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Before I left, we received word from the USCIS that our petition had been approved!  Then, within a day or two of my departure, we learned that the National Visa Center (NVC) had forwarded it on to the US embassy in Manila, and we got a case number (what we needed to schedule the interview at the embassy).  At this point, we knew there was a possibility that we could complete everything while I was with the family in the Philippines.  But on a sad note, a week or so before I left I lost my dog of 15 years, Candi-Louise, who passed away.

So, once I arrived, we got busy with all the steps and processing that was needed to finish the visa process.  Malen and the kids had to have a ton of paperwork, including passports, birth certificates, police clearances, and a lot more.  Malen and the kids had to have medical examinations, which was a two-day process.  Malen scheduled her interview with the embassy, but when we arrived we found out that the embassy did not have her her documentation from the NVC yet.  So we waited until we could confirm they had the documentation package, and scheduled the interview again.

The interview was long and grueling, taking the entire day.  At the end, instead of getting the visas approved as we expected, our case was put in administrative review for two weeks.  Finally we heard that our case had been submitted for “visa issuance.”  but days later, still no visas.  I had to extend my 21–day stay by getting an extension.  I was running out of my medications and we had to vacate Malen’s condo because it had been sold.  After sending an angry email to the embassy about the delay, our case was put BACK into administrative review (and we were told it could take up to two months)!  We were forced to move to another location on a temporary basis.

Finally, towards the end of October, we were told the visas had been approved and were submitted for printing!  Once we verified that the delivery service had picked them up from the embassy, we went to their warehouse and finally had our visas in hand!  So finally, we had to book our flights to the US, the kids had to attend mandatory counseling (CFO), and Malen had to go and pick up her CFO certificate.  Then, after 2 1/2 years of waiting, anxiety, frustration, and hardship, on October 31^st, all 5 of us boarded a plane to come to the US!

During this extended stay in the Philippines, and even with so much going on, Malen and I were able to squeeze in a short visit with our great friends Mike and Cathy.  In addition, they came and spend a week with us while we were in the new and temporary living space.  We also had Malen’s mom and pop come and visit us for a couple of days.

The last little hitch that happened before we left the Philippines was that the flight we booked was delayed for 9 hours.  We went to the Delta office at the airport and they put us on different flights so that we did not have to wait another day.  We ended up flying from Manila to Nagoya, Japan, then to Detroit, and finally to Seattle.  A VERY long day of flying.  As a result, Malen and the kids had to go through immigration in Detroit instead of Seattle, and we arrived in Seattle in the afternoon instead of in the morning.  So, we stayed at a hotel near Seatac airport on October 31^st, and drove up to Sequim the next day (November 1^st).

Once the long flights were over and we landed on the 31^st, everything has been great and wonderful.  Malen and the kids have experienced American coffee shops and restaurants, Jedd has started his last year of high school, Yeng & April will start attending Peninsula College in January, we have been to Costco several times, as well as WalMart, Home Depot, and Ross, and Malen and I were married on November 18^th!!

There is still a lot to do, including getting Social Security Numbers, processing Adjustment of Status for Malen and the kids, looking into getting jobs, and adding Malen to all my accounts.  But we are together as a family, and that makes everything else easy!!

In other news, we are approaching the end of the 2nd month since we submitted the K1 visa petition to the USCIS.  Somehow, waiting for this 3-6 month process seems much more difficult that the 2-year wait we had to endure for Malen’s annulment!

But with Malen and I, there is an even higher level – complete trust and absolutely no doubts.  It is wonderful to be 100% secure in the person you love and in your relationship.  Doubts about a relationship you are in do not have to come from your partner – they can also come from yourself.  I have never been in a relationship where I NEVER even consider that it might not work out, and believe me, my logical mind thinks about EVERYTHING in the known universe.  When you know exactly where you came from, and exactly where you both agree you are going, there is no energy wasted on wondering or doubting.

When we joke with each other about other people, it is just funny – there are no nagging thoughts or doubts in the back of our minds.  If I get a little testy from time to time, it does no damage whatsoever to our relationship because Malen knows it has nothing to do with her or how I feel about her.  We have an amazing level of trust, compatibility, and being secure with each other.  It is as if we have indeed become a single unit.  And, THAT is what is so special about our love.

Delay after delay in the annulment process has been very frustrating for us.  Having the end finally come is a great relief!

On another front, although the decision granting Malen’s annulment has been approved and signed by the judge, the post-decision processing has hit some snags.  We STILL do not have the final paperwork registered and in hand.  That is the point we are waiting for before we can submit the fiancee K1 visa request.  Our lackadasial, unorganized, uncaring lawyers appear to be at fault again.  The documentation sent to the Socilitor General was inadequate for an annulment.  The court lawyer has had to put together a more complete set of documentation, and that is now back with the Solicitor General.  The court did this because they do not want the judge’s decision to be questioned or overturned.  Stay tuned!

Malen’s father has been in an auto accident, and has a fractured hip.  He was in the hospital for a few days, but now is resting at home.  He is supposed to get a month of bed rest.  Malen and her sister has used this situation to move his stuff to the new house from the old house, so that Malen’s father is finally living in the new place (something he has been extremely reluctant to do).

Malen is attending some training during the day in preparation for a new job.  More on that later.

I will be leaving soon to spend some time with Malen and the kids in the Philippines!

Welcome to my world :3 This keeps me busy all day xDD