Beauteefull of Gifts

Bad news: I missed my flight to Egypt....$2000 to reschedule....yeaaa......That's over with. I only make $2.75 an hour! Good news: 

I called the Embassy yesterday to check on the status of my documents. The representative informed me my documents were on the way back! I checked my tracking number and there was still no information available...but this morning, I saw this!  That snow storm just prolonged this entire process, and I'm just happy to say I've been very patient throughout! Now I just hope they make it here Wednesday, so that I can scan, and send everything in before I leave! Now I wish I sprang for overnight shipping :-) Another step closer, to my departure information!

I'm still waiting on my documents to be processed by the DoS. I've read posts saying there's a major back log due to the inclement weather. I check on the documents maybe once or twice a week. I usually miss the office as I've been so busy with getting grades together and planning Junior-Senior Prom. Monday starts the last quarter for the year!!! And Friday 3:16p starts Spring Break!  Well for me SB starts Friday at 10:00a. I'll be FINALLY having my wisdom teeth extracted (great way to kick of SB, huh?). I'm also excited for SB week becaaauuuuusseee.....This will be my view for 4 days!  Yes, you guessed it! I'll be vacationing in Egypt! I just hope my mouth heals up enough for me to eat all the deliciousness waiting my arrival! Isn't this picture beautiful?! Go follow andreafoltraninteriores on Instagram, her images are always amazing, and she's a foodie too!!  Everyone's talking about packing, selling, and getting affairs in order. I...

So I sent my documents off on the twentieth. I was beyond nervous! I read and reread and re-reread the instructions on the Department of State, and UAE Embassy's websites. I even called both to make sure I had the correct addresses, forms, form of payment, and amounts!  She's awesome! It took me a good 45 minutes just to fill out the forms, and envelopes (I wanted be sure I filled everything out correctly). Then I made my journey to the post office! I made the decision to bypass the two post offices closest to me, and go to the post office by my alma mater, as I knew the post master there was a stickler for doing EVERYTHING the right way. This on a normal package irks my nerves, but for such a precious parcel, I needed this to help ease my mind.  I explained to her what I was doing, and all the stops it needed to make. She asked if there would be any extra documents added to the package after it first stop (Department of State). I told her approximately f...