AJones

Just got back from a week in London with my fiance; we are now just waiting for his appointment letter from the embassy.
Luckily(?!) to keep me distracted, one of my semi-feral outdoor kitties has moved her four kittens in under my front porch. The Great Kitten Trapping Escapade starts tomorrow. Can I interest anyone in a small fuzzy semi-feral kitten?
(If you need kittens to look at to help you out during your own downtime, here you go: http://manorofmixedblessings.com/2010/07/13/are-you-ready-for-the-cute-well-are-you/)
Andrea

Seriously, the average person in the US has NO CLUE what legal immigration takes. When I first announced my engagement, everyone was askign "So when's he coming over? When's the wedding?" and I would have to explain again and again and again that we had no clue because it all depended on USCIS and the State Department. People were shocked. They were even more shocked when I told them what it cost.
Andrea

Well, if I really wanted to be rude about it I would have said her fiance was acting like a spoiled brat, and throwing a tantrum over a requirement they should have known about before they submitted the petition. He seems to feel he's being treated unfairly, and I wanted to remind him that he will be treated far more fairly than many others who are also waiting for a visa, for no other reason than the country he happens to come from. He should be grateful that his visa journey will likely be relatively painless. In that light, I think the comparison is a fair one to make.
Remember when your mom used to say "You should be thankful you HAVE spinach and cauliflower. There are kids starving in China!"