FYI: Marriage/Wedding Details!
I feel like I should take some time to wax poetic about all of this, since these last few weeks have been absolutely magical, but.. my head isn't there yet. I haven't felt that familiar tingle that trickles from my brain to my fingers when it's time to write. No nagging phrases forcing me to sit down and grab a pen. No, I need to get the details straight, talk to the lawyer and make sure everything is in line before I can give in to the creative side.
So, without sounding too much like I'm just making a doctor's appointment or posting my school schedule, here's what's going on:
Bob and I are hurrying the legal part of this arrangement along. We're hiring an immigration lawyer and he's going to help us through getting all the paperwork squared away so Bob doesn't have to go anywhere. It's true that perhaps, because his father has processed other forms, that Bob may not accumulate any "bad time" (which sounds awful, the more I read about it) past his passport stay, but we don't want to take any chances.
I don't ever want to wake up without him by my side and have to chat with him via webcam again. Especially not for the 15 months I've been warned about.
So! Wednesday, at 2 pm, in Riverside County, we're scheduled to get married at the court house. This is just to keep things legal. We're not having guests, really -- aside from family -- as there isn't a lot of room in the court house. All that will be saved for next year, December-ish, where we can have something bigger and everyone from out of state/country can make their travel arrangements if they so desire.
That gives Bob and me plenty of time to decide on the theme of our wedding, too. ;D Nothing too traditional here, I don't think!
Also: Thanks again for all the well-wishes! We're so fortunate to have so many wonderful friends from all over the globe. I only hope we'll be seeing most, if not all!, of you come December of 2009. :)
So, without sounding too much like I'm just making a doctor's appointment or posting my school schedule, here's what's going on:
Bob and I are hurrying the legal part of this arrangement along. We're hiring an immigration lawyer and he's going to help us through getting all the paperwork squared away so Bob doesn't have to go anywhere. It's true that perhaps, because his father has processed other forms, that Bob may not accumulate any "bad time" (which sounds awful, the more I read about it) past his passport stay, but we don't want to take any chances.
I don't ever want to wake up without him by my side and have to chat with him via webcam again. Especially not for the 15 months I've been warned about.
So! Wednesday, at 2 pm, in Riverside County, we're scheduled to get married at the court house. This is just to keep things legal. We're not having guests, really -- aside from family -- as there isn't a lot of room in the court house. All that will be saved for next year, December-ish, where we can have something bigger and everyone from out of state/country can make their travel arrangements if they so desire.
That gives Bob and me plenty of time to decide on the theme of our wedding, too. ;D Nothing too traditional here, I don't think!
Also: Thanks again for all the well-wishes! We're so fortunate to have so many wonderful friends from all over the globe. I only hope we'll be seeing most, if not all!, of you come December of 2009. :)