I'm Proud To Be An American, Pt IV

And now, so is my wife

Published on January 2, 2005 By chiprj In Blogging

My wife became a citizen of the United States on 30 Dec 2004. The ceremony was short but quite moving. There were about 150 other people there, so it took a bit to get everyone inside and seated. They started with some announcements and then went right into the oath ceremony. I was able to get a couple of good pictures of my wife repeating the oath. They then called forward one of the new citizens and had him lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. After that, they passed out the Certificates of Naturalization and recommended that everyone get a passport at their earliest convenience. Pretty short. Probably about 40 minutes, including the wait for everyone to get through security.

We had a nice lunch/dinner in San Jose and hit the Korean markets (yeah, I know, odd place to go after becoming a citizen, right?). Then came home and had a quiet night.

I'm so very proud of my wife, her decision, and all her hard work and patience thoughout the entire process.

I love you, Yong Mi.

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Comments

Jae

on Jan 03, 2005

Awww...good for you and your wife... Glad to know that everything worked out fine with her naturalization and stuff. And yes, I'm back...I dunno for how long, but at least I'm back for now, heh.

Spc Nobody Special

on Jan 03, 2005

Congratulations, (mmmmm......san jose palace buffet........mmmmmmmmm)

SSG Geezer

on Jan 03, 2005

Wghat could be better than becoming a citizen and then...
MMM Korean Food!

chiprj

on Jan 04, 2005

Thanks, all! I passed on your good words!

Moderateman

on Jan 04, 2005

love you, Yong Mi.

God I do love hearing a man shout his love for all the world to see... yer a lucky man she a lucky woman... congrats

pseudosoldier

on Jan 04, 2005

Congratulations yet again, to both of you.

Texas Wahine

on Jan 04, 2005

Congrats to you and your beautiful wife, chip. And Happy New Year.

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