w00t!! Finally updated spreadsheet again! Lemme know if anything needs updating - wedding dates, baby info (Chris!!), POE stuff blah blah blah... almost time to move the AOS sheet to the front

We actually received the P4 letter on the 13th. Well, I'm not sure if it was the 12th or the 13th b/c Scott was away, but I put the 13th in my signature since we received and sent back P3 on the 13ths of other months and so I just thought I'd keep it consistent with the 13th.
Anyhoo, it is a minor detail, and I don't actually care if you change it or not! Thanks again Aly for keeping the spreadsheet up to date.
AOS coming to the front is a very exciting prospect.

Lol - tbh I think there are so many inaccuracies on the spreadsheet it isn't even funny but I just want the K-1 part done now!! The ones with asterisks I have sent messages to for updates so fingers crossed we can sign some more off soon Then it is just AOS!! I feel a bit sad with my little August wedding date - everyone else is much earlier than me

I can relate; that's how I feel with my interview date.
But it's all happening this summer! Then on to AOS! woooohoooo!!

Oh and I say just go ahead and delete people who seem inactive... lol, but I'm mean like that.

Yeah - well I leave them on there for reference but grey them out... the ones I contact are ones I think are active but haven't updated timelines and suchlike

Thanks Jeraly! I just talked to him and they kept him in the interview for 2 HOURS!!!! apparently another candidate came and went while they were still talking to him. They took him out for coffee and introduced him to every member of staff....he feels really great about it and this company is his first choice, so that would be awesome! He has another interview tomorrow (different company) and a possible third later this week. He let them know that he had other interviews but that this company was where he would like to be, so the director of human resources told him they would let him know by the end of the week this week and then she told him at the end that he was at the top of their candidate list! he feels super good about it. soooooooooo you're right, hopefully he won't be bored for too much longer.....although now that his time off work is short, all the sudden its not so miserable! no news on the baby front yet......its really only the first month since we decided to go for it. but the trying sure is fun and I'll keep you posted! can't wait to be on that spreadsheet

Yippee!! Am so glad it is all coming together for you though and so great that it has all happened so perfectly for him!! I hope I have the same joy when it comes around to my turn to get a job!! Would be awesome!!! I know I am going to get a great letter of recommendation so hopefully that will help

That sounds great I hope he gets the first job since he likes it the best


Congratulations


Oh Wow Does that mean 40-45 guests becomes 80-90 now? That´s a lot But I hope you will enjoy your big day anyway Hugs for Susie having a celebrity wedding

Thx for updating it Moving AOS sheet to the front means new era

I actully tried aqua aerobics for the first time in my life today and I think it´s cool. Though have to get an even tougher sunscreen if I wanna go more often cuz it´s under the pretty blue sky and the sun keep shining here like crazy. I think I will upgrade from protection 30 to like 60

make sure it's waterproof sunscreen, or it's basically useless

Yes sir So do you have plane tickets yet?

Hey I just noticed...I am actually using 50 sooo do they have like 80 in the stores?

no, no plane tickets, I don't even have a definite date yet.

My OH just got word that his step dad is very sick. I looked up flights for him to leave for Miami tomorrow and they would be around £400 return. He has to talk to his mum first and see if she want's him to fly out.

looks like last minute flights are cheaper than 2 month in advance flights

Well sometimes yeah. Especially when it´s a single person flying. Cuz with such person they can just fill in some blank seat. Sorry to hear about step Dad. Hope he will be fine

I think STP and Dave are flying to the U.S. in 5 days

yepp, thats what its looking like im excited though, and my sister tried to cheer me up by saying that at least it means less things i will have to buy for the new apartment

Yep, they arrive on the 25, if I'm not mistaken!

I've been much more of a lurker here lately. Feeling sorry for myself a bit, I suppose. Our new house deal fell through cos when we had the inspection done, the house was found to have a major structural flaw. I know, better to have found out now, but I am so sad as I loved that house and the area in which it is situated. There are no other homes in our price range in that area, so we are back to square one.

Enough about me!

Susie & Rae - I have enjoyed reading up on both of your upcoming weddings! I'm sure they will turn out to be lovely occasions.

Aly - I wish I could help you destress. I hope everything works out for he best with jeramy and his job. Any news on the apartment quest?

Gillian - Copngrats on your transfer to CSC!!! We still haven't heard a thing on any of Griff's petitions yet. Fingers crossed we have his AP by the time we leave for the UK on 20 July!!

Marta - I just love your bright sunniness! Its always fun to read your posts.

Poiteen - I hope you guys are OK. My thoughts are with you guys.

Oh poor Julez That´s too bad but really good that you found out So why can´t you stay in the house you are living in now? Afterall you remodelled it all and put so much work into it Or is it too small, too big or something else?

Jason-Sasha are doing great, are busy and are pregnant

Its really too small, Marta. And we want to be in a different neighborhood and just have a home that we picked out together. So we're continuing our search!

Oh I'm sorry Julez. I know I would feel very disappointed too if I were in your shoes. Sometimes you just fall in love with something, even if there are logical reasons why you shouldn't have them.

Like, foreign boyfriends. j/k

Hopefully you'll find something you love even more and end up being happy this first one didn't work out. Cheesy but true: everything happens for a reason.

So true Rae!

The first husband I picked was defective, but second is a keeper for sure!! Hopefully we get lucky and find an even better house!

Just for the record I have been worried lately that I´ll forget to congratulate to somebody... I don´t know why. It seems like a lot of cool stuff is coming up that deserves congratulations. So just in case... I congratulate to everybody now in advance

you crack me up Marta

Me too! Marta you are so hilarious!

w00t!! More preggers Julyers!!!! Aww - If they would just stop by here, I could add them to the spreadsheet...

Julez - apartment hunting is coming along but slowly. The good news is that Jeremy has finally been given a payrise They've taken him off of salary until things settle down and have put him back onto an hourly rate of $15 an hour With all the crazy overtime he is getting at the moment while things are sorting themselves out, he is taking home over $800 this week after tax!!!

I am now eyeing up a nice mac laptop...

Great that things are getting better there

Ok - do you think I was a bit harsh here?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1860328

And you haven´t heard about the gardener yet There´s this guy who´s house I can see from our window and he just loves gardening naked He is like 70

No I was thinking the same thing

Oh good - I thought he sounded like a bit of an @$$ to be honest and I couldn't resist

Yeah why would he even start a thread about something he wasn´t even willing to talk about

Definitley not! That guys is always huffing around but won't ever share what he claims to know to be the truth. Without specifics his rantings are meaningless.

agreed, the guy was a jerk

the funny part is that i was reading that thread just before i read this one... and when i saw jeraly's post, i knew exactly which thread it was going to be

me too! How funny.

And Aly, I'm glad you said what you did. He was a rude mofo.

LMAO - glad I got you guys supporting me

Jeremy visited an apartment in Palm Springs today... it looks AWESOME!! It's pretty small but it has a private patio and garden (again, small but cute) and it looks clean and well kept - has a pool as well

On top of that, there is a reason why I want to live in PS:

http://www.worldexecutive.com/cityguides/p...s/weather.shtml

quick drive-by from me to say that yes, we leave (and arrive!) on the 25th, which is in just a few days... packing has almost been finalised, and we did the seating for the party this morning... almost there

oh, and none of my nails have broken despite all the work I've been doing so I should be able to paint them up nicely for Saturday

however, we have done SO much eating out I think we've both put on a number of kilos, so my plan to start serious exercising once I get to the States has taken on a note of urgency


julez, so sorry to hear about the house... but yes, MUCH better to find out now; you'd have ended up hating it if it had cost you money and time and been a stress, so this way IS better, though it doesn't seem it

glad everyone else is doing well... see you all soon
I'll be hanging out on here much more, starting from next week

xx

Ohhh that sounds wonderful STP is nice and healthy, eating out a lot and relaxing What´s happening on Saturday that you need your nails for it?

Great to see you StP!!

Jeraly - I added my own comment to that thread, cos it had been bothering me, and I think you were too polite

no not harsh at all Jeraly! in fact I had to add my own response because he clearly had a lucky experience that most people to not, so to make statements that seem to imply the rest of us are idiots is not cool....this process is highly discriminatory - albeit across the board - so sort of equal opportunity discrimination!

btw - Matthew got the job at the first place (his top choice!) they called 2 hours before another interview to tell him! he went to the other interview anyway just to check it out, but is really happy with the job he has been offered. I know its only been 4 months (5 by the time its all done) but man oh man am I looking forward the world of dual income again! ahhhhhhhhh what a relief it will be

Oh StP!! Sooooo exciting!! I can't wait until the craziness settles down and it is my turn to move!! Just a little over five weeks now! Part of me feels like it is ages away, while the other part of me feels like it is coming far too fast - it's an absolute rollercoaster!!

I'll get Jeremy to put some pics of an apartment we looked at online when he gets up so you can all see - they seem to have limited attachments to 10k each which sucks The apartment is in Palm Springs (which I love!) and is about a mile from the Main Street, so far enough away that it is quiet, but close enough to walk there and go shopping *and* there is a Stater Brothers down the road so I can do the grocery shopping We applied for it so just keeping fingers crossed now

Have found somewhere that actually offers travel insurance for me *and* Daisy (cat) which is awesome!! I just need to find out about medical insurance in the US and all that jazz so I can figure out exactly what I need... Knowing when Jeremy is coming out would help as well - we have to get a train to Heathrow because of Daisy which is really expensive but I also want to book his coach - and I can't do that until we know when he is going to get here...

It all just seems a little crazy right now - as soon as I think I am on top of things, I remember something else I need to do!!

Oh Sara! That is fab news!! Tell him congrats from me! Not that he even knows who I am but still

oh he knows who you are the crazy lovable gamer from Bristol! I know I don't post as much as most of you, but I do keep up and hubby knows who you all are as I share all the happenings with him! he knows about all the main 'playas' of our july forum

thanks, we are pretty thrilled right now! and his dad is coming to visit from London today, so we are headed off to the airport soon. its sweet - his parents have been married like 29 years and have never traveled without each other until now, but his dad had time off that his mum didn't so he decided to come for a visit anyway! should be great and then his mum is coming in august by herself just to say she can go on her own too.....they crack me up! of course they are coming again in October.....together!

congrats!!

the world of dual income is certainly a wonderful one

ps - we just got notice that we have been approved for our apartment in indiana!! finally lol they were waiting for a reference for a couple of weeks now, so i am very glad that is over with...now i just have a wedding to finish planning and packing to do and have to figure out how we are transporting our things to indy (we dont have a car)...........were gonna hopefully need a truck, as long as i get all of the gifts on my (ehem 'our') registry!!! bed bath and beyond is like a toy store for big kids, oh so fun

Congratulations to Matthew Glad it worked out for him

And Congratulations to the Indiana place Susie You could rent a big truck and drive it yourself

When is the decision gonna be made about the Palm Springs apartment Aly?

OK Tomorrow should be our AP day I can´t hear any drumming yet though

That's so exciting!
I can't wait until I can say that
Of course, we've had to wait because of our own issues, not because of USCIS so I shan't complain.

You are moving in less than 2 months from now That time is gonna fly fast for you, you will see

I have added a new comment since this guy definitley crossed the line. I went ahead and crossed too!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry1865300