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2024-09-20
| Yesterday, my aunt called me while I was about to start working on some stuff. I thought she might need me to do a favor for her but it turns out she just wanted to chat. She asked me how things were going with my husband and the visa stuff. I kind of had to re-tell what I say to most people that ask me. Next month it's coming up on one year, so we should be close, I said. And in truth, we should be close. I didn't expect to be on the phone with her for more than an hour but time just kept going. She called me at 6:00 and we got off the phone at 10:00. We talked about a lot of family stuff, about my aunt Roxana dying... and I think she just needed someone to listen too. Then not too long after, my husband messages me asking if I'm available because one of his childhood friends who now lives in Maryland wanted to ask him how the visa process was going so... it's getting to be that time of year where people are wondering and wanting to know where things are at. You know how it Is- people give opinions on what they think we should be doing. His friend was concerned about us not using a lawyer to do our paperwork when we've repeatedly said we don't need one because our case is straight-forward. I mean, I'd be more than happy to take that advice if he or anyone that is so concerned were willing to pay for one for us. A lawyer doesn't make things go faster- this is just the processing times for USCIS. Damn. If I had a dollar for every time someone asked or tried to give advice to us, I'd be set for life. I don't know. Something's in the air. It's getting close to another year ending and I'm no closer to getting where I want or need to be. I'm trying not to think about our approval or them finding something missing with our petition. Either way, I keep thinking that in case something goes wrong, I'm not going to sit around and be apart from my husband any more than I need to. I'd simply pack my bags and leave to wherever he is and we'd figure out something. I'd rather pack my bags and move to Spain if something were to go wrong with our petition or if I lost any support from home. I have to think that me being apart from my husband is going to pay off and if we're making this big sacrifice, we think it'll be worth it once he's able to come live in the U.S. but I know life can be brutal and anything can happen- I'm used to bad news. It's been a consistent force in my life. I still remain hopeful because we have no news YET, but it should be coming within the next month if we're lucky.
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