Maybe you are right Cuz I actually met the other Albanian in England....maybe he already began a transformation into an English pale skin type of a guy

must be the case, most albanians have an olive or orange-ish type of skin color

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I'm a redhead and I can't imagine there not being any more people like me around! It would be a travesty.
And on the last name topic, I actually prefer Scott's last name to mine, but I won't be changing it. I tend to think it's a sexist tradition, but that isn't to say that I disagree with people's choices to change their names. I know everybody has their reasons.

Well I don´t mind people keeping their names and husband and wife having a different last name each. What I do mind for some reason is that the kids get usually just one of their parents´ last name and it´s often the father´s name. Maybe if half of the kids had that name and the other half would have the other name, but that seems weird too. The thing is, if you wanna keep your name cuz you wanna continue where you come from and the kids don´t get your name then where you come from (the name) actually ends with you anyway cuz there is noone inheritting your name. So I prefer to take my husband´s name so we are one big family and our kids have our name cuz now it´s my name too and it doesn´t feel to me like it´s someone elses name. And then I can show and tell our kids where I am from too so they know it and the fact that I had a different name in Europe doesn´t matter. My American name is Mexican anyway
Actually maybe if I kept my maiden name and the rest of our family would have my husbands name then maybe it would make me feel like a stranger

But that´s just me Whoever wants to keep their names I think it´s perfectly fine if that´s what they feel. And it doesn´t matter what other people think cuz other people don´t walk in their shoes

wow, you guys can type!!! pages and pages since i was here last.

I'm keeping my own name. It's what i've always been called, and I would find it really weird to 'be' someone different. Plus maybe it's weird but I like the idea that we are individuals. We can't be lumped in together as Mr & Mrs. so-and-so. I hate when a couple is always considered as a pair and not as a separate human being. but that's just my 2c.

That proves that you don´t come here often enough

Why do you have this delaying tactics anyway?

i work on contracts, and my contract isn't due to be up until the end of July or the beginning of August, so I can't move till then. I was trying to make sure that my visa wasn't issued too soon or I would have to leave my job early

Oh ok So you will probly fly in September since the tickets get a bit cheaper then?

I'm hoping for august, but only cos I'm impatient, and I just wanna go!!!!

but it might end up being september.

I prefer number one as well



I agree but then everyone is different

I changed from Fox to Redinger - I am a little traditional and I have two brothers to carry on my family name so it didn't really come into the question. Took a while for Redinger to grow on me though...

Of course, Jeremy wanted to change over to his mom's maiden name...

McPheeters

My best friend said it sounded like a sick new burger you would get at McDonalds - "Come on down and try the new and exclusive McPheeters Burger!"

Hmmmm

Redinger sounds much better than McPheeters!

That's what I thought... after hearing the alternative (many years ago now) Redinger grew on me Also it is kinda unusual as well, especially with the spelling of my first name so I am unique!!

There are 13,677 people in the U.S. with the first name Alyson. Statistically the 1580th most popular first name. More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Alyson are female.
There are 2,067 people in the U.S. with the last name Redinger. Statistically the 14700th most popular last name.
There are 0 people in the U.S. named Alyson Redinger.

Yes you are unique

There are 3 people in the U.S. named Jeremy Redinger

Hello all. Checking in.

I'll be changing from Deborah Anne Cowey to Deborah Anne Bartlett.

I am so bored and miserable just now. The days are just seemong to run into each other and each is as emoty and boring as the last. Started going for daily walks with Celeste (the person that lets us live in her basement appartment) and her st. bernard and we do 10mins of pilates at least 3 tomes a week. I'm just soooooooo bored though. I really miss working and driving and just being able to do things without constantly having to rely on other folk.

We have been checking our finances and provided I can get EAD and a job by around oct and we can stock to budget we should be able to have $10K in a savings account for a deposit on a house. The nebraskan house prices round here are really good just now. We hope to start looking in Feb/March next year. Until them we have the appartment.

Awwww I wish you could find something interesting for you to do around there Is it a big or small town?

STP is it like 4 days left for you?

yeah, that's right... feeling pretty weird right now, I have to say

of course, having been awake since 3.13am could be a part of that...

once the removalists have been, I'm going to feel a whole lot better... I actually packed my bags last night - FAR earlier than I normally would, but I needed to see how much would fit - so I'm pretty much ready to go... am even sleeping on borrowed sheets so my nice ones could be packed

Where did you find all that out?!



Debz - soooo good to hear from you hun Can't wait til you get the internet at home!!! Just think - a couple months and I will be there then we can spend all day talking on the phone I know it really sucks being stuck in one place all the time - I was going stir crazy when I was there for seven weeks I figure eventually I might just get so used to it that I won't want to get back to work

StP - OMG!! I can't believe it is so close!! It has come around really quickly *hugs*

*hugs back*

don't forget though, I've almost a month in Australia before I get to the US

though it's only about two weeks til I see Dave, and this time there will be no more partings

Oh that must be an amazing feeling!! AND you get to go see your family again soon!!! Oh I need to hear more happy stories - I am cacking myself at the moment!!

it is an amazing feeling... about equal parts amazing and weird

another good news story - despite a VERY stressful beginning to the day - no parking - the move went off fine

Oh kewlies - so all your stuff has been taken to be shipped now? Bet that's a weird feeling too, knowing that the next time you see all your stuff you'll be in your hew home!!

yes indeedy

I thought that a few times as it was all getting boxed up

I'm sure I will too although I must say I am slacking a bit at the moment... I ran out of boxes and I am waiting on my bro bringing some more back from work!!

I have connections

Are you girls shipping all your stuff? Does that get pricey?

I shipped most of my stuff... it IS pricey, but it's all relative - this was a good company (Allied Pickfords) who have so far done a great job, and were cheaper than all the other quotes... and it comes in WAY cheaper than re-buying all that stuff

I´m not rebuying I just take it with me slowly. Everytime one of us goes to USA we take some of my stuff. It´s not like I desparately need all my stuff. And there isn´t that much left anyways. Cuz what Scott already had here I gave away if I had it too or sold it cuz we don´t need to have stuff twice. So it´s more like my snowboarding gear or stuff like that that I don´t really feel like buying again right now. And a few kitchen gadgets that they don´t even sell in USA. So next time we go we will see how much stuff fits in our bags again

Dear friends, I decided to check and guess what I saw. My predicted adjudication date for AP moved from early May to late May and for EAD it moved from late May to early June. Not that it´s a big deal if it moved 2 weeks ahead but you know. All the K1 delay from the last year is still in my fresh memory and there once the date started moving like that it never seemed to going to stop moving to a later date. Oh well...just keep waiting

And Julez, how is Griff doing and what is he up to and how does it like it there and and and

im sleepy

Of course you are It´s Friday and you are still at work

cannot wait to hit the pillow when i get home

I wonder what certain people were doing at night

you're so scandalous, Marta!

I ain´t sleepy

ok, ok we went to a concert last nite

That´s all? Hehe what concert?

She fell asleep

it was this thing that i got free tickets for from my boss...its called bowfire http://www.bowfire.com/

the performers sing, dance (tap dancing!!!) and play the violin...but its not like slow, violin music, its upbeat and they mix a lot of genres in there (blues, jazz, country, rock, celtic etc)...was pretty cool indeed, and free!!




sorry i dozed off for a bit

Mmmmm it´s niiiiiice I love the violin Lucky you That´s so difficult what they do and still they make it seems so easy

Zzzzzzzzz (pssst she is doing it again )

I actually did just go to sleep

but that's because today was moving day, and I woke up at 3.13am to worry about it

So now you woke up at 8pm or so and stay up all night?

no, I've been up since 3.13am, stressed out of my head about the moving... which was partially justified as they called me an hour before they were due to say they had a FORTY FOOT LORRY and the two parking spaces they'd asked me to reserve for the small van they'd said they were bringing weren't going to be enough

but anyway, they were great people, and we were able to sort it, after a lot of hassle, and it's done now

and now I'm so exhausted I just went to bed, and dozed off for ten minutes at the computer, with my hands still on the keys

Poor tired Prettiest

awwwww thats precious

And Jeraly must be thinking it´s Tuesday night cuz she´s not here

I´ve been shredding too much today The shredder seems to be overheated and stopped shredding

what the heck are you shredding?!

K1 interview stuff I didn´t have time to do it earlier

Actually it will be great when I am allowed to shred all the rest of the stuff...all the receipts and everything we have to store But that´s gonna be a while before I can do that

Hi guys, Gretchen received her SSN card today. Its was exciting but not the biggest news of the day. We took a test today and we are .......




PREGGY !!!!!!!!!!!!!


today was a great day....



Chris