New Embassy Appt Set

I am way too exhausted from the last couple of days to go into great detail here about all the things that have transpired with our immigration case, but I will give a brief synopsis :)  

Hubby received a call from the doctor's office on Tuesday saying they were ready for him to go and sign the medical papers.  Yay!!  That's what we have been waiting to happen for the last 2 months.  I have a feeling it has to do with the embassy calling the doctor's office and inquiring on our case so I'm glad we took action a couple of weeks ago and did everything possible to spark interest in our case with the embassy.

Yesterday hubby went in the morning to his appt.  He was there early and was made to wait the ENTIRE day and was the last person to be seen.  Then it wasn't just a paper signing, but he was subjected to a full medical examination once again.  This actually outraged me quite a bit because it was completely unecessary and inappropriate.  He wasn't even charged for the medical, which is good, but sketchy.  In the end, the doctor said he was forward the papers on to the embassy in the morning (today).  

Today hubby received a phone call from the embassy.  They told him they had received his medical records and are "reviewing his case."  The scheduled an appointment for him to go next Wednesday the 11th at 8am for "another interview."  

I have spent a long time this evening freaking out beyond belief because I didn't understand what this meant.  He was supposed to just receive his passport in the mail after the embassy received the medical.  That's what they originally told him.  

So I frantically got online and was simultaneously on my FB immigration forums, Immigrate2us forum and emailing my attorney desperate for answers.  I got a wide variety, but most felt this might not be good news.  I panicked.  My attorney must have felt my desperation and pleaded with me to stop searching the internet for answers because it would drive me insane!  Haha.  

Finally after hours of searching, I have given up.  I can speculate all I want.  I can beg for answers over and over, but I won't get them.  We won't know until next Wednesday what the future holds for us.  Again I am back to patience and trust and the endless waiting game.  

On another note, I picked up my car this morning from the mechanic.  It was just a belt...or so they thought!  I ended up overheating again.  This time luckily I was by myself (which is rare in and of itself) and this time, I broke down right in front of the auto shop.  They immediately pulled it in and had a look.  It's the radiator and it's going to cost $500 to fix!  Lovely.  Just lovely.  Nobody could pick me up so I waited for a couple hours until a dear friend came and got me.  She drove me home until I realized I forgot the groceries in the car and had to go back.  Seriously, what is with these last couple days?!  I wish I could go to bed now and not wake up until next Wednesday...

The Car Fiasco

This was seriously one of the strangest days ever!  First Liliana did not sleep well and we were up super early, which made her really grumpy all morning and put me on edge.  I finally got our act together and we headed out to the Children's Museum as I had promised her.  Of course within 5 minutes of driving, she fell asleep.  But it was okay because I had to make a stop at my mom's office.  Since she was sleeping, I ran in (I could see the car from the window) to do what I needed to.  

I came back out a few minutes later and got back in the car to leave.  My mom came out to tell me something and as soon as she left, I noticed the van was smoking hardcore!  Not good.  I immediately woke Liliana up and got her out.  That's when I saw green fluid just pouring out all over the parking lot.  Oh boy.  Long story short, we called AAA and had the car towed to our family mechanic we always go to.  

There wasn't much I could do so my mom said to take her car and we could still go to the museum.  We headed out and I decided I really needed a coffee.  I got a Starbucks giftcard for Christmas so we pulled in.  I ordered a coffee and cake pop and then went to pay.  I got my cake pop and drove off.  A little way down the road, I realized I forgot my coffee!!  I went back of course and got it.  

So then we were ready.  To the museum...or not.  I look down and my mom's car is on complete empty.  I wasn't very happy I had to pull over and get gas at this point.  But I did so we could move on.

We again are headed down the road and I get a phone call and it really upset me.  Unfortunately it's the one area of my life I can't really blog about, but it was very upsetting to me.  I think all the emotions that have been building in me for weeks just exploded.  I found myself sobbing and angry as I was driving down the road.  I had to break the news to Liliana that we couldn't go to the museum (cause I was an emotional wreck) and of course she started crying too.

We got home and I got Liliana and myself calmed down by finding some fun activities for us to do together.  My sister was home (have I told you my sister is now living with us?), but luckily she left right away and we got the house to ourselves.  I had a few more good cries and am feeling better now.  

The good news is that there is nothing wrong with the car!  It's so strange.  Our mechanic said that a belt came off that should never have even come off in the first place.  It wasn't even broken.  It just needed to be put back on.  But that's what caused the car to overheat.  He even found it strange.  We can pick the car up in the morning!

I guess I do have angels watching out for me because #1 The car broke down right outside my mom's office and NOT the side of the road and #2 The problem was a simple fix so the cost will be minimal!  I'm still bewildered by the whole incident and the whole day.  I'm glad it's almost over.