OptomisticGirl Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Lol. That's what you call hard work Mama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metrogirl Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Because you like kitties........ link removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 ^ hahahahaha I actually can't find my cat at the moment. The fact it's raining may have something to do with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I wonder how much I'm gonna bring in at my new job after taxes and insurance come out. We are hoping to bring in $4500 a month combined, take home. That's our goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DN Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 What would you say helped you most with this transition?As OG says embracing the culture and not comparing one against the other to the detriment of the new country. It isn't worse just because they do it differently. It is also important to pursue your own interests and make new friends of your own there and not just tag along with your spouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 I wonder how much I'm gonna bring in at my new job after taxes and insurance come out. We are hoping to bring in $4500 a month combined, take home. That's our goal. that's not bad really. With conversion and such L and I will be bringing home a little below that I think, if I'm doing the math right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Our bills are $2300 a month. With gas and groceries, it's about $2700 a month or less. We hope to save a min of $500 a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seraphim Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Taxes and deductions for medical and union and pension eat me alive. Grrrrr I wonder if I can just boycott taxes and deductions for a month. LOL Yeah deductions are nuts. Income tax and EI and Canada pension and work pension, it is just endless. I think my husband has paid $1800 just this month in all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 2 random things just happened: 1 - my mother took up for me in an argument with my stepdad. Hell hath frozen over. 2 - I haven't attended college since Aug of 2010. I got a letter from the school I use to go to online congratulating me about being on the Dean's List for the winter 2011 semester and for being enrolled in 8 hours of courses with a 3.5 GPA or higher. They also sent me a lavander honor cord - while I've never had an honour anything in my life, pretty sure this was a mistake, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'm so ready to start our lives together. On the way to work we were talking about all were we would like to travel someday - St Martaan for our ten year anniversary, back to NY where we first met, Egypt (all for me and my love of ancient history), Rome, Australia, South Africa, Paris... So ready for the next 50 years . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Ared and I do that all the time. We have a lot of the same wants for the future but ww argue about the details. Like what sort of boat to get. We both know we want to buy a boat before we buy a house. But I want a pontoon boat and he wants a fast speed boat ( for no other reason except to go fast). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Lol! We argue about te small thins as well. He's the grounded one and I'm the dreamer. Thankfully a lot about our future we agree on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DN Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Ared New man in your life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Haha I can't type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 ^ I just looked for the like button, ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Since I had the iPhone it doesn't push email notfications. Since L and I talk through iMessage now I rarely remember to check my email but maybe once a day. Tonight I remembered while I was at work and L had sent me a video, just a quick little message to tell me he loved me (he had sent it after we had said good night). It absolutely made me grin ear to ear. I love when he does romantic things like that, small and not traditionally romantic. Like today on the way to work he said, "One of the things I love about you is you don't wear high heels." I dunno why but I found it absolutely sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Dark Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I think I can see where L is coming from on the high heels thing. I personally think they are more impractical than sexy so high heels just don't do it for me either. Thick soled shoes are fine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 I think I can see where L is coming from on the high heels thing. I personally think they are more impractical than sexy so high heels just don't do it for me either. Thick soled shoes are fine though. Pretty much what he said - that and something about you can't hear me coming from a mile away (apparently one of his room mates had them on and was clanking around and it was annoying him, lol!) I think a small part of it is as well if I wear high heels with him, I'm almost the same height as him whereas with no heels I come right about his chin level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Dark Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yes I can understand and have the same feelings about the sound of a horse coming up the hallway on a wooden floor. The first thing I do is look at the shoes being worn and it's not because I find them sexy. It's because I am looking at what a person is wearing which caused that noise. I believe there is a small part of the height as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yes I can understand and have the same feelings about the sound of a horse coming up the hallway on a wooden floor. The first thing I do is look at the shoes being worn and it's not because I find them sexy. It's because I am looking at what a person is wearing which caused that noise. I believe there is a small part of the height as well. lol, that had me in stitches Dark. I love the LOOK of high heels on women - I think they are sexy and feminine and they length the legs but I personally can't wear them. I waddle like a duck as it is, with heels I look like a waddling duck over lava. It's completely sexist or whatever you want to call it but I love that he's taller than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 I have over 10,000 posts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrose85 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wow. We have no lives hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 No we don't, lol. ENa is premantly an open window on my phone - and journal posts don't even count! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hers Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yea I have so many posts...it's always up on my phone and computertoo. B, you can set your email tocheck every five mins and it'll push it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yea I have so many posts...it's always up on my phone and computertoo. B, you can set your email tocheck every five mins and it'll push it for you. How?! i don't even think my husband knows of this! That's always been the ONE thing I miss about my Droid is it would push email notifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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