November in Sydney

The other primary reason we went to Sydney (besides to celebrate Thanksgiving a bit early) was to go for Nev's passport & apply for his American citizenship. The paperwork was a nightmare because we started filling things out & then they changed the forms & we didn't know which ones we still needed. Regardless, everything went fantastic. Here we are catching the ferry in the AM to go to the US Embassy.

We were not allowed to take any photos in the Embassy (they even held on to our phones during the appointment). It was a real experience, I felt like I was doing something wrong. Bullet proof glass, guards escorting us from one desk to another. We finally got to the woman who filed things on our behalf. At the end of it, she asked C & I to raise our right hands and swear that what we were submitting was the truth. Nevlin looked at the two of us & then he too raised his right hand and took the oath, letting out a squeal! The woman cracked up and we were all laughing at the "new" American. We were all looking our best, including Nev in his sheriff bib.

After the Embassy, we met up with MaryEd and one of her friends at the art gallery to see, what else, but an exhibition on American art. It really rounded out our "American" theme for the day.

I went back to Adelaide & Cam hung with Nev for one more night in Sydney. It was really great for them to spend time with his parents. They snapped this picture just as I was heading to work. We had a great time in Sydney & headed back there for Christmas & New Years. More on that to come.