If only...

If only our agency told us when we have "EP". EP is the petition for immigration granted by the Korean government. Once EP is obtained, then your travel call is imminent (like within one month). EP is the LAST thing you are told prior to travel. Today on the forum I talk on, 4 people who received their referrals on 6/15, 6/20, 6/21, and 6/22 got EP!!! If you remember, we got our referral on 6/15 also. Here's the problem... our agency doesn't tell us about EP! It's so frustrating. The other problem is that in Korea they only grant these petitions in "batches" once every month, so I can't just assume that I also have EP. I could have missed that batch. ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY!!! So now, even though we were told (by one SW) to expect a call in October, the other SW said probably September but maybe August. UGH! All of that was prior to this whole EP fiasco though.

To help myself deal, I went shopping today. On the forum we call this "retail therapy". OF course I didn't actually buy anything for my family except for 1 new toy for Arie. Other than that it was all money toward gifts to take to Korea.

Well, we have a bet now. Ben's betting August for travel, and I'm thinking September... anyone else willing to guess???