WE MADE IT!
Mar 25th 2010 | 2:55 am
#1
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From: Oakville ON
WE MADE IT!
Finally! The house is packed and scrubbed, the furniture is sailing the ocean, and here we are on Canadian soil at last. Even our suitcases arrived.. albeit 12 hours after we did. I have a workaholic husband, and a nearly 5 year old daughter, and will be moving into Oakville next week (Ford area). If any other expats in the area feel like throwing me a social life line I'd be very grateful! I'm plucking up the courage to join the Newcomers club next week.
Yippee!!!
Sally
Yippee!!!
Sally
Mar 25th 2010 | 3:10 am
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Well done!!
Time for a sit down and a cup of tea if you ask me. Well earned pat on the back to you, sorry cant help you with the social side of things as still in Blighty stressing and waiting and forking out money. Going to the other side of Canada to you as well, but again I say well done.
Sarah x
Time for a sit down and a cup of tea if you ask me. Well earned pat on the back to you, sorry cant help you with the social side of things as still in Blighty stressing and waiting and forking out money. Going to the other side of Canada to you as well, but again I say well done.
Sarah x
Mar 25th 2010 | 6:53 am
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Finally! The house is packed and scrubbed, the furniture is sailing the ocean, and here we are on Canadian soil at last. Even our suitcases arrived.. albeit 12 hours after we did. I have a workaholic husband, and a nearly 5 year old daughter, and will be moving into Oakville next week (Ford area). If any other expats in the area feel like throwing me a social life line I'd be very grateful! I'm plucking up the courage to join the Newcomers club next week.
Yippee!!!
Sally
Yippee!!!
Sally
Mar 25th 2010 | 8:18 am
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Nice - I can't wait to post something similar in a few weeks time 
minus the luggage bit though
minus the luggage bit though
Mar 25th 2010 | 12:42 pm
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Our luggage was about 12 hours behind us, it must be a character building test that Air Canada spring on new immigrants from the UK 
Mar 25th 2010 | 7:38 pm
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Finally! The house is packed and scrubbed, the furniture is sailing the ocean, and here we are on Canadian soil at last. Even our suitcases arrived.. albeit 12 hours after we did. I have a workaholic husband, and a nearly 5 year old daughter, and will be moving into Oakville next week (Ford area). If any other expats in the area feel like throwing me a social life line I'd be very grateful! I'm plucking up the courage to join the Newcomers club next week.
Yippee!!!
Sally
Yippee!!!
Sally
Think i will get some of those new union jack suitcases that are all the rage here, they will know which ones to leave behind then
Mar 26th 2010 | 12:57 am
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Thanks everybody! It is yet to sink in.. I guess it feels like a holiday for the first little while.
Mar 26th 2010 | 2:06 am
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Congratulations, and best of luck for the future
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Mar 26th 2010 | 2:39 am
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Congratulations - welcome to Oakville. YHPM
Mar 26th 2010 | 6:37 am
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Hi Sally, congratulations!! its an amazing feeling isn't it. We arrived on Sunday and are in Mississauga currently. I've 2 boys 6 & 3.
Harriet
Harriet
Mar 26th 2010 | 2:14 pm
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Congrats!
-- the movers just started to pack my apartment today, will land, probably without our suitcases, on Wednesday evening in Vancouver, so sorry, can't do much for your social life, but will be trying to find one myself between working full-time (or looking for work full time, not yet sure which, ah the suspense!!!) and taking care of my 6 year old.
-- the movers just started to pack my apartment today, will land, probably without our suitcases, on Wednesday evening in Vancouver, so sorry, can't do much for your social life, but will be trying to find one myself between working full-time (or looking for work full time, not yet sure which, ah the suspense!!!) and taking care of my 6 year old.
Mar 26th 2010 | 7:06 pm
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Finally! The house is packed and scrubbed, the furniture is sailing the ocean, and here we are on Canadian soil at last. Even our suitcases arrived.. albeit 12 hours after we did. I have a workaholic husband, and a nearly 5 year old daughter, and will be moving into Oakville next week (Ford area). If any other expats in the area feel like throwing me a social life line I'd be very grateful! I'm plucking up the courage to join the Newcomers club next week.
Yippee!!!
Sally
Yippee!!!
Sally
Mar 29th 2010 | 3:12 am
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Think i will get some of those new union jack suitcases that are all the rage here, they will know which ones to leave behind then
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Apr 1st 2010 | 6:51 am
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Re: WE MADE IT!
Finally! The house is packed and scrubbed, the furniture is sailing the ocean, and here we are on Canadian soil at last. Even our suitcases arrived.. albeit 12 hours after we did. I have a workaholic husband, and a nearly 5 year old daughter, and will be moving into Oakville next week (Ford area). If any other expats in the area feel like throwing me a social life line I'd be very grateful! I'm plucking up the courage to join the Newcomers club next week.
Yippee!!!
Sally
Yippee!!!
Sally
Welcome to Oakville! We've been here since last November, hubby and me, plus three daughters (13, nearly 5 and just 2). Not sure if we can personal message on this forum, but I'll have a look round the site and write back in a bit. More than happy to meet up ...
Cheers
Jo
