I watch too many romantic movies!

WOOOO JOSY WOOOO!!!!   How long will you be gone!?!  OMG!  How exciting!  *zipping facebook lips*

Becca - my power went out tonight too!!  It was out when I got home and must have been out for hours b/c the stuff in my fridge isn't cold anymore. Luckily, it just turned back on, so I was only alone in the scary darkness for about an hour.

I will mention a meet up to David, Patty!  That would be wonderful - especially since I think that Ian and David are quite similar.  I'll only be there for 6 days, but we'll try!

Quick note and update...I will write more later...Jason and I just got approved for our Visitor Visa woohoo I leave on Saturday I can't wait ......

I hope you are all doing well and I will talk to you later...if you are my friend on facebook and you write me please don't say anything on facebook on my wall..I am going to shock my friends in England by just showing up next week and just surprising them....

Oh yay!  You'll have to tell me what all you sent in for this, in case I have to go that route, too.

I'm still up in Lincoln, we'll have to try to get together. (you know, since we live so close to each other when we're i the US. LOL)

JOSY!!!!  I'm so happy for you!   I can't believe you leave on Saturday!  And not going to say anything on FB.  You're going to be there until August, right??  I think you said you'd be there up until close to the wedding.  EEEEE!!!!  That means if everything works out for Ian and I, we'll be able to meet up often over the summer.  Woot!  And btw...JUST texted you so hopefully you get it.

And Carey, I know your time will be tight, but isn't David near or in the Hampshire area?  That would be easy since Ian doesn't live that far from Portsmouth OR Southampton.   Juuusstttttt let me know.  Would LOVE for us to get together. 

Becca, glad to see the power is back on and that you're attempting to use the crock pot today.

Oohhh...Brittany's man is getting to DC today, isn't he?  Ohhh...Brittany, if you read this, have fun

How's everyone else doing too, btw?  Beth, did you enjoy your early night off from work yesterday?

Let's see.....here?  Well, I woke up to an email from Ian's older sister....she said she got a text from Ian saying that things are messed up with immigration and that we might have to postpone the wedding.  *sighs*  I don't like hearing that, and I wish I knew what to do/say to him to help him calm down and feel confident that things will be all right.  He wrote in an email last night that he won't feel good until he walks through passport control in D.C.  I don't know what to do anymore.  Bah!

But now I have to get ready for work......*slumps off*

I have two LJs.  A "public" one - annaonthemoon, and a smaller, private one that I use for things I only want to tell my closest friends but don't want to create filters in my regular LJ for.  This is a journal I feel I can safely post to, because hardly anyone other than the people I directly give the name to know it exists.

Long story short, but it had about 50 people on it.  Recently, I lowered it down to 25 and posted a short message letting people know I took off inactive LJs and people who didn't comment since I used it as a place to psot when I really needed help/advice.

The two girls I'm cutting out of my life got axed from that LJ along with a bunch of other people. 

Today, Tim's reading his LJ and I notice a post by the girl I axed off the other LJ (but kept on AnnaOnTheMoon).  I check my LJ, and her post idn't showing up, but she still has me listed as a friend. I go directly to her LJ on my computer, and I don't see any posts by her that were recent.  I go to her LJ on Tim's computer, and not only are there entries, SHE TALKS ABOUT ME. 

IF you're going to talk about me and IF you are going to post about it to your LJ, FOR GODS SAKE don't forget to filter off my boyfriend, too. 

"Things are messed up with Immigration"?!?!  No they aren't!  How does he think they are??  Your plan is not illegal or even frowned upon.  When did he send this text to her?  I thought you got him all calmed down!?  Omg hes worse than me!   What exactly IS his concern?  Seriously, David has NEVER been questioned any more than "what are you doing here?"  and if Ian says "visiting my fiance" that is NOT a lie and if they ask further he can explain what you are doing and that you intend to go down the right path to LEGAL immigration.  Poor Ian - if he gets all worked up, hes going to appear unconfident and they are going to grill him.  He needs to know that he isnt doing anything wrong and act accordingly.  This may sound silly, but is he one of those people who acts/feels more confident if they are wearing a suit or some kind of business attire?   The only times I have been questioned heavily is the one time I was very nervous and acted like a fool -  he cannot do this and he will be absolutely fine!

SO, WHEN you get married next month and WHEN you are in England living out your happily ever after, let me see how close you are to Mr. David... he works in Hampshire, and lives in Surrey... *consulting map*.... ahh yes, very close!  We were going to spend a day in Brighton (I have a strange love affair with Brighton), so we could just head west a bit and end up in Portsmouth

Hi everyone. I am here, I promise. I've been reading and keeping up, but haven't been posting. Nothing really new. DH should be sending me his info FedEx tomorrow or the day after. So should be applying for the visa next week. Been working on making my CV presentable so I can send it to some agencies and start applying for jobs. Kind of reluctant about that. It always makes me nervous looking for/starting new jobs. Having a girls weekend in Vegas Friday through Sunday, so that should be really fun... except for the constantly trying to assure DH that he has NOTHING to worry about (I think he's secretly more jealous that he's not the one going).

Patty, I'm feeling it for ya, girl. I really am. The immigration part of the LDR is the most stressful I think. I agree that you can tell them the truth without having to give them all the gorey details. Even so, it **SHOULD** be fine as long as he can prove that he is not doing anything wrong. However, the IO's are not always that...understanding.

Josy... FINALLY!!! Frickin-A! You have fun, lady. I think Josy, and Brittany, and Becca, and Jamie (Alan included) shoudl have fun for all of us still left solo. Speaking of. How you feeling Jamie (and Alan, if you still read this)??

Hi!! of course we still read this haha we're just busy.  Getting married on Saturday and then visa appointment next week and first baby appointment next week too we are just kind of crazy at the moment:)  But it's ok because we are doing it all together so it makes it a million times easier:)  My tummy is popping out a bit already and getting harder lol not to mention the northern hemisphere is getting gigantic too!! OH MAN:) We are coming up fast on 2 months:) YAY So sorry not be around much lately we'll be back!!

Jamie, we know things are crazy.  Enjoy your time, my dear.  *hugs*

Chi and Carey, thank you, ladies....for your words of wisdom, advice, and support.

IMed with Ian real quick last night while cooking dinner for my brother and I.  He seems a BIT better (he said answers from here helped reassure him a bit more), but he said that maybe we need to review what we're doing.  Like, maybe we should just apply for the fiance visa instead?  Personally?  I think he might be getting slight cold feet....and I want to talk to him about it on Friday.  Was supposed to call the courthouse to get letters for him on Friday, but told him last night that I'm going to hold off until after we've spoken and decided what we're going to do.  *sighs*  Soooo....we shall see. 

Other than that, Becca, I'm sorry that your friends are being shady like that.  Maybe you just don't need that person in your life anymore anyway?  How did the crock pot food turn out, btw?

Carey, Ian and I have yet to get to Brighton, so maybe we should discuss meeting up there?  Unless you'd like that to be a private moment between you and David?  *ponders*

How's everyone else doing?  *hugs*

Oh yeah!  And Josy's supposed to call me tonight so if I get a chance to talk to her (and I hope I do!), I'll tell her all of you say hi.

Late again this morning . I don't know what my problem is lately! But I seriously need to cut it out.

Getting married on Saturday and then visa appointment next week and first baby appointment next week too we are just kind of crazy at the moment:) 

Holy holy! The wedding is already this Saturday?!?! Congratulations! That's so exciting!

My tummy is popping out a bit already and getting harder lol not to mention the northern hemisphere is getting gigantic too!! OH MAN:)

Hahahaha... oh that was great!

We lost power *again* last night, and it was from 6pm-11pm, so I was soo glad I put something in the crock pot for Tim and that it had cooked all the way through and was still warm by the time we got in from errands (the power had only been off for like 15 minutes at that point). 

It was horrible last night - I was all alone after Tim left for work at 9, and then this morning before he came home, I found out that one of the band members from my favourite band, Barenaked Ladies, is leaving after 20 years, so I'm pretty bummed.

I don't know what the deal is with my "friend".  The only problem is, we run a website together and so I can't completely cut her off....but I haven't been on the website in several days, mostly because I do not need the stress. 

Patty - why do you think he may be getting cold feet?  Are there other "signs" or indications?  Do you plan to just straight up ask him?   Does he not realize that the fiance visa is going to add that extra cost, time, stress, etc.  and not to mention that you wouldnt be able to work!?   I am interested exactly how he broached the subject... I am so sorry you have to deal with THIS on top of the stress that is already there.
We could totally meet up in Brighton - there is a great comedy club there and lots of bars and restaurants.  And, of course BEACH, which probably isnt that exciting to you since you have the lake there, but living in a landlocked state, I get giddy anytime I see large bodies of water

Jamie - is it totally surreal to be typing all of those things?? "getting married on Saturday", "baby appointments", etc!   How is everything else going?  Have you mastered driving yet?

It looks like David may be coming for Easter weekend!  It will be a painfully short visit, but I hadn't planned on seeing him until late May, so it would be wonderful if we pull it together.  
I was out with my friend and her new boyfriend and he kept touching her and kissing her and stuff and after about 5 pints, I smacked him and told him that they need to feel the pain of an LDR, so they cant kiss or touch again for 6 weeks.  Of course, his hand was under the table grabbing her in about 5 minutes...  These "normal" relationship people just dont know how good they have it!

could there be a proposal on the horizon?

My best friend is dating a man around the same age as Tim, and apparently he had a profile online that listed him as being "single", so I told her I'd ask Tim what he'd list himself as, so we could figure out if it's an age thing or just her bf being weird or whatever. Anyway.  Tim said to me "well, legally speaking, I'm single". Then I worded it as "okay, on a social networking site where the choices are married, engaged, in a relationship or single, which would you put down?" he said..

...are you ready for this?

"engag-relationship".

He asked me why, and I told him about my friend and he said that if anyone asked him "I'd say I was engag-in a relationship"

TWO slip ups within a efw minutes of each other? 

He tried to brush it off as a slip of the tongue. I don't know. I don't want to get my hopes up, but girls, he said the e word.....TWICE

LOL Becca.  Poor boys - little do they know that their every action is scrutinized like this. 

Hello everyone, yes I do still read this thread and we still use UKY a lot too! It's just that our lives have moved on sooo fast since Jamie came to live I for one don't get time to contribute as much as I'd like. 
Yes it's seems ages ago now since I dragged Jamie up to the top of  Shutlingsloe on a hot summers day to get down on bended knee, yet it is just 7 months ago and we get married this Saturday. It just blows us both away just how far we've come.
We have also had some FANTASTIC news to deal with too, that Jamie is pregnant and this is taking up most of our thoughts right now. We are so happy and it is hard to believe we spent so long apart not being able to be together The last two months have shown us it was all worth it and we are looking forward to the rest of our lives. I know "Enduring the Distance" can seem hard at times but now we're together it's just great!
Well I just thought I would let you know I'm still here and will keep reading hoping you all get what your hoping for, I will try and contribute more soon

Awww Alan - your sweet words always make me want to have a little weep.  Congrats to you, Jamie and Kermit!  I love happy endings!!  (er... happy continuings since its far from over!)