Back to Halloween...

I know I should have posted about our Halloween party a while back, but my job search has been taking most of my free time lately with no success, but I at least have some good news.

On October 31st at 8:00am, Rich and I had our appointment with USCIS. The officer was really nice, and  approved us!! For those who don't know what it means: I was going to receive my Green Card within the next 3 weeks. Last week, I GOT IT in the mail! My Green Card, which isn't green at all, is called Permanent Resident Card (or something similar) and authorizes me to stay in the US and work for the next 2 years. As we haven't been married for 2 years, my Green Card is temporary, and in 2 years we will have to apply for a permanent one... then it is road to double citizenship. Even though the lawyer's fees were enormous, it was worth it. If you can afford it, we recommend it. 

Review: married legally in March, paperwork sent in April, 3 requests for additional evidence,  interview in October, Green card in November.... = 6/7 months total!

Back to Halloween:

First, the greatest pumpkin patch I had even been to. 

We usually get our pumpkins the weekend before halloween (about a week before), and it always seemed to be a little late. Most people came a lot earlier, so there aren't that many choices, the left overs are rotten... or full of bugs. 

This year I found on the Denver Post a list of pumpkin patches in Denver. I chose one one close to Denver... in Broomfield about 25 min away:

ROCK CREEK FARM

2005 South 112th Street

Broomfield, CO 80020

smiller@rockcreekfarm.com

And it was the BEST ONE I had EVER been to! First, we noticed that we weren't the only ones going (there were cops doing circulation just for that pumpkin patch). Then, we were greeted with pruning shears because the pumpkins were still on the vine - fresher. We drove forever in pumpkin patches and could stop anywhere to get a pumpkin. Then you load it up, and you just go pay for what you got. It is a fixed price per pumpkin, doesn't matter the size.

You can see in the pictures there were pumpkins to the horizon all around. We got 1 great green pumpkin (didn't want orange), and we drove out to pay. There, there were huge buckets of specialty pumpkins even cheaper than the one we got in the field. 

We got:

- 1 field pumpkin (green, but now after a month totally orange)

- 2 light green gourds

- 2 grey greenish pumpkin

We now look forward to eating them!

Our green pumpkin (now orange and totally ripped)

1 of each (pumpkin from the field, gourd, grey pumpkin)

Both gourds

Next, planning the party and baking the food...

Wedding Podcast Network

It's been a while since I last wrote, but I have some news. During the wedding planning, I found out about the Wedding Podcast Network, and ended up listening to every single podcast that came out. One day, Holli asked to email them our story, which I did. We kept in contact until August, time at which we got married.... and when we came back in September, Rich and I were interviewed for the Newlywedcast. It was a lot of fun, and Holli is just so nice to talk to. 

Today, the podcast just came out! After much apprehension, Rich and I listened to it. It sounded a lot better than we were expecting (dramatic scenarios of a pathetic interview were going through our mind from recording till today)... Although I would warn that my accent still shocks me!

Ok, I know I have a french accent, but when I talk, I just don't hear it. So of course when I hear my "horrible" french accent, it is totally unexpected and sounds so odd!

I am sure most of you will think that it is exotic and so cute, but I am still not over listening to myself. Maybe i'll get over it someday, or maybe it will get better, who knows... please also, excuse my english mistakes (I know there are plenty), and my nervous giggling. 

Anyway, enjoy the podcast!... Because we enjoyed sharing our story!...