Life in the Clouds

This has been a weekend of pure bliss, ease, and promise.

This family's head has been in the clouds and probably will be for a long time. I do mean family's head because we are a unit. We as a family are all we've got, we are lucky to have great people in our lives we can count on sometimes, but no one outside of this family unit has lived what we've lived and that is why we are one. This has not only changed my life but has changed the prospects of 3 other people's lives. It is amazing all that comes from this plastic card, it could be priceless, but it really isn't.

Very few things in this world are priceless, except seeing the face of true happiness in both your parent's faces. After 16 years of stress, frustration and helplessness, the face of knowing that your child can finally go on with her life is something that brings more happiness to my heart than this card, seriously. I'm obviously eternally grateful for this card as it is the direct cause for our present bliss and everything that follows.

I really want to wear my greenie around my neck, like a name tag, can I do that? Obnoxious I know, I'm a showoff you know me.

MUCH LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From the Other Side

I HAVE GREENIE!!!!!

I can't tell you when it came in the mail because I picked up the mail yesterday and apparently missed the fact that there was an envelop with my name on it. Today before leaving for my volunteering my dad asked that I come back in the house. He had an envelope in his hand, and says, "I got another ticket". I instantly go no you didn't! What is it? And as I asked what is it, I KNEW! "It came!" I said. My dad was jumping around like a kid and he busts out my green card. It's the coolest thing ever, this is the best weekend of my life, today, May 14 is my rebirth.

This coming week officially the most exciting week to come. I can change my residency status at the community college, which actually won't be any change because I still pay the same due to the CA Law AB-540. I get to change the status on my social security number which allows me to finally work! I will be getting an appointment for my drivers license exam, which also means I'll be studying that drivers manual this week :D

This is seriously surreal, I am so excited and yet so serene.

Like I have said before, everything that led up to this day has been worth it. I wouldn't want anything to change.

I love you guys so much don't think my posting is over, I will keep posting as things progress. This summer I'm going to be working somewhere!!!!

ALL THE LOVE!!!

HOT OFF THE PRESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Today we received an official notice from ICE (ice ice baby), actually the Department of Homeland Security. Welcoming me to the United States of America . . . 16 years (almost 17!) after my arrival to the place I instantly accepted as my home. It reads: "you will be receiving your new Permanent Residency Card in the next 3 weeks". This paper was printed the very day after my interview, on May 3rd. By the end of this month I will have my greenie.

This first paragraph is the most loaded paragraph I have written in a while.

I am eternally grateful to my parents of course, our dear dear friends (you know who you are). To all the shitty attorneys that complicated my life and put me through the greatest most painful obstacles I have been faced with in my life , anything I am faced with will be hard but I will be equipped to deal with them. Lastly, to the person who pushed this little baby to it's last step to freedom, Attorney B.J.D. One day I'll be able to print her full name.

The notice from ICE ends with a second congratulation on my Permanent Resident status.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUCH LOVE!!!

Now my heart is soaring . . . 3 weeks!