I woke up this morning very much like I did the same morning two years ago, but not as exhausted, or as excited.

The reason why I was so excited, if it wasn't blatantly obvious from what is pictured above, was that after nearly two and a half years after starting this whole process, I would finally get my Canadian permanent residence visa. I had only expected the process to take around 9 months to complete, but we had run into snags here and there that had to be dealt with before submitting my application to immigration. Normally, the process for spouses take anywhere from 3 - 6 months, but since I was moving to Quebec, there was an extra hoop to jump through.

Anyway, after all that jumping through hoops, Kadie and I were both exhausted from the process, and were so relieved that we were finally in Buffalo and had a general time to be there to pick up our visas. At around 6am, we jumped in our car and headed downtown Buffalo to the HSBC Center. We had one minor set back before getting at our final destination, however, since we misjudged another building as being the tallest in the city.

At a little before 6:30am, we finally arrived in the lobby at the HSBC Center, and got in line behind another 30 or so people waiting to go up. While anxiously, and nervously chatting to each other about how later that evening we would be Canadian permanent residents, a rather masculine security guard was making her way along the line asking people if they there to visit the consulate, and if they had the correct documents with them. If they did, she gave them a pass to put on their jacket or shirt. Kadie and I, of course, passed the test.

Within a few minutes after everyone in line got their passes, the same guard started allowing groups of 6 get on the elevator with her to go up to the consulate, and it wasn't long before we were on our ride up to the 30th floor. Upon arriving there, we were all instructed to put our belongings on the table outside the waiting area in the consulate. I despirately wanted to take a picture of the inside, not because it wasn't something eye pleasing, but just for my own memory. Unfortunately, with how strict the security guard was (she was a force not to be reckoned with!), I didn't bother to even ask.

After all of us had our belongings stored away, she instructed us on the next step we were to do. Whoever was there to pay fees were supposed to go one way, and the others who were either waiting for their visa, were to sit on the other side in the waiting area and wait for our names to be called. Kadie accidently got in the wrong line, mainly due to the guard telling her to get in the line with the people who had fees to pay, and I went to the other side, looking at Kadie questionably. She quietly told me as I passed her that the guard told her to go that way. Within a few minutes of her standing in line, the officer behind the plexiglas told her that she was in the wrong line and to go have a seat in the waiting area where I was.

I know we were both afraid to do anything out of line, and the whole feel was as if we were prisoners being booked into prison. A few people attempted to argue with the guard, but they were quickly put in their place. Each time that would happen, Kadie and I would chuckle, and say quietly to each other that she was not one to mess with.

Minutes quickly turned into hours, and what I wouldn't have give just to stand up and pace in that area. Unfortunately, if I did, I would have that guard telling me to pretty much "Sit down, and shut up!" Some people had fallen asleep in the hard plastic chairs, and I wish I could have too since I had to drive back home that evening, a long grueling eleven hour drive.

Around lunch time, my name was finally called to go into one of the offices that were on the right side of the waiting room. I was nervous as not knowing what to expect, and had a slight fear that something went wrong and I would be turned away like some people had recently. Kadie, of course, told me I was nuts.

Upon entering the office, the lady behind the plexiglas smiled and cheerfully said "Hello!" Much of what was said next was pretty much a blur. All I can really remember is taking my immigration packet that had the form to which I needed when I landed, and her telling me to make sure all the information was correct before landing. I thanked her profusely, nearly in tears as for now, the whole process was pretty much complete.

Upon heading back out in the waiting area, I sat down next to Kadie and pulled out passport and quickly opened it to find my visa stuck in the inside of one of the pages. I looked at it as if it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen in my life. A few minutes later, Kadie was called back to get hers. After sitting in that waiting room for a couple of hours, we spent the next 15 - 30 minutes just looking over all the paperwork before we left skipping out the door.

The rest of the day was spent at the mall, shopping for some Christmas presents and some items that we couldn't get in Canada. I honestly probably should have either gotten another night, or, went back to the hotel to get some sleep before we left for the Canadian border, but I don't think I could have slept, or rested.

At around 5pm, Kadie and I headed toward Peace Bridge to make the final crossover. It was weird to pull up to the border guard and tell him that we were here to land as permanent residents. He pointed us over to the building where we needed to go inside. Upon entering, we stood in line again for another time. This time, we waited about five minutes.

The guy who filled out my last bit of paperwork was a nice guy who was just so cheery and talked to me about Quebec. I don't remember exactly what it was about, due to my adrenaline running wild again. He did make me feel comfortable, in comparaison to Kadie's guard, but I was just so happy to know that I was now legal to stay in Canada as a resident. I could do nearly everything that everyone else could do but vote in major elections.

Since this is already pretty much a book, I'll end my little story right now. There's not much more to chat about anyway, besides the ride home. We stopped at Tim Hortons outside of Toronto, it started snowing right outside of Montreal, and I got lost trying to get back on 20 East going back to Quebec City. By the time I got back home, it was 6am on December 19th, and time to take the car back to Hertz. Even after dropping the car off, I had to take Billy to school, and by the time I got home, I was still too anxious to sleep. I started filling out my resume and calling places to get set up with my new life.

And just to think, in another year, I might be adding me getting my Canadian citizenship to this monumental event.

*Sorry about the length! Tomorrow's story will be short, believe me!*

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