot afford the paid help hhah.. hmmm isnt that what he is to do to keep himself busy when he awaits his AOS (joking of course)

Would love to figure out how to cook hahaha.. at least some simple Indian Vegi recipes.. hmm

Patti.. Eileen.. any thoughts and simple ideas for quick fix meals..

My standby: Alu Gobi, Dal and rice - takes some cutting but can be made ahead of time and heated up last minute. Not Indian but I promised my guy the first meal I would make for him when he gets here would be my spinach lasagna with white sauce. Vegi chili and cornbread is nice this time of year and might be a good introduction to 'real American' food but spicy enough for someone who likes Indian food.

Now I'm hungry - time for lunch!

Indian guys get the greatest joy and contentment from plain ole rice, roti, daal and sambar. The veggies are mostly simple with few spices and they are easy, though different in different areas. If ever we don't have veggies or sambar, my South Indian guy is happy having just rice, pickles and buttermilk/yogurt.

Find out what spices are used in the area your guy comes from, and practice a few easy combinations. Ready-made powders sold at any Indian stores are heavily used by us (sambar, rasam, masala, pulao/biryani, tamarind rice, etc.) Ask him what his favorite meals are. (Things like pulao and yellow rice are easy and often favorites.) Hopefully he will know a bit of cooking so he can teach you!

North and South preparations have distinctive differences, the spices my hubby likes best are coriander powder, cumin, turmeric and tamarind. Plus fry in a little oil a few mustard seeds, curry leaf and urad daal and add it to the mix - poof! South Indian veggie curry ready!

Here's a quick mixture of spices for Gujarati food - Cumin powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and a pinch of Asafoetida. Fry anything with oil and mustard seeds. Works with almost any basic gujarati vegetable dish :-)