A new week, one week closer for those who are waiting, and week of reunifications too.

I hope everyone has an extra great week.

Goodmorning,
Yet another week of waiting. Hope its full off good news for all VJ'ers

Good morning everyone! I don't wanna go to work....I need one more day to do nothing

Good morning all and wishing everyone a good day.

Mary

good morning everyone! well, i'm off to work for a little while then back to my WW meetings! I got disgusted enough w/ myself this weekend in costume to realize I have to get back on track and watch my weight again. So off I go to pay someone to weigh me and write down everything I eat.... I know by now how to do this but for some reason, it works better for me when I have to report to meetings.... go figure

btw, landed another gig from the bachelorette party I did on Sat... another girl hired me to do the same for her friend's party she's hosting! YAY! (easy $$)
Lovely day....
Noura

Waiting for Ali to call and tell me Visa is in hand ... he should have left the embassy by now ... going crazy.

This my last week with my preschoolers I really will miss them, they were an awesome group of kids. A couple of them made me want to have kids right away ....

I also have my statistics final today .. wish me luck ! I think I wll do good Inshallah.

I'm starting to freak out a bit for my actuarial exam on Thursday. I took a practice exam last night, and didn't do as well as I would have liked, which means I have to crank up the intensity for my last three days of studying. At least I still have four hours of study time left at work, as well as Wednesday off to study. I don't think I'll be around too much until after the exam, so I hope to hear lots of good news when I return!

Stay cool, chicas y chicos....

i have a busy week ahead at work.... feeling like a monday
So as i wil be finishing late most everyday this week... it s going to be go home and go to bed....

It appears I just lost my job. Because I left work on Friday sick from stress I was informed I "ran away from my responsibilities" so I was terminated. This is from the same woman who told me if there was ever anything she could do to help me, she would. Hmmm. Well, even though I am in tears and terrors right now, I have a very deep sense of relief. That job was horrid for insultingly low pay. I wasn't sleeping well at night and I was certainly dreading going there every day. They have had 3 people quit in the last 2 months and its not a big company. I should have been one of them. I knew, yet I was so afraid what it would to Mohammed's visa that I stayed. Now I am so afraid this will mess everything up. We do have a co sponsor so hopefully that help gloss over this lull in my employment history. I need to regroup today then hit the streets hard. I have already sent out a few feelers. Just God help me... this isn't feeling very good.

Wow, so sorry to hear that. Although it sounds like it may just be the best thing for you. You should be fine seeing that you have a co-sponsor, so try not to stress too much.

I hope you're able to find a new job (and one that you love!) very soon!

Morning all! I really hope this week is better than last. I'm at work, but cannot for the life of me concentrate. Still waiting for the Consualte to call and it's making us both crazy. Hope everyone has a nice calm Monday and a smooth week!

KML - I really hope you get that phone call soon. Has your finacee contacted DOS or her Senator/Congressman yet?

I hope everyone else waiting gets some good news soon (me included)!





I am so sorry to hear this!! I know it seems like the worst timing, but lets hope its for the better. I really hope you find a new job soon. Something less stressful and a more comfortable environment. Wish you the best. Good luck with your search. Will pray you find something quickly.

Jean,
I'm so sorry to hear about your job, but I agree w/ Jenn... it may just be the best thing for you.... Good luck finding a new job and hopefully it will be one you love (or at least like a little more than the last one )

Come on consulates.... ring some dang phones!!!!

Are you still in AP? Your timeline says the consulate called to bring the passport on the 16th. Just a bit confused, that's all!








I am so sorry for you! I hope you cab get something much better!

Ohhhhhh Jean I am so very sorry to hear this.... you didn't need any more stress right now.

But I must say you are taking a very healthy, positive attitude about it all.... insha'allah you will come out of this on top and in better situation than before.

My thoughts and prayers with you.



-MK

Just_waiting I am so sorry to hear about your job. That happened to me last year. My husband's K-1 interview was Oct 11 and I was laid off from a job in late August. By the grace of God, I was back to work by Sept 29th.

You'll see it will work out.

inshaAllah, you will be blessed.

prena

No, we are not in AP anymore....that I know of. We are waiting for them to call so that he can pick up his visa. They have had his passport since last Wednesday morning. All our plans are on hold until they call.

I am not going to say that I am sorry to hear that because this seems like it is what is best for you. You are better off and you will find a better job. Everything happens for a reason and trust in god. He will provide. If you have a cosponser, it should matter. Good Luck on your search and I am sure then once you land something, you will be wondering why you didn't leave sooner.

Enshaa Allah.

Wow Jean I just signed in for updates and get my pms. I am so sorry to hear this but I will say maybe this is for the best. Can you draw your unemployment now? I would sign up if so, get that started. Put your feelers out and hope you can get a better job where you are respected and with more pay. As far as your concerns of job and your SO it should not be a problem since you already have a co sponsor. One thing for sure is being let go will allow you to draw pennies where as if you quit you would not have that option. Take care and best of luck on the job hunting.

Carshel and KML I will stop back in later today to see if either one you have gotten your calls. Hang in there everyone.

Mary

BLAH...............................mondays suck.

Hi guys!
I'm so happy I just called the NVC and they said the case has been shipped to Morocco on May 19th!! I knew I should have called on Fri that would have made for a better weekend oh well. Anyways hopefully we'll have that date soon! have a great day everyone. Lynne- maybe we'll have the same date???

Sarah

Good afternoon all! So sorry to hear about your job, Jean. But like others have said..maybe it's for the better. What Allah takes away he replaces with something better, inshallah. Well I had a great weekend. Went out to visit a friend in Kalamazoo for the weekend and adopted one of her kittens which I named, Layla. She's so cute! Hope everyone is having a great Monday!

Kara

Oh goodness, what a weekend. I ahd it all planned out to get us relaxed prior to our interview tomorrow. We were going to go out for cheesecake on Friday night, go to the library opening on Saturday and dance to the world music bands there, and then relax on Sunday.

So, as I'm walking from the bus home on Friday, I get my keys out of my pocket. Apparently, my little remote clicker keyless entry thingy falls off and the b@stards behind me think it would be funny not to return it. I didn't realize it had fallen off and was walking up to the door of the apartment building when my car, which was parked across from the door, started to lock and unlock, beep and the trunk open and close. I thought the car was possessed (evil jinnis ). So, I freak out, and try to figure out what is wrong with the car. After a few minutes this stops, I look down at my keys and realize that my clicky thing is gone. I look all over, but the b@stards are gone.

So now I'm freaked out that people can get into my car. There's nothing really for the mto take from it, but they could have hotwired it or something. I called a bunch of Ford dealerships and no one knew how I could remove that lost clicker from my car's memory. So, husband and I got in the car and drove all the way around the twin cities looking for an open ford dealership (they all closed at 6, jerks). We ended up parking in an expensive parking ramp downtown.

Saturday I get up bright and early and take the car into a dealership. We think we reprogramed it so that only our one clicker will work, but who really knows? Our car has been parked at our apartment lot since mid saturday and it doesn't look like it's been broken into. Alhamduililah.

I'm not a very calm person, and I get aggitated easily, but alhamduillah, I remained pretty calm throughout the entire ordeal. The only time I got upset was when I thought of the jerks who had my clicky thing and thought it would be funny to freak me out rather than just say, oh you dropped this.



To finish up my marathon post, yesterday we drove to the USCIS service center in Bloomington, MN. I printed out the directions from google maps, and promptly got lost. Alhamdulilah we went out to find it before our interview tomorrow. I could see myself getting lost at 12:15 on Tuesday and having a complete meltdown.



Make dua for our interview tomorrow, 12:30 p.m.

noura, have fun at the party!!!

leb, don't freeeeett he'll get the visa, and good luck on your final!


icey is ready for take off

I will and good luck tomorrow.

Mary

Rahma, I would TOTALLY freak out if that happened to my car remote, too. What a bunch of jerks they are for doing that to you. I hope the dealership fixed it right. Best of luck tomorrow!!!

Jean, my thoughts are with you, but honestly, as others and you yourself have said it sounds like that job was just not a good match for you. I think this is going to open the door to something better.

I am trying to write a stupid paper to make up for something I was apparently supposed to do 2 years ago. They tell me 2 weeks before my graduation that I won't graduate unless I do it. Argh. Off to it, then.

Sharon

ohhh monday monday monday, I worked this morning at applebees' apparently i will be stuck there for another month or two as this job at the county hospital will take some time for hiring...after work i went by a friends to dig thru her closet (i have a wedding saturday) and thankfully i found the cutest little number to wear....after that ran by my fathers house which i thought was going to be quick...he asked if i would kindly clean out the spare bedroom for my twin sister who is coming home friday (which im oh so stoked about because i havent seen her since well before i even went to jordan *about 13 months*) so i spent 2 hours in there, then daddy told me since i did such a nice job he would pay for my license and city sticker (120$) gosh i willa lways be a daddys girl now im home.....tired and trying to get upstairs and take a shower....sofyans on another trip to michigan for his brothers job....they should be home about 4 am....i dont know how i will even sleep tonight without him....so its me, the puppy, and the tv....a nice relaxing night, and who knows, i may even indulge in the chocolate chip cookies sofyan bought last night


icy....have a great flight....try to find a net cafe to keep us posted of these fab 2 months u and yacine will have together...

Sometimes loosing your job is positive and it seems thats the case for you! The job market has picked up, so there are more oppurtunities for you. I would love to leave my job but am trying to sell my house and go to Graduate school in Baltimore. I need those stress days also but cant even get a sick day! Hang in there and try and be optimistic and im sure good things will follow!
Allison