Finally!!!!!!!!

In August I applied for my Citizenship. This is something I've wanted to do forever! Being briefly detained at the Canadian border twice motivated me more. What's kept me from doing it has always been about finances. I had started the process before Samuel was born In 1995. It cost about $95.00. I thought about it again four years later but the cost had gone up to over $200.00. Over the years the cost kept climbing. Today the cost is over $600.00. I decided I better do it before it cost me an arm and a leg! I just couldn't delay it any longer.

In September I received notice I needed to get digital finger prints done in Fargo. I got that done in October.

Since then I've just been waiting to hear about my status. I thought I was in for a lonnng wait! We were told it could take up to a year. In the meantime the best I could do is be patient and study for my civic's test.

Today I received a letter from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It was my official notice for my my citizenship test.

I'm so surprised it happen this quickly but grateful and excited! Yes, I shed some tears of Joy! I have always been grateful to live in this beautiful land. Grateful for the sacrifices of my parents. Now, I don't have to be a silent voice. I look forward to the next election when I will feel like an official citizen of this great land we call America. God Bless America!! Yahoooooo!!!

Vermont Part One

After our wonderful train ride a hotel sounded really nice. Sorry I didn't get a picture of it. It was a quaint colonial style building. It was on the campus of Williamstown College. It was such a beautiful campus. All the homes around it were big with a lot of charm. Just my cup of tea! If you know me and you saw these houses you would say "that's an Ana house". Anyway we spent one night there and the next day headed to Vermont.

Our first stop was at the Vermont Country Store. There was so much to look at and we didn't get enough time to shop. Of course we were the last ones on the bus when it was time to leave. Alan was always looking for the unusual and he found a soda called Moxie. Its a cross between root beer, coke and cough syrup. Can you say NASTY? Believe me it was disgusting!!!!!! Our next stop was The Calvin Coolidge Museum. I'll write more about that on next travel blog. Enjoy!