APPROVED

All morning I've been on a high after FINALLY receiving a call from the woman working on Jaime's visa at the US consulate in Tijuana. I called her all last week leaving messages, but it wasn't untill today that I received a call from her. I got on the phone and she looked up Jaime's application to tell me that it was APPROVED.

Ah, APPROVED. Just the sound of that positive word is music to my ears. It's the first positive word that has been uttered by the US government in relation to Jaime after many years and too many rejected tourist visas. What a happy morning.

Of course this is only the first step in a long process of paperwork. You see, he has been approved to begin the process to live in the USA. Now we'll have to start the medical checks, interviews, etc. Before he is actually granted the right to step foot on US soil. Despite the journey ahead, I am still ecstatic. joyous. hopeful. happy. It is now finally possible for my two worlds to intertwine.



Speaking on the subject of hope, I'd also like to put a plug in for my friend Steph's post on hope.