I watch too many romantic movies!

Three weeks is longer than I've ever been able to spend with David, so you still have lots of time.  And then things get to move forward, so try to be excited about that. Don't pin it all on Tim proposing - that isnt fair - and I imagine that the pressure (applied or implied) will make him drag his heels even more.  I think many people need to experience multiple periods of seperation before you realise how much happier you are when you are together.   He is visiting you this summer right??  My advice is to focus on that, dont look past it into the future. "Chin up", as those annoying Brits say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETH!! WOOO HOO.    I wish I could spike my coffee with something and begin the celebration!

Oh and David did buy his ticket - we're all set

I am so happy for you Josy!  Enjoy the hell out of it!

I totally agree with Carey, Becca...ldr's are difficult to begin with but even though you are probably ready to be engaged Tim might not be. And he needs to come to this decision on his own...and I am sure he will...this seperation until summer may have help that...I never pressured Jason although I realized a year before he did exactly how I felt about him and that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him....he realized it a year later and then he proposed...and he came to this decision on his own..Tim loves you and willl do right by you...And you are luckier then most of the woman on here you have got to spend more time with Tim then most of us have got to spend with our men...and you should think positive and look forward to the summer when you will be together again...what you can do in the interim is go back to work and jusst start to save up your money...to start preparing for the time you do decide to move there with him...it will give you something to work towards...I think you are so lucky in the fact that you got to spend major holiday's with Tim...I have never ever spent Christmas with Jason and we have been together for 5 years and 3 months...it willl be sad when you get home but if you focus on the good things you will be able to work towards it....

Carey I am going to enjoy the hell out of it...I have invited my friends round tomorrow night and did a Sainsbury's order online and think I probably over ordered the snacks and appetizers...I am just happier then I have ever been

Yay for David...how long is he staying?

Tim told me last night he doesn't want me to know when he plans on proposing, he wants to surprise me, so I think that's a pretty sure sign it's going to happen....eventually. 

Yeah, going home and getting a job would be great - IF i can get a job. Considering I've been freelancing for the past 2 years because of the job market in Lancaster, I doubt anything solid will turn up. 

well we are all here for you Becca and we will be sending positive vibes your way so you get a job and also so that Tim proposes to you soon 

Thanks. It's really been frustrating with the job situation at home, and at least here I'm not allowed to work so it hasn't been as big of a deal, if that makes sense. 

On the other hand, I have a lot of articles to submit once I'm back on US soil, so hopefully a few will get picked up by magazines and not just online!

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! I had a great time at Flogging Molly last night. Definitely going to get my sister to lt me borrow some of her CDs! My ears are still ringing a little, though. I'm exhausted today, too. Glad it's not too crazy of a day. Just gotta get through school, then one tutoring session. Then home!

Jamie- so excited for your FLR!! Woooooo! Hope you feel better soon. That can't be fun. But like you said, it will be worth it in the end.

Patty- Have fun at the dress fitting! You're in the home stretch now!

Becca- sorry your time is coming to an end there. Hopefully Tim will realize how much he misses having you around all the time and make the decision!! h, and I don't think I'm on your facebook. I still want to see the ipod case you made!

Ok, students are taking a quiz so I need to keep an eye on them! Check out my 365 blog later and you can see what they did to my door.

Oh, Josy posted while I was posting.... See my ticker below for the answer to your question!! Not much longer now till I'm in England! Seeing the Irish band last night made me a little sad because I was thinking about last year and going to Dublin and then London, etc.... I'm so impatient! I just want it to be May!

Have fun with your friends/dinner party tomorrow! Sounds fun!

Hello hello. Well, anyone who has read in the Visas and Citizenship board today has seen that I finally got DH's paperwork so I could put everything together and apply for the spousal visa. AND... he only had one month's bank statement... AND... it wasn't even the most recent month!!! So now it'll be another week until I have everything to submit. As long as I get out there before April 9th though, I'll be okay. We're going up to Whitby that weekend (DH has family big in the chippie business right on the pier and we get to stay in the middle of it all... I LOVE IT!!).

Happy Birthday Beth!!

Glad to hear everyone else is doing well... or at least getting through the hard parts of and LDR with their chins up. haha.

Oh Chi I would be FURIOUS!!  Did you specifically ask him to send the 3 most recent months of statements?!  I already dread this part... Its going to be like pulling teeth to get all the stuff being as pedantic as I am.

Hi everyone. Hope you are well. I have been busy the past couple of weeks with a new job I just got. It is not great by any means as it is just part time and in retail, but it is a job. I am already thinking though, what is going to happen when it comes time for me to visit my boyfriend in the summer. My only option will be to quit, and once I get back will have to go through that long stressful job search again and just hope to get lucky. Even though it is a crappy job, having to quit it to visit him feels like so much, but I am not going to just not visit him. Quite a dilemma. Anyone else in a similar situation?

I've never thought of quitting my job to have a long visit since I have a mortgage and stuff to keep up with.  We just have little short visits and have to accept that.

The thing I would keep in mind if I were you is that its going to look iffy on your resume if you have lots of short stints at jobs and it will make it harder and harder to get a job the more history there is of that pattern.  (wow did that make any sense?)  Basically a future employer will not like that you have a proven history of only staying at a job for a few months at a time and then quitting, you know?

Are you living with your parents or something where you dont have to worry about paying rent while you are gone?

Oh Chi I would be FURIOUS!!  Did you specifically ask him to send the 3 most recent months of statements?!  I already dread this part... Its going to be like pulling teeth to get all the stuff being as pedantic as I am.

Yes. Yes I did. Plain as day - bullet pointed for each thing he needed. To give him credit, he did get everything else. Although, it took longer than is should have. Maybe it was a brain lapse or something that he just thought he had it but didn't really think about it. I've done that when I've had a lot on my mind. But you would think that something this important you would check and double check and triple check. I have at least. But I'm coming to find out it is not only me that deals with that . Oh well. I am going to apply online tonight or this weekend and get his papers next week.

ooo Chi I'm so sorry!! |THe crappy part is his finances are the MOST important thing they are looking for:( JEEZ men I would have been PISSED OFF!!!!!!

Hi everyone. Hope you are well. I have been busy the past couple of weeks with a new job I just got. It is not great by any means as it is just part time and in retail, but it is a job. I am already thinking though, what is going to happen when it comes time for me to visit my boyfriend in the summer. My only option will be to quit, and once I get back will have to go through that long stressful job search again and just hope to get lucky. Even though it is a crappy job, having to quit it to visit him feels like so much, but I am not going to just not visit him. Quite a dilemma. Anyone else in a similar situation?

How long are you planning on being gone for? I'd talk to your employer and see if they'll let you take an extended leave so you can come back to the job. Not only does that look good from a job stability standpoint for future employers, but it's really good if you can tell the I/O you have a job to return to so they know you'll leave at the end of your visit!

I have left jobs to go to the UK. If you can avoid it I would. Although those times were great to have over there, it was very stressful that I always had it in the back of my mind that I needed to go back and find another job. And each time I felt more stress because it does not look good on your resume. I was fortunate enough to have a lot of connections where I could get part time catering work, etc, so it looks on my resume as though I had some jobs for a long time because I work on occassion with those companies for several years. It's a tricky situation and not the most desirable either way you put it, but you have to do what you feel is best for you.