Hi all. I have been visiting this forum for quite a while but never had a chance to contribute anything. However, today I want to thank all those who create the Ray of Hope threads. For me it has been the silver lining amongst the dark clouds and here is the journey so far...
Back in August when we applied, we had high expectations of moving to Canada soon with my wife and son. Wife being the main applicant, scored a 447 and it looked positive with all the speculations around. As each draw happened, we had our highs and lows in terms of expectations. But as the year drew close to an end, we started developing doubts of getting an ITA ever, although still hoping for a miracle draw which never happened for us. If my memory serves me right, even the pnp's were a disappointment.
Even the first draw of the year dint lift our spirits, but I continued following all the ray of hope threads to hold onto our dreams of going to Canada. The scores started dropping as the draws progressed in January. But we still had our doubts of the draw closing in anywhere below 450. With my wife's birthday couple of weeks away, we were really worried of losing those 5 valuable points. Then came my sons first birthday last week and with it came the bundle of joy called ITA in the following draw. You can imagine the joy of seeing the score close on what you least expect, but you most HOPED for.
We still have a long way to go, but even the small journey to the ITA moment, has completely raised our hopes of getting through to the next step of getting the magical stamp. Let this draw bring plenty of joy and remember never to lose hope.
