Happy Monday, all. It's really icky weather out today here in Boston. Makes it hard to get up on Monday morning.

I'm so happy the consulate's open. I just scheduled a new interview for my BIL. The earliest one was 7/18! Looks like they've got a bit of backlog to deal with, but I'm glad to hear that they're giving priority to the family-based visa interviews that were missed.

Have a great day, everyone!

But rain brings pretty flowers !



We had massive storms overnight.... might get some more later today. I don't know if it's El Nino or La Nina or what, but we have had so much rain this spring. Just wave after wave of rain -- dries out for a few days, then another storm comes in. The garden is flourishing, and the grass is growing so fast it needs mowing once a week. (Not complaining -- last year was dry as bone.)

It certainly IS great news about Casa re-opening -- congrats on getting the interview for your brother-in-law !

Now to drag myself off to work.... bleh



-MK

Jenn - good thing you don't live in Oregon

It's not raining here...yet. It stormed all weekend.

Well the meeting with my folks went amazingly well on Saturday. I was shocked!!!! Mo sat and talked and laughed with my parents. He spent quite awhile outside alone talking with my dad. I was inside with my mom and she said, Mo's got a cute way about him, I like him. She asked if I was happy with him here and I told her, yes. She said, I'm happy for you. Knowing my mother like I do I have to admit I'm still a little leery. We visited at their home for a few hours then went out to dinner at Caraba's. Mo had a great time. He kept talking about it yesterday. He really likes my dad.

Time to get to work. Have a great day y'all!

yup its still rainy in Boston.. I didnt even want to get out of bed !

But the computer is at my job... I am starting to get withdrawl from not having on at my house..

Whatelse..... Hm.. everything is sucking harcore.. from every angle.. BUT alhamdulillah for everything..

At least I love my new apartment



WOW!!> congrats !

thats awesome.. I am still cringing at the thought when my Husband meets my mom

anybody wanna loan a sista 250 bucks to have my tooth pulled??? seems that ALL dentists want FULL payment at time of service...not cool. actually it sucks pretttyyy darn bad!

on a better note, i think....Geo said he will hear something on my visa this week sometime.....he has a few things brewing, i wont ask and probe him for details right now cause i dont want to irritate him. i really do gotta find out who can fill the medical paper out for them and how long in advance i can get it................off to call the saudi embassy.

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'

So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'

But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me

It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me

Raindrops keep fallin' on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Cryin's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothin's worryin' me

Cou-cou. Miss y'all

Here comes that rainy day feeling again
And soon my tears they will be falling like rain
It always seems to be a Monday
Left over memories of Sunday always spent with you
Before the clouds appeared and took away my sunshine

Here comes that rainy day feeling again
And I'll be dreaming of you Baby in vain
Your face is always on my mind girl
I hoping soon you're gonna find
Your way back tome
Cause if you say you'll stay
The rainy days will go away

Misty morning eyes
I'm trying to disguise the way I feel
But I just can't hide it
People seem to know
The lonliness will show
I'm thinking of my pride
But breaking up inside

Here comes that rainy day feeling again
And soon my tears they will be falling like rain
It always seems to be a Monday
Left over memories of Sunday always spent with you
Before the clouds appeared and took away my sunshine

Here comes that rainy day feeling again
Here comes that rainy day feeling again
Here comes that rainy day feeling again

no rain here just hot hot and oh, did I mention HOT. Gearing up for the heat of summer and I gotta say I am not looking forward to being pregnant when its 110 degrees in July and August. Oh well.
Hasn't rained here in probably 2 months. so WOM, Dee and Jenn, send some my way!

.... and congrats on your little bundle of joy !



-MK

Well I love this monday as I just got offline preparing my husband once again for interview. He is going hie Tuesday mornign yes my Monday night for CR1 interview. He did very well for the K3 interview so I am prayign that he will do just fine tonight. He was going to eat and shower and sleep and be ready for the morning. The embassy finally replied to my email and said they can use everything that was turned in for the K3 the only thing they need is the immunization paper and paasport pics. YEAH He has all of this ready as well as everythign else he took with him to the first interview, pics, emials, phone records, letters ready to go under his phone and car keys so that he doesn't forget.

Dear:
We prefer to issue the CR1 since it is better for the beneficiary in order not to wait for adjusting status after 2 years in the united states, then be granted the temporer green card. no need for new medical the only needed is the vaccination sheet.
Thank you
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this was the response i got. I will post as soon as i hear tonight!

does that mean we have a slumber party tonite?????

Hey everyone! Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Mine was good. We just kind of lazed around. We did a little shopping and hung out with my dad a bit.

I was really excited because last week I had a job interview for a GREAT company that went really well. The guy called me back the very next day, wanting to schedule a second interview with the hiring manager ASAP. The interview was supposed to be this afternoon. Then, this morning, I got an e-mail from the woman who works at the staffing agency that got me the original interview. She said she'd just received word from the HR rep from the company that the hiring manager had changed up the requirements for the position, and was requiring something I'd had no experience with. So, my interview has been cancelled. I'm kind of bummed, but I figure, it must not have been meant to be.

I'm just trying to get through the rest of the week, and am letting thoughts of my upcoming trip to NYC this weekend console me. I'm going to see the Lion King on Broadway. Anyone ever seen it? From what I can tell, it's gotten great reviews. I figured it would be something Amed would enjoy. He's not into really arty stuff, or depressing dramas. I've tried to explain to him that there's not really a whole lot of stuff in the way of violent shoot-ups on Broadway. Hopefully I've chosen something he'll enjoy.

Happy Monday!

Too bad about the interview. On a side note I can't wait to take my husband to some plays, though I have to wonder if he'll "get it". For example I loved Wicked, but I dont' think he's ever seen the Wizard of Oz so I don't think it'd really be ok for him unless we watch the movie first.

I saw The Lion King on Broadway....you're in for a real treat.....the music is nice & the costumes are amazing.....the young boy who acts the part of Simba is really talented.....there are actually 2 that act that part on a rotating basis....anyway, have fun!

no body answered me.....am i on iqnore by EVERYONE???? lol are we havin a slumber party tonite???

today is a good yet bad day.
last night when i went to bed i set my laptop down a bit too hard and now my harddrive crashed. i can't fix it!!!!!!!! and i had so many photos and RECIPES i haven't backed up because my cd rom is also a piece of crap. my last resort is trying to get the files out of my broken hard drive (someone told me they know how) please pray for me! its months of hard work on recipes and tons of irreplacable photos. grrrrrr *kicks self!

but today is great because abdou got a call and has a new interview a week from today!!!!!!!!! slumber party sunday night? ugh if i can fix my comp by then maybe?!

Just got home from work..........Angie will you be online tonight while waiting for your hubby to call?

Jackie

June 11th is mine and geos 2nd wedding anni......soooooooooooooooo wishing you goodluck on that day for your new interview!!!! awesomeness

thank youuuuuuuuuu

Woooooohooooooo more great news !!! Go Casa !!!!

(But sorry about the laptop -- hope you can salvage your files)

aw jen that sucks!!! I hope you can get someone to fix it but be sure to take it to someone who isn't just a hack but who knows what they're doing.

my left touch pad button is funky...i.e. doesn't give that little punch when you click on it. I think the kids spilled stuff on it so I have to bring it in to get looked at but not sure where since it's a Dell. Not even sure if they can get it to go click again. It works I guess but it doesn't give that satisfaction of knowing it's gone down if that makes sense.

So a week from today is your interview??? That is sooo fantastic!! Especially since people have been saying they can't get scheduled until Aug..though maybe since his was already scheduled he has first dibs? Does this mean you will stay in NYC then or are you still planning to move back out to Cali?

I'm just sitting here waiting for my nyquil to kick in. Hopefullly I'll feel better tomorrow since today sucked at work. I'm kinda bummed about our process but not sure I wanna get into details. Suffice it to say I don't know how hubby's gonna make it here in beantown with the laid back attitude he has. I mean here it's go go go and get it done done done and no messin' around, ya know? Granted it's not NYC panicky but a close second I'd say. He's had his military papers, he was sick as a dog, not able to get out of bed for two weeks and so last week was his first partial week out of bed and back on his feet. Well the next step is to get his passport but ........................... and this is where I get frustrated.....................his barber has been on vacation and is getting back tomorrow from a friend's wedding that he was at.

Why you may ask does this matter? Well apparently this man is the only man that can cut my husband's hair. . . and the hair has to be perfecto for the passport photos and for the visa photos since he is all into how it will look when he ultimately God willing presents his passport to future employers, etc. I'm like, honey your hair is fine...just do it!!! No no no....Machmoud has to cut my hair, habibti....I donnot know what I will do when I am with you, maybe I keep it long because no one else can cut my hair.



So, the medical and the CIB visa payment are both contingent upon his getting the passport. He tried to pay the CIB the visa fee but they would have no part of it until he gets the stupid passport.

Maybe he'll actually pass everything in before Christmas.

Oops I didn't read back far enough -- another Wooooohooooo is in order !!!



Congratulations and sending you Mega ME/NA Mojo for tomorrow !





-MK

doodle: i have no idea what i'm goin gto do now! i had planned on moving back to CA and setting us up out there because i thougt my fiance would come august or september now! but now that he could possibly come in a few WEEKS i'm rethinking and might stay here in ny. the thought of him having learn better english, finding a job, learning to drive, etc is too much for me to handle! ny would make it a lot easier on him. i don't knowwwwwwwwwwwwww. i just want to make the right decision and make it easier on us. whatever that is, i don't know!

I've heard 50/50 here. That is, 50% say it would be good and easy for our spouses to be in NYC because they would blend in and not have such a hard time since they'd find people who speak the language, have public transportation, etc. The other half say it's best to bring them into a society where they have to work harder to learn the language better, etc.

If it were me, I'd stay in NYC and see if he can get a decent job there. You're lucky that he's coming on a K1 since you can get that stamp at JFK. PLus you're right there so no changing planes, etc.

I'm excited for ya though!!!! We'll have to have a slumber party!!!

i worry most about the car situation. in LA is is absolutely necessary to have a car/insurance/gas...a huge expense. actually its cheaper to live in NYC than LA if you can find a decent rent (like i have)

ugh but with me having no job either...that is the scary part.

I worry about it too. I remember Jean (I wonder how she's doing btw) talking about what a rough time Mohammed was having trying to pass the written part of the test. We're right on the commuter rail so getting into town is not an issue but it'd be nice if he could drive and get the food shopping every so often or at least have that option if i'm sick or something.