Well, just floating around VJ... catching up with different topics that I subscribe to... hope that ya'll are doing great...

Jean... hope ya had a great weekend... and wishing you LOTS of success on the job front...

noura, LB... everyone... hope ya'll have a wonderful day...

also, hoping we will hear some good news from sarah & hicham tomorrow concerning their interview...

carrie... simo... still praying for ya'll... miss ya carrie! *hugs*

I leave on Wednesday night for a good friend's wedding in Italy. I know a lot of you haven't seen your SO's for quite a while, but I'm sad about being away from Wadi for only 5 days! I know it sounds crazy after all the time we spent apart. I wish he could come, but when we were planning, it just wasn't a sure enough bet to go ahead and buy the ticket.

I am definitely excited to back to Italy and visit my friends and some of our old haunts. I'll have to eat alone at Wadi and my favorite restaurants and call him on the cell instead!

Anyway, the next couple of days for us will be spent getting me ready to go!

Hope you all have a great day!

you are sooooooo lucky jenn!!! i would love to visit italy...

i know that you will miss your Wadi tho... and he will miss you! here's hoping that your 5 days in italy with friends will pleasantly fly by... while at the same time be slow enough that you can fully enjoy your time...

*hugs*

Have fun in Italy. I would love to go to Italy. Maybe when Mustapha and I are coming back to the US together will stop for a week in Italy.

I understand how even 5 days is a time you don't want to be apart. I had told Mustapha before that once we are finally living in the same country, he is not allowd to be away for even one night.

Well, at least I made it to Monday.

Had a very emotional Saturday, missing my man.... he'd been here for 4 weeks and the house was SO quiet. Decided to allow myself a pity party and wound up giving myself a migraine. I was SO SICK Saturday night.

Sunday morning, I dragged myself out of bed to go pick up my new horse trailer (yeah!), so there was a bright spot in my weekend.

Now I just keep checking the USCIS site every 5 mins to see if my RFE was issued.... pathetic, huh?

Have a ton of work to do here in the office and can't focus.. still have a headache... blah blah blah...

Now you're sorry you asked.

Sorry for the dump..... not having a good day... yet.

Jen

awwwwwwwwwwww... i'm sorry JenT... i know what ya mean about missing ya man... hopefully, your visa journey time will be swift... *hugs*

here's hoping you feel better REAL soon!
Lynne

Thanks Lynne... I'll snap out if it soon.... just going to take some time. I just need to get back to work and let the day-to-day distractions take over....

Lynne... thank you for your sweet thoughts always.

Jenn... wow, I sure wish I was travelling. I can understanding your feelings about missing your darlin.

JenT... I feel your pain. I think we all go through those meltdowns occasionally. Hang in there.

I have swallowed my pride and registered with 4 employment agencies this morning. It seems after a 2-week lull in the local job force, there are a number of positions that have opened up FINALLY and I've been able to fire off several resumes as well. There is one position in particular I am more then interested in and plan on pestering them to death over the next few weeks. I just can't take this sitting around much longer. Neither can my bank account!

My darlin' was sick with fever, but called this morning to say he's feeling better. I really hate when he's sick and I can't be there. It's not a good feeling. Alhamdulellah he's almost back to himself.

I hope everyone's week is off to a great start.

i totally agree with that!




jean... good luck!!! i pray something comes through that is just PERFECT for you!!!

hope your SO feels LOTS better soon!


meriem... i see you down there!!! *waves* *hugs*

congrats on your interview date!!! and i need to apologize... i am ALWAYS spelling your habibi's name wrong!!!

Just another day at work. No doctors in the office today so it's really slow. That's ok though.....I need a break!

I broke down and called DOS again today. They still say 90 days for this clearance! God....it's been a year since we started this crap.

Can it really be? USCIS site says that St. Paul is processing I-485's from November 14, 2005!!!!! That's 8 months before our petitions was recieved?? Is it lying to me or are we really in for an 8 month wait??? Arghh - bad news.


Anyway today - teaching, then I am working on a paper this afternoon. Hopefully will get outside to enjoy the beautiful weather. Hope everyone has a great day.

Congrats Meriem on the interview - Algeria really cranks out the interview once you call

my day is POO
went to the eye DRs -I wear contacts - so now I have to get some Glasses too. I need some Lasik!!
soon as I find out how much my insurance will cover! - so there is my day so far in
a nut shell.

Hey everyone! ive been scarce around here. my mouse still isnt working. who knows when we will get a new one. im tellin ya these people are soooooo cheap when it comes to some things, but show them a 100 dollar pair of new heels and dang they all on it. but nooooooo a 10 dollar mouse, nah way.

anyway. nothing new with us. 92 more wake ups left til im home. exactly 3mths tomorrow time is going so quickly. i just wish that immigration would wake up and start handin out some good news to everyone. boneheads.

just wanted to say hi, hopefully ill be back postin before long. if we dont get a mouse before Thurs G and I will buy one on his day off...............we are also taking a 2hr one way road trip Thurs to see his cousin that used to live with us in NY, he is here visiting his brother is getting married. He brought some stuff my mom took to him for me. cant wait! finally i will have summer clothes..........being a bbw here is proving difficult to find clothes! ahhhh well just means more shoppin fer me when i go home.

take care everyone

I hope you enjoy your trip. I can't imagine leaving my SO once he gets here either! How nice to think of him waiting for you at home though...




Sorry about the migraine Jen, but I'd be pretty happy about picking up a new horse trailer too! My horse trailer is as old as I am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I second the checking the website every 5 min. You're not alone! I just read on the K-1 site that someone received an email from their senator that there are 5,000 RFE's being mailed out TODAY! Here's hoping that we are among the 5,000!!!!!!!!!!




I'm sure you will hear good news soon. I have used temp agencies in the past and they've always been great in the meantime - something permanent always showed up once I started the temp jobs.




Do the dates they give ever make any sense?! Here's hoping they are giving the worst case scenerio!!!

Hey everyone. What a day! I have some more good news. When I got divorced, we had to sell our house. So I moved from the neighborhood my son grew up in. I rented a house in town. Kyle doesnt really like living here. He says all the time he wish we would move back. I was visiting the little elderly lady next door and the man that lives across the street came over. His parents lived 2 houses down in the old neighborhood. I was talking to him about the fact that I wished I could move back. He then says. I have a house for you. I said, Where? He said my mom and dads. He had to put them both in the nursing home due to failing health. Man, that was dropped right in my lap. So he said let me check with the rest of the family. I said ok. Today, he called, and I can have the house. He is going to give me an option to buy if I want. Kyle is on cloud nine. He has so many friends there. And the other great thing. My friend and her Algerian husband live across the street, one house over. I just need to get Hachemi here so he can help with the big move. Alhamdulillah. This has been a great day.

Meriem

I have found that not calling DOS for a while has been a good thing...My fiance actually suggested I stop calling for a while since I get so down when they don't have anything to say but "pending" ... i haven't called since the 14th... i'm trying to see how long I can go w/o breaking down again... and so far so good - only one migraine since then and I'm hoping that they call him before I break down again to call


Here's to a good week to all insha'Allah

That is such great news!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you and Kyle. It makes such a difference when the little ones are happy. Hachemi will be here soon to help with the move!!!!!!!!! I will send good vibes your way!

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Can it really be? USCIS site says that St. Paul is processing I-485's from November 14, 2005!!!!! That's 8 months before our petitions was recieved?? Is it lying to me or are we really in for an 8 month wait??? Arghh - bad news.
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Do the dates they give ever make any sense?! Here's hoping they are giving the worst case scenerio!!!
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I know for us the dates didn't match up at all, and are rarely updated it seems. I wouldn't put too much stock in it, but then again what do I know?

Oh and Meriem, you are having yourself quite a day! Isn't lovely when you fall into that peaceful sense of flow when with no effort at all, all your prayers are answered. I hope you have many more days like today.

Thanks everyone. It has been an exciting day. Now my search for boxes boxes begin.

Meriem

Congrats on moving Meriem...

Tomorrow me and Yacine are going to another aunt's and uncle's house... We are in the mountains in Bouira, yippieee...