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[trailmix 77]

so I am off to bed.. going to watch a movie or soemthing and then it is lights out for me.. I have to work tomorrow.. it is my last day of work before our vacation next week.. the people I work for our going to San Fransisco this week.. or I would be working Wednesday as well..

I don't know why I felt the need to tell you guys that I am just bored

Yay almost vacation time!

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

just wanted to share...today is my Bday, and it was the first bday i spent with my hubby having a long distance relationship over the past couple of years, trying to line up all the celebrations was tricky...so even though we spent a lot of time together every couple of weeks, we never officially saw each other on the day of my bday

This week, we went up to North Jersey, as I had a surgery scheduled for my back. The procedure was performed by one of my husbands colleague's...so it was nice to have him in the OR with me....i'm recovering now, can't work out for several weeks and have to take it easy....he took me out to dinner last night and also took me shopping My mom is also down from Toronto, helping out, so we had a really nice weekend.

I'm so grateful for everything my husband does for me, he truly is a wonderful man. There are times I sit around and can't believe that we are finally together

I hate being so immobile! I can't do anything...I am not allowed t even lift a shopping bag! I am such a physical person and so independent, that it's driving me nuts! I am dying to use my new washer and dryer but can't do laundry cause of the bending...carrying loads etc... we just moved in to our house and the washer was old....it died last week, so my husband went out and bought a new front load washer/dryer.... he joked when he sent me an email from the store with a pic of the washer saying 'for my new bride, your new gift so you can wash my underwear' lol.... they are so cool....they have all these digital settings etc.... who ever thought i'd get so excited by appliances...haha!

[Jauque 1]

Happy Birthday!! Wishing you a speedy recovery so you can get back to... doing laundry?

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

Happy Birthday!! Wishing you a speedy recovery so you can get back to... doing laundry?

HAHA! Me and my husband joke..the new washer set is so cool, we say that we are gonna set up a stool and just sit and watch the cycle! lol...my husband is so into electronics, that he has actually requested to do his own laundry cause he is so pumped about the technology...ah, ok, no argument here! lol....

I am one of those people that can't sit still...so yes, I enjoy doing laundry...not to mention that my 5 year old son is in that stage where we are having 'accidents' at night...I am washing bedsheets 3-4 times a week UGH!

Thanks for the well wishes

[Carlawarla 1]

Good morning everyone! I've been AWOL for the past several days. I've been busy, nothing really spectacular or anything, just things that have upset my routine, especially for posting in the a.m.! Hope everyone had a great weekend.

I'm so glad you made it safely back trailmix! It sounds like you're really appreciating being back home. I can tell from all your appreciative comments...particularly the sky. How lovely for you!

It's storming here, and some lightening, so I'm going to post coffee, then log out until it passes. Until then, enjoy your day!

[trailmix 77]

Good morning everyone! I've been AWOL for the past several days. I've been busy, nothing really spectacular or anything, just things that have upset my routine, especially for posting in the a.m.! Hope everyone had a great weekend.

I'm so glad you made it safely back trailmix! It sounds like you're really appreciating being back home. I can tell from all your appreciative comments...particularly the sky. How lovely for you!

It's storming here, and some lightening, so I'm going to post coffee, then log out until it passes. Until then, enjoy your day!

Thanks Carla and thanks for the coffee - I was wondering where you had wandered off to, good to see you back. My sleeping is still off, as you can see, once I wake up i'm up - thinking of all the stuff that needs to be done! Yes i'm glad to be home, you know, when we drove over the border in to the U.S. I was elated for about 15 minutes - probably just because I don't like the border thing

When we crossed the border in to Canada my mood lifted 100%!

Poprocks, I completely understand your wanting to use your new washer and dryer - I was actually quite attached to mine, which I sold before we left Florida, they weren't even new anymore and the dryer had a dent on top from when we moved to the U.S.

Edited August 10, 2009 by trailmix

[trailmix 77]

You know what else is cool here - the news people aren't perky and all wound up and the weather people are calm as well

[JillA 2]

I'm so happy My Mom is coming for a visit on Friday, and then I'm driving her back home and going to stay in Canada a week or so, maybe two Can't wait to stock up on beer, wine gums, Tim's coffee, bits and bytes, and whatever else I long for!

[The Dude 206]

Ever since Mel and I decided that we were going to get married, we've had an ongoing converstation about where we were going to live. I had initially volunteered to move to Canada, but seeing as my job paid quite a bit more, and the fact that she was completely fed up with snow, we decided that it would be best for her to move here. Outside of a couple of stintes in Derry, N.Ireland, Valencia Spain, and Clemson, S. Carolina, i've lived my entire life in Los Angeles. I love it here. I love the real cultural diversity and especially the food. But this weekend, we started looking at moving, seeing as our lease is up at the end of October, and our new irritating neighbor has been loud and obnoxious again, we started our search. Everything is so ridiculously expensive if you want to live near the beach. Then on a whim, Mel looked up what we could get for what we are paying now in London, Ontario where she's from. Good god, we could afford a 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhouse with a backyard for what we pay for our tiny apartment. So, we have expanded our search of where we are looking to move. For right now, we're going to stick in Los Angeles area..... my job's benefits are really too good. I like my job, and love the people, but we are looking more long-term at moving to Canada now. She has put her foot down though, NO to Churchill Manitoba (I love polar bears), No Thunder Bay (I just love the name), No to Moosejaw (Again, just love the name), and HELL NO to Yellowknife (I watch far too much Ice Road Truckers). But then again, we're also looking at the Atlanta area too. Who knows at this point

[JillA 2]

Ever since Mel and I decided that we were going to get married, we've had an ongoing converstation about where we were going to live. I had initially volunteered to move to Canada, but seeing as my job paid quite a bit more, and the fact that she was completely fed up with snow, we decided that it would be best for her to move here. Outside of a couple of stintes in Derry, N.Ireland, Valencia Spain, and Clemson, S. Carolina, i've lived my entire life in Los Angeles. I love it here. I love the real cultural diversity and especially the food. But this weekend, we started looking at moving, seeing as our lease is up at the end of October, and our new irritating neighbor has been loud and obnoxious again, we started our search. Everything is so ridiculously expensive if you want to live near the beach. Then on a whim, Mel looked up what we could get for what we are paying now in London, Ontario where she's from. Good god, we could afford a 3 bedroom, 3 bath townhouse with a backyard for what we pay for our tiny apartment. So, we have expanded our search of where we are looking to move. For right now, we're going to stick in Los Angeles area..... my job's benefits are really too good. I like my job, and love the people, but we are looking more long-term at moving to Canada now. She has put her foot down though, NO to Churchill Manitoba (I love polar bears), No Thunder Bay (I just love the name), No to Moosejaw (Again, just love the name), and HELL NO to Yellowknife (I watch far too much Ice Road Truckers). But then again, we're also looking at the Atlanta area too. Who knows at this point

My hubby and I went through the same thing, he was also willing and fine with moving to Toronto but his job was way better than mine so that's how I ended up here. I think in the future we will end up in Canada too, we're waiting for me to become a citizen (maybe 4 years or so?) so I won't lose my PR status

[Kathryn41 3,205]

OOO - if you look at the Atlanta area, let us know! We're about 20 south of Atlanta and the prices here are really reasonable. The only problem is driving into the City every day if you work there, but the benefits are worth it. (If you're used to LA traffic, though, you can probably cope with Atlanta traffic without a problem). And we have very, very, very little snow. We're a bit far from the beach, though . . . but the North Georgia mountains are fairly close and those are pretty cool!

Edited August 10, 2009 by Kathryn41

[BermyCat 1]

nvm

Edited August 10, 2009 by BermyCat

[trailmix 77]

OOO - if you look at the Atlanta area, let us know! We're about 20 south of Atlanta and the prices here are really reasonable. The only problem is driving into the City every day if you work there, but the benefits are worth it. (If you're used to LA traffic, though, you can probably cope with Atlanta traffic without a problem). And we have very, very, very little snow. We're a bit far from the beach, though . . . but the North Georgia mountains are fairly close and those are pretty cool!

And it rains

I meant to say Kathryn, when we drove through Atlanta at - who knows, some time in the morning or early afternoon the day we left Florida it was POURING and I mean for 5 minutes we couldn't even see where we were going (happens in Florida too of course)

[The Dude 206]

I was looking at Lawrenceville, mostly because I have friends from university who live there. I've lived in Atlanta before, but never for more than summer. Buckhead was a fun place to live...... when I was 19

[Kathryn41 3,205]

If I didn't know better I'd swear it was a full moon night - but that was last week! I'll be glad when Krikit is back, hehehe. In the meantime, I think I need a drink!