The United States government (or certain arms of it, at least) came bearing good news for Apple and me today.

First, Apple received her official “invitation” to her Oath of Allegiance ceremony, where she will be sworn in as an official U.S. citizen. The ceremony will be held, as expected, on June 14. Exciting! Interestingly, just last night, Apple was reading some posts on an immigration message board, and someone else who had their naturalization interview around the same time as her just got their letter. So Apple got up today expecting her letter to arrive, and lo and behold, it did.

Second, when I checked in with the U.S. District Court this evening, I was informed that “my services as a juror are no longer necessary. Confirm.” (Okay, they didn’t say that last word. I channeled SV7 there for a minute after my previous post.) Woohoo! Free and clear for vacation next week, without having to worry about being called up for jury service. I love it! Next week is gonna be awesome!