Finally after the embassy has requested from the NSO in the last week of February, they received whatever the USE requested to validate our marriage. My husband is informed that they got the letter yesterday and is now into the consuls office to review our case. Well I hope everything will go well and that they will deliver our visa as soon as possible. Sherwin got a letter from his superior telling him their approval of his extended leave till the end of May. We will try to call the embassy again before the week ends for any update.
It’s good enough to know that our case is being taken care of and that its moving closer hopefully to the approval and visa release. Its now hard and expensive to get a ticket to fly back with my husband to america since it is peak season already. He may not be able to use his free mabuhay mileage since the next free flight will be on May 15. We plan to leave as soon as we get my visa since my husband has to take care of important things at work. We just have to wait for the visa to reschedule our PAL flights.
We have faith that God will make things happen for us in a way that will be best for both of us.

Sherwin and I checked-in last Sunday at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino for 3 days and two nights. The hotel is near Robinsons mall, a couple of blocks away from the USA embassy and there are lot of different international restaurant-japanese,thai,italian,chinese,etc., near it. Stay per day is around 8,000++pesos or around $180 per night inclusive of buffet breakfast. The rooms are very nice and clean as expected in a 5 star hotel, the service is great as well. We enjoyed our stay since we used their different ammenities like the swimming pool and sauna. We even went to the casino and gamble 200 pesos on our first night and won 2700 pesos;). We spent our winnings in one of the nearby japanese restaurant(teriyaki dragon).
For me, the best would still be Shangri-la Makati where we stayed in May last year. We have been together in Bay View Hotel, Manila Pavilion, and Mandarin Hotel while I have experienced staying with my mom in other hotels like Edsa shangri-la Hotel, Manila Peninsula Hotel, Diamond Hotel, Hotel Philppine Plaza, Hotel Nikko, New Renaissance Hotel, Traders Hotel, Heritage Hotel, Sheraton Hotel and some others but so far the best breakfast and room will be Makati Shangri-la Hotel. As for dinner buffet, the best will be at Hotel Philippine Plaza at 1500++per head.