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As the title suggests, this is a chronicle of my changing times. I currently live Arlington, Virginia and I go to graduate school at ESIA at GWU. I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Haskovo, Bulgaria. Now I'm what's called a RPCV. I see this as an open diary of where I was, where I am and of course where I hope to go. It's a record of the daily trials, tribulations, successes and distractions of my journey. I hope you enjoy it. Welcome to a slice of my world. I'm also obliged to say that this is not an official Peace Corps website and the views and information presented here are my own and do not represent official Peace Corps views.
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Wow, just wow...
So I was going to drop a quick line tonight on how I'm headed off to Europe again tomorrow (later today?) to see Rumy and how excited I was. I also was going to voice my utter shock and bitterness that it cost me $40 this week - on the nose, no less! - to fill up my rather dirty Jetta with gas. Both of these would be worthy posts, especially coming from someone who never posts anymore....
But then I decided to randomly check something online. I discovered in the last day that I could view the status of my petition to bring Rumy here to the states online. I was sent a confirmation last month when I submitted the forms and on the top of it was a tracking number.
Well, low and behold I punched my numbers into the appropriate spot and couldn't believe what came up. Allow me to share...
Application Type: I129F, PETITION FOR FIANCE(E)
Current Status: Approval notice sent.
On March 12, 2008, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E). Please follow any instructions on the notice. If you move before you receive the notice, call customer service.
So at about 4am I let out a scream that I'm sure woke just about everyone in my apartment building. They approved our application earlier today (or is it yesterday? Who the heck knows at 5am!). I just cannot believe our luck. I'm just floored. The day before I'm to fly out to meet her I get this wonderful news. The processing times for I129F forms has been sitting at about 6 months - we weren't expecting to hear ANYTHING for months. I'm just.... just floored. Just ecstatic. Just overwhelmed.
Of course I called Rumy immediately and (unfortunately) interrupted her in a class. But I think it's worthy news. So in 24 hrs from right now, I'll be greeting her at the airport (hopefully not too jet lagged) and we'll have something to truly celebrate. I want to tell the whole world about this - this is the best thing to happen to me since... well... since she said yes when I asked her to marry me.
I had to share. I'm sure I'll have pictures over the next week or so with Rumy to share. Keep an eye out.
Posted by: mjmarble at March 13, 2008 10:21 |
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