Buongiorno,

I probably should have just waited 12 hours to send my last message, but here we are!

Judge Pezone made the disappointing decision to reject our case today.

I would like to appeal, but I am waiting to hear from our lawyer about the legal reasoning to know for sure that an appeal would likely be successful. If we were rejected because Grandma Florence was a minor when Grandpa Arduino naturalized, I feel very confident we would win on appeal. Judge Pezone’s own rulings on that “issue” have been overturned in the past. If it’s for some other reason, we’ll need to wait and see how likely an appeal would be to succeed.

I have nothing else to share right now, except that I am quite disappointed today. Crushed might be a better adjective. Crestfallen, maybe. (Crestfallen is a beautiful, sad word). But I also remain hopeful. I am waiting to hear from our lawyer to decide how I feel more deeply.

I hope you have a good day today.

A Presto,

Noah