Maverick2272
Washing Up
DW (also known as Mav'sWife AKA Serena) officially became an US Citizen as of yesterday. We went downtown to the Federal Building where her and about 100 others repeated the oath, listened to a speech by the judge, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance together.
I thought the judge was very appropriate, as he explained in his speech that he himself had once sat in that very courtroom, recited the same oath, and received the same Certificate of Citizenship. He is now a Federal Judge, I thought that was a pretty cool thing.
Afterwards we went to Chili's and pigged out. We didn't mean to pig out, we had just forgotten how huge their portions were. We had the white chocolate lava cake for desert, yum!
This is a picture of the Immigration Officer handing her the Certificate, and then of her next to the flag.
It was pretty interesting to watch how they did it. The Immigration Officer makes a motion to the judge stating that they have extensively interviewed all the applicants and have found them to be of good moral fiber, having met all requirements, and asks that he Naturalizes them. He then agrees to the motion, makes his speech, recites the oath with them, then has one of them lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. At that point he is done, and the Immigration Officer hands out the Certificates in order.
I thought the judge was very appropriate, as he explained in his speech that he himself had once sat in that very courtroom, recited the same oath, and received the same Certificate of Citizenship. He is now a Federal Judge, I thought that was a pretty cool thing.
Afterwards we went to Chili's and pigged out. We didn't mean to pig out, we had just forgotten how huge their portions were. We had the white chocolate lava cake for desert, yum!
This is a picture of the Immigration Officer handing her the Certificate, and then of her next to the flag.
It was pretty interesting to watch how they did it. The Immigration Officer makes a motion to the judge stating that they have extensively interviewed all the applicants and have found them to be of good moral fiber, having met all requirements, and asks that he Naturalizes them. He then agrees to the motion, makes his speech, recites the oath with them, then has one of them lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. At that point he is done, and the Immigration Officer hands out the Certificates in order.
