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Happy to say that we've finally got our trip booked for the UK. Still a high fee and a long layover but it was certainly cheaper than going in September. Unfortunately means he will miss his event, but it is what it is. I will be so happy to see the seaside again.

I think the amount of yelling I did and complaints I filed were sufficient. They are barely literate at that post office We once had cards, letters, and packages from the UK go missing via our post office a year. Eventually we discovered someone in the development had been receiving them and was tired of taking it back to the post office (we'd never receive them anyway) so they walked over and handed us a pile. When we questioned our mail carrier, he stated that he knew that person was British so any item regardless of address he'd just assume it was theirs. We said hey did you ever think there might be multiple British people in one area and maybe you should read the address? 😬 Last week there was a letter addressed to my mom. When I say letter, it literally was a letter, no envelope. It was just the letter contents. Four days later the rest of the contents of the envelope and a separate opened envelope with an audiobook cd (crushed) arrive in a Ziploc baggy with a sticker from the post office apologizing. It is terrifying that the state department wants us to send our most important documents through the mail or even has to handle passports in the first place. I paid extra for his UK passport to be handled by courier just so that our post office would never get their hands on it. It's always a relief to hear that people get their stuff back in one piece!

No. Thankfully whomever received the documents were honest and sent them back to the post office. After giving them a piece of my mind and catching them in a lie, they ran someone back over to our house. We put the certificate under some heavy objects for a month to smooth it out.

Hard to say. My husband's certificate (crumpled) arrived a week after his passport - but the postal service delivered both items to the wrong house and let me tell you there was one angry wife on the phone getting that mess sorted out.

To update: A breakthrough on this case, Rachel's rapist and murderer was arrested outside a Tulsa, OK bar. Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador was finally captured, because of the diligent efforts of detectives and the Baltimore FBI that managed to match his DNA from the crime scene to a genetic ancestry match. The CBP also knew that the suspect crossed the border and was removed at least three times. The 23 year old Hernandez, was on the run from murdering another woman in El Salvador, had ties to gangs in MD, and is the suspect in several other cases, including the sexual assault of a child and her mother. We will extradite him as soon as possible. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/rachel-morin-immigrant-killer-dna-LVJ6OYR6IVALVPU5M2BSCW7DWM/

BA doesn't apply that sale to Baltimore based flights for a variety of reasons, so I tried seeing what other flights we could make with connections, still nothing. With our travel points and card we can get a meager discount. One of the sticking points with BA is the enormous taxes and fees they charge on top of the price, and now with the new plane scheme, any money we might save then get sucked up by either paying for baggage, additional connections, or paying to hold our seat so we don't get bumped. Yes we are looking at October now and hopefully that will be more doable. I remember when he came here on his K1, he flew all pampered in business class with discounts and points and spent about the price of an economy ticket. Now it's just crazy. Who are these people paying for these seats? I can't think of a poor person or a business person that would even be interested in paying this much.

If I had picked the dates he wanted it would have been an $8000 trip and a majority of that would be on airfare. I see that once they changed the planes over to dreamliners, they are attempting to herd everyone in like cattle. Our old economy seats are tiny and don't even allow for baggage on a long haul international flight is mind-boggling to me. Limited availability and space for upgraded seats with baggage means they can jack up the price and everyone fights over the seats. But wait, they are then making you pay for choosing the seat, and if you don't then you don't get a seat at all. Even if I get this later in the year I can maybe get it to $4-5k for everything. For one week though it's making me want to run away screaming.

A small rant. We'd like to go visit the UK. In-laws not in best health, need to check on them as best we can. Unfortunately due to work it can only be a week, so a week is better than nothing. He told me to check into this earlier this year, and I said unless we become suddenly made of money the prices were not doable, it would be better to go late in the year. He stewed. I said, well, I don't want to get everyone's hopes up, so please don't say it's anything definite. (Guess what, they thought it was definite). Now into spring, he told me he had signed on to some event in the UK, at a specific date and time in the summer, and that he was sure we could definitely make it and cram that into that week timeframe, even better we'd come in a day early and knock on their door and surprise them all. I told him he was nuts (visions of his mom in her bathrobe and rollers totally unprepared going "what the bloody hell is this?!"), and once again he'd need to check out the prices because I wasn't going to make such a hefty purchase without his approval and that by committing to something in that timeframe meant too many things could go wrong and the price was increasing. Whelp, I was quite right, and by the time he looked into it not only are the prices ridiculous, but there is a) a lack of hotels which would then require more expensive hotels and rental cars b) a lack of seats on the plane to sit on and a c) a 6hr Heathrow layover. Keep in mind I hate plane travel and have a great deal of anxiety, but was willing to work with him until he compounded the problem and delayed so long. Eventually I just broke down crying. We've spreadsheeted and budgeted, but there's just no getting around the cost, lack of hotels, lack of seating on the plane. I even went and looked at other flights and various convoluted ways of getting there within his wanted dates and it was a no go. I am crushed, and his parents will be crushed. He said everything was so much more simple in 2015, I laughed and said we're a long way from that time. But he is right in a way, a long time even before 2015 we were both very accustomed to flying, the prices were not that inflated, and they weren't nickel and diming you, there wasn't a pandemic. Today he tells me it's okay, he'll have to skip his event, perhaps we can just try in the fall.... the very time I said it would likely be more doable and affordable when I first looked into it and I could have booked it long ago..... Bless him, my husband is a man of big ideas and ambition, but not this time. My anxiety has been through the roof, and now we're still going to disappoint his parents when I clarify no we really aren't coming at the date you thought we were that was not definite at all. Hopefully I can smooth it over with later this year, provided he gets no crazy ideas.

Even a king size bed isn't enough for this dog!

It's always amazing to me how such a tiny dog can take up so much room in a bed. 🤣

If there are important mail pieces you need sent to the US, like bank info, student loans, pension documents etc then you'd need to contact each entity in the UK and change your address. You can also pay a fee to royal mail for forwarding. Please keep in mind that any correspondence sent from the UK to the US is going to take a very long time to arrive, and unfortunately may be lost in my experience, so if there is anything financially important try to have something set up online where you can monitor it from there.

Transferring money isn't particularly difficult, and there's a variety of ways to do it by using different services. Back in the day we used paypal or direct bank transfers, though at the time I was questioned rather aggressively by the bank about it. That was a modest amount of money, and because you're looking to transfer something large you'll likely need better advice. For taxes, t's going to be advisable to speak to a CPA, especially one that is familiar with UK/US regulations. Your fiance pays taxes, right? They should have some understanding of how the process works. Since you will be marrying and a resident for tax purposes, you can file married filing jointly if that is best for your situation. There is no harm in keeping a UK account open, though ensure that UK bank won't give you a hassle about it. My husband had two, and eventually closed (and that was a real pain) one because they kicked off about him living in the US. The other bank is perfectly fine with it. It's helpful if you still have student loans in the UK, or any other financial responsibilities abroad, or even for visits back home. When you leave the UK, please remember to notify the HMRC via a P85. Chances are, you'll get some money back.

I don't think it has anything to do with the health of a relationship. Personally I sleep better next to my husband and vice versa. But we also have a dog sandwiched between us. I would say the dog is the biggest disrupter of sleep by far.

I was just coming here to say this lol. When you look at the K1 paperwork vs the ROC paperwork, man oh man does the US government just love killing trees. You could likely bludgeon someone with the stack we sent in. We recently went through the boxes of our whole case history now that we are finished - converting, digitizing, and shredding what we didn't need. The sheer volume of paper was astounding. As annoying as it all is, there's something nice about the physical copy when you get a chance to hold it and look back on it. As someone that researches ancestry and old immigration records which is sometimes not easy, having a physical link to that past is weirdly satisfying when you reach the end of the journey. Yes our government is inefficient and stupid. But it is what it is.

Eh??? I remember being a little one and doing the whole "cannot take pills" thing.. anyway antibiotics were constant for me, back then they had this bubblegum candy flavor that I can still remember. Not bad at all. Do they not do this anymore? Hope the medicine helps and he feels better soon. Best way to help a cough is Vicks on the chest or in a steaming hot bowl or vaporizer.

I have never liked Red Lobster. Those times I ate at one, were always pretty terrible. Quality is said to have gone down but I don't know that it was ever there to begin with. If you want good seafood, go to a good local place... there's plenty of them and you won't be disappointed. Want a cheddar bay biscuit? You can make your own at home.

Well I read this article. The companies say no changes have been made, and I am inclined to agree with them. Women don't seem to understand that their bodies can deviate wildly from what they think is normal at any given cycle for a variety of reasons. I noticed that many of the complainers did not state what their OBGYNs thought of their assessments or cause for AUB, they just got on the tiktok and yelled for likes. That is not to say some products haven't had design changes - instead of a cotton blend or plastic blend, long ago some brands switched some of their lines over to something I can only describe as a foam shoe insole material. It is known to cause severe contact dermatitis in a place you don't want to have it to full body hives. Some pads have also been made slimmer or shorter over the years, but this has little to do with the volume it can hold. For women with AUB/PCOS/endo/covid exposure/hormone issues/taking diabetic medication and more conditions using products that can give you confidence is important a d you're going to have to stop thinking your low flow items you used as a young adult is going to hold. It's hilarious to see one person claim they got an IUD as a solution... give me a break.

With thick cloud cover last night we did not get any views. Hopefully something visible tonight. The clouds are very strange today on the horizon.. looks like streaks with some odd rainbow pillar effect. Did not think you could see aurora during daylight so perhaps we're seeing something else unusual. Family and friends from all over saw some amazing views though.

I feel like this gentleman could benefit from a better attorney.

I went handbag shopping yesterday, and haven't found the right one yet. 😄

She always was crazy.

Wild story but basically a local Maryland principle was accused of making offensive comments in a recording. What followed was an investigation, harassment, death threats, media circus, and anger from community members that accused the principle and staff of bias without allowing the investigation to conclude. Parents and students were rightfully very distressed that they were being spoken about in this manner, and so distrust was rampant. Eventually they discovered the recording was AI and not actually of the principle. He'd been framed. Yesterday the real culprit was arrested at the airport with a gun. The ex-athletic director was being investigated by the principle for theft, fraud, behavior towards students, and other issues. And from there the story gets crazy.. Some students are very relieved that the real culprit has been arrested as the ex-director made many of them uncomfortable. Others are glad the principle did not actually make the comments but feel his behavior towards students has also not been the best. Still other students questioned the motives of a PE teacher's behavior regarding the case. https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/dazhon-darien-eric-eiswert-ai-deepfake-ZUGJ3GBW45CRTFM5HEP7AASLIE/

SSN should be obtained first, before marriage to save a host of problems that can crop up. But you could also literally apply for the license before or on the same day. SSN is not required for the foreign fiance to get marriage license. If I recall correctly we went to the SSA, court clerk for license, and the bank all on the same day.

After citizenship is done and you have a passport? My husband and I recently went through boxes and boxes of stuff. First we made sure to scan everything, including old evidences, official documents, official correspondence, NOAs, and anything pertinent to the case history. We made many digital copies and labeled them thoroughly. Once that was done we only saved official items/correspondences/NOAs, and important documents. That came to a small stack of papers and we put that into a safe. It's weird how some stuff is hard to let go, but it brought back some memories.

He did. It was cancer. (I am probably a terrible person for that joke). Truly my fondest memory of OJ was from Naked Gun.