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TWT
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Posted: Mon 05 Mar , 2007 11:49 pm
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How many of you thought that I was going to be another messageboard member to step out of the closet when you read that thread title? Be honest!

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Well my news is of another sort. I won't step out of the closet just yet. Wait... :scratch:

Well I have some rather big news. Big news for me that is, and I was waiting for confirmation until I told everyone here. Scroozle, remember a few weeks ago I said I might have some big news? Well this is it.


I'm moving out west. Wow. That was to the point. For those of you who are reading this and still care, read on for details!

Yup. I'm moving to Victoria B.C. Within three weeks. And I'm sodding scared to death

Ever since I came back from Central America (three years ago) this is what I've called home. I've made a lot of friends here and most of my family is here. Now I'm moving thousands of kilometres away, away from everyone I know and love. While I know many people in Vancouver, I know none in Victoria.

Basically I was offered a sweet job out there by a friend and barring some unforeseen occurence or last minute cold feet I'll be going out on either the 19th or the 26th of this month.

I really want to do this because it's going to be a great experience for me. A chance to be out on my own and prove to myself that I can be a grown up (though I'm not comitting myself to maturity yet!). I am promising myself that I will stay there for at least a year though. If in a year I find that it has been too hard, then I will return to Toronto.

You have no idea (or maybe you do) how much I'm going to miss this city and my hockey team. How wonderful it is to be in Toronto on game night and be able to wave to all fellow fans. That's something you don't normally do, you don't greet strangers on the street. If you're both wearing the blue and white though you're accepted as family.

I just got off the phone with my (future) boss and he finally gave me the departure dates I mentioned above. I've been waiting for dates to tell everyone. I'm lucky to have good friends here in Toronto, understanding friends because normally I would be dead scared that they would be upset and think I'm abandoning them. I really need everyone's support. I hate sounding needy and vulnerable but this is the hardest decision I've ever made and without the support of my friends here on the boards and the ones around me I would have a very hard time.

Thanks for listening and wish me luck!


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Posted: Tue 06 Mar , 2007 12:03 am
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Oh! Congrats! (Are congrats in order? :scratch: lol)

It is hard to leave a place where you feel at home.....I'm kind of going through it right now.

Many wishes for Good luck!

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Posted: Tue 06 Mar , 2007 12:08 am
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I thought you were going out of the closet and admit you are a Sens fan!
C'mon admit it! *waves Flames flag*
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I really want to do this because it's going to be a great experience for me. A chance to be out on my own and prove to myself that I can be a grown up (though I'm not comitting myself to maturity yet!). I am promising myself that I will stay there for at least a year though. If in a year I find that it has been too hard, then I will return to Toronto.

You have no idea (or maybe you do) how much I'm going to miss this city and my hockey team. How wonderful it is to be in Toronto on game night and be able to wave to all fellow fans. That's something you don't normally do, you don't greet strangers on the street. If you're both wearing the blue and white though you're accepted as family.
True! True!
The Saddledome ain't Air Canada my friend!
I turned down season tickets to watch the Flames several times. :devil:
Thank god, almost half of Calgary are Torontonians and Leaf fans, though.
I don't know about Victoria. We still miss T-dot!!!

Good luck, my friend! At least the weather is so much better in Victoria than in Cow Country aka Calgary. I must confess I had a culture shock when I moved west and still am.

I miss TO! :help:

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Please accept my condolences!!!
Is that approriate or what? You know...what I mean!
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Good luck going out west. :D

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TWT, you are certainly lucky. You are moving to one of the most beautiful places in North America. :)

Good luck with the move and starting a new life!

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Have a great time in Victoria and take lots of pictures!

Oh, and you didn't say what your new job would be :poke:

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Hey, congratulations!!! I can understand about being scared, but I'm glad you sound excited, too. I think you'll do great!

Are you going to go see vison? :Q Think of it! You might get to see the Queen of the Universe in person! That should make it completely worthwhile!



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Well that would put us in the same time zone I think! :P:P

Congrats!

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Good luck TWT!!!

I know how scary it is moving west, but you'll be fine :D

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Posted: Tue 06 Mar , 2007 9:56 pm
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Why, God, why??? :bawl::bawl::bawl::bawl::bawl: Take someone from Manitoba, I'll never visit there. :bawl: Now I can't ever see you in RL again, Jay.

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I thought you were going out of the closet and admit you are a Sens fan!
C'mon admit it! *waves Flames flag*
He actually killed two birds with one stone in a Scroozle strip not too long ago...

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In all seriousness, I knew this would work out for you soon as I heard about it. You'll be great and wonder why you ever had worries! Extra :hug: for obvious reasons: I think this is the first time I ever saw a crack in that sarcastic veneer. It's... different. :P You'll be fine, kiddo. Just look at it as a fun adventure to adulthood (at least on the outside - indeed, maturity is overrated).

Make sure to send me an address once you have one so that I can mail that Bobby Orr golf ball.

Keep us updated and definitely post some photos. Especially of Beaver Pond if you swing by that area...




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Hey! Great news. :) I really hope everything goes well for you. Keep us updated.

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TWT, you are going to LOVE Victoria. It is a wonderful city, small enough to be friendly but big enough to be cool. :cool: It's a University town. It is a pretty well-off town, since it is the provincial capital and so many people are civil servants. The "street" scene is not nearly as bad as Vancouver, that's for sure.

I will definitely be going to Victoria later this spring, we have friends there and my brother and his wife live in Courtenay, and now I have YOU to visit!!!

Woo hoo. :cool:

The Canucks are HOT, TWT. The Canucks are ON FIRE. You won't miss those Leafs, je vous assure. :D

*E*, are you barred from BC or something? :scratch: Jeez, girl. You know you have a bed here when you hit the coast, and if you time it right, well, we can "do" the Island, and all.

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I'll PM you about that later. :P

And TWT, you're an idiot if you miss the chance to hang out with vison. She is fanTAStic. Just sayin'!




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Great news! Jump at the opportunity, and make the most of it.

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Good luck! :P

Its pretty there and warmer (heh... pretty much anywhere is warmer than -35 C eh...) though they get some pretty messed up weather recently and the island is first hit before the mainland... heh :P

Also, don't get all old and sedate there :P Its a bit of a seniors' city... picturesque, cute and quaint... not a whole lot going on though most of the time... :P
I know a few good places to eat from last visit if I can remember names...!!!

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Great news and it is definitely one of the nicest looking places. I almost made it there myself once, but now you will have to do what I wanted to do there. I hope you have a great time in Victoria. You will get used to it. ;) And you will like it!

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