Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	What are your weekend plans?	Well we had a fantastic weekend in Afton NY.... Lots of action, a 3 hour canoe trip, berry picking, drunken evenings playing beer pong and riding quads through the woods. I loved every second and was so sad to come home yesterday. I have tons of pictures so I'll post some soon. Hope all had a great long weekend!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-09-02 09:00:00
Canada	What are your weekend plans?	Labour...it's LABOUR... Mephys.....tsk tsk.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-08-28 21:10:00
Canada	What are your weekend plans?	woo! Tomorrow it's upstate NY time!!! I CANNOT WAIT!! We are going canoeing on Saturday...YAY! I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and post them... I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-08-28 18:58:00
Canada	What are your weekend plans?	QUOTE (cattattude @ Aug 22 2008, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Aug 22 2008, 07:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Next weekend is camping upstate, I have been looking forward to this for like 4 months..omg yay!! [/color] Did you ever think in your wildest dreams as a child, you too would be using the cool sounding word of upstate? Cause I like it Never...if you had told me that when I was younger that I would be camping upstate with my American husband I would have been like....yeah ok...lol I love upstate, it's so refreshing and beautiful there.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-08-22 08:57:00
Canada	What are your weekend plans?	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Aug 22 2008, 09:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Honestly ever since we've moved we've been up and about every weekend and I was looking forward to having a weekend at home but life has other plans for me and we're going to Ocean City after work to spend a night with the inlaws at their shore house. Ahh maybe next weekend. Next weekend is my DO NOTHING weekend. The phone gets turned off, the doors get locked, no one bother me plz. PS: The only reason I am going down to the shore is because I was promised boardwalk fries. Have fun on your do nothing weekend! I love those kind of weekends sometimes!!! This weekend we are going to a very fancy engagement party for our friends. Sunday, it's laundry and hanging out with my hubby. Next weekend is camping upstate, I have been looking forward to this for like 4 months..omg yay!! Have a great weekend all!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-08-22 08:45:00
Canada	Observations of my last Trip to Canada	QUOTE (littlepoem @ Aug 12 2009, 04:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I do not say oot and aboot!!!!! I DO! And I guess I say "Sorry" in a funny way too because my coworkers giggle every time I say it.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-08-12 15:59:00
Canada	Observations of my last Trip to Canada	QUOTE (thetreble @ Aug 11 2009, 07:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Woo! This will be your first time home in awhile right? oh it will be amazing, i'm warning ya! And the freezies here DO taste like #######. I went home back at the end of April, so not too long ago...I can't wait!!!! LOL	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-08-12 15:58:00
Canada	Observations of my last Trip to Canada	My coworkers always pick on me about my accent and the way I pronounce things...and a couple have have mentioned to me that my voice gets higher at the end of my questions..... Nick loves Harvey's and makes us get it every single time. My mom just brought me down some gingerale and coke. AHHHH! I miss freezies...they taste like ####### here. They have the white ones and I prayed that it was white cream soda but it was yucky coconut that tasted like poo. I'm going home in 2 weeks...can't wait!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-08-11 18:24:00
Canada	Montreal & Gardasil	QUOTE (movieclockstar @ Jul 9 2008, 08:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A new associated question: If we are approved in October as we expect, the NOA2 is valid for 4 months. However, if we're able to extend it for another 4 months and postpone the interview, my fiancee could wait until after her 27th birthday to take the medical and, well, you get the picture. So is anyone familiar with the procedure to request an extension on that NOA2 expiration? Would this plan even work? I don't know about that, but would you could do is delay in sending back package 3 and then that way they won't issue an interview date until they have it from you...then in turn, delay in booking the medical. That would work and was going to be my option if I got my NOA2 too early...mine worked out well, I had my medical the Monday after my birthday. Best of luck!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-07-09 19:54:00
Canada	Montreal & Gardasil	QUOTE (CherylandRichard @ Jul 8 2008, 10:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> see that is really scary!! I am 21 and my dr. once suggested me getting it, well sorry it was a student nurse for my nurse practitioner cause i dont have a "dr" but i really didn't know much about it and its not free so i just decided i didn't need it, so now im probably going to have to get it with my medical right?? how do i get around that, i see that one of the side effects is blood clots, i know my family has a history of blood clots could i maybe get a note from my nurse practitioner saying that its not in my best interest to get this due to my medical history? i really dont want to get it, or does anyone know of a specific dr that doesn't require it, i would be going to either toronto or london i think, im an equal distance from both I don't know if you can get around it now...it's been a mandatory thing for about 6 months now...I think when TheATeam had her medical it was so new they let it slide..they probably are being more strict about it now. All you can do is call and ask... You could get a letter from your doctor stating the reasons as to why you shouldn't be getting the vaccine... Man, that sucks bad.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-07-08 09:54:00
Canada	Montreal & Gardasil	When I went to my medical in Toronto, Dr Seiden looked at my file and said "Oh wow, you just turned 27, good thing or you would have had to gotten Gardasil, you're lucky, you just missed the age cut off". A member on here "TheATeam" went to her medical in Vancouver a few months back just before her interview and the doctor let it slide on the Gardasil even though she was 26. Since it's newer to the required list, I think some of the medical places are letting it slide, it really depends though. Dr. Seiden said that it is required to pass the medical in his office and if I had been 26 or under, I would have had to get it for him to sign off on my medical chart. I don't know if anyone has actually refused it on here yet since it was just recently added. They may be more strict now since it's been at least 6 months since it's been on the required list.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-07-07 18:43:00
Canada	Having a tough time...	QUOTE (JillA @ Aug 23 2009, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The other difficult thing for me to accept is when my sister has kids.... and my girlfriends.... I won't be here for the birth and all those special moments. ((((((Jill))))))	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-08-23 21:59:00
Canada	Having a tough time...	I want to thank each and every one of you for your replies. I truly appreciate the support and understanding. I know it will get easier over time...and Krikit, you are totally right....who knows where we will be when we have a baby....and your comment made me laugh about having a lot less people in the world....thanks for that. It's comforting to know that I'm not actually alone in my feelings, that all over this country, we have each other...we are going through this journey together. I talked to my friend in Ontario on the phone earlier and she said that same as you all, webcams, frequent visits...and somehow, we'll make it work. This is my life and I have to life it, I can't feel guilty. Thank you again, you have no idea how appreciative I am at this moment for all of you.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-08-23 21:57:00
Canada	Having a tough time...	QUOTE (HappyDancer @ Aug 23 2009, 08:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Laura! I am in the eaxct same boat right now. I feel awful because I can't fully tell my husband about it and if I attempt to, I break down. I have an 8 year old daughter but it feels like all of a sudden I want us to have another one - SOON! It's crazy but I do want to be a mother again and would love to share that feeling with my husband. But right now, we do not even have enough financially... Sucks... I truly understand. Thanks... I'm sorry you are going through a similar situation. My husbands knows I want a baby and he wants one too, it's just not the right time. I just feel like....I almost shouldn't have a baby because of how my family would feel, I know my Mom would be heartbroken, she's even expressed to me that she wouldn't really know her Grandchild....that hurts me. I wish both our families could be close...I wish so many things...but that's just not how things are.....I don't know how to stop feeling this way.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-08-23 19:39:00
Canada	Having a tough time...	Hey guys... I need to vent cause really...there is no one I can talk to about this. I'm loving my life in New Jersey, even though I miss home I have an amazing career and Nick and I are very very happy. I just feel like....I'm stuck. Nick sister just had a baby and I'm an aunt. He is so beautiful and when I was holding him I realized how much I want a child. It's not the time because Nick still isn't working but that doesn't turn off the "baby button" in me. Today I got to thinking about when I do have children. At the hospital when we went to visit our new nephew, Nick's sister was surrounded by both families, hers and her husbands and I realize that I won't have that really. I'll be raising my child without my mom there, without my grandparents or aunts or my brother to be there. They won't see my child regularly...they won't know them like I knew my Grandparents and I'm crying very hard right now because I'm heartbroken over this thought. This is so difficult. If we were to move to Canada, Nick's family would be in the same boat. I don't know what to think and I feel like....I have two separate lives. My life here and one that's waiting for me to return back in Canada. I miss my family. I miss everything so much it hurts and I feel so torn. It's hard to talk to Nick about these things because he gets very upset. He feels guilty and I don't want to make him feel that way. I need some comfort and I don't have anyone around me. All of my friends are back in Canada....all my friends here are Nick's, they aren't really mine. I'm sorry for going on....I just feel very alone right now.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-08-23 19:28:00
Canada	Gardasil	QUOTE (Krikit @ Jul 14 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not just a money grab, but a definite field test using vulnerable subjects. I think it's disgusting. You said it sister. It makes me want to hurl. I just love the commercial too... "I'm getting my daughter vaccinated because the CDC recommends that girls her age get vaccinated" Oh really? HMMM someone just tells you you should get it done so you do it, no questions asked? GOLLY GEE!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-14 10:04:00
Canada	Gardasil	QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Jul 14 2009, 07:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Please let us know what you find out, and your decision. Good luck! Definitely let us know what you find out. I was so lucky with this as I went for my medical right after my 27th birthday. I missed getting it by mere days. I think it's such ####### that they are forcing people to do this. I completely agree with theAteam about it being a money grab by drug companies from people immigrating into the country. Best of luck, I'm so sorry you have to go through this	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-14 09:50:00
Canada	The pet thread!	He is chubbers!!! 14 pounds!! He loves to have his tummy rubbed!!! He's generally a big cat though but he's got at least 3 pounds extra that we are trying very hard to get off of him. He's my cuddly baby...aww So sad...I want to take both of them with me but it wouldn't be fair to them...they love my parents house, being able to go outside, it's their home. Nick and I have plans to get our own kitties but...Sam and Cleo will be my babies forever	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-06-17 20:27:00
Canada	The pet thread!	My Cleo: My Sammy: I'm going to miss them SO much when I go!!! Cleo is 10, Sam is 7...they are my babies!!! This breaks my heart to look at this picture but these are my kitties that I had with my ex...they still live with him... Julie and Lily.... I miss them very much.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-06-17 19:03:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (DeadPoolX @ Jul 28 2009, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I realize not everyone needs an MRI, but the point is that if someone requires it and there's only a few, whoever needs it might have to wait a long, long time. That's just about as inefficient as the U.S. system where it costs a ton without insurance. Both systems hinder access to something that a patient needs. I disagree. If you really need it, you'll get it. You may have to travel a bit but it would be available. P.S. Hi Deadpool	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-28 15:32:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	I am ranting about the stupid Waterdown Ontario woman Shona who is on CNN ranting her head off about universal healthcare. What the heck is she thinking? My parents know her personally.....she had a brain tumor and was misdiagnosed in Canada. She ended up going to Texas and got treatment for a huge amount of money... Now she's on CNN telling everyone to stay far away from Universal health care in the States. Is she a moron or what??? As my Dad would say "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater" Yes it's horrible what happened to her...but lady, this could have happened anywhere in the world. I don't get why the U.S. can't get with it. They are so busy holding onto their freedom and independence but they are not taking care of their own people...unless those people happen to be loaded. It's an uphill battle and we just took two steps back. sigh.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-28 08:50:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	QUOTE (*Len* @ Jul 24 2009, 05:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I won't ignore you. Here, have a cookie No cookies, I'm on a diet Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 24 July 2009 - 04:34 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-24 16:34:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	being ignored...that bothers me a lot...especially when you go out of your way to try and help someone out	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-07-24 16:24:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Where is my flipping green card??!?!??!?!?!?! Why haven't I been approved yet!?!?!??!?!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-06-11 00:55:00
Canada	The Vent - Part 2	Nick is going to kill our upstairs neighbours.... I may help. They are the most annoying, loudest people I have ever encountered in my life.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-03-13 11:39:00
Canada	Retiring and Going Home	Congrats Ron! I'm wishing you all the best on your life with Sharon. So glad things are finally happening for you	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-03 15:22:00
Canada	How to check my credit	Yeah, we are totally going to the bank.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-29 14:38:00
Canada	How to check my credit	QUOTE (Krikit @ Nov 29 2009, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Krikit @ Nov 29 2009, 11:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I read a horrific story from one of VJ's members about her mortgage being sold and resold and how it lead to a financial nightmare. Here it is Thank you!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-29 12:10:00
Canada	How to check my credit	QUOTE (Krikit @ Nov 29 2009, 11:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow. That is awesome, Laura! SO glad to hear you're doing well. Just as a point of reference..... lenders can take the Canadian credit history into account if they choose to. Good luck on the offer! Can't wait to hear you tell us it was accepted!! Thanks honey!! I'm starting to get nervous....I've been reading lots of reviews online about Lend America. Although some are good, there are an awful lot of bad ones. Should I just go to the bank? I have time and Gary my Lender said that if I'm able to get a better rate elsewhere, he encourages me to do so. Why would someone say that if they didn't mean it???	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-29 11:41:00
Canada	How to check my credit	Oh I wanted to add, our loan isn't through a bank, it's through Lend America. They are a pretty good company, been in business for several years and our lender was recommended by a friend who got a mortgage through him as well. Our bank (TD Bank) WHICH TOTALLY SUCKS btw...TD in Canada ROCKS! It totally sucks down here, I don't know what the hell is wrong with them...but ANYWAY! They are advertising 30 year FHA loans at 4.7% etc, BUT they won't give pre-approvals?!? Doesn't that seem odd? It's like "Hey, so you can't afford a lot but here, we'll give you this loan BUT we won't give you a pre-approval so that you can buy the house in the first place".....HMMM We were going to drop in the bank to talk to someone just to see but I'm not sure. I've been dealing with Gary for weeks now and feel very good about him...even though we are at 5.2%	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-29 11:28:00
Canada	How to check my credit	Thanks so much guys for all your responses!!! To answer some questions: My lender Gary is awesome. He sent us paperwork of what our credit scores looked like. Nick has amazing credit, I, of course, have zero. He was wondering if I could get him a copy of my credit in Canada so that he could at least try to incorporate it somehow, he wasn't quite sure if it was possible or not. We were approved a 30 year FHA loan at 5.2%. He gave us a pre-approval. We actually found a home we love that's under our price point and we put an offer in yesterday morning!!! Still waiting to hear back. My parents, who completely rock, just sent Nick and I a good chunk of money to help us out. I was in tears. Sapphire, good thinking, I had no idea I could be added to someone's credit card!! I'll talk to Nick about that tonight when he gets home from work. We are excited, nervous and scared but...that's what house hunting is all about!!!! Thanks again	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-29 11:25:00
Canada	How to check my credit	QUOTE (Chica Yeyé @ Nov 24 2009, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have no clue stinkers, but it is lovely to see you congrats on the home buying!!! love love love you QUOTE (poprocks @ Nov 24 2009, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You can order your Equifax report on line, and print it out. It costs... it will also give you your credit score. http://www.equifax.c...wnreport_e.html I know my experiences with lenders etc... they said they could not take this into account, and you basically start from scratch...but if they are telling you it can help you, then hopefully it will. Good luck. ty ty ty. My lender didn't know if it could help us either but he said it's worth a shot. I'll check it out. Thanks muchly.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-24 21:29:00
Canada	How to check my credit	Hiya sexy people! It's been awhile! Nick and I are doing awesome. We are working hard, saving as much as we can and currently shopping for our first home! My lender asked me about my credit back in Canada. When he did a check, mine came up at zero. I have credit cards from Canada and I have good credit. He asked if there was some way I could send him a copy of my credit from Canada.....the problem is.... I don't know how to get that information!! LOL Help? Hope everyone is doing wonderful!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-24 20:59:00
Canada	Offer accepted!! We will be home owners!	Hey guys! I'm so excited!! Nick and I put an offer in on a house over the weekend and yesterday we found out they accepted our offer. We got the house for well under asking AND they are paying our closing costs! YAY!!!!! I wanted to thank you guys for all the advice about mortgages and everything....I really appreciate it. I know I'm not on here as much as I use to be, but please know that this website and the people here hold a very special place in my heart. You helped me through the journey. Just wanted to share our good news!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-11-30 06:20:00
Canada	We got our Interview Date!!!!	Best of luck at the interview!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-12-04 10:46:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	Yesterday I was asked if we drive on the right side of the road in Canada, just like we do here in the States......... sigh.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-09-22 20:14:00
Canada	Dress for Interview	QUOTE (Danu @ Dec 15 2009, 02:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just wore jeans and a kind of dressier shirt (one from marks, its like a cheater shirt, looks like it has a white collered shirt underneath). I wore the jeans cuz I wanted to be warm and really, they don't see much below the waste anyway. Hi Danu!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-12-15 02:30:00
Canada	Dress for Interview	I wore a pair of dress pants, a button up blouse and my leather high heel boots. You could totally get away with a darker pair of "dressy" jeans and nice shirt/blouse. Semi-casual and put together, doesn't have to be over the top. Best of luck to you!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-12-15 02:23:00
Canada	Medical Review	Good Job! Dr. Seiden told me I could keep my undies on....I felt very relieved about that...hey, maybe I should be offended?! LOL I kid, I kid. Best of luck at the interview!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-12-15 02:01:00
Canada	Cams Across Ontario	It's crazy guys!!! Insane but I'm so in love with it!!! YAY!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-02-01 17:00:00