Went to the US Embassy and got my visa today! Great to finally know that although my fiancee and I have been prepping our gear, mental, physical, and financial state(s), this hike will actually happen now that we've been granted our visas!!!! So excited to be going back to the US too! Just wanted to share the happy news amongst all the fellow "crazy people", since the very select few we tell about hiking the AT look at us funny and say we're crazy.