Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	What the heck did they do to the Heinz Ketchup???	I am SO glad I saw this thread before going to bed! I went to BC for the first time last May/June. I've never ever been a ketchup (ok ok catsup) person, but I fell in love with it in BC. We went to McDonald's on the way to his place that night (which was MUCH different to me as well) and I actually had to look under the bun to see what that yummy new sauce was. I keep trying to convince Alf to mail a few bottles with my next can of Timmy's, but he just laughs. All of my US friends think I'm insane when I say the ketchup was so much better in Canada.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2007-12-17 23:38:00
Canada	Vancouver Interview 4-7-08 (YAY!!!)	QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Apr 1 2008, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Check any documents that you have paper-clipped together - I regularly misplaced something that I KNOW I had by doing that exact same thing. Check any other papers you might have filed (ie in a filing cabinet) since you last saw it and see if it got attached to one of them by mistake. Good luck! Kathryn, you totally saved my life! I went through everything about 15 times, and still couldn't find it. I dropped the frame I keep my Pharmacy Tech certification document in and broke the glass. I was getting all upset and panicky until I picked up the frame and noticed a yellow/gold paper stuck in behind the other document. I felt like Charlie Bucket opening that special Wonka bar! I found the golden ticket!!! *sings and dances* I feel SO much better now, but I'm still completely nervous. We've had so many things go differently than we planned, and while I feel we're a stronger couple because of the obstacles, it's hard not to think, "what's going to happen now?" Thanks again for all the help and advice. We'll let you know what happens!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-01 22:04:00
Canada	Vancouver Interview 4-7-08 (YAY!!!)	Thanks for the replies and good luck wishes. I'm the USC, although I'd like to consider myself an honorary Canadian. Sorry for the confusion, too.. I did mean certified copies, not originals. I'm going to tear the house apart tonight, as I have to mail the package out in the morning (no time to order or obtain a copy at the moment... nothing like waiting until the last minute! ) for it to get to him before the interview. I *had* all my paperwork and copies right here together... so somehow that one wittle paper decided to grow legs and run away. *grumbles* Part of me really believes they won't even ask for my certified copies, since they did receive everything of mine in the original packet, but that could just be silly wishful thinking, too. I will definately let everyone know how it goes, or make him post his own review once we stop screaming/crying/celebrating/mourning/whatever.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-01 19:24:00
Canada	Vancouver Interview 4-7-08 (YAY!!!)	After MONTHS of waiting on his long form birth cert from Ontario (looooooong story ugh) We finally have an interview date! Alf's interview is at 1pm on April 7th. I don't think it's quite hit me yet, but I'm really excited. It feels like we've waited forever, and now it's all flying by! I do have a little concern about the original documents that he needs. I have all the copies of the K1 forms, copies of my birth certificate, marriage license, divorce decree etc etc etc.. I also have originals of everything... except my original marriage license! I have *no* idea what could have happened to it, and it will probably turn up on the 7th... *sighs* But.. how crucial is it that he has the original with him? I'm trying not to freak out, but after waiting out this whole process I'm scared to death that my scatter-brained-ness (new word? ) could screw it all up. Any insight? Thanks!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-03-31 20:59:00
Canada	U-HAUL?	We'll actually be using UPack and UHaul... Alf doesn't have access to a truck, and the door-to-door option with UPack was about $250 more than terminal-to-terminal. Instead of paying $250, he's paying UHaul about $40 and driving his things over to the terminal. Like someone else has already said, make sure you both get quotes from UPack if you want to use them. My quote was at least $300 more than Alf's quote. For those of you who have used UPack, will they have all the nec. paperwork and forms for him to fill out, or should we get them online? And I completely agree with needing to get everything debugged and signing a no creepy crawlies form. The creepy crawlies should have to wait for a visa just like the rest of us!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-03 13:24:00
Canada	Interview today!!	In case I forget to post tomorrow, good luck tomorrow Charlene!! Make sure you let us know how it goes!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-07 21:53:00
Canada	Interview today!!	QUOTE (IR5FORMUMSIE @ Apr 7 2008, 09:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Melusine, I like the kitty and his attempted crenulation. Congrats Christy, how much was the ticket, more than $0.14? I think he said the ticket was $45. That would help keep that kitty in line for almost a year!!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-07 21:22:00
Canada	Interview today!!	QUOTE (melusine @ Apr 7 2008, 09:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Krikit, you need to do something for that guy with the cat... lol I was thinking the same thing!! *sends in $0.14 for the day* Thanks everyone!!!!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-07 20:31:00
Canada	Interview today!!	We have yet another... *drum rolls* APPROVAL FOR THE CANADA FORUM!!!!!! Thank you all for helping to keep me sane (or as sane as possible for me!).. it really did help a lot! Alf phoned me at almost 4 Vancouver time (3 hours after the scheduled time! ack!) and I could hear it in his voice before he ever said anything. *cheesy grins* He's supposed to pick up his visa at 2pm tomorrow. I can't even tell you how excited I am! He said they only asked a few questions at the actual interview. He said it's all a blur a tthis point, but he does remember her asking how we met, when we met in person, when he proposed, and glanced through the pictures. I'm SO relieved it was so easy. When it comes to our relationship, something seems to *always* go wrong. I can't even list everything right now, but we did have our usual "something" today as well. When Alf went back out to the car to leave, there was an officer leaving him a parking ticket! He only paid the meter 2 hours, and was help up a bit longer due to a complicated case being before his. I told him I was more than happy for that the be our "something" this time! The love of my life will be back home with me on Thursday!!!!!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-07 20:02:00
Canada	Interview today!!	Thank you all soooo much! I'm still a wreck, but you have helped me stop crying at least. lol My mother couldn't understand why I took today off from work. "You're not going to Canada.. what's the point?!" I can't concentrate on anything.. I'm a pharmacy tech.. sorry mom, don't wanna kill anyone today! I need to try to get out of the house. Retail therapy might be in order! Thanks again.. *hugs to everyone* I will be posting all the details as soon as I can!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-07 12:06:00
Canada	Interview today!!	Alf's interview is in 13 hours, 14 minutes and 42...41....40 seconds. I can't sleep. I'm a mess! I'm trying not to worry too much, but yeah.. that isn't happening. I don't think we really have too much to worry about logically. We're going through an 'easy' consulate. We have everything we need, plus some. I don't feel like there will be any question about the validity our relationship, I am very close to the 125% above poverty line alone, and have a co-sponser who well exceeds. I guess the thing that is making me sick with worry is knowing that no matter how much we love each other, and no matter how much I need him here with me, it's completely out of our hands and in the hands of a stranger. I am on the verge of tears and it's about 239487234234234 different emotions. I can't believe that after all this waiting and being apart, tomorrow afternoon we will have our answer. If we get that magic little 'yes', I will be in his arms for good on Thursday morning. This has been the most frustrating, infuriating, stressful, wonderful thing I've ever experienced. It's such a strange process, emotion-wise. The waiting is excrutiating, but at the same time, in going through this together I know I will always apreciate being with him and never take him for granted. Thank you all so much for being here. I know I don't post much, but reading and lurking (and of course reading the guides and examples!!) has helped me more that I could ever explain. 12 hours, 58 minutes, 42 seconds... aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-07 02:02:00
Canada	Vancouver Interview today....APPROVED!!!!!!!!	QUOTE (flames9 @ Apr 8 2008, 08:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't be late!! lol congrats meanie!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-08 19:35:00
Canada	Vancouver Interview today....APPROVED!!!!!!!!	I just said it in the other thread, but it's wonderful enough news to reply to again: Congrats!!!!! Hope you both have a happy long life together.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-08 19:05:00
Canada	Vancouver Interview	*nods* Alf took a small photo album of pictures of us together in the US and Canada, as well as a few with him and my kids. They looked through them, commented on the kids and gave the album back. Good luck!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-22 16:31:00
Canada	How late	QUOTE (Earmuffs @ Apr 9 2008, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i thought visa pick ups were on certain days only... I cant remember what the sign out front says.. That is possible, but thankfully Alf has his visa!!! I am starting to think the last few days have been more stressful than the rest of the process!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-09 18:35:00
Canada	How late	Alf's side: Relo-Cube is all packed and ready to go as soon as they get the copy of his activated visa. Timmy's is locked up safe in the cube (along with a new travel mug! yay! hehe) Suitcase is all packed in the car and ready for the flight. He's on his way to the consulate to get the visa. His flight is scheduled for 7:48 pm (Vancouver time), and he plans on arriving at *least* 2 hours early. Christy's side: Cleaning house... kinda.. Grocery shopping is done! yay! (I hate grocery shopping!) Sit by the phone waiting, praying, worrying, crying, giggling, thinking, trying not to freak out! I can't believe the waiting is really almost over and I'll get to look into his eyes in the morning! Dangit... now I'm getting all girly and teary again! I can't wait to grab him and hug him and never let him go again!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-09 15:20:00
Canada	How late	Ugh.. I wonder if he just said visa instead of K visa? Ah well.. either way he was *really* late, so he'll get it today. The 3 most important things he has to do today: 1. Pick up visa 2. Get my Timmy's!! 3. Get on that plane! (not necessarily in that order.. )	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-09 09:35:00
Canada	How late	Thanks for the input. Yes, you can only pick it up at a certain time, so we'll see if Alf can get that, along with everything else that needs to be done, and still make his flight.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-08 21:10:00
Canada	How late	Congrats!! I'm so happy for you. He was busy and didn't go at 2pm. He tried to phone and never got to speak to anyone, so he is grabbing a skytrain and heading down now. I am scared to death they won't let him have it until tomorrow, which is cutting it way too close for my comfort for his flight and other loose ends tomorrow. *sighs* I'll post when I hear from him again and let you know whether he was able to get it or not.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-08 19:00:00
Canada	How late	Pleeeeeeease can someone help? We won't go into it right now, but apparently Alf has yet to pick up his visa at the consulate. And I can't find anywhere on their site that mentions picking up a visa. I'm just a tad bit stressed out of my mind at the moment. He's trying to phone them but it's a long automated menu, so no luck yet. Thanks for the help.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-08 18:30:00
Canada	VISA APPROVED	Congrats!!!!! December 13th is a lucky day to get married, too. My parents will be celebrating their 35th anniversary on Dec 13th. Good luck!!!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-10-17 13:31:00
Canada	Interview at the Consulate in Montreal	Congrats!!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-10-17 13:37:00
Canada	VISA IN HAND!!	Congrats!!!!!!!! What part of Indiana is home? We're in Louisville, KY and it's always nice to know we have some Canadian neighbors! Hubby is from Vancouver as well and said that the interview process there was cake. So excited to hear of another happy reunion!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-11-10 09:38:00
Canada	My dog and "the pill" incidident	Poor puppy AND puppy mommy! I hope the stress ends (or at least gets better) soon! I wanted to add... I'm a pharmacy tech and there are some cases that prescriptions can be filled early. Since it's BC and not a controlled substance, it wouldn't hurt to call the pharmacy and see if they can talk to the insurance about an override, if you use insurance for your medications. If you don't have insurance, the pharmacist might okay an early fill since you are out. Just a thought!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-11-13 12:56:00
Canada	Ordering a gift from the USA and having it delivered to Canada...	The first gift I sent to Alf when he was still in BC, he had to pay duty fees when it was delivered. But for his birthday, I got around all the extra fees and huge shipping costs by buying from Canada. I ordered his gifts from sears.ca and had no problems at all. That might be an option depending on what kind of gifts you're looking for.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-11-23 15:44:00
Canada	Getting to Know You -	1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both 2. Real tree or Artificial? I love the smell of real trees, but we use artificial, at least until the kids are old enough to leave it alone! 3. When do you put up the tree? First part of December 4. When do you take the tree down? After Jan 1st 5. Do you like eggnog? It's ok, but I can't drink it often 6. Favorite gift received as a child? Castle Grey Skull/ the teeny diamond ring dad bought me when I was about 10. 7. Hardest person to buy for? My parents. They never want us to get them anything. 8. Easiest person to buy for? Hubby... at least this year! 9. Do you have a nativity scene? No 10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Probably email. Mailing them got too expensive when I was not working, so I got out of the habit 11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? A scary-looking rooster cookie jar thing. *shudder* It was EVIL. 12. Favorite Christmas movie? " National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Right after Thanksgiving, but sometimes find some great deals after Christmas too!. 14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not that I remember... 15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Mom's oyster dressing.. cooooooooookies 16. Lights on the tree? We're using my parents' fiber optic tree... lots of colorful lights and patterns! 17. Favorite Christmas songs: Sleighride, Winter Wonderland, What Child is This? 18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Staying home this year, but the kids spend next Christmas with the bio father, so we might try to spend it in Canada! 19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? yup 20. What is a non-traditional tradition you do for the holidays? Special breakfast Christmas morning 21. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel.. but she's about 12-13 years old, so we might be getting a new one soon 22. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Mom's side of the family Christmas Eve, then our little family/Santa presents Christmas morning, and Dad's side Christmas day 23. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Christmas music playing while shopping for Halloween costumes / materialism! 24. Favorite ornament theme or color? mostly mis-matched and homemade. I 'inherited' mom's old ornaments when they switched to a smaller tree, so I still have ornaments my sister and I made as children. *whispers* I cry every year when we decorate the tree.. all those memories! 25. Favorite food for Christmas dinner? See #15 cooooooookiiiiiieeeeeesssssss! 26. What do you want for Christmas this year? Last year I spent Christmas without my kids (with their bio dad) and without my sweetie. This year we're all together, so I have everything I want.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-11-30 20:42:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Dec 12 2008, 08:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Everyone have a great weekend. We're supposed to be in for a "storm of the century" Sunday evening into Monday, which means the store shelves will be empty. Now THAT is a phenomenon that may be unique to St. Louis. Mention snow storm, or ice...and people PANIC. They buy all the bread and milk at the store, their are lineups at the hardware stores for salt and shovels. It's hilarious. We're not too very far from you, here in Louisville, but we have the same phenomenon. They can say "flurries" and people freak out! lol It really wasn't too bad until we had the storm in 1994. They predicted a few inches of snow and we ended up getting over 24 inches. The entire city was shut down for over a week. You'd think people would have calmed down a bit since then!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-12-12 08:34:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	*sighs* I miss Timmy's. Sad thing is, I was only in BC for a little over 2 weeks and got hooked for life. I have had a few cans of it sent here tho, so I have had the coffee more than that 2 weeks. We discovered we have 2 Tim Horton's in Kentucky... but they are about 3-4 hours away.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-11-24 08:43:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	*pokes head in* Hi!!! Just wanted to drop in and say I have my sweetie home with me!! The last leg of his flight was delayed a bit, but he finally got here around 11am eastern. We're heading out early in the morning for Gatlinburg Tennessee for my sissy's wedding. Be back sometime after the weekend.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-10 21:50:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	He's in the air!!!!! I know you don't need a play by play, but no one else understands quite like you guys. I am SO excited!!!! He went through customs @ YVR and it was a breeze! It only took 5-10 minutes. Ohmygoodness the love of my life will be home in less than 12 hours!! I can't stop crying (happy tears!). I need to go bake his birthday cake!! OhwowIcan'tbelievehe'sfinallycominghometome!!! Is this real?	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-04-09 21:59:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Wow.. what a gorgeous tree! I think we're putting ours up tomorrow as well. My sweetie won't be here to help this year *sighs* and the kids will be leaving for a week in Texas with their (bio) father on the 22nd. *double sigh* I guess I need to get the tree up before the kids leave, but I honestly don't even feel like doing anything this year. Even with our early Christmas gift from VSC, I'm still bummed about being alone this Christmas. Ah well, enough whining. At least I can sleep in Christmas morning. First time in 8 years!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2007-12-08 23:13:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	This is totally random, but I had to share. My amazing, wonderful Canadian sent me a huge can of Timmy's!! I brought a can home with me, but it somehow all diasappeared! *giggle* Just another reason I love him soooo much. He feeds my addictions... wait.. that doesn't sound too good.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2007-11-03 13:14:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	I don't think there are too many VJ Canadians living in my neck of the woods... i live in the LA, California area... I was from the Chilliwack, BC area *waves* Hey everyone! My husband-to-be is from Chilliwack too! He's living in Surrey now, but will be coming to Louisville, KY when all the waiting is over. I had my first trip to Canada in May/June and I didn't wanna leave! I completely fell in love. We spent most of the time in Surrey/Vancouver, but visited Chilliwack for a few days as well. Honestly, if it weren't for the children/ex-husband issue, I would be moving there instead of vice versa. Maybe in the future... I had to bring home a big can of Tim Horton's coffee... *giggles* I'm addicted!	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2007-08-08 19:57:00
Canada	Brining a turkey?	I brined our turkey for Canadian Thanksgiving and it really was the best turkey I've ever tasted. Like Marilyn said, even the leftovers were juicy and yummy.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2008-12-07 13:14:00
Canada	The Vent	I had to call in to work Tuesday because there was so much ice, and I can't drive on solid ice. I had to call in Wednesday because the roof on the porch collapsed Tuesday night/Wed morning and we couldn't get out of the house. I was off Thursday, so no worries. I tried to get out to go to work today, and the van is beyond stuck. It's sitting on solid ice, and the moron... oooops I mean, ever-so-friendly neighbor was sooo nice to try and plow the snow and ice... all around my van! Even if I could get any traction to move on the ice, I have a 3 foot pile of snow and ice around the van... *sighs* Alf was out there pushing for about 30 minutes before we gave up. So, I had to call work for the 3rd time this week to tell them I can't get there until my mother is off (at 3pm) and will hopefully let me borrow her car. My boss laughed, so I'm assuming I'm not fired, but still. *grumbles*	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2009-01-30 12:22:00
Canada	The Vent	My hubby is the same way. He doesn't really care whether or not he's a citizen. He has nothing against it, but no real desire. The only reason he's going to apply is to not have to deal with USCIS anymore.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2009-01-29 12:53:00
Canada	The Vent	I completely understand the frustrations about getting different medications than you were expecting, and not being counselled about medication. I'm not sure exactly which states follow which laws, but in KY, we are required by law to substitute the generic equivilent of almost all drugs (if available, of course) unless the patient or doctor requests differently. Most insurances won't cover the brand name (even if the doctor requires brand), but if you want to pay cash price for it, you can request brand. Some states have to get your permission to fill with generic, but I think most states are the other way around. We are also required to ask the patient if they have any questions about their medication, no matter how long they've been taking it. I'm honestly not sure if that's a state law, or just a CVS "Law"... but we ask! lol I can honestly say that I HATE insurance companies. I can't even tell you how many hours per day I'm on the phone trying to get them to cover certain medications. If it's too expensive, they won't pay.. if it isn't on their company formulary the won't pay. Most will eventually pay after the doctor contacts the insurance company to explain why he/she chose this more expensive drug etc etc. Meanwhile, the patient is stuck without medication waiting for all the red tape to be cut, and they're screaming and cursing at me because I won't give them their medicine. *sighs* I love my job. lol	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2009-01-23 23:36:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Deux	QUOTE (flames9 @ Jan 29 2009, 02:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hee hawwww!! passed my drug dosage calculation exam!! Last one for the course!! 1 less item to worry about. Congrats!!! Calculations make my brain cry.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2009-01-29 15:15:00
Canada	Favourite Pictures	Picture I took after the ice storm.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2009-02-16 23:12:00
Canada	Weather & Road Report	Thank Krikit... we are too My sis and best friend are both without power. Sis is staying with friends... 5 adults, 4 kids, a ferret, and 4 big dogs (boxers). I think it's a 3 bedroom house... I would be out of my mind. Edited by Aaralyn, 29 January 2009 - 03:20 PM.	Aaralyn	Female	Canada	2009-01-29 15:19:00