Yay for my husband! Yay for TimBits!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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It will come as no surprise to some of you that I am homesick. It was and is a very big change, going from Western Canada to Eastern Seaboard US. Very big.

A few days ago, I was wallowing in my self-pity for being away from home, and relocating so very far away from my family. My dear husband, Weirddave, being the intuitive man that he is, picked up on my crying and wailing about missing home. He’s so smart.

The other day, he got a phone call from a Canadian doper. He said ‘no, I need someone from Buffalo’ to said doper. I thought ‘Hmm, how odd’, and then filed it away.

This morning when I got up, I saw that there was a sign on our door with our address written on it. Also a ‘hmm’ thing.

Ten minutes before we were supposed to be at an appointment in a town 20 minutes away, he called FedEx to see where his package was. I put the three together and knew he was up to something, but couldn’t fathom what it was.

We left for our appointment, but as we were driving out to the road down our very long driveway, the FedEx truck appeared. Dave got the package from the delivery guy, and brought it to the car. Inside the package was a party pack of TimBits - I think there are 65 or so in the box. I almost started to cry.

TimBits are also known as ‘donut holes’ or Dunkin’s Munchkins. TimBits come from Tim Horton’s, my favourite coffee-and-stuff place. Donuts, sandwiches, great soup, you get the idea. Tim’s is also a Canadian institution, and has only recently been in the US. They have Tim’s in Ohio and selected other states.

I have worked my way through about 20 so far. It’s a shame that my favourite ones don’t stay fresh for more than a few hours at a time, but they could be liver-and-poo flavoured for all I care.

My husband is the best husband ever. And the wonderful guy that sent these to me is no longer a member of the SDMB, so I won’t mention his name - I have thanked him. I am so happy today.

Aren’t I a lucky girl?

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Hee. You know it’s true love when he enables your junk food habits. :smiley:

Proto-Human Man: “Here you are, honey, your favorite–fresh grasshoppers!”
Proto-Human Woman: “My hero!”

:smiley:

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Hooray! That’s awesome, Ginger! Go Weirddavep!

But…uhhhh…you might want to check up on the correlation between the last line of your post and your sig. It’s…well, let’s just put it this way: I’m still snickering about it.:smiley:

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And apparently, there is now an extra “p” on Weirddave’s name. :smack:

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Yeah, he’s a sweetie, all right.

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Wait a minnit,

You mean, I’ve been spending what gobs and gobs of money I have on flow’rs ‘n’ stuff for fine Canadian women, and all I really had to do was buy some frickin’ dounut holes?

:frowning:

Aw man, there’s just no hope for me, is there . . .

Tripler
[sub]Good job, Dave! You da MAN![/sub]

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I’m sending my husband for you to train!:slight_smile:

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You are one lucky woman, honey. I am so HAPPY for you!

(And YAY for the nolongeradoperguy, too. Any chance we could get him back? And send him MY way? :slight_smile: )

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He’s engaged to be married, and is not coming back here. Sweet person, though.

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WEll, all I can say is …RATS! :smiley:

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Well damn, had I only known. :smiley:

I drive by no less than three Timmys every day on the way to UB. I’ve been trying to get off the donuts, but they always look at me funny when I order maple.

That’s what I get for liking weird flavours, I suppose.

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<puzzled Canadian>
What’s weird about maple flavour?
</puzzled Canadian>
:slight_smile:

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UB? What’s that? More importantly, is it anywhere near to me?

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Ginger,

Anytime you want a bag of Cheezies or a nice chunk of Alberta Beef (no, not me :wink: ) Just drop me a line, chicky!

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Just wait until you both move back to Moosejaw or wherever and you try getting crabcakes. Or pitbeef sandwiches with OC fries. Or Nattyboh (okay, forget the Nattyboh). Then we’ll see how good a wifey you are.

Weirddave, you’re skewing the curve for the rest of us, man!

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Aww, how sweet and thoughtful:). How long have you been in the U.S?

I’m going to guess that Ace meant the University of Buffalo in NY, since there are a few Tim Hortons around here, but I could be wrong.

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Ginger, dial this number and tell them you want one: 1-888-376-4835.