After years of preparation and many dollars spent Massiel is finally a US Citizen. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! This was the first time I have been to a US citizenship ceremony. Now, truthfully, it started off a bit rocky when there wasn't enough seating for family & friends...then they wanted to send us to the dungeon to watch it on a live feed....then we ended up getting wrist bands with numbers hoping to get squeezed in some where...then finally we got seated, in the auditorium. The whole ceremony only lasted an hour but was so great. There were a few speakers, and then they did the swearing in. Every new citizen (which was around 200) stood, raised their right hand, and swore an oath. Then something special happened. The reigning federal judge asked people from different parts of the world to stand and then asked one or two to share a thought. We watched Massiel stand when he asked for people from Latin countries to stand. The thoughts shared were so touching. It made me realize how I take my liberty, freedom & rights for granted. They were all so grateful to be us citizens...it was awesome. Then the show was over and they gave the newly arraigned citizens their citizenship certificates. Here is when Massiel got hers.
Here are some pics we took outside after the ceremony.
