Goodbye Greencard and Dancing with the Stars

Well, I took the citizenship oath today and am officially a United States citizen. They took away my greencard and instead gave me a Certificate of Naturalization. They talked a lot at us but I couldn't really understand very well so I either listened to my iPod or watched this adorable little kid who was sitting in front of me. We had to sing the National Anthem (which I mouthed because that song was written for opera singers), say the Pledge of Allegiance, and take the oath, which asked us to denounce ties with all other nations but I crossed my fingers at that part. You can read the oath here.

The coolest part of the whole event was not being told that we were officially American citizens or taking the oath or even the taped message from George W. Bush (although I did get a little teary at that part) but the fact that I saw two of the dancers from Dancing with the Stars, Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya. I LOVE this show so seeing them was amazing. She is Russian and was getting her citizenship and he kept walking around taking photos. I really wanted to go up to them but was too shy. And while the American readers of this blog might be a bit annoyed that I though THAT was the coolest part of the whole event, I'm sorry but I'm a proud Russian girl with her own priorities. Flashy dance shows are more exciting than being eligible for jury duty. 

p.s. For those who thought I actually did get teary during Bush's message stop reading now, you are not my target audience. 

***Update: Well, apparently it's illegal to photograph or copy a Certificate of Naturalization. So while I doubt the Department of Homeland Security is really paying that much attention to this blog, I'm going to take it down anyway.