Happy 2 year anniversary to me & steve!

Well-today is me & Steve’s 2 year anniversary! YAY! I can’t believe its been 2 years already, but at the same time it feels like 5 years....hard to believe what it was like without him....I believed that one day God would bring me an amazing man to share my life with, and He has! I never believed it would be possible to have someone so wonderful in my life-someone who is wonderful all of the time. He’s amazing. Almost always cheerful, never argumentative. We get along. We just.......do. When we have an issue, we talk about it & move on...its what I always imagined & hoped for-but never thought it could be real.

I was praying & praying (and had other ppl praying) that we would find out our interview date by our anniversary. We have been waiting since around September to find out our interview date in Montreal, and I knew that they always send the interview letter about a month ahead of time. It finally seemed like it might be here soon, but still we had no letter in the mail. I was concerned because we have a lot of trouble here getting our mail for some reason-Steve’s mom has had problems with this for a while. So, needless to say I was getting overwhelmed & very emotional. I talked to a friend & he told me to just talk to God about it. So, at that moment that is exactly what I did.

Thursday night I decided to email Montreal & ask if they could email me an interview date, not even sure they could do this.

Friday, at about noon, I decided to take a nap. I woke up about 2 1/2 hours later, and there it was, in the inbox. They said we had an appointment scheduled for MARCH 27 (yes, less than 2 weeks from now!). I was so sleepy-but SO EXCITED. I called a BUNCH of people-so happy. Then of course, the reality set in of ALL that we have to get ready for. Moving Steve into another country...the interview itself...planning a wedding...trying to find a job. My head started swirling!

What amazes me the most is that after so many months waiting--I was just begging God to find out this date before our anniversary. I wanted to know He was listening. I wanted to know that His hand was on this & that everything is perfect in His timing. I don’t care what anyone says-this is our miracle.

I didn’t sleep well last night, but I’m trying to follow Steve’s advice and deal with ONE thing at a time. You simply must do this to survive this immigration process-which seems never ending. As for now, I’m trying to focus on being prepared for the interview in Montreal. Next, I will begin preparing for the move down. Once I’m down, I’ll be preparing for the wedding & honeymoon.

This is such a journey....one that has seemed endless...but to see the light in Steve’s eyes last night & the way he hugged me when we saw each other & found out this news------its been worth it. Waiting is difficult. Nobody likes waiting. But in the end, everything is worth the wait. Now, everything feels like it is moving at lightning speed.

Keep us in your thoughts & prayers....there is SO much to think about, plan & do. Thank you ALL for your good thoughts & prayers & support. You have been my shoulder for so very long...and I couldn’t have better support.