The Packers are here!! Got PR, sold the house & booked flights!!
Dec 21st 2009, 5:40 pm
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The Packers are here!! Got PR, sold the house & booked flights!!
Yikes!! The packers are here, doing a great job so far! Its all chaos though! My computer is going tomorrow, so last few emails before it goes in its box.
Havnt started Xmas shopping yet!! Will go out on Xmas eve with all the other crazy last minute people!
Good news, we think we have sold the house, have accepted a good offer, so fingers crossed!
Flights to Auckland booked for January 23rd to live in Castor Bay, North Shore. Youngest daughter will start back at school on 3rd Feb, so looks like it is all falling into place at last. It has taken a year to get PR. Also I thought I would email our case officer before sending in the passports for Visas, to be told she no longer works there!! Nice of her to tell us! Luckily someone more efficient seems to have taken over!
Happy Christmas to everyone, and thanks to you all for all the essential information and support we have had through Expats,
Lindsay x x
Havnt started Xmas shopping yet!! Will go out on Xmas eve with all the other crazy last minute people!
Good news, we think we have sold the house, have accepted a good offer, so fingers crossed!
Flights to Auckland booked for January 23rd to live in Castor Bay, North Shore. Youngest daughter will start back at school on 3rd Feb, so looks like it is all falling into place at last. It has taken a year to get PR. Also I thought I would email our case officer before sending in the passports for Visas, to be told she no longer works there!! Nice of her to tell us! Luckily someone more efficient seems to have taken over!
Happy Christmas to everyone, and thanks to you all for all the essential information and support we have had through Expats,
Lindsay x x
Dec 21st 2009, 7:34 pm
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Re: The Packers are here!! Got PR, sold the house & booked flights!!
Lovely post. I can feel your excitement! Hope all goes well with the packing and good luck with that last minute xmas shopping - don't envy you that!
Just about everyone I've bumped into lately is from West Mids so you feel right at home here
Just about everyone I've bumped into lately is from West Mids so you feel right at home here
Dec 21st 2009, 7:46 pm
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Re: The Packers are here!! Got PR, sold the house & booked flights!!
Yikes!! The packers are here, doing a great job so far! Its all chaos though! My computer is going tomorrow, so last few emails before it goes in its box.
Havnt started Xmas shopping yet!! Will go out on Xmas eve with all the other crazy last minute people!
Good news, we think we have sold the house, have accepted a good offer, so fingers crossed!
Flights to Auckland booked for January 23rd to live in Castor Bay, North Shore. Youngest daughter will start back at school on 3rd Feb, so looks like it is all falling into place at last. It has taken a year to get PR. Also I thought I would email our case officer before sending in the passports for Visas, to be told she no longer works there!! Nice of her to tell us! Luckily someone more efficient seems to have taken over!
Happy Christmas to everyone, and thanks to you all for all the essential information and support we have had through Expats,
Lindsay x x
Havnt started Xmas shopping yet!! Will go out on Xmas eve with all the other crazy last minute people!
Good news, we think we have sold the house, have accepted a good offer, so fingers crossed!
Flights to Auckland booked for January 23rd to live in Castor Bay, North Shore. Youngest daughter will start back at school on 3rd Feb, so looks like it is all falling into place at last. It has taken a year to get PR. Also I thought I would email our case officer before sending in the passports for Visas, to be told she no longer works there!! Nice of her to tell us! Luckily someone more efficient seems to have taken over!
Happy Christmas to everyone, and thanks to you all for all the essential information and support we have had through Expats,
Lindsay x x
Have to ask this - your c/o wasn't taryn was it???!!!!
Dec 21st 2009, 10:40 pm
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Re: The Packers are here!! Got PR, sold the house & booked flights!!
we had packers in last week, geting used to having no furniture now, lol. Great news for you, we fly out on the 22nd!!! Start work on the 2nd feb Have a wonderful xsmas and lets hope that 2010 is a great year for all of us
Nite nite Tina. x
Dec 22nd 2009, 11:00 am
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Re: The Packers are here!! Got PR, sold the house & booked flights!!
Hi LL & Cadibel
good luck with the packing & Xmas shopping!
Don't know about you but just want Christmas & new Year to come and be out of the way!!
Happy landings in NZ & best wishes for your new life!
B x
good luck with the packing & Xmas shopping!
Don't know about you but just want Christmas & new Year to come and be out of the way!!
Happy landings in NZ & best wishes for your new life!
B x
Dec 22nd 2009, 12:50 pm
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Re: The Packers are here!! Got PR, sold the house & booked flights!!
Good luck with everything, hope the move goes smoothly for you
Wow Xmas eve shopping
! at least you should nab some bargains
Dewb
Wow Xmas eve shopping
! at least you should nab some bargains Dewb
Yikes!! The packers are here, doing a great job so far! Its all chaos though! My computer is going tomorrow, so last few emails before it goes in its box.
Havnt started Xmas shopping yet!! Will go out on Xmas eve with all the other crazy last minute people!
Good news, we think we have sold the house, have accepted a good offer, so fingers crossed!
Flights to Auckland booked for January 23rd to live in Castor Bay, North Shore. Youngest daughter will start back at school on 3rd Feb, so looks like it is all falling into place at last. It has taken a year to get PR. Also I thought I would email our case officer before sending in the passports for Visas, to be told she no longer works there!! Nice of her to tell us! Luckily someone more efficient seems to have taken over!
Happy Christmas to everyone, and thanks to you all for all the essential information and support we have had through Expats,
Lindsay x x
Havnt started Xmas shopping yet!! Will go out on Xmas eve with all the other crazy last minute people!
Good news, we think we have sold the house, have accepted a good offer, so fingers crossed!
Flights to Auckland booked for January 23rd to live in Castor Bay, North Shore. Youngest daughter will start back at school on 3rd Feb, so looks like it is all falling into place at last. It has taken a year to get PR. Also I thought I would email our case officer before sending in the passports for Visas, to be told she no longer works there!! Nice of her to tell us! Luckily someone more efficient seems to have taken over!
Happy Christmas to everyone, and thanks to you all for all the essential information and support we have had through Expats,
Lindsay x x
Dec 22nd 2009, 12:51 pm
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Re: The Packers are here!! Got PR, sold the house & booked flights!!
hope all goes smoothly with the big moveDewb
Dec 22nd 2009, 12:53 pm
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Great news for you, we fly out on the 22nd!!! Start work on the 2nd feb
Have a wonderful xsmas and lets hope that 2010 is a great year for all of us
Nite nite Tina. x[/QUOTE]
aww Tina its great to read your post & "see" you finally on your way.
Best of luck to you
Dewb x
Have a wonderful xsmas and lets hope that 2010 is a great year for all of us
Nite nite Tina. x[/QUOTE]
aww Tina its great to read your post & "see" you finally on your way.Best of luck to you
Dewb x
Dec 22nd 2009, 6:53 pm
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!Good luck with everything and look forawrd to seeing you on the other side...of the world, literally!!!
Dec 22nd 2009, 6:55 pm
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I guess in some ways it means that the panicking hasn't set in yet, as too preoccupied lol! Think the 1st of Jan is when it will finally hit me
! Have a great Christmas!
Dec 22nd 2009, 7:56 pm
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aww Tina its great to read your post & "see" you finally on your way.Best of luck to you
Dewb x[/QUOTE]
Cheers for that dewb, its crazy
so excited but tbh dreading the last week, know whats coming!have a good xsmas.
Tina. x x
Dec 22nd 2009, 7:58 pm
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However, I have to say it felt like forever and ever, lol. Will have to arrnage a meet up for when all us newbies arrive so we can meet each other and meet up with the lucky ones thats already there, show us a thing or two eh??? Have a good xsmas
Tina x
Dec 23rd 2009, 4:23 am
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Tina its lovely to read your post after all the ups and downs you have had. 
Now you are finally on your way to your new life over here.
Good luck with all your plans for the future.
Now you are finally on your way to your new life over here. Good luck with all your plans for the future.
Dec 24th 2009, 9:11 am
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Yes the lovely Taryn was our crappy case officer! I can say that now cos our blue stickers came yesterday x x