Someone call a Producer! I'm ready to film my romantic movie! You know all those movies where a couple is separated across the world and then one day one of them surprises the other and they see each other at the baggage claim and run towards each other only to be spun around in the air with a passionate kiss? Well that is going to be me! Jesus is training all over the world this month (literally in three different countries) and me and Joaquin have got to see him! Those of you that know Jesus and I will know that our romance film will turn out to be more of a romantic comedy. The minute Jesus sees me at the baggage claim with even the slightest cheesy grin, he will know what's coming and I'm sure turn the other way pretending not to know me as I begin heading towards him. The other part of my "romantic movie" is this won't be a surprise to meet Jesus while he's training in London since we're planning this extravaganza together.
Now is it really going to happen? Will Joaquin and I get to meet our husband and father in London who will at that point likely have been gone over three weeks? Let me fill you in on the last few week's events. After our whirlwind of accepting a job in the Dominican Republic, Jesus was going to train in London for two weeks and then return home to Minnesota for two weeks to help me pack and then our family would depart to the DR together. Well Jesus made it to his layover in Washington DC when they sent him back to MN to apply for a visa to enter London. This is because he has a Dominican passport and not a US passport. While Jesus had to wait for a visa, his work could not wait to start his training. So instead they sent him to Texas for all of last week, the DR this week and London the following two weeks. This means Joaquin and I are fending for ourselves missing him and packing/selling everything on our own. I sure do appreciate those that have helped me out so far!
With all of this commotion, we all decided Joaquin and I should take a vacation to meet Jesus in London! Then of course we found out that I too need a residence visa for the DR and will need to send in my passport for that meaning I can't get to London. (Initially we thought I could do this once I got there). I have spent the last four days gathering health records, police records, getting things notarized and apostilled. Have you heard of apostilled? I sure haven't and I had to go all the way to the stinking secretary of state's office to do it. Just as I was ready to send everything in and let the consulate translate it into Spanish, I found out it was $70 per document to translate and that is a huge rip off! So luckily today a friend came by and began translating for me because she can do it as long as I notarize and apostille it all over again! Then this afternoon I got a call from Jesus. He begins by saying "You are going to hate me..."
Turns out a lawyer in the DR said I can enter the country on a tourist visa and take care of residency when I get there even though both the Chicago and DC consulates told me I had to begin the process here. So at this point we have decided to trust the lawyer in the DR and put a halt on the paperwork so I can keep my passport and go to London! Now this has been an ever changing scenario so I guess you'll find out if I made it to London in a future post...
Here's a photo showing that Joaquin was ready for London's Paparazzi before he was born, just like Pippa Middleton!
Here's a photo showing that Joaquin was ready for London's Paparazzi before he was born, just like Pippa Middleton!
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