I watch too many romantic movies!

I am going to go with Alan's bullet/numbered idea because frankly I'm feeling a bit lazy..

Point 1: Josy.  I teared up whilst reading your email - I am so happy for you.  Sometimes, you just have to believe that love conquors all.

Point 2:  Patty - Damn that internet!  They better give you a discount for the days you have been without it for all of this trouble!  What kind of stuff did you say in your email to him? 

Point 3: Beth - this is a tricky situation of course. I would not buy now if I were you, but I would aim to buy around March, just so you can keep an eye on the trends and know when a deal is really "good".  What kind of prices are you getting for Dublin?  If it is that much cheaper, then YES, do it!  You can get tickets from Dublin to London for 15GBP!  Remember, though, check with the airline before you book re: their refund policy.  I  know that United, for instance, will refund you the change in ticket price if it goes down (minus $100 for changing the ticket). I assume you will be flying Delta since you are in ATL, and I dont know what their policy is, but because I am so nerdy and love booking travel, I will find out for you Summer travel is always super expensive, so I would say that if you can get a ticket for less than $800, thats a big time score.  I got an idea in my head that I want to go to England for 4th of July (mostly just because I will have enough vacation time then) and I did a super quick search and the tickets were over $1400! I got depressed and set up a bunch of email alerts to keep an eye on it for me.  Rumour has it that the '09 travel season is going to be so dismal that major deals may be on the horizon.  Fingers crossed.

Point 4: Sometimes I hate dreams because they are such accurate windows into what your own psyche if you actually look into the meaning of them.  A few nights ago, I dreamt that David and his friend were in America somewhere and I was with them, but they went out without me one night and befriended a female bartender.  Then the next morning (I remember looking at a clock and it was 11am) they took me back to this bar and urged me to drink. David went behind the bar and started mixing drinks with this bartender and made me some purple drink and then started asking me "do you feel tired?", "are you sleepy?"  and it turned out that David, his friend, and this bartender drugged me and put me in a car to sleep all day so that they could hang out without me Not difficult to determine the meaning of that one...

Point 5: Beth - Pinch Kovalchuk's butt on Sunday, please!!

Point 6: I am still sick, but feeling better emotionally.  David was with a friend (the one from the dream) when I called him yesterday and he wanted to speak to me.  He said "when are you coming back?  I need you for my wing-woman!"  (I spent one entire night prowling pubs and night clubs with him to find him a girlfriend and got all kind of girls to talk to him).  No matter how silly, that was nice to hear

... that was much longer than I intended... sorry about that!   Have a great FRIDAY girls!

Hello all. I was home with a cold yesterday and stayed home today too. Currently drinking Echinechea Tea and watching my sister play Wii Fit while my nephews try to mimic her.

Josy, I'm so glad things are going better between you and  Jason! Does he know you sent that letter?

Beth, I think that plane tickets generally go up for the summer season in April but I am not positive. Of course you can never tell what the prices will do, so I say if you know when you want to go and you find a good deal and have the money, then might as well get it.

I might be going to so Bride Wars tonight, despite the cold. Need to get out of the house. Hope you're all having a good day!

Carey - Unfortunately the tickets probably won't come down for July, it's really really expensive because that's the time of year where England sees this weird thing called sunshine hahhhaha.  I came July 25 last year for 2 weeks mine was 1500.  BOOO

And tonight we have are first proper date lol guess we are doing things a bit backwards eh?  It's dinner and a movie for us:)

I thihnk Bride Wars looks funny, but I think that may put Alan in girl movie overload lol.  I'll wait to spring movies like that on him AFTER we are married hahah.

Anyway have a good night ladies! Hope everyone feels better soon

AND JOSY YAY!!!!

Thanks for the input about the ticket.. I looked up Ryan Air to see about going from Dublin to London. I'm SO happy they fly to Gatwick! Phew! Would be about $100 (+ luggage fee) RT to do that. Price to Dublin was like $750RT!!

Ok.. here's something pretty exciting... i was reading another post here and someone said something about applying for Tier 1 before the exchange rate goes up. It had NOT occurred to me that the reqs for salary would be lower now that the exchange rate is better (for us)! The reqs are in £ so i was converting based on the old 2:1! I'm 5 points away from qualifying now if I can finagle the savings, etc to get into the 40 point tier! If I write my damned masters' paper (that's all i have to do to finish my masters!) I can get 5 points more for qualifications! This means, if the economy stays crappy the way it is, I could possibly get a Tier 1 visa which is a whole helluva lot better than the tier 2! I am printing out the online guidance for it and reading every bit. I still need to get the savings/maintenance thing sorted since I'm still a bit short there... and it has to be there for 3 months. BUT, if things work out, I could apply as soon as I meet the reqs if I'm lucky with the exchange rate! Maybe it will go down a bit! Gak! I am not counting on anything, but it is nice to have a *glimmer* of hope. Cross your fingers and toes!!

WRITE THE PAPER!!!  Thats very good news, Beth and something I never thought of either..My fingers are crossed!  Tier 1 is what used to be the HSMP, right?

And, the change fee for Delta is $250, so if your flight price dropped $300, you would get $50 back.   I would book the flight to Dublin if you can and if you are sure of travel dates.  That seems like a VERY good deal to me for Summer travel.  I would keep an eye on flights from Dublin - London. I bet you could get a better deal on that one.  Denver to Dublin in July = $1065.  Hmm...

I know Carey. My family have been fussing at me for ages to write the paper. Problem is, it's 40 pages in Spanish on a topic that was too difficult to research from the states! Plus, with all the working I have no time. I need to do it, though. Excuses, excuses, I know! Got some motivation now, though!! And if you're in UK in the summer Carey, you know we'll have to meet up!!!

Duh!  Of course we will.  We can go to the Texas Embassy restaurant in Trafalgar Square where everyone embraces American-ness and you can flaunt your southern accent!  woo.

LOL I know exactly where that is! THe bus to my hotel stopped there, so I walked all around that block. Hehe. I haven't been to that restaurant, though!

*sigh* Now I'm all sad for not being in London. :wah!!:

I want to know what Carey and Beth were drinking before they went to sleep and had those dreams...and Carey your dreams usually mean something totally different then what you think...I hope things get better for you lady...

Chi Chi I am right there with ya sister on the cold...I can't wait till it is over...

Beth if all you have to do is write your paper then go for it...we all have faith in you....

wow Jamie and Alan having a real date...nice


And Beth depending on when you are in london let me know and I might meet you ladies up there if that is ok with you? or you could come down to brixham for a few days and stay by the beach lol

Of course Josy!  Its a major long shot for me to spend any time in England this summer, but regardless of if I am a part of it, there should definetely be a Super Sappy Club meeting for anyone who is in the country this summer.  I've never been to Brixham, or anywhere in that sticky-outy part down there, but my donkey sanctuary that I want to visit is in Devon, so I can stop there one the way 

Josy, are you going to be in England this coming summer?  Oh goodness....I would love to have a Super Sappy Club meeting!

And Beth, prices DO seem good for summer travel.  I, unfortunately, haven't experienced England in the summer....but Ian said it can be pretty muggy and hot some days. 

And my internet STILL isn't working, and most likely won't be up and running until next week.  I called today, there was no update yet on the AT&T situation.  I also asked if we were being charged for service since it was supposed to be up and running this past Wednesday and the woman said "No, you will not be billed until everything is working for you." Soooo...I have to call AGAIN tomorrow.  And Ian and I are going to chat tomorrow and get things out in the open.  We've been having this rough time for the past month, I wrote him an email and he wrote a general, mushy one back (which made me feel better).  So...hopefully no crying this evening.

Except for the Real World being on and being an emotional moment.  Goodness.

Anywho, I'll be around this evening.  But I hope everyone's had a good day, and Care and Chi_Chi, feel better! (and glad you're doing better emotionally, Carey ).

Hello ladies,

First of all, I have to say YAY for Josy!  I've been emotionally invested in your saga since the thread began, and it's lovely to see that things are working for you.  Good things come for patient people.

I'm currently sitting in my boyfriend's room in Ireland. We had a date tonight. Oddly enough, it was to TGI Fridays...one of the most American restaurants you can possibly go to.  But it was lovely.  Tomorrow I return back to the states.  I'll be seeing him again in a month and a half when he comes to visit me. The wait is NOTHING compared to some of the waits we've had.  Still...it hurts to think about being on my own at school again with him 4,000 miles away.  It seems like I've lost the ability to make myself happy on my own without him.

What's even weirder is how much I'm already missing N. Ireland.  I mean, I knew I'd be moving here eventually once I finish school and stuff and we're married, but I was never SUPER excited about it.  I'm finding myself in a weird point in life right now where I spend the most time in DC where I go to school, but I don't consider it home.  But HOME home doesn't feel like home anymore either, because my head is always somewhere else.  This place is the only thing I have that feels like home at the minute, and it's going to be very sad to leave tomorrow and not be back until June or July.  I'm going to miss it a lot. 

Anyway, sorry to bring everyone down...but I thought maybe something could relate.

How is everyone?

I feel exactly everything you said ...and now I think I might go cry myself to sleep. David sent me some pics of his night out tonight (drunken pics from the iphone, but good enough) and even though I think he was trying make me feel included and to have a good laugh, it actually really stung.  I want to be there, not just looking at pictures of there... and who knows when that will be again...

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow, Brittany - I know it wont be an easy day.  How long will he be in the States to visit?  It must be great to have that planned out already.

I understand where you're coming from Brittany.  I think most of us understand. *hugs*

It's never easy leaving the man you love and a place that feels like home.  But it IS nice that your boyfriend will be out visiting in no time at all.  Just keep that chin up, and (even though I'm not one to talk) try to not let things get you down.  And if/when they do, you've got us to vent and talk to!

Patty-yay for mushy emails and I hope you and Ian have a good chat...I know it has been so hard with your internet down...

Yes if all works out I will be down in Devon and then come home in the beginning of August for the wedding and then we will get our marriage visa and then I will be there permanently in Devon...so I say we have a Sappy Romantic Reunion every so often in different parts of the country lol....Patty I would love to see you and any of the ladies that come over or are already there...it would be nice to meet face to face

Aww Brittany I am sorry your holiday is coming to an end...and the ironic thing is the airport is usually the best and worst place ever...when you first get there and see him or he sees you it is the most wonderful place in the world...when you are leaving or he is leaving it is the worst place in the world...but you said he is coming in a month and a half...that won't be too long cause February is a short month...you have all of us here to cheer you up and keep you company...and it is hard when you realize that home isn't where you have lived your whole life...home is wherever the man you love is...but just know that you and him will be together forever soon and you will live happily ever after like Jamie and Alan lol....I am here if you want to talk...we are all here for you if you want to cry or vent or be angry....

Carey I am sorry that you are so depressed sweetie...have you and David talked about when he will be coming to visit you?

Beth did you write that paper yet? lol