Brahim and I met when I was volunteering in Morocco in 2006. He was in the US on a J-1 in 2007 and we went through a lot to get the home-residency rule waived (best advice: don't listen to people who say that it's impossible to get a J-1 waiver!). We were finally able to apply for the K-1 in 2008, and things have gone much faster since then. It's been a very long process, but we can finally see the light! Inshallah, we will be together soon.
My trip was awesome but never long enough and I was not ready to leave but I had to come back to work. Congrats to you! I am checking everyday hoping to see our NOA2 since they are finally working on January filers. Inchallah it will be any day now!