Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hahaha, that's funny! When I said "ya'll" for the first time, Chris and his family almost opened up the champagne! Hahaha! mandaNchris, glad you had a great time with the family! Is your niece around the same age as your son? J&J, thanks for that, I'm going to finalize the form and hopefully send it early August. I'm a little nervous for the pictures though. My sister signed them on the line where I had to put my name (you know in the back), so I wrote my name above in small size. Hopefully it's OK. Not sure what would happen if not? Have a good rest of the week ya'll!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-07-25 10:00:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	That's great news Sending passport out today, let ya know how it goes!! Perfect! I have to renew mine too, keep me posted! Did you end up using your US credit card after all?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-07-12 09:45:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Have a nice trip at the beach mandNchris! I wish were going to the beach too!!! Well, we finally got some good news; we tested the well itself, and it doesn't even have a trace of lead in it. So we got another test done for the pipes, and it should pass, which means we possibly will close like we were supposed to on August 10th! Woot woot! We'll change the pipes ourselves, Chris' dad wants a project to work on! Well take it easy everyone! Stay cool!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-07-11 09:36:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Haha, yeah... I know, it's just that we've been looking since December, it's crazy to think that after 6 months, there's almost no progress only more problems... I don't remember buying a house in Canada being such a pain !?! Do you guys have crazy weather where you are? It's been hot here like I don't know what! Have a great weekend everyone!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-07-06 12:25:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Happy Canada Day everyone!!! Hope you guys found a way to celebrate! I made some Canadian Mojitos, and they were delicious!!! Bad news on the home front though; during the inspection, they found that the water contained lead. So now we're waiting to see if the bank will drill a new well, since it's a foreclosure and we're using a FHA loan... Gosh, such a pain! And we were so close!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-07-02 10:03:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Thank you mandaNchris! I try not to get too excited about it in case it doesn't go through or in case they find something crazy during the inspection. To be continued! Glad you're having some family time!!! Enjoy the company!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-06-18 12:58:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Thank you J&J! The bank came back with a very reasonable counter offer, and we accepted it! We're one step closer!!! Very excited indeed!!!! Woohoo!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-06-08 14:55:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Glad to hear from you J& J!!! And just when I thought things were settling down with the house building, well turns out the builder was trying to rob us blind!!! We're back to hunting for a built home (no more building from scratch, thank God!). We actually made an offer on a house last night! Hopefully it'll go through!!! I thought immigration was complicated, but gee, try buying a house in the States!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-06-07 11:26:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hi everyone! MandaNchris, I'm happy all is better! Every cloud has a silver lining, right? I'm sure some days are harder than others, but we have to keep an eye on the big picture! I love the truck!!! Your boy is adorable!!! You're very lucky! The 20$ bill has a picture of a statue on it from France, from WW2 memorial, and there's woman's breasts on it. Some people also think the memorial itself looks like the twin towers. I guess some people just need something to complain about! We have found a lot in a very nice, quiet and secluded neighborhood in the middle of a forest, literally! We're waiting on the bank right now to approve the builder. We're wrapping the lot and house building in one loan so we don't have two closing costs. I've learned more in the last 6 months about real estate then in all my years of watching HGTV! It's a very slow process, and I feel like buying old would have save us a lot of time and headaches, but Chris doesn't get excited about older homes. No sense in trying to convince him! Hi Alaba!!! My brother went there 3 years ago with a religious group to do humanitarian work (they helped with the foundations of a school, some fish farm buildings and what not), and he's been going ever since for periods of 6 months at a time. He loves how simple life is, how people seem to have the right priorities, and values. He had met a woman there last year but she was going through a nasty divorce, and friends had advised him to take his time and wait it out. This is it all worked itself out! I'm glad to hear from everyone! I like keeping in touch! Sometimes life gets so busy, we forget how long we've come to be here right now! Have a great Memorial day weekend everyone! Be safe!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-05-25 09:06:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Did you guys see the new 20$ bill? People are mad at it! So sensitive!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-05-10 13:51:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hey everyone! How are you all doing? Long time no talk! J&J, are you settling in your new home? Chris and I are about to put an offer on a lot and build our house! It's very exciting, and a long time coming!!! It should be all done by December 2012 hopefully! It's in a super quiet neighborhood, full of woods! As a matter of fact, when we went looking around on the lot this past weekend, I was bitten by something on my back, and I have three giant bumps! I think I need to go see a doctor! It's freaking me out!!! I think Chris and I are also going to do a surprise visit in July for my mother's birthday. Just for a long weekend I think. It'll be nice to see everyone! And then we'll be going for Christmas as well. I think after the house is built, I'm going to tell the family that it's their turn to come and visit now! Hahaha! One of my brothers is possibly moving to Guatemala, and I'd like to go visit and maybe have our honeymoon there or something. But apparently it's expensive to fly there? Not sure what'll happen with that. I have to renew my passport before applying for the removal of conditions. I think I'll probably do that after coming back for the visit in July. Hopefully it doesn't take too long! I'm not going to change my name though I don't think, it might be too much of a hassle, what do you think? Alright people, take it easy, enjoy the beautiful spring we're having! (well, here anyways!!!)	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-05-03 10:40:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hi everyone! Congrats on the move J&J!!!Hope it all went well, and you'll get a nice garden again, don't worry! Good news on the truck and upcoming visits mandaNchris!!! Only two months to go! Here things are well. I went up for a visit mid march, and then a week after coming back Chris and I went to Alabama to visit some friends. It was really nice and hot! Drove through Tennesse which is nice as well! That was the most "south" I have ever been in my life! Pretty crazy, enh? We've abandoned looking for a house and will build one instead! Woot woot!!! I'm very excited! It's going to be such a thrill, and it's a dream come through that we'll have a house that's all ours, under both our names!!! I would have never thought this would be possible when we started this whole process, you know? But looking for land is no piece of cake... Gosh, there's so much to look into... At least we found a builder and a house model we like... So excited!!! The only downside is that because of the cost and the time needed to go through all that, I probably will not be going back to visit until Xmas... Maybe I will convince Chris to come with me in late July or something, but with his work, I don't know how it'll go. I'm sad, but at the same time, I have to do what I have to do... You know, when I was driving up for my visit last month, as I was driving into Quebec, I had this feeling that it wasn't my home anymore. It wasn't a sad feeling or anything like that, just a general realization, that eh, I don't belong here anymore. I NEVER thought I would think that! It was kind of relieving in a way... No more doubts in my mind anymore. Anyways, I'm rambling on! Take care you guys, Happy Easter!!! Edited by Vero and Chris, 06 April 2012 - 12:05 PM.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-04-06 12:03:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hi everyone! The mountains were great! Just what we needed! I want to buy land there, it's so cheap!!! But maybe we should start by buying a house first Going to Quebec on Monday to see my family, Chris is not coming though... This will be the first time we're apart since we were waiting for the visa! It's gonna bring back bad memories!!! Haha! Quick visit; coming back Friday, just enough time to see everyone and eat a large poutine, miam! Your boy turned 4! Gosh he's a big boy now!!! Time does fly by, it's crazy!!! Glad he had a good birthday!!! J&J, when are you guys moving again? If it happened already, how did it go? Toodles everyone! Edited by Vero and Chris, 10 March 2012 - 02:11 PM.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-03-10 14:11:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Happy belated Valentine's Day everyone!!! Hope you guys celebrated in style! Chris and I are going to a cabin in the mountains this weekend! Can't wait!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-02-16 12:14:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Nice! Dodge Ram! And a Mustang! Glad you guys are finally in a better spot. 10 pounds should be OK, especially with all the good fried food available in the south! J&J, glad to hear about the new job! That's awesome! More money is always nice! Plus, you get to shop for a house!!! That part is going OK for us, we're actually to a point now where we might look into building a new house... We're just so picky! And nothing we've seen so fat is up to par... To be continued...	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-02-06 13:57:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Wow, seems like you're going through so much in such a short time! I believe that stress causes more diseases than we'll ever know! I'm glad you're alright now though! Great news on the car too!!! What kind of truck? Like Chevy?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-02-03 15:11:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Well... We heard from the bank, and they rejected our offer, didn't even counter offer!!! So there goes that house!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-01-25 13:47:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hey Brenda2010!!! Nice to hear from you!!! Glad that everything is going well! enjoy your time at home, especially if you guys can afford it, I miss it! But Chris and I couldn't afford me not working, so... Well, we made an offer on a house Friday night! Yeah! It was so stressful that I forgot my purse at Starbucks! I freaked out, we drove back there, only to find it hanging on the chain untouched! I most have good Karma!!! The agent said we should hear back in 7 to 10 days, I'll keep you posted! I hope you're feeling better mandaNchris. When it rains it pours, doesn't it? Just be patient, good things happen to good people, and you're one of them, we all know that Take care everyone! I'll keep you posted on the house! Fingers and toes crossed!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-01-24 14:25:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	That's so true, it would have been horrible if anyone would have gotten hurt in the accident. I'm glad you're OK. Stay positive, now you have an angel looking down on you and your family. Keep us posted, ok?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-01-19 12:05:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Oh my God!!! I can't believe everything that you and your family are going through right now... Are you OK??? Gosh, I'm sending all thoughts and prayers your way, and hope that through all this grief you can find a light and that things will get better. What a shitty start for 2012 though... Was your dad sick or is this completely out of the blue? Is your aunt feeling better? What about your car situation? Does Chris have another one to use for work or was this one it? mandaNchris, I cannot begin to imagine how hard of a trip this must have been... My condolences	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-01-18 13:58:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hahaha, ours is still up! Is that bad? It just smells so good!!! Yeah, house hunting, both fun and frustrating! You're absolutely right though manadaNchris, we're taking our time... I just wish we could find one soon, but patience is a virtue, right? I know, 2012!!! I don't like thinking about time passing by, makes me depressed!!! Do you guys have goals for the new year? I have to quit smoking and buy a house, that should be enough!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2012-01-03 12:06:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Awww... A whole week off, that's awesome!!! You get to start 2012 just right!!! How's the car doing? We're going to look at 4 houses tomorrow afternoon, it's turning out to be an every weekend type of deal... Wish us luck! Happy New Year everyone!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-12-30 17:34:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hi everyone! I hope ya'll had a great Christmas! Ours was great; one of my brother and his family came down, it was nice to be with family and speak French! Which I'm loosing by the way, and I'm freaking out!!! But that's another story... I want to wish you all a happy New Year! Best wishes for 2012, all the love and happiness you deserve!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-12-27 08:03:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	That's right!!! Merry Christmas you guys, and a happy New Year!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-12-20 13:54:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	lol When your not working you miss it but when you are working you miss having free time. Can't win eh. I hope this week will be better then last. Glad you had a great four days off. No cooking eh? Wow that would be nice. Hahahaha, I know! I'm hard to please!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-12-06 15:36:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Oh no... No water for a week!!! That's insane!!! I would have gone crazy J&J!!! Sorry about how busy you got! And so true, a simple card is all I need! Well, it was great being off, I slept in, relaxed, didn't even cook! It was the best. I'm telling you though, going back to work was a pain... Sunday night I realized "oh right, I work now!"... And this week has been horrible, I've been cranky all week, I miss being at home! Hahahaha! Oh well, enough complaining, take care you guys, happy Holiday Season!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-12-02 15:16:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	I know! I want to know what paper creation you came up with! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'll be off for 4 days, it'll feel amazing!!! Counting down the hours, wait, minutes!!! Be safe everyone!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-11-22 14:24:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	lol Yeah I married him because he knows how to fix cars lol Aww! I'm so happy that you are enjoying living there now. Meeting new people and having friends can be very helpful. I'm trying to decide if I want to work part time when our son starts school or not just for interaction with new people. I still know no one here other then Chris' family. On a good note though his sister that I am close to just moved back to Georgia from Texas this weekend so I'll have someone to hang out with again That's great! Are you in a rural part of Georgia or close to a big city? It might be fun to have something part time when you are ready. I know that even though it took a while to find work, I did enjoy that time on my own.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-11-14 19:41:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Nice to hear from you J&J! Well, I gave Christopher a card for our 1 year anniversary, that's paper, that should count, right? Hahahaha Jokes aside, Happy Anniversary!!! Nice! You're husband is a mechanic!!! Gosh, you're in for a life time of saving money!!! It's crazy how getting a job and meeting people outside Chris' family has made such an impact on how I feel about living here. I'm so happy, it was all well worth it!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-11-12 17:24:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Wow, that's crazy!!! I hate car troubles!!! Seems like your Chris is like my Chris; they have to fix things themselves! Saves a lot of money though! I'm glad you guys made it back safely though! At least Alex puked, not the other one... My sister's oldest son did that to me once, I would have taken puke over that for sure!!! Glad you had a lot of fun and that you made it alright! How was crossing the border? Edited by Vero and Chris, 08 November 2011 - 01:16 PM.	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-11-08 13:15:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	that is awesome! Congrats. Happy house hunting I know!!! We're so excited!!! Things are coming along nicely!!! How was your visit back home? Are you still up there?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-11-04 12:23:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Good news!!! Just got hired by the company I was working for through the temp agency!!! We can now start looking for a house!!!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-11-01 12:08:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hey everyone! Long time no talk!!! Just came back from our long weekend in Quebec, it was awesome! Crossing the border was pain free and very quick, which was nice! It was so nice to see everyone again and have some Tim Hortons coffee!!! I'll be going back up in February on my own I think. I'll fly this time, the 14 hour drive in the winter? Not for me! How is everyone else doing? Any plans for Christmas? I'm super excited, one of my brothers will be coming down for Christmas, that'll be nice! Alright, well hoep ya'll are doing good!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-10-26 12:36:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	I'm going to learn spanish! My fiance and I were talking tonight about jobs and it will be helpful to learn spanish. So I am looking forward to that! Now, am I able to go to school on my visa? It would be a non credit course, and won't be starting until January I think. I'm not sure actually, you might want to look at a specific school's registrar requirements. I don't see why not, but definitely worth looking into! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you're having a great weekend!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-10-09 11:03:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Looks like a few of us are making October trips Alaba, Glad you had a nice trip to Canada and a safe arrival home. Hope everyone else has a safe trip too, have fun!! Are you going up for a visit in October too?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-10-04 12:13:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hi everyone! Cold air... Will remember that! Things are good here too, can't wait to leave! In two weeks!!! One of my brothers and his family are coming down for Christmas, I am stocked!!! I'll have a little bit of home with me here to celebrate!!! Have a good weekend everyone!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-10-01 07:46:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hey guys, going back to Puerto Rico tomorrow, POE at Buffalo Peace Bridge Sure will miss Canada Awww... Well, welcome back 'home' I guess!!! Did you have a good visit? I can't wait to go!!! Do you guys have tricks for staying up while driving? I'm not big on 5 Hours Energy shots though... I think I'll fly in late February too... Depends on how the house hunting is going! We'll see! How's everyone else doing?	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-09-28 08:16:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Yeah I can't wait to start looking!!! I have to wait until my contract is signed which should be in late October before we start looking officially. I work for a temp agency now, so I have to wait until I'm permanent. We went and ate out, not much else!!! We're trying to save every penny for the house. We don't have much, no kitchen stuff, or towels and all that stuff... We're starting from scratch!!! It's exciting though, I get to buy all kinds of things! Glad to see your area is safe and sound! The weather is so crazy down south! I'm not used to it!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-09-17 15:30:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Hi everyone!!! Alaba, so glad you're safe!!! I was worried when I saw the pictures from the Caribbean's! Have a safe trip back and enjoy the very plain and safe Canadian weather, ! And I was thinking about you too J&J! Is your area OK? We saw all the fires this week down there, it's pretty crazy!!! How is the air quality? Does it smell like smoke where you are? Thank you for the wishes! I do remember your POEing on the same day! Time flies by, it's insane!!! Well, Chris and I were pre-appproved for our first house! We're looking right now, and our goal is to move in by March 2012! Should leave us plenty of time to find the perfect house for us! It's so exciting!!! I haven't even moved yet, and I'm thinking of all the things we'll have to get at Ikea Well, hope all is well for everyone, take care and stay in touch!	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-09-11 13:59:00
Canada	August Interviews Crew - AOS Journey	Is everyone safe after crazy Irene??? Alaba???	Vero and Chris	Female	Canada	2011-09-01 12:04:00