There ARE NO BUGS. I repeat, NO BUGS.
Actually, even if there were bugs the size of cats, I love my friend enough to deal. Wild bugs couldn’t drag me away!
well, they aren’t as big as cats…
funny and true nc bug story.
i was visiting cousins who’s dad was stationed at camp lejuene (sp?) . they had these bugs they jokingly called palmetos. ha! just a pretty name for huge winged cockroach. the marines would bug bomb the base once a month. you were on your own the rest of the time.
we young-uns found out it really didn’t matter what you sprayed on the bugs, you just had to really coat the bug with something, to smother it.
somehow my cuz did not find it amusing that her daughters and i used an entire bottle of chanel #5 to kill bugs on bathroom runs in the night.
we figured it smelled good and killed the bugs. win-win!
on the upside, ya got biltmore, and beaches. fantastic hiking trails, and really good medical colleges.
WOOOOOOO! I talked to my boss- it appears that my transfer could be complete by the end of November.
AWWWWWW YEAH!
More great news. Zette, isn’t it wonderful how life works out?
Good friends make life worth living.
In further updated news, I’m moving in 10 days, and I’ll be there for Thanksgiving.
WOOOOOOOOOOO!
Zette, this is one of the sweetest threads I’ve ever read on the SDMB. You must be so happy and excited.
It’s fun to begin life anew, isn’t it? I moved from Buffalo, NY, to the Southern Rockies of New Mexico a year ago, and what a great change it has been. I wish you every luck in your new home in the Carolinas, and I bet you are going to just love the “winters” there.
By the way, there are a couple of friends back in NY that I miss terribly. 1800 miles away…wouldn’t it be lovely if they could join me here someday? I will hold onto that thought.
Happy Holidays!
Hooray, Zette!
Thanks- I keep updating because I think it’s kind of cool to see how this all unfolded from so long ago- the OP is from 2/2000- almost 3 years ago!
I am very happy, as is my friend Cindy, and I’m getting anxious, sad, and everything else all at once. It’s close enough now that I’m starting to say goodbye to people for the last time (for a long time) and that’s very hard. I just keep trying to remember how great it will be when I get there.
Zette
A further update- I hope this isn’t boring the crap out of everyone, but I know a few people are following the saga, so here it is.
I’m packed, my route is mapped, and I am leaving in the morning. I will arrive on Wednesday (I’m splitting the trip into two days) and starting work the next Monday. Saying goodbye has been hard, but necessary, and I am beyond thrilled to be going. I’m nervous and anxious (to be expected, I imagine), but I know this is probably the best thing to happen to me in many years.
The weird thing is, I feel like I’m going on vacation. I wonder when it will really hit me: You’re not coming back. Period. I just can’t imagine it. Bizzaro.
Off I go- into the wild, NC yonder!
Have a safe trip, and good luck!
(((((Zette)))))
Y’all come on back to Li’l Ole New Yawk any ole time, y’hear?
This was a nice thread to read, BTW.