In August I returned to Viet Nam in order to marry my sweetheart.  We had a wedding ceremony in Viet Nam in late October.  Our intentions are to return the the United States so that I can be near my family and friends that I love so dearly and for my husband to understand the culture I came from.  Since I have lived in Viet Nam for a total of 2 years thus far, I have a fairly good understanding of Vietnamese culture and am ready for him to see my side.

The process of getting a non-citizen to the U.S.A, has been an interesting process. But thus far not too difficult.  We sent off our application for a fiancee visa and all our information to USCIS in November and just today our status got updated to being approved!  I am so excited and hope that it means that we will be able to return to  my home soon. 

Since my mother, Susan the owner of Thrifty Fun, just passed away last month; I'm incredably eagar to get back to the U.S.  When I found out my mom was sick I was able to go home for a few weeks to take care of her. But sadly instead of getting miraculously better she passed away a week later.  This has been the most difficult thing I have had to experience in my 25 years of life.  My mom and I were very close and she was a major role model for me in my life. It is difficult for me to express my feelings for her at this point because it just gets me teared up.  Most days I am still in denial that she is really gone.

In regards to the Visa application for my fiancee/husband I feel my mom really helped in the speed of the process.  Although I have just been given notice that my application for the I-129F petition for fiancee visa has been aproved by USCIS, I am hopefull that the process will continue to go quickly. 

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