Hey everyone

I got my aproval notice in the mail yesterday...I am now a permanent resdient!!! YAY!!!

It must me some sort of record just a little over 2 months from when I filed and a little less than 2 months from my interview date..

I am having a great week so far...I got my approval yesterday and my husband came home for christmas leave...I have him here for 12 days...then I won't see him for 16 months...a looooooong time, so I am gonna make the most of it while I can.

Thanks for everyones good wishes and support through this, you all helped me soooooo much...and I love you all for it :x

Julie

Congratulations, Julie! Sounds like you're going to have a very Merry Christmas!

Best Wishes,
Rene

[QUOTE=hopelessinks]Hey everyone

I got my aproval notice in the mail yesterday...I am now a permanent resdient!!! YAY!!!


Well done Julie!! Have a nice holiday from the USCIS for a while. Brush up on American history while you are waiting for that test lol

I took the sample test on the USCIS website......... gosh I hope they don't throw me out hehehehehe

Happy New Year

CIndy

Lovely, a happy ending
Happy Christmans, J!

Wonderful news, Julie. Congratulations!

Ian

Hi Julie:

Congratulations. And I'll pray for the safety of your man. Make sure you write him every day -- not just e-mails, but a physical letter Write about whatever comes to your mind. Beleive they will be appreciated. I remember one from my father about the relative effectiveness of different brands of laundry detergent and how much bleach to use with what and how to sort laundry. It was on his mind when he sat down to write me that day. And even THAT letter was appreciated. I still laugh 35 years later when I think about it.

Thanks for the congratulations guys (& girls!)...it is very much appreciated, I have passed on your good wishes to my husband too...I am sure though he will find the daily mundane happenings around here extremely boring...as all I will have to say is what a 'wonderfull' day I have had at work *sarcastic tone* and what a little buttmunch our child has been...LOL...but you can guarantee that I will be writing everyday, and sending a care package every week...I don't know how I will do the whole 16 months as the last 2 months have been very hard, and he was in this country with access to a phone every day...I will just be a "good army wife and suck it up" as my husband says...LOL...easier said than done but I will do it for my husband and the united states armed forces...they deserve all the support they can get!!

Thanks to all again...and have a fantastic christmas...and to all that haven't been approved yet or are just starting...don't despair there is always that light at the end of the tunnel to keep you moving forward...and NEVER look back!

Love you all

Julie

Julie:

Just now, I found a "personal" e-mail from Senator Kerry. With the campaign over, I like to repost it.

I hope this message finds you and your loved ones enjoying the holidays. I have been thinking a lot about what our johnkerry.com community can do to mark the end of what has been an extraordinary year. We have formed bonds of friendship and commitment that I know will extend far into the future.

So, in addition to thanking you once again for all you have done, I'm writing to invite your participation in one final 2004 act of collective generosity. As a soldier, I remember how much it meant to hear from loved ones - especially at the holidays. So, I thought you and I could work together to make it easier for our soldiers serving in Iraq to phone home and hear a friendly voice.

We've found a program that does just that. Operation Phone Home is run by the USO, which has been an extraordinary friend to American soldiers for decades. The USO buys phone cards at cost and provides them to our soldiers free of charge. You can help the USO help our troops this holiday season right here:

http://www.uso.org/carddonations

In January, I will go to Iraq to see the situation firsthand and personally visit with our courageous troops who are serving America so well. Nothing would please me more than telling them that hundreds of thousands of us have expressed our thanks to them in this concrete and personal way.

Your gift can help a soldier phone home.

http://www.uso.org/carddonations

In the New Year, I will be writing you about our 2005 projects and priorities. In the meantime, I hope you will enjoy this special time of year. Thanks so much for your constant acts of friendship and your special consideration of this request.

Sincerely,

John Kerry

P.S. There are 140,400 U.S. military members serving in Iraq. Any calls they make home to those anxiously awaiting their safe return are at their own expense. A gift of $100 will provide 20 soldiers with a 100-minute phone card. A $1,000 donation would do the same for 200 soldiers. Please help. A friendly and familiar voice can mean so much to a soldier serving America so far away from home.

http://www.uso.org/carddonations