I mentioned a while ago that Garth was pursuing ciizenship in the U.S. He was born in South Africa and lived there half his life. Well...
6 months, $700, and 2 trips downtown later and Garth has passed his citizenship exam and interview!!! Now, we just have to wait for the invitation in the mail of his court date where he will be sworn in as an official American Citizen!
Garth and I studied all week. I can tell you all you ever wanted to know about America. Did you know there are 27 amendments to the constitution? The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th pertain to voting rights. Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the House. Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner." Patrick Henry said "Give me liberty or give me death." I could go on and on...But all that to say, we studied hard and Garth passed with flying colors!!! WOOHOO! We are off to celebrate!
- Lindsey
- I love God. My husband makes me laugh a lot. I could eat sushi everyday. I have been to Israel. I hate the rain in my shoes. I enjoy reading theology. I love Broadway musicals. I hate florescent lights. I like dressing up. I love weddings. I hate cake. I enjoy planning events. I adore Hawaii. I wish I could sing. I hope bell bottoms never go out of style. I am not a city girl. I love hanging out with my husband. I can kick your butt at Connect Four. I love bike riding. I should have been born in a state with an ocean. I'm following THE Rabbi. I like to clean. I love to laugh. I rather read than cook. I want to love God with my life.
78 comments:
THAT IS AWESOME!!!! Congrats!!!
Yay!! That is great! Congrats to Garth..and you :)
Yay for you and your hubby :)
Yaaaaaay!! Congratsss!! :)
Congrats. I remember they always tried to trip us up with those Civic tests in government classes to see if we could pass citizenship. I was always one of the few who easily sailed through because I am just a nerd like that.
I'm sure he knows more about the US than most people born here! :)
Wow...congrats!
This is a cause for celebration! :) Woo hoo!
Congrats to Garth! That's awesome that you had a crash course in American history- I don't know if I could pass the exam?!
How fantastic!! Way to go Hubs!
Nice work Garth! And nice work Tutor Lindsey!
Congratulations! That will be exciting when he becomes a US citizen.
On a side note, I bet he had a killer accent.
Good for him! Pass on congratulations!!!
That is so exciting. Congratulations!
That is great news! Congrats!
CONGRATTTTTTTTS!! I heard that exam is super hard! That is awesome:)
Congratulations! How exciting :-)
HOOORAY!! Go Garth... Go Garth... It's your birthday. Have a party!
No really, though. You guys shoudl throw a BIG welcome to American shin-dig (even though he's lived here, like, forever)!!
Congrats! I'm so excited for you both :)
Congrats! How exciting!
AWESOME! Congrats! :)
Yay! Congratulations to both of you! That's awesome :)
Gave me chills! YAY Garth!
CONGRATS!!!!! How exciting!
YAY!!!!! Congratulations!
I LOVE American History. It was by far my favorite in school. It's so great to know our roots. I love Frances Scott Key and Patrick Henry but can't stand Pelosi! haha
Have fun celebrating, you guys deserve it!!! :)
That is such an awesome thing!! We take being born here for granted!! WAY TO GO GARTH!!
YAY!!! Way to go! Congrats!!!
Congratulations to our newest citizen!! hahah
congratulations to Garth!!
That is awesome!!
yaay congrats, that's great!!! celebration!!
Congratulations Garth! I'm so happy for you two!
Congrats!!! :) My hubby was sworn in last last and it was the bes tto know we could now travel the world!!!
ahh! yeah congrats friend and what a good wifey you are.. helping him study:)
AWW~ Congrats to him! That's awesome!
Congrats to Garth! How awesome. I know I couldn't pass that test! ha!
Yay, congratulations!! Have fun celebrating.
Congratulations -- way to go!
YAYAYAYAY!!!! Congratulations!!!!
Yay! Congratulations :)
Congratulations and enjoy the celebration!
congrats to you both!
Congratulations! That's so exciting. I've always heard that the new citizens know much more about America than those of us born here.
great news!!!! congrats :) I forgot so much history I learned in school. I prob need to refresh myself someday! haha
Congratulations! We have some friends at church trying to do this- but the money and lottery system is putting a damper on things. Congratulations to Garth!
Congrats!! Sounds like he deserves it!!
awesome! congrats!!!
SO GREAT! Congrats
Congratulations! I made my US History kids take the naturalization test, and sadly, some of them wouldn't pass. Have a great time celebrating!
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I am no hero trust me. lol. I just need to get back into shape. It's becoming tougher to get up, I get so tired during the day. :( But definitely awesome that I am still doing it.
My hubby got sworn last September exactly on our one month of being married. He is from Cuba.
that is great news girl :) have fun celebrating!! YAY
That is so exciting!! Garth now knows more about American history than 66% of natural born Americans. Ok, I just made that up. ;) Congratulations to both of you!
CONGRATS Garth..this is AMAZING!
~Elyse
Congratulations!! Celebration is definitely in order!
Congratulations! what a blessing and a special moment!! Have fun celebrating.
YIPPIE! Congrats! Hope you have fun celebrating!
does the shred really work?? have you changed your eating habits as well... should i get the weights?? xxooo
woo hoo! you will have to get him a little mini american flag and wave it for him as they swear him in :)
Congrats!!!
Yay, congrats!
so cool! So happy for you guys!
That is so awesome! Congratulations!
YAAAAAAY!!!!!! Congratulate Garth for us all!!!!! How exciting!
awesome!! I have my 8th graders do the Citzenship test and see how well they do as it is mostly 8th grade US history and current events!
That is so cool!!! Congrats Garth!!!
Oh Lindsey, this is such great news! I am so happy for you & Garth!! Have a great time celebrating :)
YIPPEE! That's awesome news.
OH how wonderful!! Congratultions!!
YAY!!!! Congrats Garth :-)
And on a different note, I love the new office as well :-)
CONGRATULATIONS!!that is so great :D
♥ chaitra
Yay, this IS big news! Q and I are in the middle of his citizenship as well! This is HUGE! All that paperwork and money, ahhhhhhhhhhh, it IS the home stretch!
That is SO exciting!! Congrats to Garth! :)
Congratulations!! That's great news.
Have a lovely weekend!
Saskia x
This is great news! Congrats to Garth!
Yay!!! That's awesome! Have fun celebrating!
CONGRAT!
Congrats to Garth!!
I heard that test is difficult. I heard that many American citizens might not even be able to pass it! Congrats Garth!!
Congrats! How exciting! Keep up updated!
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