After months of waiting things are starting to move forward, slowly...

After calling on the 22nd, asking what was taking so long the guy said even though it said "90 days" on the Notice that was sent to us on September 21rst it was usually longer. He said the NVC I was calling had received the paperwork from the California Service center in October and it may be awhile before we got anything... He then took down an e-mail address for both Miguel and I...


On the 23rd we both received an e-mail with some of the paperwork we had been waiting on...

Miguel filled out and printed the "Choice of Agent and Address form" in the other day, and gave it to his Aunt Rose to send out for him.

We also paid the $70 Affidavit of Support fee which has to be paid prior to sending in the actual Affidavit of Support, it said it would take 3 days to clear but ended up clearing on the 30th due to the banks being closed because of the holiday.

I have to wait to send in the AoS until I have my last 3 tax returns which I couldn't find all of so I'll have to wait til Tuesday when my Mom goes back to H & R Block for tax season. I'm glad she works there, I'm not too good at Math and I'd have no idea what to do it she hadn't been doing taxes since before I started working.


Anyways, we'll have to wait for the NVC to receive the paper Miguel sent back, it says on there it could take 4-6 weeks once they receive that paper for me (I'm now the Agent) to receive anything. But, Miguel's friend Punky (aka Jerry) is doing the immigration paperwork also for his wife and he said they received some more paperwork after about 2 weeks. (They're a half step ahead of us.)

Then yesterday we received a notice to pay the Immigrant Visa Application Processing Fee, this one is $400. Now we have to wait 3 more days for that one to clear and then more waiting.

So total we've paid $820 in fees, the $350 for the I-130 and the two fees we just paid. There's more to come and more waiting too.

I'm getting tired of waiting, I haven't seen Miguel in six months. And I know if I visit him I won't come back.


I'm working part time for minimum wage at Sears, apparently they put a hold on wage increases a couple of years ago and no one has gotten a raise other than when they raised the minimum wage. Can't really complain though. I'm one of only 6 people kept on after the holiday season, although I was hired before they started hiring X-mas help.

It took me 3 months to find a job here, well 2 technically if you count the fact that they took almost a month to get back to me after my first interview went so well and the lady said they were very interested in hiring me. Apparently they were between store managers and everything was hectic at the time.


Anyways, that's is what has been going on the last 3 months. I've been working and doing nothing when I'm not. I think I've only gone out a half dozen times since I've been back in WV other than to the store.

I'm definitely a hermit and I honestly just want to be left alone. I've gotten in 3 arguments with family members. Two of which were with my brothers. The first time the younger of my two brothers (John) yelled at me two times that day before I got angry and said something. He got so angry he said "You're lucky I don't come up there and kick the shit out of you." Knowing him, he would with no doubt in my mind at all. But, I stayed calm that time(despite my anger) and I think it just pissed him off more.

The last time was a little over a week ago and I don't even remember what my brother (Matt) said to me to make me angry. I know he was screaming at me too, but that time I couldn't help it. I was screaming back at him at the top of my lungs because he wouldn't leave me alone. Anyways, it ended like it usually does. I go somewhere to get away from the yelling and to calm down.

But this time I let my anger out instead of keeping it carefully restrained and I ended up hyperventilating and it took me over 15 minutes to calm down. (ten of which I was on the phone to Miguel.)

I am terrified of being angry because of my brothers, especially John. I've seen how they can get when angry. John has kicked the shit of someone for nothing just because he let his anger get out of control. I have two childhood memories, one of each of my brothers letting their temper go too far and take it out on me. It's extremely rare for me to get angry because of this.

Instead, when I start to get angry it usually lasts for a few seconds then I end up sobbing for a half hour if not longer before I'm able to calm down. The last person to make me angry enough to become violent thoroughly deserved it and if he had done so in person instead of over the phone I would have kicked his ass and I wouldn't have regretted it.

I haven't written anything since my last entry and here I am again, giving way too much back story. heh.