Wiebke and Paul

Happy Puppy Birthday, Griffin! September 28, 2008

Today (or tomorrow or yesterday) is our furry friend’s 1st birthday! About a year ago, we’ve found his cute little puppy face on petfinder.com. When we went to visit him in the shelter in Madeira, we immediately fell in love with that adorable bundle of fur. He was shy but playful. All he wanted to do, was cuddle. Two weeks later we rescued him and brought him home with us.

A year later, The Griffster has grown to become an awesome, healthy, happy dog. Obviously, our love and consistent training had a fair share…;-)

Griffin, we’re so grateful that you’re part of our family! Happy Birthday - Woof!

http://www.dogster.com/dogs/675321

Save The Cheerleader, Save The World! September 22, 2008

They are back!

Countdown to the premiere of the new season of Heroes on U.S. television. Finally! When Paul first started watching the show, I thought, yikes, what’s with all this sci-fi-supernatural-action-stunt stuff. So not interested. But about three shows into the first season, I was suddenly hooked, too.

And here I am, sitting in front of the telly, watching a premiere show. I mean, not the real Heroes Premiere but a show about the Heroes premiere. Pathetic, you say? No way. Just anxious to see how Sylar gets out of captivity this time, how Claire heals herself yet another time, if Jessica wins over Nikki, find out if the not-so-normal Petrelli brothers can really save the world….and how well Sprint managed their product placement in this new season.

Last season ended with a question: Who shot Nathan Petrelli? And is he alive? Was it our all-time favorite bad boy Sylar or a new villain we have yet to meet? All these questions are about to be answered!

(How efficient am I, by the way? While waiting for the show to start, I’ve sold a table and a lamp on Craigslist…)

Shhh! It’s starting now…

(commercial break) Did I tell you that I’ve actually worked with one of the Heroes actors? One of the talents we casted for my client’s photo shoot appeared in a tiny cameo on the show. Ok, she really had a small role but, hey, that’s pretty close, don’t ya think? http://heroeswiki.com/Gloria

Our First Girlfriends Baby. September 9, 2008

Baby Evan Charles Butler came to girlfriends tonight - AND I MISSED HIM!

Here’s a photo of my girls and the only man we will ever allow to join us for our Tuesday night sessions. Ana and Charles, we’re so happy for you! What a blessing this little tiny peanut must be!

We Got It! September 8, 2008

Last Thursday, September 4th, we got the approval for my Green Card! After months of preparation - filling in forms, submitting documents, gathering information on basically your entire life, printing photos of your lives together, etc - we finally received the invitation to our interview a couple of weeks ago.

The rest was supposedly formality since, let’s be real, I totally deserved to receive the status of a permanent resident in the United States. Nonetheless, we were a bit nervous. Especially, after we’ve heard and read all these horror stories about “mean” interrogations.

But, again, our marriage, as you all know, is happy, solid and FOREVER! So, we’ve had nothing to fear.

Our officer was really nice. We’ve had to swear to tell nothing but the truth and after about 10 minutes (!), he said the magic words:”You are approved, your Green Card will be sent to you in between 4-6 weeks!”.

A special thanks to our friends Patricia “Mary” and Dave Solis who have been such an amazing support all along the process! No matter what time of day, they were available to answer our questions, pray for us, prepare the documentation with us and encouraged us. Muchas gracias y besos!

In 2 years, we’ll have to go through a similar process again to prove that we are still married. After that, I can finally apply for the U.S. citizenship. :-)