Good morning! Lovely day outside, I hope everyone has plans to enjoy it.
Blondie, if CIC says you're approved, relax and take your mind to the next stage. The actual letter itself is just confirmation of what you already know, and while I know it's important to have the actual letter in your hands, remember it won't tell you anything new. Focus ahead on the next stage, which is getting your husband approved.
Since you are returning to Canada, it is a good time to put your mind to any other proofs you can provide that you will be re-settling. It never hurts to be prepared to have to provide extra proof of your intent to return. Even if they don't ask you for it, preparing yourself to move is necessary anyways, correct? If you're having a hard time looking at being in Canada, remember there is the reverse of that that needs to be dealt with. Have you sorted out all that is required to leave where you are now? What about giving up your home, shipping your belongings, taking your kids out of school (I am not sure you do have any, I can't recall) and getting their school records? What about inoculations, are those up to date for them? Are there any others required for them to go to school in Canada? All these are just random things I pulled out of my head, but you can see that they can come up in moving countries, and CIC might be interested to know you have considered and planned for all of these.
RFMO, your feelings are natural, quit beating yourself. Nobody wants to be home alone while their other half is out having fun. I used to feel the same (my husband is the social one) and then one day I came to the realization that I would rather he was out enjoying himself than sitting at home fussing at me about why I am not in Canada yet. Men are mostly creatures of action, waiting is harder for them than us in different ways. Going out with his friends would keep my husband occupied and out of my hair and I learned to take advantage of my "single" state and go out with my girlfriends or do things I know I couldn't pay him to do with me even when we are together (like go shopping for books). Believe me, when you are you together again, the little time you spent apart will be nothing compared to that time, and some days you'll wish you had this kind of freedom while married again!
