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Alty · May 9, 2010, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by hheath541

hey, as long as he doesn't have a problem with it, then why should we?

i would suggest, however, trying to arrange for someone to take the kids overnight (or at least for an evening) the weekend before or after his birthday and having a date night for just the two of you. not only will it celebrate his birthday, but I'm sure you don't get many kid-free nights.

Nope, he's totally fine with it, he just thinks it's funny that I spent Valentine's Day with B and now hubby's birthday. It is a bit funny. :)

We rarely get a kid free night. When we talked about this Victoria thing last night hubby said that he'd rather celebrate his birthday the weekend after. He wants to have a Sumo party, rent the sumo suits and have a BBQ. The thing is, his birthday is on a long weekend and most of our friends will be camping. It would be better to do it the weekend after, so it's all good. :)

hheath541 · May 9, 2010, 10:05 PM

then you could have a romantic evening/weekend after you get back and have the sumo party the following week ^_^

Cat1864 · May 9, 2010, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by Altenweg

Nope, he's totally fine with it, he just thinks it's funny that I spent Valentine's Day with B and now hubby's birthday. It is a bit funny. :)

We rarely get a kid free night. When we talked about this Victoria thing last night hubby said that he'd rather celebrate his birthday the weekend after. He wants to have a Sumo party, rent the sumo suits and have a BBQ. The thing is, his birthday is on a long weekend and most of our friends will be camping. It would be better to do it the weekend after, so it's all good. :)

Sounds great to me. Actually, it sounds like something Cats and I would do except for celebrating his birthday. He isn't big on celebrating his birthday.

I just hope your health is behaving by then. I would hate for a problem to occur while you are that far from home.

Alty · May 9, 2010, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by Cat1864

Sounds great to me. Actually, it sounds like something Cats and I would do except for celebrating his birthday. He isn't big on celebrating his birthday.

I just hope your health is behaving by then. I would hate for a problem to occur while you are that far from home.

It's not too far away. If I drove it would be, but by plane it's only a 1 1/2 hour flight.

I'm actually looking forward to going there, Victoria is a beautiful island, Butchart Gardens is there, I'd love to see it again (haven't since I was 11). There's also a really nice aquarium, a wax museum, a miniature museum, and lots more. I'd try to get as much into those 4 days as I can. :)

hheath541 · May 9, 2010, 10:43 PM

Ever going to become a citizen so you don't have to go through all of that?

Alty · May 9, 2010, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by hheath541

ever going to become a citizen so you don't have to go through all of that?

LOL! I plan on it, but I'm terrible at putting that off. You see that's something I can do here, so I'm forever making excuses, putting it off, allocating the money to something else.

The Victoria trip would be a good push because it's then or not at all. Once I get it renewed I don't have to worry about it again for 10 years. :)

hheath541 · May 9, 2010, 10:50 PM

Well, that'll give you 10 years to finally fill out the citizenship papers, I guess.

friend4u178 · May 9, 2010, 10:52 PM

So does R and the kids have their passports Alty??

Alty · May 9, 2010, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by friend4u178

So does R and the kids have their passports Alty ???

R and Jared do (actually, I think Jared needs a new one), Sydney doesn't, she's never needed one, we haven't traveled anywhere in her 7 years.

For them it's easy, they're all citizens, it would be a one week process at most, more likely 2 or 3 days.

For me, even after going to Victoria, it will still take 6 months to a year before I have my passport in hand. That's why I'm eager to get it done.

friend4u178 · May 9, 2010, 11:01 PM

WOW that's some outdated process??

So your parents never became Canadian citizens??

Alty · May 9, 2010, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by friend4u178

WOW that's some outdated process ???

So your parents never became Canadian citizens ???

No, my parents never did. I'm actually a bit bitter about it. Had they gone through the application process before I turned 18, it would have been free and I wouldn't have had to take a test. Sadly back then there was no internet, so they had to send away for the applications and didn't do so until I was already 18. At that time it cost $800 per person which wasn't in the budget for the 3 of us.

I could have actually had dual citizenship before I turned 18. Not anymore.

It's one of those twenty twenty hindsight moments. They didn't know, so not their fault. I just wish we had looked into it earlier.

You should have seen the crap I had to go through getting my passport changed when I got married. Just changing my last name took over a year. Back then they didn't have the fingerprint addition, so I could do it all here and then they just sent it off to the Consolate in Toronto. I did have to get every little piece of paper notarized. One year of back and forth, need more paperwork, you didn't dot this I. Arghhhhh! It was insane!

hheath541 · May 9, 2010, 11:11 PM

Makes me glad that the chances of me ever moving out of the state, let alone the country, and the chances of me ever getting married are both pretty much nil.

friend4u178 · May 9, 2010, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by Altenweg

No, my parents never did. I'm actually a bit bitter about it. Had they gone through the application process before I turned 18, it would have been free and I wouldn't have had to take a test. Sadly back then there was no internet, so they had to send away for the applications and didn't do so until I was already 18. At that time it cost $800 per person which wasn't in the budget for the 3 of us.

I could have actually had dual citizenship before I turned 18. Not anymore.

It's one of those twenty twenty hindsight moments. They didn't know, so not their fault. I just wish we had looked into it earlier.

You should have seen the crap I had to go through getting my passport changed when I got married. Just changing my last name took over a year. Back then they didn't have the fingerprint addition, so I could do it all here and then they just sent it off to the Consolate in Toronto. I did have to get every little piece of paper notarized. One year of back and forth, need more paperwork, you didn't dot this i. Arghhhhh! It was insane!

Geez what a hassle , glad my parents got their citizenship when we came to Oz. It made us automatic citizens for basically nothing :)

Originally Posted by hheath541

makes me glad that the chances of me ever moving out of the state, let alone the country, and the chances of me ever getting married are both pretty much nil.

Open your wings Heath , it's a big wonderful world out there :)

hheath541 · May 9, 2010, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by friend4u178

Open your wings Heath , it's a big wonderful world out there :)

Oh, I know, and I'd like to visit it. I just don't want to live there. This state is my home. It's where all my family is. Even though they're 4 hours away and I'll probably only get to see them about once a year, it's still nice to know that we're in the same state. Once I get my license, and a car, I'll be able to see them more often, hopefully.

Someday, I'd like to see the ocean. I'd love to go diving in a reef. And stand at the top of a mountain. And fly, I want to fly somewhere.

Alty · May 9, 2010, 11:34 PM

We moved because the possibilities of owning a home in Germany are almost nil, unless you're a multimillionaire. They have 100 year mortgages there.

Not a lot of new developments going up so finding a house isn't easy. Once you get one you keep it in the family, so finding one for sale, forget one under a million dollars, is not easy.

All my dads family moved here, we were the last ones to pack our bags and come over.

I love Germany, often miss it, but I would never live there. I'm a Canadian without the paperwork to prove it. ;)

Well kids, it's time for bed.

Sleep tight. :)

Aurora_Bell · May 10, 2010, 03:56 AM

I hope you have a great trip Alty! I love B.C. I used to live in Victoria, but I very young. Still remember the beauty though.

How about a romantic week end with the sumo suits? :p
And you do know you're going the wrong way right? I am on the EAST coast :D

Aurora_Bell · May 10, 2010, 07:59 AM

It's a wonderful rainy Monday to spend in bed in your jamma's eating mr. noodles watching day time T.V :) No classes, minimal homework, too cold and wet to work in the garden and NO housework needs to be done! Ahh relaxation.

88sunflower · May 10, 2010, 08:37 AM

Hey bella if your still around.
Sun is shining here its just really cold.
How are things today. Besides wet and lazy?

Aurora_Bell · May 10, 2010, 09:26 AM

Things are going good. I got a little bored and pulled my bed, dressers, and night stands out of my bed room, I pulled all my clothes out of the closets, and SCRUBBED my room down.

See I have a mouse, he's in my kitchen but at night I get the heebie jeebies, so I pulled everything out and scoured the room with bleach and water. Vacuumed the floors, corners, base boards and ceilings. Smells delicious.

Last night I left some dirty dishes in the sink, and I heard him in there, so I boiled up some water and bleached my dishes. Pulled my fridge and stove out and bleached and vacuumed back there. I was a busy girl. Do you think bleach is enough of a disinfectant?

88sunflower · May 10, 2010, 09:30 AM

Oh my god girl you have been busy.
So um, have you ever thought to set a trap? Of course then you have to deal with a trapped mouse but at least you will have him.

I am known to just vanish after I start talking so let me warn you not to take offense. Especially today I am leaving work in 30 minutes to take my little man to the doctors.