I say tomato, you say tomato.....

We received our Notification of Action from the government on Friday! We were so excited. It is so official. But can you believe that I am now considered an 'alien' fiance! I mean seriously? An alien??? What happened to the friendly neighbour to the north?

But in all seriousness this means it is really real and really happening and it is very exciting! Now I can start to look ahead to all the great things I will get to experience on a daily basis once I move to the USA (not including the obvious greatness of spending every day with Jim of course). But I was thinking more along the lines of great things like shopping. Many Americans are surprised to learn that stores that they take for granted are not here in Canada. Many Canadians find themselves heading over to the US periodically to go to stores like Target, JC Penney, Kohl's etc. Target announced this year that by 2013 they will be in Canada. Figures, I had to go to them before they would come to me! It will be fun to have these stores be the norm and not a special treat. I am sure all of my Canadian friends and family will be sending me their requests for things to bring back every time I come home.

I will also have to get used to the slight differences in speech between Canadians and Americans. During my conversations with Jim we have realized that, while slight, there are some things that are different. For instance, Canadians would have people over for a barbeque (or barbecue) , while Americans would have people over for a cookout. Canadians would periodically have to clean out their eaves troughs and Americans would have to periodically clean out their rain gutters. I am sure there are many more that I haven't discovered yet. It is funny how we are so much alike and yet are in many ways so different. Don't even get me started on neighbour vs. neighbor, favour vs. favor etc. It will take me awhile to remember NOT to put the u in there.
Maybe I will be a rebel and just keep spelling it that way. People will either think "Oh she must be Canadian" or "Oh that poor girl doesn't know how to spell". LOL