We are back in California !
Our POE experience (Sarnia) was a total crack up, the guy we had was just really funny. After all the fingerprinting, etc. I asked if he wanted to see our list of goods and he kinda goofed on me. Funny that I got searched a few times in the past, but cruising through with an entire carload and nobody wanted to even take a look inside. (our car was so packed we looked like the beverly hillbillies).
We drove 6 days, during which we got stuck in that heavy mid-west snow storm. It was pretty hairy in New Mexico, we had a car spin out in front of us (double 360, the guy looked really scared), extreme icy road conditions, with 45 accidents on the route between Amarillo and New Mex. OUCH. We were so glad to get thru that in one piece.
Got an apartment this week, pretty amazing since we were house hunting without jobs! Found a really nice landlord who was willing to accept a few months rent in 'good faith' that we'll get jobs soon.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi... and that's the scoop. Movers say we'll have our belongings a few days before Xmas. AWESOME!!!
Full Version: Home sweet home
Congratulations!! That's great news - thank goodness you got there safely, and a nice apartment! Enjoy your new home & life together 
soooooooooooooooooo so glad you're there safe and sound and happy.
Ive missed you....no one understands the snorter in me
Congrats on all your success!
Ive missed you....no one understands the snorter in me
Congrats on all your success!
Congrats
Congrats on a smooth border crossing 
. Glad you made it home safe and sound and that you found a place.
. Glad you made it home safe and sound and that you found a place.
Congrats! Happy for you
A little question, when you say your POE was Sarnia, do you mean the "Port of Huron" POE?
Thats the closest POE from Sarnia that I was told when calling customs and I'm planning on going there. My entry will be a little more complicated because I bring a snake with me and with the exportations papers I need a Vet to be present and need to call for my appointment 3 days before I leave.
Resume, If the K-1 part is easy thats gonna be much easier
Thanks
Mephys
A little question, when you say your POE was Sarnia, do you mean the "Port of Huron" POE?
Thats the closest POE from Sarnia that I was told when calling customs and I'm planning on going there. My entry will be a little more complicated because I bring a snake with me and with the exportations papers I need a Vet to be present and need to call for my appointment 3 days before I leave.
Resume, If the K-1 part is easy thats gonna be much easier
Thanks
Mephys
My dear friends,
Happy to hear you are 'home'!!!! I bet your sleep has improved much. Do post how the job hunt goes and all that good stuff.
Peace, L&B.
Happy to hear you are 'home'!!!! I bet your sleep has improved much. Do post how the job hunt goes and all that good stuff.
Peace, L&B.
Welcome to your new home! Congratulations on the safe arrival. All the best for a wonderful new beginning!
Carla
Carla
Congrats on making it there safe and sound. Enjoy your new life and your new apartment!
Monique
Monique
What a journey! When's the book coming out?
congrats to you!!!!...all the best
QUOTE(Mephys @ Dec 9 2006, 08:37 PM) 
Congrats! Happy for you
A little question, when you say your POE was Sarnia, do you mean the "Port of Huron" POE?
Thats the closest POE from Sarnia that I was told when calling customs and I'm planning on going there. My entry will be a little more complicated because I bring a snake with me and with the exportations papers I need a Vet to be present and need to call for my appointment 3 days before I leave.
Resume, If the K-1 part is easy thats gonna be much easier
Thanks
Mephys
A little question, when you say your POE was Sarnia, do you mean the "Port of Huron" POE?
Thats the closest POE from Sarnia that I was told when calling customs and I'm planning on going there. My entry will be a little more complicated because I bring a snake with me and with the exportations papers I need a Vet to be present and need to call for my appointment 3 days before I leave.
Resume, If the K-1 part is easy thats gonna be much easier
Thanks
Mephys
sorry I wrote sarnia, I was so tired ha ha, yeah I meant Port Huron!! and they were very nice, at least the guy we got, I had papers for my cat but he didn't really have any interest in looking at her or the papers. I imagine a snake might provoke more interest though LOL!!
I wish I could tell you the guy's name because he was just so cool.
So we crossed on Nov 26, does that mean husband should try going to Social Sec soon? He did mark the "checkbox" on the forms saying he wanted the social security assigned but I thought I read he could go in if it doesn't show up in 2 weeks...... maybe it's 3 wks, guess I'll go investigate.
the gas company came today and we have heat YAAAAAAAA!! now we just need furniture, yippppppeeeeeeeee!!!
They have furniture at the Social Security office
QUOTE(CutienPurg @ Dec 11 2006, 01:02 PM)
They have furniture at the Social Security office
dammit you made me snort.
HA!
My work is done here!
How'd it go?
How'd it go?
QUOTE(Married_my_love @ Dec 9 2006, 05:06 PM)
We are back in California !
Our POE experience (Sarnia) was a total crack up, the guy we had was just really funny. After all the fingerprinting, etc. I asked if he wanted to see our list of goods and he kinda goofed on me. Funny that I got searched a few times in the past, but cruising through with an entire carload and nobody wanted to even take a look inside. (our car was so packed we looked like the beverly hillbillies).
We drove 6 days, during which we got stuck in that heavy mid-west snow storm. It was pretty hairy in New Mexico, we had a car spin out in front of us (double 360, the guy looked really scared), extreme icy road conditions, with 45 accidents on the route between Amarillo and New Mex. OUCH. We were so glad to get thru that in one piece.
Got an apartment this week, pretty amazing since we were house hunting without jobs! Found a really nice landlord who was willing to accept a few months rent in 'good faith' that we'll get jobs soon.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi... and that's the scoop. Movers say we'll have our belongings a few days before Xmas. AWESOME!!!
Our POE experience (Sarnia) was a total crack up, the guy we had was just really funny. After all the fingerprinting, etc. I asked if he wanted to see our list of goods and he kinda goofed on me. Funny that I got searched a few times in the past, but cruising through with an entire carload and nobody wanted to even take a look inside. (our car was so packed we looked like the beverly hillbillies).
We drove 6 days, during which we got stuck in that heavy mid-west snow storm. It was pretty hairy in New Mexico, we had a car spin out in front of us (double 360, the guy looked really scared), extreme icy road conditions, with 45 accidents on the route between Amarillo and New Mex. OUCH. We were so glad to get thru that in one piece.
Got an apartment this week, pretty amazing since we were house hunting without jobs! Found a really nice landlord who was willing to accept a few months rent in 'good faith' that we'll get jobs soon.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi... and that's the scoop. Movers say we'll have our belongings a few days before Xmas. AWESOME!!!
Congrats .............. To Canada and then to the USA in less than a year .............. must be nice to be able to relax now eh ?
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