I studied abroad in the Fall of 2007 and met Ayumi at Kansai Gaidai University. 14 months after I returned to the US, Ayumi came to the US and visited me. Then, during the summer of 09, I returned to Japan and stayed with her. I proposed to her a week before I returned home :)
All is going well so far. Ayumi set a date for the medical check and already went to the police headquarters to get her certificate. Just a couple forms left.