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Aww, I'm sorry AandD. I wish they had let you know sooner that something was missing. Seems like an awfully long time for it to go just for an RFE. :(
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-07 20:58:00
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Website says approved on Jan 4th, 2010. Still waiting for snail-mail NOA2 to arrive.

Send package in Aug, they received on Sep 4th, 2009. So exactly 4 months for me. :)

:dance:


Took mine almost 10 days to get to me. Don't worry about it too much. Concentrate on getting things together for your packet 3(if your embassy requires) and your interview!

Congrats!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-06 18:57:00
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Just got the call Joanna got the Visa :) This is great. I'll get more details later as we just spoke for a only few mins. Thanks to everyone with their support.



Yayyy!!!! Congrats!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-06 09:38:00
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Congrats on your NOA2!!!!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-04 21:24:00
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I would LOVEEE to just take off and do something like that. But he wants a big wedding for all of his family to attend and my mother never really got a wedding, so I'm in a bind. But the more I plan it, the more I can envision it, and the more I envision it the more it makes my heart flutter to think of his face as he sees me for the first time when I'm walking down the aisle. :) I know I'm going to cry. I've been so emotional since he and I got back together. Any little thing makes me cry like a little girl.

I'd love to run off, but overall I wouldn't miss my big day for the world. :luv:

I'll just live through you! LOL
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-03 21:04:00
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OHHH.. and that is why I am so happy that we will probably just fly out to Vegas and do everything there :)

:P booh you! That just takes all the fun out of it!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-03 18:20:00
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wow, little palm island looks gorgeous but unfortunately way out of my price range. :) sanibel island looks like a real possibility though - thanks for the suggestion!! i'm going to investigate further... :)

your wedding plans sound wonderful! i'm sure it will be so beautiful there.


Yeah I went back and looked at the prices of Little Palm Island. Goodness gracious that place is EXPENSIVE!

Sanibel Island I thought was absolutely gorgeous and the prices aren't too bad either. Especially if you factor in all that it includes. My ceremony and reception sites cost me $700, but that was ONLY for the location. My wedding is going to end up costing about $10,000 when it's all said and done. Sometimes I wish we had just gone with some place all inclusive. But then I wouldn't get to bang my head against the desk trying to figure out what shade of purple I need to get my rose petals in so that they'll match my hot pink and light pink ones. I mean, really, who does this? :huh:

I'm thankful that we've already got our big stuff out of the way. We've booked our honeymoon, our photographer, our reception and ceremony venue, we know who is doing our cake, I've bought my dress, veil and shoes, and with that AMAZING deal I got on the wedding stuff a while back all that's left to do really is nit-pick at all of the little things.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-03 13:43:00
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Or maybe even Little Palm Island. One of the girls I went to high school with took her honeymoon there and it was absolutely gorgeous.

Personally, I've never been to a beach, although I'd love to go sometime. Mathew and I are having our wedding at Cumberland Falls State Park and then renting a cabin in NC for a week. The cabin is above the cloud line and it's so pretty! I'm soooo excited!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-03 12:57:00
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I just know that Montreal does their interview scheduling in batches. We'll probably get a March interview. All of that is well and fine with me, our wedding isn't until June 26th anyway, but I'd like to at least KNOW when our interview date is, that way I can get the rest of the support documents in line to send to him.

ooo, what about Sanibel Island in FL? http://www.floridawe...ery-sanibel.php
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-03 12:45:00
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boo! seriously it is soooo quiet in here. i'm hoping it's just due to the holidays and not to a permanent thing. i miss my vj family! :-)

today i am trying to finish almost everything we need for the interview. i'm leaving next saturday so I don't want to be worrying about stuff when i get home from work during the week. also totally nervous because i'm meeting his kids in person for the first time. we'll be spending the first weekend with them. i'm super psyched to finally meet them but really worried about communicating, since they speak no english. i've texted with them a few times and can speak spanish quite well when writing...but speaking in person conversationally to someone i don't know is hard enough for me in english - in spanish it's even harder! :blink: but i know jose luis is super happy about us all being able to spend some time together so i hope it will be good. :-)



So when will be his POE? Have you discussed this yet?

I'm super excited about your interview being so close!!!

I'm about ready to resume my age-old pastime of sending out fingers and toes. Montreal has had our case for almost a month and not even an nibble as to when our interview will be! :angry:
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-03 12:07:00
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Happy Happy Sunday!!!!

It got way too quiet in here..... :blink:
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-03 09:19:00
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Today has been a good day. I feel much much much better and have stopped running that hellacious fever and UK basketball is 15-0.

I have very high hopes for the upcoming week. :)

Thanks everyone for the well-wishes.

Edited by Kayla*Mathew, 02 January 2010 - 07:22 PM.

Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-01-02 19:18:00
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QUOTE (Ney @ Dec 31 2009, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
God knows that typing back and forth is truly hard. There is no emotion in the words and it all can be interupted into anything. There is no emotion or meaning behing nothing as we want to say or do. It is such a hard thing to put emotional meaning into a black and white word or something in written script. Nothing seems as we truly mean it to say. Call your loved one on the phone and find out what is meant. Give them the benefit of doubt because it is really hard to show meaning when it comes to font. Try and try agian!!! Please listent to an old lady that has been with her man for nearly thirty years now; listen to his voice (heart) not his typing.

Happy New Year!!!



We always make it a point to call each other when we're upset. But sometimes he can't find his words and he finds the wrong one. I try to be conscious of it and that he may mess up, but sometimes it just gets the better of me. sad.gif

I used to love working out, but don't get to go do it anymore. So since I got wii fit I'm going to make it a point to go use that whenever I get upset. This way I can work it off in constructive ways without hurting him or saying something I don't mean.

I really just want us to be together always. luv.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-31 16:57:00
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Things are a bit better today, I guess. I love him so much you guys just don't even understand. He's my whole reason that my heart beats. I live and breathe to love him. But sometimes...things happen and he says the most insensitive things. I know that he doesn't mean to. The language barrier gets in the way. But my feelings still get hurt and I have a temper. Afterwards he'll always send me a big email about how he doesn't know what to do when I act this way, yadda yadda and it makes me feel like it'd be better if we weren't together. Then I wouldn't hurt him anymore. But he hurts me too. Neither of us are very good at expressing ourselves when we're hurt or angry. I just know that I love him enough to let him go if it means I wouldn't hurt him anymore. I'd walk through fire before I'd hurt him.

A lot of my problem comes from our past together. We broke up once before because of a stupid girl that threatened to kill herself if he didn't. So he did and we were both tortured being without each other, but stayed apart for 4 years. You could tell when we talked that we really wanted to be only with each other. But now that we are back together whenever we fight my initial and immediate reaction is to leave before I'm left. What happened to me in the past hurt me so deeply that I'm still trying to get over it fully. The past is the past and I know that, but it doesn't take away the pain that I feel. But most of the time I'm happy and so grateful to be in love with him. It's only when we have arguments that things come back to me. It's like a panic attack, I can't describe it.

But the wedding seems to be on now. I just got my shipment of 2400 rose petals in so I'm picking them apart as we speak. I left work early because I was so sick. sad.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-31 13:36:00
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I think we may be cancelling our petition...it seems so weird to say after my previous post from last night, but it's true...right now I can't do anything but cry.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-30 09:13:00
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I swear I have the sweetest fiance...he's just amazing. smile.gif

I've been wanting wii fit for months now, and my mom bought it for me for christmas. When I started to play it the other night I turned it on and nothing, blank screen. Apparently during the power outage that we had my wii got shocked during a power surge and got bricked. Basically, it is what the name says it is, a brick. So I'm all upset and whiny because I'm completely obsessed with my wii and what does he do? Buys me another one. He knows how much I wanted wii fit and how upset I was over it, so he did the sweetest thing he knew to do. Of course, I'm going to sell my broken one on ebay and give whatever proceeds I get from that back to him, but still...he's just the sweetest. luv.gif luv.gif

And that's it for my nerd love rant. smile.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-29 19:18:00
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I'm not going to see mom today. One of the girls I work with has severe strep and even though I've had my tonsils taken out I still get strep. And of course I woke up this morning sick as a dog. I called and told her and she forbid me to even look in her direction. sad.gif I guess I'll call and check on her every hour or so.

Called DOS, finally got a hold of one of them, and no interview date. Booh!!!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-29 10:48:00
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So mom seems to still be the same today. They did a scope on her to find out if she had any food lodged in her tubes or pouch, and they didn't find anything. Then today they did an upper GI to see if maybe scar tissue had grown around her stomach, and nothing. So her doctor has concluded that she's spastic and he's not letting her come home until they can learn to control it. But how can you learn to control something when you don't know what sets it off? She did nothing different from what she was doing when she was fine. It was sudden, like BOOM. But I'm glad we're making progress, albeit slow progress.

I tried calling DOS today about the interview date, but it kept telling me that all the people were busy and to hang up. sad.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-28 20:40:00
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Back in the hospital with mom again. sad.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-27 09:26:00
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I hope everyone has had a merry christmas!!!

I finally got power back last night. Still no water or phone though. But at least there's internet!! luv.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-26 20:56:00
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I'm starting to get worried about kjenkins. sad.gif
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-23 23:11:00
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QUOTE (Ney @ Dec 21 2009, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Kayla I hope you have gas heat and water.



Nope, none of that. We had a kerosene heater, but it broke down last year and we forgot to get a new one. Mom and I stayed cuddled with Kitty Poo(my kitty) in the bed from Friday until Sunday, but we finally got her car off the hill Sunday to come to my papaws. We've been here since. It's made me pretty sick, though!!! Booh!

Hopefully I'll have good news from Montreal soon, though.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-21 21:02:00
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So the snow storm backfired on me!!! We got 13-16 inches, and our power, water, and phone is out!!! I could barely make it home on friday. I think I left work at 4:45 and it was 10:45 when I finally made it home. My Kia spectra is NOT made for snow driving!!!

But the worst news is that there's so many trees down and homes without power that we aren't estimated to have it back until sunday!!! How awful!!!!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-21 11:39:00
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Snow storm is on the way!!!! As long as I'm home before it hits, I'm excited! I already told my boss that if it snows he wont see me tomorrow. He knows where I live so he knows it's true!! LOL

I hope good things happen today!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-18 09:21:00
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Luis&Alice I don't know how I missed your post, but my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-17 18:51:00
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So I got to work this morning and Mathew had sent me the most gorgeous flowers I've ever seen. He knows I've had a bad couple of weeks and I was just so surprised to see them!!! I love my fiancé soooooo much.

Called DOS and still no interview date yet. sad.gif booh.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-17 16:12:00
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Congrats on the touch!

And my laptop died today. I'm trying to do what I can to fix it, but it's 3 years old. Not much I can do.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-16 17:06:00
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I just got an email from VJ about the website being down. I guess that would explain all the double and triple posts I've been seeing all day long.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2009-12-16 14:42:00
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So my clothes finally got here at almost 12 last night, so thankfully I`m feeling better today. Now it`s time for his graduation!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-21 11:12:00
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I did, but I didn`t pack a change of clothes. Now I`m looking like a skank until my bags get here.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-20 18:20:00
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And my luggage got lost...:(
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-20 17:04:00
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No ice packs yet but I'm sure I'll be reaching for them later. Mathew went last night at midnight to buy me new moon so that boy needs a reward. ;)

Im sitting in the airport in Lexington waiting for my first flight. I'll be going to Detroit and then to Montreal from there.


I'll check in when I get to Detroit!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-20 08:34:00
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Canada requires that you bring the financial documents with you whenever you go to interview. I guess they want to actually SEE you sweat bullets.

I'm doing the last minute scramble because I wont be back here before I leave. I'm going straight to my uncles house in lexington.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-19 07:48:00
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Ugh. I officially leave tomorrow. I'm sick as a dog. Why do I have to freak out so bad all the time?

Oh, and mom's employment letter magically disappeared. I'm completely pissed about that. I had it a few days ago. Thankfully I've got her most recent paystubs along with 3 years worth of tax documents so I should still be good. I hope. Oh lord I hope.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-18 23:48:00
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Only 2 days to go until Canada! 5 until Mathew's interview.

Now is the time when I freak out.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-18 08:09:00
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Park opens April 2 and is open for 10 days straight.. then only open on Saturday's and Sunday's until Memorial Day.

I am hoping people will come visit.. but if anyone does.. KAYLA better be on that list since her brother only lives 10 minutes from me :)



Yes ma'am!!! :P

Edited by Kayla*Mathew, 18 March 2010 - 07:55 AM.

Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-18 07:54:00
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Oh ok. Thaks.

On another note, I found a dress! So happy, at 1st I was like I'm just going to have a civil wedding but I thought heck no, so little by little I'm planning a small intimate wedding. Not sure if we're going to have a reception or go out to a fancy restaurant to eat.



I am so excited that you found your dress!!! yay!!!!!

Small and intimate is good. And I think your idea of going out to eat for your reception is a lovely idea. It'll just be you and your closest friends and family all eating good food and celebrating an awesome day!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-17 21:07:00
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I feel like I've got a hangover this morning. I either need to get used to this time change, or sleep completely through it. :angry:

Krystle, thanks for reminding me about the paperwork in my carry-on. With all of the other things I'm doing it probably would have slipped my mind to make sure to put it in my carry-on rather than my actual bag. Thank goodness for you all.

I'm so nervous this morning that my stomach is all butterflies. 6 days away, but only today and tomorrow of it are productive enough to where I can get what I need.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-17 08:21:00
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I can't get used to this time change AT ALL. I'm seriously still wide awake.

But I've started packing. :) I'm going to Lexington on Friday, spending the night and my Aunt is going to take me to the airport. I always just leave my car at their house. So that means that my packing time is limited to tomorrow and Thursday. I'm the type of person that makes this huge list and has to check everything off at least twice. I don't want to forget anything at all. Especially not any of our paperwork.

Jenn it's almost time for us!!!!! 3 days to go, and 6 until Mathew gets approved and Fuat sees his new home!
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-17 00:22:00
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Oh wow, are you serious??? Wow :blink:



As a heartattack. I had fought with this guy on the phone all day yesterday and then at about 10 minutes til closing he comes walking in, missing half of his teeth and with hair that hadn't been washed in days and freaked out on all of us again.

But one of my maids of honor(I work with 2 out of 3, lol) knew him and she told him that he owed me an apology and sure enough he came walking over like a puppy with his tail stuck between his legs.
Kayla*MathewFemaleCanada2010-03-16 20:23:00