Yep, it's official. As of 11:00am yesterday, Christine has gained her US citizenship. She still has her Canadian citizenship, so she's now dual. Here are a couple of photos from the ceremony. There were 52 people from 22 countries who were becoming citizens. We had to be at the US District Courthouse in Fort Wayne at 10am. Little did we know, the actual ceremony didn't start until 11:00am. We briefly debated on whether to take either/both of the kids and we decided against it. I'm glad, as we had roughly an hour and a half to kill before everything started. There were several families in attendance who brought small kids and they were a bit cranky to say the least. At 11am, the judge came in. He spoke for a bit, then we heard from representative Mark Souder's spokesperson and a lady from the Daughters of the American Revolution. They are charged with making sure all new citizens are given a small US flag and a booklet on flying/caring for the flag. Then, after saying the oath of citizenship and the Pledge of Allegiance, each new citizen was called up to receive their citizenship certificate. The judge made a few more remarks then dismissed the group. Afterwards, he hung around to take photos with anyone who wanted to. We're glad the process is done. Now, when we win the Powerball and I keep my promise of moving us to Canada, it'll be my turn to start the process again for myself!
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