Well...
as many of you know, Michelle and I have been dating almost a year now and the wear and tear of seeing each other only a weekend or so a month has taken its toll...in a very good way.
My house is on the market...
I resigned my day job last week and my last day on the job will be August 3rd.
The movers come get my stuff on August 10...
Michelle arrives on the 11th and on the 12th, she and I will start the long cross country drive back to her place, where we will start a new life together...
OH...
MY....
GOD.....
LOL....I can't wait!
Me and where I am going...
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Tolly
, Jul 16 2007 08:52 PM
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Posted 16 July 2007 - 08:52 PM
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Posted 16 July 2007 - 10:08 PM
This is all so very cool! Congrats to both of you!!
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 12:56 AM
WOW!!! Congratulations on taking such a big step, George! Best wishes to both of you!
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 05:00 AM
Michelle arrives on the 11th and on the 12th, she and I will start the long cross country drive back to her place...
That's quite a long drive together. I bet it will be a good relationship builder. Some of the best fights I've had with my wife have been in the car. Don't be embarassed to ask for directions if you have to, but, only after the third wrong turn
. Are you going to see the world's biggest ball of string? Good luck and congratulations to both of you.
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 06:06 AM
Congrats from one long distance relationship winner to another! 
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 06:13 AM
Congrats tolly and best of luck to the both of you in your new life together!
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 06:19 AM
So you want to leave New York for Canada do you??? Here are a few tips for when you cross the border, so you don't stick out too much...
The Canadian dollar coin is a Looney...
The Canadian two dollar coin is a Twoney...
We use kilometers per hour, not miles per hour...
Driving distance is measured in hours, not miles...
It isn't a case of beer, it is a 'Two Four'...
It isn't a Dunkin Donuts, it is a Tim Hortons.
It isn't color, harbor and honor; It is colour, harbour and honour...
America has an Air Force... We have an Air Farce...
America has FOX, CNN, PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, Paramount, HBO, MSNBC... Canada has the CBC...
America has the FBI, DEA, NSA, DNI, DOE, DOJ, DOT, NGA, CIA, NRO, DIA, and DHS... Canada has the RCMP...
Up here in the Great White North, taxes are higher, gas is more expensive and it is a wee bit cooler, but the health care is free...
Canadian football teams have twelve players per side, the field is 110 yards long and there are three downs; While American teams have only eleven players, 100 yard fields and four downs...
The Canadian Alphabet is A, B, C, D... etc. and not the New York version of #%&@'ing A, #%&@'ing B, #%&@'ing C,... etc.
Hope this primer helps... Welcome to Canada, eh...
The Canadian dollar coin is a Looney...
The Canadian two dollar coin is a Twoney...
We use kilometers per hour, not miles per hour...
Driving distance is measured in hours, not miles...
It isn't a case of beer, it is a 'Two Four'...
It isn't a Dunkin Donuts, it is a Tim Hortons.
It isn't color, harbor and honor; It is colour, harbour and honour...
America has an Air Force... We have an Air Farce...
America has FOX, CNN, PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC, WB, Paramount, HBO, MSNBC... Canada has the CBC...
America has the FBI, DEA, NSA, DNI, DOE, DOJ, DOT, NGA, CIA, NRO, DIA, and DHS... Canada has the RCMP...
Up here in the Great White North, taxes are higher, gas is more expensive and it is a wee bit cooler, but the health care is free...
Canadian football teams have twelve players per side, the field is 110 yards long and there are three downs; While American teams have only eleven players, 100 yard fields and four downs...
The Canadian Alphabet is A, B, C, D... etc. and not the New York version of #%&@'ing A, #%&@'ing B, #%&@'ing C,... etc.
Hope this primer helps... Welcome to Canada, eh...
Remember, email is an inefficient communications forum. You may not read things the way it was intended. Give people the benefit of the doubt before firing back... Especially if it is ME...! 
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Tech Support - The hard we do right away; the impossible takes us a little longer...
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 06:47 AM
So you want to leave New York for Canada do you??? Here are a few tips for when you cross the border, so you don't stick out too much...
The Canadian Alphabet is A, B, C, D... etc. and not the New York version of #%&@'ing A, #%&@'ing B, #%&@'ing C,... etc.
Simon - you crack me up! You'll appreciate this... my friends daughter while at her preschool was asked to sing her ABCs. She started out #%&@'ing A,B,C,D,E,F,G....
The teacher though she had a tough time not losing it, quickly corrected her. That afternoon my friend got a call from her daughters teacher AND in turn had a nice little chat with her husband at home!
Tolly & Michelle - That's great. Wishing you the very best!
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"Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young." - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 07:03 AM
If you take a couple of wrong turns and wind up in Dallas, let me know so we can do a "road trip" happy hour
seriously, congratulations to Tolly and CMT489
seriously, congratulations to Tolly and CMT489
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 07:11 AM
If you have never driven across country it is a wonder to behold.
Enjoy your trip and your time together.
It will be great to be able to see each other every day.
Enjoy your trip and your time together.
It will be great to be able to see each other every day.
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Formerly known as gis_gal and name tattoo'd for a small bribe!
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 07:25 AM
Excellent news!!! Enjoy the trip - take your time - see the giant ball of string - and make some fun memories along the way!! 
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 07:46 AM
If you take a couple of wrong turns and wind up in Dallas, let me know so we can do a "road trip" happy hour
seriously, congratulations to Tolly and CMT489
I'll second that!
Congratulations to you both!
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 09:39 AM
So you want to leave New York for Canada do you??? Here are a few tips for when you cross the border, so you don't stick out too much...
The Canadian Alphabet is A, B, C, D... etc. and not the New York version of #%&@'ing A, #%&@'ing B, #%&@'ing C,... etc.
Simon - you crack me up! You'll appreciate this... my friends daughter while at her preschool was asked to sing her ABCs. She started out #%&@'ing A,B,C,D,E,F,G....
The teacher though she had a tough time not losing it, quickly corrected her. That afternoon my friend got a call from her daughters teacher AND in turn had a nice little chat with her husband at home!
Tolly & Michelle - That's great. Wishing you the very best!
We'll be there in September for the wedding...
SingleDivers can help you plan your personal or family dive trips! Send us an e-mail: SD Travel
"Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace." Charles Sumner
"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke
"Be the little boy" Dive_Girl
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 09:49 AM
Best Wishes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
And enjoy the cross country road trip. It's better than flying (and always better with someone you love!).
Teresa
(veteran of four transcontinental drives)
And enjoy the cross country road trip. It's better than flying (and always better with someone you love!).
Teresa
(veteran of four transcontinental drives)
Edited by Mermaid Lady, 17 July 2007 - 09:52 AM.
Cheers,
Teresa,
The original Mermaid Lady
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"'I'm only wearing black until they come out with something darker..."
Teresa,
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Posted 17 July 2007 - 10:07 AM
If you have never driven across country it is a wonder to behold.
That is true. My family did it when I was young and I will never forget it. But, becareful about taking short cuts on mountain roads in Idaho, or you'll be wondering if you will make it out alive.
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