We Get MARRIED in:

...So we figured - why not get a marriage license?
- Bahareh & Jelsen

America, FUCK YEAH!

It's taken us over a year of traveling, longing and long distance calls, but Jelsen and I are oh so happy to (finally) announce that our VISA application has been approved! This means that I'll be coming home. Tomorrow!
After picking up my paperwork at the US embassy, I strolled the streets of Oslo and fell in love all over again. I am excited to get back to NY, but it's bitter sweet to leave my city behind.


The main street in Oslo has Ibsen quotes inscripted along the pavement and my favorite is right outside the Parliament. The quote is from a play called "An enemy of the people" and it reads ; "The minority is always right." I love that.

Later on in the evening; I met up with my girls for a night of waffles and homemade jams at our friend and domestic goddess, Anne Christine's house. It was delicious. Yum. Yum. Yum



Norway, Oslo, family and friends...I'll miss you and am leaving you with a piece of my heart and spirit. Kisses to you all.

-bahareh

Good Morning // 08

Long story short: the Immigrations Office told me to make an appointment with the Federal Office (in the Financial District) to be 'sworn in' on all things Bahareh/Jelsen. The appointment was set (by them) for 7:30am. Since i only had about 2hrs of sleep last and woke up at 7, i opted for a cab into the city.

I get there, wait an hour for my ticket to be called, get my ticket called, pull out my paperwork, and then watched the teller's lips tell me, "...you shouldnt have come here for this. Get this signed at any public notary".

"the customer service (YOUR service) told me to specifically make an appointment here to get this document signed..."

"...nope", he said, "yeah - we've been having issues with our phone customer service people. They've been giving a lot of wrong information. See, we contract out our customer service."

"WOW", jelsen said. wow.

- jelsen

While the rest of you were sleeping...

Step two of the VISA process. Proving I don't have HIV or syphilis and taking a bunch of irrelevant vaccines. They are irrelevant because growing up in Norway - I've taken them all already, so I'm basically flushing money down the drain. But what's funny is that I used to be so scared of needles that it took like 4 people to hold me down every time my class was scheduled for their vaccinations. My 5th grade teacher actually joked once that it is very unlikely that I'll ever become a drug addict because I would cry just by getting the letter home informing about an upcoming shot...and look at me now. Not only am I taking pictures while being poked with needles, I'm also smiling! So I guess I DO have the potential to become whatever I want after all, huh.

Then again, it could be because it's a very small price to pay to get to be with the love of my life for like ever and ever. I mean that metaphorically, cuz seriously - these shots are costing me a bloody fortune.

2 vaccines down, 5 to go.

-bahareh

Step-Uncle Sam can relax now

Step one of my VISA medical exams required me to have an x-ray taken of my chest area to prove I won't bring tuberculosis to the U.S . Turns out I'm as healthy as can be. Surprise, surprise...

-bahareh

Step-Uncle Sam finds our address:

The Department Of Homeland Security finally decided to send us a 'notice' that our fiance visa 'will be' arriving....

i guess that counts as a step closer.

- jelsen