illustration draft and some good news

Thanks for the kind comments and emails i have received on my last nervousness post.

So many things go through my mind the last couple of days, i feel like I'm bouncing around like an energizer bunny.
I'm in a constant adrenaline rush.

I've went to the consulate for my final visa interview. After waiting in line and going through multiple security checks, I've waited till they called my name. They checked all my final paperwork, took my passport and again two photos (now they have 6 in total. why?), gave me my vaccination records and x-ray photo made at the medical check (never saw my ribcage before!), and asked me to take a seat and wait some more.

After not too long my name was called again, now by another person and i had my fingerprints taken, no ink, it was a tiny scanner i had to put my fingers on, and i had to officially swear everything I'd stated in my files was true and to the best of my knowledge. Raise your right hand please, ma'am.

The person went through my entire file front to back, checking it again. In the meanwhile asking me questions about me and my Love and our relationship. The man asking the questions was kind and didn't give me the feeling he doubted anything i said. It was a pleasant conversation, but i kept being nervous until i heard him say it was all looking good and gave me a compliment on a good job filling in all the papers myself. Thank you sir. He started telling about what would happen next, with my passport, the stamps, entering the US, my social security number. I had researched all these things already, but hearing him tell me it was like giving me approval. And well, he did. Approve me. First wait some more and pay the final fees, second the approval to move to NY!

I had such a large smile on my face i think everyone could see something wonderful had just happened to me.

Later that day there was champagne.

There is a good change i might be talking about some move related things on here in the next couple of weeks. If you're a visitor coming here for crafty stories or vintage pictures and other ismoyo favorite things, i will definitely try to keep posting those too. And there of course are craft related move topics too. Like, what to do with my craft supplies? How to select what to throw out, what to move right away, what to store and send over later? A million things going through my mind right now. I'm gonna make me a cup of tea, sit down and update my todo list, then try to relax a bit.

Oh yeah, the illustration. Since i will be making a big move, a fresh start for the blog and the rest of the site at the same time, is appropriate don't you think? Drafting some illustrations for the layout. Sneak preview.