Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Secret Santa Canada Forum	QUOTE (thetreble @ Dec 5 2008, 08:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well I got my gift a few weeks ago since my SS was so incredibly fast! It was Kathryn! I loved my gift to bits and I can only post pictures of 50% of my gift because I already ate the other half... ooooo Nice! What did you get?!??!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-12-05 12:26:00
Canada	Secret Santa Canada Forum	Purchased my present for my lovely Secret Santa...it will be in the mail by Friday! I hope they like it!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-26 20:47:00
Canada	Secret Santa Canada Forum	I'm behind.. I'll be buying and sending my gift by next week	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-19 22:55:00
Canada	Secret Santa Canada Forum	What is fruit and nut?? I love dried fruit and nuts together....is that all you guys are talking about? LOL	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-12 11:51:00
Canada	Secret Santa Canada Forum	QUOTE (trailmix @ Nov 10 2008, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok, so here are the questions as mentioned earlier and thanks Cassie for the suggestions! If these questions bore you, just tell us a bit about your likes and dislikes Do you collect anything? I love fairies and anything with cats!!! What are your favorite treats? hmm....fuzzy peaches! Favorite color? Any shade of purple! What Christmas colors do you use? Greens, silvers and reds What is your absolute favorite thing to shop for? (like: linens, stationery, games, clothing, food, vases ) Make up!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-11-11 10:11:00
Canada	How do you call your Canadian?	QUOTE (Krikit @ Jan 3 2008, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Darn. Now I want a pet to name Toque. Nick kept calling them Torks...it was hilarious. "I want to buy me a tork"	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-01-03 12:02:00
Canada	YAY :)	Congrats on the next step!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-10 16:03:00
Canada	New kitty time....again!!	Well we've decided on CHARLIE!!! It's suiting him and when I call him it, it feels right. Thank you for all the suggestions!!! Today was awesome. Mojo and Charlie have been playing together all day. No hissing, no growling, just play time and an afternoon nap. I'm so shocked, we've only had him for not even 4 days. Crazy!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-10 22:43:00
Canada	New kitty time....again!!	QUOTE (Minya's wife @ Feb 10 2009, 10:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mole...for the little spot he has on his nose. BTW, he's a cutie! I like that one very very much!! Another thing about him is that he purrs SOOO LOUD. It's like an engine!! We thought of the name Harley but it just doesn't seem to suit him.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-10 10:40:00
Canada	New kitty time....again!!	Well...Nick and I adopted another little kitty.....I just couldn't resist him and Mojo needed a friend. They aren't exactly getting along right now (Well, Mojo is scared silly of the little guy and the little guy just wants to play with Mojo!) So....dilema just like before. Nick and I cannot for the LIFE OF US, come up with a name for him. He was Echo for like a day , then that changes to Lucas ....then Scooter ...this morning Nick was calling him Sprocket, Rocket and Pockets! LOL This is the hardest time I've ever had naming a kitty and I am generally a very creative person!!! HELP!!!! Here is is!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-10 10:32:00
Canada	New Year, New Diet...	Protein problem here as well. I'm down 3 pounds since I joined, but again, I'm sure it's water I'm good on my carbs though and it's hard to stay in my calorie range but if I go over a bit I don't sweat it...I just try my best!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-13 17:53:00
Canada	New Year, New Diet...	That's fantastic Carla...Many congratulations!!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-13 12:40:00
Canada	New Year, New Diet...	Xtina, I added you!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-12 20:36:00
Canada	New Year, New Diet...	QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Jan 12 2009, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I just tried a search as well without success. My user name is kittlekats if anyone is looking as my regular name was also taken. Kathryn, I just tried putting in your username and nothing came up Krikit, same with you. Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 12 January 2009 - 08:19 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-12 20:18:00
Canada	New Year, New Diet...	QUOTE (TheATeam @ Jan 11 2009, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey Laura, when you get back to NJ hop on messenger and talk to me. I've been on sparkpeople.com faithfully for awhile now and I can help you with it if you want to! It's the most awesome site. I applaud everyone's efforts! You guys are doing well. You've already made the first step towards being healthier! Amy, hi!!! Sparkpeople is amazing (Sapphiredreams, thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting that link) I cannot believe how awesome that site is. The meal planner page is INCREDIBLE! They didn't have the yogurt we have so I added it. I cannot believe how easy it is either. Amy, what's your profile, I want to add you as a friend My user name is CanadianJewel. P.S. Krikit, hope the smarties were yum-o!!! Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 11 January 2009 - 01:59 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-11 13:59:00
Canada	New Year, New Diet...	QUOTE (JillA @ Jan 9 2009, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Jan 8 2009, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I started using sparkpeople.com today and WOW it's AWESOME! It's so user friendly and quick! I had been using mydailyplate.com previously, but it just doesn't compare!! It's made me realize that I'm on the right track with my eating, but I'm totally not eating enough protein! Anyways, I can honestly say that it took me 5-10 minutes to enter my food for the day and it was well worth it. I joined it too, love it! I like how you can enter what you ate and it calculates the cals and fat grams, really cool. I'm going to totally try this site out. I've gained like 20 pounds since I moved to Jersey I've been battling with my weight for almost 10 years now...it's so time to change that. I'm here in Canada visiting, I will be here for another week. Going to go walking each day and what not. I eat well but don't do enough. I tried weight watchers a few years back and was very successful with that. Maybe I'll try that again. Congrats to everyone who is changing how they think, act and feel towards food and exercise!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-11 11:46:00
Canada	Now what????	This is so fabulous!!!! You made me smile!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-18 12:37:00
Canada	Why does it have to hurt so much?	Thank you everyone for your love. This will get easier. I just can't stop crying, knowing I won't see his face again when I visit home. What a good boy he was.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-18 13:05:00
Canada	Why does it have to hurt so much?	QUOTE (J&K @ Feb 18 2009, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm so sorry Laura I too lost two of my kitties after I moved down here (In the span of 3 months) and didn't get to say goodbye. One of them, Russell, looks much like your Sam. I just hope that they are waiting over there for us to see them again. I'm so sorry about your loss.... We will see them again.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-18 12:48:00
Canada	Why does it have to hurt so much?	He was only 8 years old. He was a bigger cat, a few pounds over weight and he loved to hunt outside. Birds and stuff. So he probably got a parasite or something. It would have cost my parents a few thousand dollars for something that could return a week after the surgery. Plus the fact, just knowing he was in pain....it's for the best. My only regret is that I wasn't there in his final minutes...he must have been so scared. Thank you for all your support, animals really do become one of the family. He was a huge part of my heart.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-18 12:33:00
Canada	Why does it have to hurt so much?	Last night at around midnight, my parents back in Canada had to put down my Sam. He has a urinary tract infection and had been very lethargic, not eating or drinking for the past two days. He was down in my old room, laying on the floor where my bed was.... They took him in at around 7pm, stayed for 2 hours and were asked to leave him there for testing, got a call around midnight saying that he couldn't urinate so they would have had to put a catheter in, he was in pain, etc. etc. with a very expensive surgery to follow.....he was suffering. My parents are heartbroken and they gave me the call this morning. I'm just writing this cause I feel so.......heart broken....I didn't get to say bye, he was all alone and he was my boy. I love him so so much. So here's to my sammy bo....you were the best cat. I'll miss your sweet face, the lazy summer days on the back deck and your kisses....always your kisses. RIP.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-18 12:21:00
Canada	Name change???	QUOTE (lgg @ Feb 19 2009, 09:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi there, we got married in Ontario, where I live -- he's American. I'm wondering, we've filled out all our paperwork using my maiden name BUT i would like to change my name to his last name. But, here in Ontario, we do an assuming of partner's last name, which means that my birth certificate will always have my maiden name on it unless I decide to do a FULL change, which I will not do -- just the assumption of his last name. Meaning I change my bank info, drivers' license and everything. The questions are, as my BC still stays the same, can I still keep and use my passport with my Maiden name on it? I'd only change that in the 4 years from now when it expires. And also, will this have any effect on our filing? If I use my maiden name on all the forms but have switched to my husband's name in the process. Keep in mind, in Ontario, our BCs remain in our maiden name. So, anyone from Ontario? What'd you do? And what's right? Your help is appreciated and hope all your journey's are going well. It's a lot of work and such so your help is a great thing. Thanks, LGG For this situation....you filed in your maiden name...which means, if you plan on using your husbands name and you want that name on your green card, you'll have to file for an updated green card and SSN card and I believe that costs a pretty hefty fee. Little bit of a mistake there....should have filed in your married name if that's the name you want on those documents. You can use your maiden name for the rest of your life if you want. It's you. You are just assuming your husbands name. My mom kept her maiden name but there are times, especially when my parents are buying something together, or whatever, that she uses his last name. You can assume anyone's name as long as you aren't using it for illegal purposes. Just keep documentation on your person when at places like the airport, etc. My number 1 rule is, whatever name is on your passport at the time, is the name you should book all travel tickets, etc in.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-19 10:37:00
Canada	Name change???	QUOTE (Holliday @ Feb 19 2009, 10:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I can't really help here since I just got married last week, so I haven't changed anything over yet. My husband and I filled out all the stuff for the I-130 yesterday, and we just put my married name on all of the forms. When I get home, I'll try to change my driver's license etc. using my marriage certificate. I'm not going to bother changing my passport because I just got it last May, so I'll continue booking travel in my maiden name. Maybe I'm naive, but I figure that with my birth certificate, passport and my marriage certificate, I can prove who I am either way. I could easily be wrong, but my understanding is that when your green card is eventually issued, it will have the name you used on the forms on it, and to change it after the fact is quite pricey. And sorry, I have no idea how you would go about changing your name in the middle of the process. I assume that you can change your name 'officially' and still use your maiden name in the immigration process, and that shouldn't be a problem, but again... I really don't know what I'm talking about (yet.) I just intend to carry around my marriage certificate so that if I'm questioned about stuff in my maiden name, I'll have proof of the change. This is correct. I book all my travel in my maiden name as that's what's on my passport at the moment. Until I update that, I simply carry along with me my birth certificate and marriage license. Haven't had a problem When you take your husband's name you are simply assuming it. You don't legally change it to it. So you may use both names if you like, your married and your maiden...just make sure you carry documentation with you proving you are both at places like the bank, airports, etc. etc. I will always be Laura maidenname....but I'm also Laura marriedname Good Luck!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-19 10:32:00
Canada	Hey Jilla....	Have a great time guys!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-20 21:55:00
Canada	Got a job	QUOTE (YMR @ Feb 24 2009, 10:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats on your new job! YMR! it's so good to see you! I see you finally got an interview date...wow.... So crazy that it took that long. I wish you all the best!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-24 12:27:00
Canada	Got a job	QUOTE (Reba @ Feb 10 2009, 07:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow, awesome good news! Do you get employee discount? 20%!!! Holla Back!!! LOL Thanks guys!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-10 10:08:00
Canada	Got a job	Thank you so much guys....I had to share the news with you all since you've all been such an amazing help during my journey. I'll keep you updated on how it goes.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-09 18:03:00
Canada	Got a job	QUOTE (*Len* @ Feb 9 2009, 05:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Stinkers!!!! That is awesomeness!!!! Thank you!!!!! I'm pretty stoked.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-09 17:36:00
Canada	Got a job	Well guys...I was hired today by Whole Foods working customer service, full time!!! I'm pretty proud of myself. The interview went well and I feel finally like I'm living here. I start on March 2nd as it's a new store so, at least I have a few more weeks "vacation" Nick still hasn't found a job...we are just trying to stay positive and take it day by day, but this new start will help a lot. Hope all is well with everyone. Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 09 February 2009 - 05:35 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-09 17:35:00
Canada	Its roll up the rimmmmmmmm to win!	OMFG! I won a donut last year and forgot to redeem it! I think it's still in my purse!!! GRR!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-02-25 14:01:00
Canada	The Vent	So...when you apply for citizenship, how long does that usually take to go through?	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-29 15:00:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (trailmix @ Jan 26 2009, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Krikit @ Jan 26 2009, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (MrsCat @ Jan 26 2009, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Laura, he is a total condescending #######. Plain and simple. I think he failed his LSAT into law school and is taking out his revenge by posting nasty remarks on VJ. That's my assessment. What the heck? What are you guys talking about? Pushbrk http://www.visajourn...p;#entry2592141 Douche	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-26 13:46:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (charles! @ Jan 26 2009, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Jan 26 2009, 12:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (charles! @ Jan 26 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes ma'am Are they the girl scout ones??????? i'm a cookie snob, of course they are girl scout samoas woot woot, thanks C..they are delish!!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-26 13:19:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (charles! @ Jan 26 2009, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes ma'am Are they the girl scout ones???????	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-26 13:16:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (charles! @ Jan 26 2009, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Jan 26 2009, 11:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I HATE SOMEONE ON THIS WEBSITE SO FING MUCH!!!!!! /endvent i can't imagine who COOKIES...NOW CHARLES!!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-26 13:12:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (Emancipation @ Jan 26 2009, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Jan 26 2009, 12:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I HATE SOMEONE ON THIS WEBSITE SO FING MUCH!!!!!! /endvent is it me? Heck no, I wuv you	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-26 12:58:00
Canada	The Vent	I HATE SOMEONE ON THIS WEBSITE SO FING MUCH!!!!!! /endvent	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2009-01-26 12:46:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (Southern_Canadian @ Dec 9 2008, 06:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Everyone here wears their shoes in the house!!! I sttttiiiilll don't understand why. Yes, they don't have snow here.. but we have nasty Georgia mud and it rains.. and gets in the carpets! I now wear shoes in the house too.. I don't wanna walk around bare feet knowing that everyone else is tracking in ####### on the carpet. Once Eric and I get our own place, there will be a new rule: NOOOO wearing shoes in the house!! OMG THIS IS SO TRUE LORI!!! Nick's mom...it's her day OFF, she's not even working and she walks around with her high heels on....all...day...long. I'm like...Take those off and relax a bit!! I don't think I've ever seen her without shoes on. Maybe like once. Nick does too, only for a little while after he gets home from someplace, then he takes them off. But yes, I notice a lot of people here wear their shoes in the house.... I don't get it. Edited by ~Laura and Nick~, 09 December 2008 - 06:48 PM.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-12-09 18:47:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (MrsCat @ Nov 30 2008, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> when will this buggie get out of my tummy?! doctor thinks it might be dysentery now and not c. difficile but we won't know for 6 days. Brief background - My mom was in Peru this summer and got violently ill and was hospitalized for dysentery. Doctor thinks she may have given it to me before I left Canada. Feel Better hon!!	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-12-02 12:20:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (thetreble @ Oct 20 2008, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Laura, Mine took 13 weeks. I'm sure I did mention that NJ is probably one of the most backlogged states because of the sheer number of immigrants. Most other states its like 2 weeks. Sorry it is taking so long but you are going to have to get used to a lot of shitty things in this state that involve waiting. Like the DMV...it took me 2 hours of waiting there just to be able to write my test. After all was said and done, I had been there for almost 4 hours. I know...I just think it's so ridiculous. On a good note, I got my biometrics appointment today for Halloween. Also, our fixed marriage certificate came in under 5 days after sending it to be fixed...so that's a plus.	~Laura and Nick~	Female	Canada	2008-10-20 13:44:00