Color Me Red, White and Blue: I Have A Date!

September 17, 2012 by 17 Comments

Now the countdown can officially begin.  I have a date to become a U. S. Citizen…. I only have to wait 18 more days.

I literally stalked the U.S. Postal service today. I happened to log in to my U.S. Immigration account and receive this message:

This tells me the letter to schedule my Oath Ceremony date has been mailed out.  When I had my test and interview on August 27th, I was told my ceremony would probably be in September, so I spent the better part of the first few weeks after that appointment running to the mailbox.  However, this screen online was ‘stuck’ on testing…. so I was certain I would continue to come up empty.

I don’t know why I checked today.  But once I did, I might as well have sat on my front porch with binoculars just waiting for our mail truck to arrive.  Naturally, she has never been as late as she was today: after 6pm.

But, it doesn’t matter now…because I have a date…..

At 9:30am on Friday, October 5th, I will be handing over my ‘green card’, or Permanent Resident card as it is now known, and I will officially become a U.S Citizen.  Family gets to come.  I’m giddy about it.  I think Jeff said something about making me a ‘mixed tape’ of American songs.  (He gets points for making me laugh, but who says ‘mixed tape’ anymore?)

And after that?  I register to vote.

AND OH MY GOSH FRIENDS, I MAKE THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION BY ONLY FIVE DAYS!!!   If THAT isn’t good news, I don’t know what is!

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  • Isabel @alphamom

    YAY for America!

  • http://twitter.com/aclevergirl Cassandra

    No better way to celebrate brand spanking new citizenship than getting to vote immediately! Bravo! Very happy for you!

  • Danielle Smith

    Thank you, my friend. I’m excited. Very :)

  • Danielle Smith

    Thank you! I *JUST* found out about the voting deadline as I was writing this – my husband is asleep next to me. I had to physically stop myself from waking him up :)

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  • http://amyvernon.net/ AmyVernon

    How exciting! Congrats. And what better way to celebrate than to register to vote? :)

  • Danielle Smith

    Thank you, Amy! I have to confess – I am SO excited to vote. And the fact that the ceremony happens JUST in time? I’m overjoyed. (do people GET overjoyed about voting??) :)

  • http://amyvernon.net/ AmyVernon

    Most don’t. But new citizens? Yep. However, we *all* should be overjoyed to vote, you know? Maybe we’d get better results. lol

  • E.S. Ivy

    Congratulations! I was curious so I read your account – I thought that marriage gave a much easier automatic citizenship. In a weird coincidence I learned yesterday that a friend just got some type of permanent residence status for *Canada* where she is moving with her Canadian husband for his new job (they’ve been married almost 20 years but their job hadn’t taken them to Canada yet.)

  • niri

    OMG I love that Jeff said mixed tape. And.. I am so jealous you get to vote. Congratulations my friend

  • http://twitter.com/DawnSandomeno Dawn Sandomeno

    Congratulations Danielle! On a presidential election year this is all the more special.

  • http://janiceperson.com/ Janice Person

    Awesome! I have several friends who have successfully completed this same path and they love the election season! This is perfect timing for you!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=589290388 Nadia Carriere

    AMAZING! Congratulations Danielle ;) .

  • Danielle Smith

    *snort* He is silly that way. And thank you – I am very excited…now it is YOUR turn :)

  • Danielle Smith

    Thank you so much, Dawn. It is incredibly special to me, knowing that I will be able to vote…and squeaking in on registration makes it that much more extraordinary :)

  • Danielle Smith

    Thank you, my friend…. I’m giddy about it. Two weeks from today.

  • Danielle Smith

    Grateful, Janice. I am having so much fun with the election season (I could do without the nastiness just like everyone else, BUT – I love learning about it all )