Wednesday, 27 February 2008

James vs Ashley

1. Who eats more?
He says: I do
She says: James

2. Who said "I love you" first?
He says: She did
She says: I did

3.How long have you been together?
He says: I agree with Ashley's answer
She says: Married for 6 months, together for almost a year

4. Who sings better?
He says: I like it when we sing together
She says: James does

5. Who's older?:
He says: I am
She says: James is older

6. Who's smarter?
He says: I don't think either of us is smarter
She says: James is MUCH smarter than me

7. Whose temper is worse?
He says: Ashley's
She says: mine

8. Who does the laundry?
He says: We both do, I probably do it more though
She says: James has been doing laundry here recently.

9. Who does the dishes?:
He says: We both do, I think Ashley does it more
She says: We both do

10. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?:
He says: If you're in the bed, it's Ashley
She says: If you're looking at the bed, it's James

11. Who snores?:
He says: I do
She says: James does.

12. Whose hair is longer?:
He says: Ashley's is
She says: Mine

13. Who's better with the computer?:
He says: I can probably do more with a computer than Ashley can, but we're both good at it
She says: James is most definitely

14. Do you have pets?:
He says: Fish
She says: Fish

16. Who cooks dinner?:
He says: We both do, but Ashley does occasionally
She says: James, mostly

17. Who drives when you are together?:
He says: Me
She says: James does, my driving scares him

18. Who pays when you go out to dinner?
He says: Mostly me, but the account is joint
She says: He does

19. Who is the most stubborn?:
He says: Pretty even
She says: About the same

20. Who is the first one to admit when they're wrong?
He says: I would approach her first after we had disagreed (it's just easier that way) :)
She says: James does

21. Whose parents do you see more?:
He says: Ashley's, my Mum lives on the other side of the country
She says: Mine only because she lives close

22. Who named your pet?
He says: They're fish, I don't think they have names
She says: They don't have names

23. Who kissed who first?
He says: I kissed her first
She says: He kissed me

24. Who asked who out?:
He says: I never thought for a second that she would actually go out with me, but I dropped plenty of hints
She says: I asked him out

26. Who's more sensitive?
He says: Me
She says: James

27. Who's taller?:
He says: Me, not by much though
She says: James is

28. Who has more friends?
He says: I think I probably have more friends
She says: James does

29. Who has more siblings?:
He says: She does
She says: I do, I have 6 half brothers

30. Who wears the pants in the relationship?:
He says: We share the responsibilities
She says: I think we share that

31.Who's more sexy?:
He says: Ashley
She says: James

One step closer

So I just had a call from my boss, he was calling to give an update on some of the requests we had submitted in order to assist us with our move.

Basically, we need to travel to Houston, Texas, to be interviewed for Ashley's VISA; we need to pay for said VISA; we need my ticket home (we'd used Air Miles to buy Ashley's); we need to ship all our stuff home...and some other fun stuff. All of this will be in the ball park of about $5,000.

When he called, he said that he didn't have any problem paying for our travel to Houston, he'll also pay for my ticket and he doesn't see any problem (at least in principle) covering the shipping. I'll be honest, the shipping was our biggest concern as it accounts for the majority of the estimated fees (approximately $4,000); we really needed the help with that.

This is awesome news, and although it isn't answering all of the concerns, it's looking promising, and we got some of the stuff addressed.

We can go ahead and make the final reservations now, and start the application process.

We're one step closer, to coming home; and I'm really starting to get excited!

Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Why females should avoid a girl's night out after they are married

Why females should avoid a girl's night out after they are married....If this does not make you laugh out loud, you have lost your sense of humor. 

The other night I was invited out for a night with the 'girls.' I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, 'I promise!'

Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily. Around 3 a.m., a bit loaded, I headed for home.

Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hallway started up and cuckooed 3 times.

Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another 9 times. 

I was really proud of myself for coming up with such a quick-witted solution, in order to escape a possible conflict with him.

(Even when totally smashed... 3 cuckoos plus 9 cuckoos totals 12 cuckoos = MIDNIGHT!) 

The next morning my husband ask ed me what time I got in, I told him 'MIDNIGHT'... He didn 't seem pissed off in the least.

Whew, I got away with that one! Then he said 'We need a new cuckoo clock.' 

When I asked him why, he said, 'Well, last night our clock cuckooed three times, then said 'oh shit.'  Cuckooed 4 more times, cleared its throat, cuckooed another three times, giggled, cuckooed twice more, and then tripped over the coffee table and farted.

Monday, 18 February 2008

Cute kid story


A nurse on the pediatric ward, before listening to the little ones chests, would plug the stethoscope into their ears andlet them listen to their own hearts. Their eyes would always light up with awe, but she never got a response equal to four-year old David's comment.

Gently she tucked the stethoscope into his ears and placed the disk over his heart. "Listen", she said.

........."What do you suppose that is?" He drew his eyebrows together in a puzzled line and looked up as if lost in the mystery of the strange tap - tap - tapping deep in his chest.

Then his face broke out in a wondrous grin and he asked, "Is that Jesus knocking?"

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

'cos I'm leaving on a jet plane, I know that I won't be back again...

...at least for a while.

For those that don't know, Ashley and I have decided to move back to the UK. The decision is a combination of things relating to money, life style, opportunity...all sorts.

We've been working towards making Ashley's VISA application, but we finally took the decision to book Ashley's flight to the UK. The price increases we've seen, in line with seat availability means that it really made a lot of sense to go ahead and book that now.

So we're booked, and raring to go.

We have a request in with my company to cover some of the costs for our travel (shipping). And we're trying to cover the rest as best we can (never easy, is it).

I'm really looking forward to getting back actually, over time you realise that you miss a little more than you first care to admit, and sometimes it's going home that brings that to the front of your mind.

We're currently planning on getting back just before Alan & Lucy's big day, and we'll be settling in the North East at least until we get a little more settled.

We'll be looking to 'bye' everyone, but in case we miss seeing some people over the next few months, don't be offended ;)