Still no news on the visa. I am considering a move to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania to resubmit my application to the UK because the visa processing times are more favorable there.
I won't be able to see James open his Xmas gifts this year. To compensate for our "misfortune", Sarah and James, arriving on the day after Xmas, will be staying an extra week. We'll get in some skiing the first week of January. By then the slopes will be clear of the vacationers.
We're still moving ahead with our plans to have the baby and have decided to have a boy. Sarah had her scan last Thursday. Sarah told James the news and discussed possible names with him. She mentioned the name "Lucas" which was proposed by my family at Thanksgiving. James said, for some reason, that to be a Lucas, you need to have blond hair. When Sarah said the baby may be a redhead, he quickly offered "Rodney." No offense to anyone named Rodney but it's not in the running but is now serving as a moniker for the bump.
In other news, we're getting married in a very small ceremony on New Year's Eve day. For a complicated set of reasons, this is our window of opportunity. About a year ago, when Sarah and I were discussing the visa options, she offered, "Worst comes to worst, we can always get married." What a romantic. Marriage will not immediately help our visa status but once I receive my visa I can turn around and apply for a partner's visa.
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