So...where are the VJ Fil-Am success stories?

[Tahoma 2,291]

We'll be celebrating our 5th anniversary in March. We have a daughter and son (2 years apart) and now an infant girl. Our house is a happy and noisy one, filled with laughter and children's happy screaming. We are going back to Manila in July to pick up my Mom and after that, my husband and I will be on the road..travelling. We love road trips

We love road trips too! We drove to several National Parks and, they were awesome! We plan to go for a road trip this coming summer.

Enjoy your trip to Manila.

~ Chinook

[Tahoma 2,291]

Thank you... I am proud of her, especially since the military was a big part of my life (was Army here). She really has excelled in the military, even though it is not the passion for her as it was for me. But she does very well in all things she makes a commitment to. I remember teaching her how to do her very first military push-up, and then at her Air Force technical school she got the highest score in push-ups of the over 100 women in her squadron. Now she is also working on becoming a nurse. You are a nurse, arent you Chinook?

Just an update here about our son. I am home schooling him for pre-school, and he is doing great. He is doing addition and subtraction, on his own even, and I dont think I was doing that at 3 years old. It is exciting being his teacher. If my wife would allow it I would teach him up through 6th grade, and maybe beyond that even. I have found that I love teaching

Yes, I am a RN. I studied in Pinas and took my NCLEX here in the U.S.

Good luck on her studies. It will definitely give her a stable career.

~ Chinook

[Tahoma 2,291]

I'm glad you started this topic.. thanks!

Our love story is also a success! Well, we are married for almost 5 years now, with two beautiful kids a girl and a boy... love my married life!

and waiting for my N-400 interview next week. I will update you guys next week! hope to pass yaiks! hahaha! just happy )

Visa journey , this website helped me a lot! and i helped some friends too, through this and i am grateful!

I believe that there are many Fil-Am success stories. It's great that you are enjoying your marriage. How's your interview?

~ Chinook

Hi Batch mate!

Yep! We're getting to the fifth anniversary. We moved from IL to neighbor state MO because of job. We just got back from our vacation in the Philippines with our one year old daughter and missed the polar vortex here in the Midwest. Life isn't easy especially when living far from our family. Not much Filipino friends here in St. Louis but at least I am happy to have Filipino Priest in our new parish. I am also done with my immigration process. It's just nice to have blue passport. LoL. Not much query.

Since, we're coming to our 5th year anniversary, we might do some travelling within the states while our daughter is with my in-laws on summer. So far, I didn't see any changes with our relationship which I don't expect to have changes anyway. LoL. But having our first baby after 3 years of marriage gave us time to know more each other as well as adjust to our differences. We're still silly and in-love to each other. I got more flowers and cards than before during different occasions. LoL. Trying to get more dates as much as we can since hardly do that when you have a kid.

I hope that a lot of us here that arguing in some interesting threads before are still in good and happy marriage after all these years.

Hi batchmate, good to hear from you.

Those were the days - fun! I'm glad all is well with you. It's been 5 years already, Tahoma and I are doing really great too!

~ Chinook

[typo808 11]

great situations, thought we would throw in ours, too. Roda has been in Hawaii for 5 months, we have been married 3 of those. It just keeps getting better and better! So much to look forward to! Before I met her, I thought I had all the time in the world. Now life seems so short. So much to do, so much to experience together!

Our AOS (i-485) just got accepted 3 days ago! Moving on and moving forward!

Funny note: The longer she stays in Hawai`i, the shorter her next vacation in the Philiipines becomes! Who can blame her?

Edited March 3, 2014 by typo808

[Messybrownhair 251]

Married 3 years and going strong! Survived a deployment and we now have a 1 year old I have a great job, about to file for citizenship next month and we are busy building our life together. Hoping for another kid maybe next year

[Psoas10 17]

great situations, thought we would throw in ours, too. Roda has been in Hawaii for 5 months, we have been married 3 of those. It just keeps getting better and better! So much to look forward to! Before I met her, I thought I had all the time in the world. Now life seems so short. So much to do, so much to experience together!

Our AOS (i-485) just got accepted 3 days ago! Moving on and moving forward!

Funny note: The longer she stays in Hawai`i, the shorter her next vacation in the Philiipines becomes! Who can blame her?

Not much culture shock, esp when she learns pidgin good. My wife was the same way.

[Adam & May 4]

Adam & May going strong on 3.5 years married plus together for 2 years LDR before that.

May has been in the PI the last 3 months taking care of her terminally ill mother (who passed away last week)

She is due back by mid March.

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

I just want to THANK everyone who helps those of us that are just beginning our journey as being husband & wife. We couldn't do any of this without the people here. You all are extremely hopefully especially in answering questions. Reading these success stories is very helpful to us who are just beginning our marriage.

[Tintin and Mike 127]

Married for only almost 15 months but together for almost 4 years and our Baby C's 5 months! Busy parenting life but never failed to make each other happy or annoy (at times) as a couple LOL. We've finally moved in to our new place and he never been so happy (even for just 5 miles away from mother-in-law is a plus) LOL

Good luck to all of you and keep the love alive love birds!

[rhein 451]

Been together for 7 years, married almost 5, we have a 5 year old son. It's still like being newlyweds, in a good way. She's the one who works, I'm the stay at home dad. She already a U.S. citizen, we're planning to move to the Philippines permanently next year. Smartest, nicest, sexiest woman I've ever been with.

[Al422 221]

New success story right here. Candy arrived June 12, and we could not be happier.

[Tahoma 2,291]

Wow, this post has been like seven years ago.  Hopefully, there are still many of us here who are still happily married.  

 

Me and Tahoma are still going strong after more than ten years.  It must be hard for those who are still in the process and the delay in immigration...hang in there.

[Adventine 3,187]

It's fun reading all these old stories from long ago. Thanks for reviving this thread

 

I'm only a few months married but have known my husband for some years now. The pandemic did a number on all our plans but it all worked out in the end. We were just talking last night about how this is the happiest period in our lives so far.

Edited August 11, 2021 by Adventine

[B_J 2,752]

This is a thread that needs to keep going. 

 

We're having our tenth anniversary in November.  Hope everybody else's journey is still going great.

 

I really sympathize with those going through the process now.  I can't imagine how difficult it is.  Stay strong and know that it is all worth it in the end.

[Tahoma 2,291]

Hi B_J,

 

It’s nice to run into you again after all this time.  Congratz on your upcoming 10th anniversary!  You guys are a real success story.
 

Chinook and I celebrated our 12th anniversary last May, and we’re still going as strong as ever.

 

~ Tahoma