jackybeertje

I am from Vlaardingen close to rotterdam. Lot of apartment buildings, lot of stink from pernis so I love the space and the fresh air here on Maui ;-) Lots of green, mountain few, so much better ;-)

Arazia & Ranmaru have a great wedding day today. Enjoy every moment of it and know that you are blessed to be together. I wish you guys a very happy life together.

Jac

because that our american spouses/bf/gf/fiance/so post here too. So not everybody here speaks dutch.

@ Edie: pics at http://www.jackybeertje.com en then the 'foto' tab.

It is getting closer and closer for you. You must be so exited. And I deont know how your place looks, but if it is somehow like Andrews was, then you better start making room already ;-)

@ Marieke: welcome to the forum. When i started out with the paperwork I just waited and see what came afterwords. I didnt prepare for the later paperwork untill i actualy got it.

Aloha

We had a great day. Now the next step is filling in all the paperwork (like we didnt had enough yet) And pray that out marriage license will come in time. It will take up to 120 days here to get it and you need a copy of that ofcourse to sent in with the paperwork. For 10 dollars extra you can have it sent to you within 4-6 weeks and even that is to late. Cause my k1 is only good till may 9. So i guess I will be calling honolulu everyday to get them to hurry up.

Jac

@ Michelle: thats great that the wirlwind has settled down. Good that he has a job already and such.

For me? 2 more days. Am I nervouse? I think i am cause i keep on dreaming about the weirdes things that can go wrong. But for sure my weddingday is going to be great, even tough my dress will be a tiny bit tide. :-(

But I am going to take advantage of that they that we are at the grand wailea resort. I planned the whole thing out ;-) Going to be there early in the morning to go to the spa and have myself relaxing in the terme and after that an aromatherapy massage, altoughter worth of 2 hours relaxing before my big moment. After that ofcourse my hair thing and make up and getting ready. But for sure I want to be a bit relaxed, until I start walking to the chapel ;-)

Have a great weekend all.

Aloha

aloha Edi,

Haha I am no bridezilla. I am easy going (according to my wedding planner) Who cares if something is not perfect or go wrong. Al that matters is that I get married to my guy.

He found the noa 2 so we are good there 2. Now he can start reading on the paperwork and see what else we need.

-hugs-

edi,

yeah everything is going smooth exept the noa 2 then ;-) Besides that the wedding, ehh we only need favorites and some plants for on the table and an altar boquet. Going to look for that last one today.

The paperwork is printed and ready to be filled in. Going to start with that next week and fill in as much as I can already and see what else i need.

I need to loose some last minute wait cause my gown is getting tide ;-)

-hugs-

Jac

Oh, the NOA1 & NOA2... I better start looking for those too~

I think you only need to noa 2 cause it states: attach a copie of your fiancees petition approval. And if I am not mistaken that is noa 2, cause if i remember correctly noa 1 was just a notivication that they got your petition. Correct me if i am wrong here.

-hugs-

Jac

hi edi,

oh wow, you can finaly start the countdown. I am so happy for you guys.

here 2 more weeks and a few days to go. I think we got everything settled and planned etc.

Started looking at my aos papers already to see what i need and such. And ofcourse Andrew doesnt know were he left the noa 1 and 2.

-hugs-

Jac

gratz. That is great news.

-hugs-

jac

harry, welcome to the states. Hope you will have a good flight.

Update from my side. April first is going to be our big day. We are getting married at the grand wailea resort. (feel free to google it) We are in the middle of all the things. I am so exited and happy.

-hugs-

Hi Mel,

We were discussing weddings yesterday with Andrews parents. It is going to be a small wedding. Now to set a date. We have 2 dates in mind, but cause it is short notice we hope we can make it on one of those dates.

This week we go ring shopping. I need to find me a hair dresser. Need to find out were to get the marriage license. Need to find a priest, a location. Tux for Andrew and Nathan and so much more. I am so lucky that mom, dad and granny are helping.

For me no one of my family will come :-(

-hugs-

Harry , gratz on your visa

hi edi,

flight was long and exausting. I still trying to adjust here, but things will be ok.

I am happy to be with my guy and he is a big suport.

-hugs-

Jac

Since we filed for our k1 my soon to be hubby moved to a different adress. When I arived in the states a few days ago I told him he just had moved and what i should do. They told me to download a form and fill it out, but being so tired I didnt quit here what she said. Anyone know what form to fill out for a change of adress?

Pieter asked me to go to NL so we can spent the last days with his family and then fly together. I really want to go.

hugs,

edi

What is stopping you then.

Hope he gets everything rounded up quickly here so you can be together.

-hugs-

Jac

hi edi,

I am doing kind of ok. Tomorrow andrew will arive so the last and hardest day we will spent together. And 6 more days till we fly home.

-hugs-

Jac

stress is getting me more and more. Saterday I had a meating of a meilinglist and it was a goodbye thing for me as well. Not that we meet each other often, but they specialy did it for me. They made me a beautifull scrapbook with pics of one of my creations and pics of our first meeting. And everybody wrote something. And of course I started to cry. I started to cry by looking at the cover only.

Yesterday I had a realy bad day. Saterday was emotional and such and I had a party in the evening as well, so it was all a bit to much. I payed the price for that yesterday. But today I am still emotional and such. It was my last morning at work. (only worked 2 mornings a week)

This afternoon was the last time I had tea with one of my friends. And I am realizing for a lot of things that it is the last time I will be doing them here, and with my friends and that makes me sad and emotional.

Sure I am looking forward to be with Andrew and I know what I am doing it for, but still it doesnt make it any easier.

So 10 days and counting. Saterday Andrew will arive here and next week will be crazy.

Jac

And then his x-ray is at no specific time after the exam, something about them just calling up and him going over there.

Strange. Normaly the x-ray is before the exam.

-hugs-

Jac

Edi: don't you just rather have him there straight away. But it is a good thing he takes the time to rap everything up around here. Before you know it you guys are counting down and together.

Mel: Yeah time flys by a bit to fast right now. only 19 days and still so much to do. Ehh to make. But on the other hand, time cant go by fast enough.

Good to hear that his medical went good.

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Mel: time is going by fast now. only 20 more days. I am exited and nervous and so much more ;-)

Edi: Most peeps I have seen took almost right off after getting there visa, I felt like a weirdo weithing for so long ;-) But luckely I am not the only one who had to prepare a bit longer ;-)

I gave lot of my stuff away and sold the stuff that was worth anything.

-hugs-

Edi & Pieter: congratz on the visa. You guys have a date yet when he will fly home?

-hugs-

Jac

American citizens may file I-130 immigrant visa petitions for their immediate relatives (spouse, unmarried minor children, parents*).

The Consulate can accept and approve I-130 petitions from

Americans who are residents of the Netherlands

or

who were recently married in the Netherlands to a legal resident, Dutch national or other, of the Netherlands.

Michele: wow things go fast for Mark, I hope I will be so lucky as well.

Edi & Pieter: good luck with the interview, hope everything goes well.

And for me? 22 more days to go. Still nervous here and exited.

Jac