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| 05:06pm 22/08/2006 |
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Saturday Nathas and I got hitched. The ceremony was very short. The party was very long... I drank alot and had a great time. So things are coming along well.
We are moving to Geneva on Thursday. I am coming to Arizona on Tuesday the 29th. And FINALLY my ring showed up this morning. She is absolutely beautiful. Emerald cut, white gold. LOVE IT.
I am really excited... I just can't wait for yet another move to be over.
Nathas is busy looking for jobs so that we can have some money to live on, and I need to stop procrastinating putting the boxes from the basement upstairs so we can get them in the truck easier.
Going to go have a cigarette with my husband. HAH! Thats fucking hilarious. |
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| ALLEZ LES BLEUS |
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| 10:09am 07/07/2006 |
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so yah... I love being in Europe for the world cup. I love crazy French people who get excited about winning football.
So yah... SUNDAY against the Italians. I expect everyone to watch and to root for France because I live here and I am going to be French/American someday once I wait my 3 years...then I can go for my Swiss citizenship. I wonder if it is possible to have 3 nationalities?
The French is coming along... I can understand it pretty well if they speak slow enough and I have been able to talk to the little sister more and the mother, so that is good.
I think I might get a student work permit so I will be able to work 20 hours a week. And we are definitely moving to Messery/Geneva in September/October.
Come visit. Geneva is great... it is much better than Paris I think... it doesn't smell like piss/gas. It doesn't have evil Parisians in it. Most people speak english and usually are happy to do so. It has a lake (which is actually Lake Léman NOT Lake Geneva).
Ok I have to clean and then we are taking the Swiss German grandmother to lunch.
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| haven't posted in a while... |
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| 03:46pm 12/06/2006 |
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mood:  hopeful music: in my head, Christophe Willem singing "ou sont les femmes"
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Lets see...
1. Live in France just in case no one knows.
2. I hear French constantly. It gets annoying, and I am getting better at it but, I really would love to be able to watch tv or go to the movies with out not understanding 80% of what is going on.
3. The world cup has commenced and tomorrow is a big game for the French and especially for Nathas since it is against Switzerland and he is both French and Swiss... I don't think I want to go to the bar for this one as when my "better half" drinks he becomes everything I despise about him. 80% of the time. If I had a car of my own this problem would be remedied as I wouldnt have to hang around to see his eyes start rolling back and a cigarette behind his ear and one in his hand that he just cant seem to remember to light.
4. Other than the one or two days a week that the above happens life is going pretty well. The weather is warm and humid and there is NO A/C in the house or any house for that matter so at night it is getting harder to sleep. Plus allergies have kicked in so if I sleep with the windows open I blow my nose and sneeze for about 3 hours after I wake up.
5. The beach is nice way to escape the allergies and the heat and I am very proud of myself that I actually go all the way in the water and sit out IN THE SUN and sun bathe. I did this for three days with Nathas' mother last week and wore my 45 sunblock to ensure that my white skin didnt turn a shade of purple/red... Nathas and I went to the beach on Saturday and no matter how much I explained to him that TANNING OIL wasnt a good idea for me that I should just get a lower spf he didnt listen and so I bought a tanning oil with 10 spf and it worked for 90% of my body but my upper chest by my collar bone had a bad reaction to the oil or the sun and I had all these itchy red bumps and it wasnt/still isnt pleasant. No beach for me I fear which is sad because I am trying to work on a tan. (insert laugh track here)
6. I am happy most of the time. Boredom is a big factor and the extreme lack of money is another big factor. I cant work legally, cant think of an ebay business that I could do easily and really dont know when my life is going to begin here. Insert feeling of hopelessness and frustration. I have no friends except Nathas and no one speaks English (or I dont speak french) well enough to see if they want to go do something sometime.
7. Nathas is great. He is extremely patient with me during my angry freak outs, my sad freak outs, my pitty parties, my neediness, and he is for the most part very understanding that he is my only friend here. We go to the grocery store all the time, and he has gotten me to stat to eat a bit better though now instead of eating chips and chocolate all the time, I eat spoonfuls of peanut butter like it is going out of style. I think I am gaining weight and I think Nathas is losing weight (what he wants) so it is good for us both.
Yep so that is part of me right now... trying to go to London July 14th, (yes I know it is Bastille Day, but I obviously love the Brits alot more) for 3 days. This is while Nathas is in Marseilles for a military school bro fest. I am a bit worried about getting bored and about having no money but, hopefully it will work. If anyone knows of anyone in London that weekend let me know, I would love company. |
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| Thank You, Thank You, Thank You... |
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| 12:36pm 26/03/2006 |
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for everyone who came to my going away festivities... it was alot of fun and I am sorry I wasn't able to spend more time with everyone but you can't imagine how great I feel knowing how wonderful all of you are.
come visit! |
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| you know what... what else could go wrong? |
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| 01:51pm 15/03/2006 |
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i know it is all the cosmos knowing that my stress level is at SUPER HIGH right now and they just want to add to it but... wellsfargo issued me a new debit visa. since I had transactions going through on my old card I just kept using my old one. On Tues they cancelled my old card that I had just ordered my EXTREMELY urgent birth certificate from, that was declined. I then activated my new card... put my new EXTREMELY urgent birth certificate that was declined today due to the fact my new debit card was reported LOST and cancelled. So now I have NO debit/check card. They said they had issued me a debit card for my savings account but when I went to the branch they said they didn't have that at all. I didn't even order a debit for my savings. And so I ordered a new visa debit linked to my savings and checking account.... hopefully I will get it before I leave. And hopefully I don't really need it until I get it. I had to use a co-workers debit card to RE ORDER my certificate for the 3rd time and go get cash to re-pay him.
I have a bite on my car! EVERYONE KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED! |
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| well |
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| 03:36pm 13/03/2006 |
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today I took my car to my plan B since I have had NO phone calls regarding it... the used car company that spec. in VW's ... they won't buy it from me either because they can get them used direct from VW dealerships for 8,000 mark them up and blah blah blah. So I have a mini panic attack... but Nathas and I talked and I feel better. So I got some pictures of the little apartment that Nathas owns in France/Switzerland that is cute and has alot of potential. I really like it.
I am such an idiot and volunteered to work on Friday even though I had purposely taken it off to have it off since I don't have a day off this week but, I don't work anymore after the 20th. Anywhere. At all until sometime this summer hopefully. I have Tues. off to finish up the room, get rid of some crap, move stuff to my moms house and order a keg for my party. I then head to Casa Grande on Weds, the 22, then to Camp Verde on the 23rd/24th. Return the night of the 24th, may go out and get shitty. The 25th clean and pick up the keg, have a party. and then Sunday Monday and Tues after that I will be spending with my mom and friends and I am out of here on TUes the 28th at night... Keep your fingers crossed that I sell my car and am able to get my taxes and dr's bills paid off. |
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| oh the excitement. |
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| 12:13pm 26/02/2006 |
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all is well. pretty boring actually. I am just trying to sell the f'in car! Does anybody know of someone? Cute VW Golf.
Well my dears... Can you believe in 1 month (about) I will be in France? Because I really can't and I am scare shitless. (pardon my french).
Also, to my LJ friends March 25th my is my going away party. Message me for more details. :) |
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| Phew... |
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| 12:19pm 22/02/2006 |
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Today is a mixed emotion day. On one end I am super happy that Nathas still loves me and that I got my visa and that I am really going and that I also going to be legally there for a year. I am super excited about being able to decorage a huge 6 bedroom house with marble floors and garden in its expansive garden. I am going to be the mistress of a real house in France! :) I am also very excited that I only have 3 weeks left at my current full time job... which brings me to the bad emotions...
If it wasn't for the fact that I enjoy my co-workers and need the money, I would walk out of here today. I hate my job right now... just because of the simple fact that I have to talk to the general public on a daily basis who are complete idiots and also for the fact that the concierge and vendors are pompous assholes who I could out-wit any day if given the chance. The work load is at some points unmanageable and sometimes you just want to pull your phone out of the wall and wish that you could throw it at that particular client and stab them with it.
The other thing is the stress of selling my car is getting to me.... It needs to be done. |
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| Just so you know. |
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| 04:36pm 21/02/2006 |
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I am absolutely insane!
Flipping out on your stubborn boyfriend more than you need to is not the makings of a sane woman. But, I hope he understands and doesn't break up with me.
I told you guys last week not to leave me alone.
I shouldn't be left alone until I leave. Trust me.
Also, got my visa from the consulate. YAY! I am so happy! 1 day turnaround. I don't know why everyone says they had such a hard time getting their visa's. Mine was a piece of cake. Now if I only have a boyfriend still so that I can go. HAH! |
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| minor freak out |
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| 12:58pm 16/02/2006 |
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i had a minor freak out last night. thank god for my sleeping drugs that also calm me down. praise jesus.
i shouldn't be left alone and i can't watch sex in the city anymore. not healthy in my state of stress. |
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| Valentines Day. |
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| 11:37am 14/02/2006 |
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Bonne St. Valentin!
Crap. Well I was feeling good about Valentines and still am just thinking it is a normal day. I got a text message this morning at 3a from Nathas saying "Oh happy day, Oh happy day. Lots of love and kisses" That was nice. And then this morning he showed me the couch and washer and dryer he got for the house. I made a joke about them being Valentines Day gifts. The couch isn't what I want and frankly I think he is going to be disappointed when he gets it because I think it is one of those crappy foam fold out bed couches that college kids use but he bought it online and even though I expressed concern about it he said it was too late it had been taken care of. Well it isn't me who spent the 200 euro on a couch that looks like shit and will probably fall apart. And I understand that he is probably just trying to make the house more livable for me (and him too) but, I think we need to focus on one room at a time since there are so many and since the house is so nice and big no use getting shitty stuff. Instant gratification usually ends badly... i.e. some std or a shitty sofa.
I am super stoked on the washer though! It washes and dries in the same unit! WOW! God....I am going to be a domestic kept girlfriend. How weird. I don't know if my modern sensibilities will let this happen.
I am a bit sick. Wish I would get super sick so I could stay home and use my sick days. My chest is in pain, my body aches and I have a sore throat and swollen glands but I don't look sick, so there goes going home ill. I have soo much work to do that I didn't get done last night because I was with fever and chills.
Tonight I am going to my Moms and then I think out with Susan and Kathryn. I hate couples and don't want to be around lovey people. I need my cold hearted people around me tonight. |
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| 08:50pm 13/02/2006 |
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well things are things. i am sending in my visa paperwork HOPEFULLY wednesday. i figured i would wait the extra 2 days to get the proper letter instead of sending a scanned copy. bah. should get that in about a week. i got my car serviced this weekend and my dad was kind enough to pay for it. he is being super nice now and my cousin gave me $75 for an early bday present which is SO unlike her. Now that she is super christian she doesn't lecture and gives big gifts. weird. i sent my taxes into a proper accountant hoping to save hundreds... he saved me 20 bucks and well i am sure he will charge me so much. :( HORRID. I think i am getting sick... i have a sore throat, chills and a fever, and my eyes are watery...
other than owing hundreds to the gov't and being exhausted and possibly ill... life is pretty good. I just have to keep telling myself that I am moving to France and that I will sell my car and all will be well. I HOPE to sell the car over what I owe just enough to pay the taxman! That would be SUPERB. |
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| 10:40am 08/02/2006 |
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I got some good druggies... thank you doctor. Sleep was amazing last night. :) |
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| and the walls come tumblin' down |
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| 03:35pm 07/02/2006 |
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So today started off lovely. I booked my airline tickets. Then I did my taxes.... and right now under the stress that I am in... death is a better option... I owe $623 to the Fed. and over $200 to the State. FUCK!
Not sure what is going on but now I am going to be in another country and may have to stay for sake of not paying my taxes! FUCK!
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| 03:03pm 06/02/2006 |
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I am getting super anxious and nervous about this whole thing... but I am super excited and I am so happy to be going to France to be with a wonderful person who loves me! :)
Here is a picture of the town I am moving to! :)
Click the cut... it is a large photo.
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| FRANCE OR BUST!!!! |
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| 03:41pm 03/02/2006 |
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I got the ok from the French Gov't. I will be leaving Arizona on the 28th of March!
Au Revoir!
Avec Amour, Le Kim |
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| Swonderful |
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| 04:11pm 31/01/2006 |
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Smarvelous...
I am so stressed out and it is so great to know that Nathas is so supportive and great! I feel great about that. |
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| Where am I living? |
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| 01:06pm 30/01/2006 |
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I don't know... Maybe Switzerland now. I was looking forward to France and now I may only be there for 1 or 2 months... and then off to Geneva. Not sure what is going on. BAH! I hate this uncertainty. I am not that kind of person. I need concrete plans!
I spent alot of money this weekend. I have managed to save 600 in the last month so that is good. More coming on Friday! And I have paid off most of my Dr.'s bills!
The problem is ... If I move to Switzerland I won't be able get my cavities filled. Which means... they continue growing and turn into root canals.
This move is more of a problem day by day. |
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| I just can't get no sleep. |
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| 08:24am 25/01/2006 |
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Haven't slept in 2 days. Not much anyways. I hate it... it makes for an even worse Kim. The new girl here at work is from Wisconsin. She is Chuck's (also from Wisconsin) roommate. She is nice and does a good job but she is annoying sometimes. Not as bad as that bitch Kelly who tried sabotaging me. Glad she is gone. What a horrible person.
Well... paperwork should arrive in Nathas' sweaty hands today (I HOPE). I also bought him a pocket (poche) version of the Da Vinci Code in french as a companion to the english version he bought when he was here (so long ago, sniff). Tonight I work and hope to find someone to take my shift on Friday so I can have two whole days off. I also hope that my dress I ordered from Target is cute and looks good with my tights and shoes for the wedding. I always have to dress better than the rest of 'em. Oh and the new girl is going to Wisconsin tomorrow to see her boyfriend she hasn't seen in 3 months. POOR BABY! I hate people that get to see their boyfriends. You can suck it.
Well I love love love that I am going to France sooner than later. YAHOO! Baguettes and chocolate and sex and the ocean and french tv and croissants... LOVE! |
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