Fiance Flying Home Tomorrow!!!

[TheZilla 0]

I know! I've lived in Florida almost 20 years now and I had no idea. Still..it might explain a few things about the people in my town ....hehe

And Mags, thanks for the Cincinatti experience, that's the last thing I'm nervous about and it was good to hear good things. [And your son's comment about school made me smile]

I'm originally from S FLa and spent most of my life there...now I've relocated to northern central FL...and I can say that the more north ya go in FL, the more stereotypically southern it becomes...lol

I hear you, hehehe. I'm in Spring Hill near Tampa and while it's building up, the backwardness of it is the slowest thing to go. After 9/11, all the places in town had the 'God Bless America" on their marquees. There is a strip club nearby whose marquee read "God Bless America - New Ladies Debut Friday!". I guess they were either trying to lift spirits in their own way, or thought to themselves "If we don't let people know we've got new strippers, then the terrorists win!".

I once spent an hour in Chiefland which is more up north, and it was an experience I don't want to relive again. Most of the establishment signs were hand painted, and most were misspelled. "All Refridgerators On Sale" and so forth. I'm not trying to say all of Florida or all of the South is this way, but there are just those places that make you want to shower upon leaving them, hehe.

[ajames79 0]

hey!! This is awesome...(not about the cousin thing*grin*)

Hope it is a fantastic reunion!!!

[Fandango 1,439]

I hear you, hehehe. I'm in Spring Hill near Tampa and while it's building up, the backwardness of it is the slowest thing to go. After 9/11, all the places in town had the 'God Bless America" on their marquees. There is a strip club nearby whose marquee read "God Bless America - New Ladies Debut Friday!". I guess they were either trying to lift spirits in their own way, or thought to themselves "If we don't let people know we've got new strippers, then the terrorists win!".

I once spent an hour in Chiefland which is more up north, and it was an experience I don't want to relive again. Most of the establishment signs were hand painted, and most were misspelled. "All Refridgerators On Sale" and so forth. I'm not trying to say all of Florida or all of the South is this way, but there are just those places that make you want to shower upon leaving them, hehe.

Yep, sadly I know of which areas you speak...cos they're on this coast too. I once drove to GA and felt like a tourist...we stopped along the side of the road for the tacky gift shops and bought fruit from a fat guy with two teeth wearin nowt but denim

The strip club here always has funny signs...'25 beautiful ladies + 1 ugly one' was the one I loved the most

[TracyTN 237]

Hey Zilla, what time does your sweetie hit US soil today?

[Dan&Tiffany 0]

Congrats - I know you've got to be too excited!

[featherB 1]

Congrats, Zilla & MrZilla.... am guessing his flight won't be due in for another several hours, you must be about to explode with excitement!!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Yeah, when's Mr Zilla due in? You're probably too busy/excited to post today, but we want a full recap of the big day!

[chelseafan 0]

Geez, gone one day and I miss all about how to marry my first cousin! LOL Unfortunately, I'd be out of luck anyway....as we're all same sex! Sometimes there's no way to win! Aside from all that, many, many congratulations on being reunited with your love!!

[TheZilla 0]

Thanks everybody for the good wishes! It's about 1:30PM now, and he's slated to touch down in Cincinatti at around 2:15PM. I'm waiting anxiously for the "I made it through Passport Patrol' call, hehe. He should arrive here in Tampa at around 7:45PM or so. I still don't think I'll believe it until I see him.

Just doing last minute preparations at the moment, I'm off after the phone call to pick up some balloons and a cake for a little "Welcome Home" do. He has no idea, so I'm excited. Excited about the homecoming AND a perfectly good reason to have cake, hehe.

My cats seem to know SOMETHING is going on, they're pacing continuously and marking EVERYTHING in the house with their scent glands as if they're like "This is MINE, this guy ISN'T getting MY coffee table and MY pile of newspapers, they're MINE".

Yeah, I'm gonna burst. Thanks again to everybody and I'll be updating!!!

[TracyTN 237]

Methinks TheZilla must be on her way to pick up MrZilla.

She probably won't surface here for at least 2 days.

[Fandango 1,439]

Methinks TheZilla must be on her way to pick up MrZilla.

She posted literally one min before you

[TracyTN 237]

Well chit!

Anyway thanks for the update!!! Be sure and let us know when you get that call!

Edited May 4, 2007 by TracyTN

[TheZilla 0]

YES!! Just got the call and HE'S OFFICIALLY IN!! Now I'm totally losing it, I'm probably going to be hugging the ####### out of the people in the bakery. Poor guy has a few hours left to hang out in the Cincinatti airport before his connection, but he's got his DS-Lite, hehe.

So I'm off to happily get cake and balloons! *hugs EVERYBODY* I'll post more tomorrow as I'm always up quite a few hours before he is, hehe. *does super disco happy dance*

[TracyTN 237]

Hehe what fun!!!

Now just don't hug anyone who is carrying a big ol birthday cake or something!

[Fandango 1,439]

hah, she thinks she's going to be here in the am...how sweet

CONGRATS AND ENJOY THE NEW CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE!!!!