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  • kencancook4u
    hey you responded ...
    by kencancook4u at 03/01/08 3:38PM
  • gerital
    No M'am no kitten... Why do you ask???
    by gerital at 03/01/08 4:52PM
  • joe
    "You've got mail!"
    by joe at 03/01/08 5:27PM
  • lordra
    so true!
    by lordra at 03/01/08 9:06PM
  • waerick
    I thought you had forgotten your Pleo friends while in Italy. Glad to see you still pop in every once in a while. Feel free to swing by and say hello to your big bro once in a while :)
    by waerick at 03/01/08 10:53PM
  • mjintexas
    Ok, that made me laugh out loud. A lot.
    by mjintexas at 03/11/08 5:34PM
  • kencancook4u
    i miss uncomplicated friends whom you can be your self around ...
    by kencancook4u at 03/11/08 11:32PM
  • smiley_beth
    So has your work load improved as you hoped it would?
    by smiley_beth at 03/12/08 11:36AM
  • sunnytab
    When are you coming HOME?
    by sunnytab at 03/13/08 6:30PM
  • joe
    i saw yo momma, n' your dadda, and your shniffner last night!
    by joe at 03/15/08 6:25PM
  • jollyhollyday
    Miss you. Would love to talk to you. Are you reachable? Emailable? Phonable?
    by jollyhollyday at 03/21/08 8:16AM
  • jollyhollyday
    Time to brush our teeth.
    by jollyhollyday at 03/21/08 8:16AM
  • polsvoice
    my health is doing quite well, actually! No ill side effects other than random chills, a little fatigue and some erratic insomnia.

    Plus, I still have all my hair (less my usual shedding).
    by polsvoice at 04/12/08 3:08AM
  • joe
    have we met?
    by joe at 04/12/08 5:06AM
  • sunnytab
    No plans yet, why?
    by sunnytab at 04/30/08 3:51PM
  • joe
    who are you?
    by joe at 05/16/08 11:29PM
  • joe
    btw, when you comin home. i think you'll be home before i get back to italy bah
    by joe at 05/20/08 7:04PM
  • polsvoice
    Welcome back!!!!
    by polsvoice at 07/07/08 6:48PM
  • kencancook4u
    are you back in the states????? Hi
    by kencancook4u at 07/10/08 12:29PM
  • fullofgrace

    happy
    holidays!
    by fullofgrace at 12/24/09 12:35PM

off to Italy

see you guys on the otherside of the world.
Be back in 10 months...
take care,
lil
  • mjintexas
    Enjoy!! Hope your travels are safe.
    by mjintexas at 09/11/07 2:31AM
  • zani128
    I hope that you have a blast!
    by zani128 at 09/11/07 8:35AM
  • kencancook4u
    aww good bye my little adventurer.. you gotta promise to write me
    by kencancook4u at 09/11/07 9:32AM
  • lordra
    have fun! take lots of pictures!
    by lordra at 09/11/07 10:49AM
  • smiley_beth
    Keep in touch, be safe and have fun. Love you girl!
    by smiley_beth at 09/11/07 3:23PM
  • joe
    Peace out, keep it real, don't let the man get ya down. You'll be back in 10 months to pick up the rest of your stuff :)
    by joe at 09/11/07 4:12PM
  • polsvoice
    Have fun! I'm gonna get google talk so we can still chat.
    by polsvoice at 09/11/07 4:14PM
  • commodore
    arrivederci
    by commodore at 09/11/07 6:58PM
  • gerital
    Good Bye my little red headed friend
    by gerital at 09/12/07 2:53AM
  • texaslady
    Remember... March... me and you... Lord and pocket willing :)
    by texaslady at 09/12/07 11:28PM
  • ucnclmeal
    Enjoy your time there. Be safe, and come back with lots of pictures!
    by ucnclmeal at 09/13/07 12:47PM
  • carachelle
    SO jealous! SO happy for you. Have a wonderful time! :)
    by carachelle at 09/13/07 1:47PM

moving out today... sniff sniff

my neighbor helped me move most of my stuff, so now the last little things, spring cleaning for my little house and on to the beginning of the year teaching...and the agenda book is filling up quickly
she's been a good little home and i will miss her.
  • lil
    like daughter like mother
    by lil at 08/19/07 1:25AM
  • waerick
    Nice!
    by waerick at 08/19/07 8:25AM
  • smiley_beth
    I'm sure she will love you for that^! At least yours is smaller in size.
    by smiley_beth at 08/19/07 10:28PM
  • jollyhollyday
    :)
    by jollyhollyday at 08/20/07 9:01AM
  • mjintexas
    wow.
    by mjintexas at 08/20/07 10:21AM
  • texaslady
    hehe... your mom is going to kill you! :) You are leaving already?
    by texaslady at 08/20/07 11:27PM
  • mjintexas
    what?
    by mjintexas at 08/24/07 10:04PM
  • sunnytab
    Home now, but sick with bad sinus infection + cold. Bleck. Call me soon and we'll hang out, ok?
    by sunnytab at 08/28/07 1:04PM

now on to the normal headaches of overseas travel.

So I found someone to rent the condo and it sounds like he will be a great tenant. (Running the credit check tomorrow). Ryan W. is an IT guy, has a son in elementary school, owns his own condo in Atalanta, willing to make all the minor repairs that need to be done. Very calm and so far all of his stories check out.

This is in comparison to the last week of my life being consumed with the headaches of deidra m. who has lied to me at least 3 times and when filling in the application to rent, left 50% of it blank. you know, all the employer and prior landlord references... hmmm. someone not wanting me to check up on their past. then her "lawyer" called who turns out to be an employee at an adoption agency. sounds like they just adopt kids to get government money. Thanks to my wonderful pepaw he told me what to look out for and it is always better to be safe than sorry.

so the past week has been filled with packing packing packing packing packing and more packing... right now my back is refusing to do any more... so i thought i would keep my public updated about the great news.

as long as i get the contract from my lawyer tomorrow we should be able to sign papers tomorrow night and the road to funness begins.

lucky for me i have some friends out of the country who i will be house sitting for until i leave in september... woohoo.

well...
next major task... visa
  • mjintexas
    I'm excited that you might've found a tenant! Yay!
    by mjintexas at 08/16/07 12:01AM
  • mountainmama
    I'm glad you found time to update your public. We do adore you so!
    by mountainmama at 08/16/07 12:49AM
  • mountainmama
    P.S. Great picture!
    by mountainmama at 08/16/07 12:49AM
  • joe
    get some of them young studly college guys to help!
    by joe at 08/16/07 1:53AM
  • smiley_beth
    So glad you might be past one hurdle that's been a stress. Glad to know you won't be homeless before Italy. Love you girl!
    by smiley_beth at 08/16/07 8:48AM
  • texaslady
    GoOD! I'm sooo glad that worked out. God is watching over you! :)
    by texaslady at 08/16/07 3:50PM
  • browngirl22
    Good luck with the packing and visa, I know what that's all about all to well.
    by browngirl22 at 08/17/07 6:28PM
  • texaslady
    painting starts really soon! moving officially towards the beginning of September. :)
    by texaslady at 08/19/07 12:35AM

Buy a condo in Tampa... it will be fun!

A beautiful home in nice neighborhood
If you have a pop-up blocker hit the CTRL button while you click on the link ;)
  • lordra
    The pics look really good ... be patient
    by lordra at 07/25/07 11:43PM
  • mjintexas
    It looks beautiful, Michelle! You did such a great job decorating it.
    by mjintexas at 07/26/07 12:47AM
  • texaslady
    Good luck!
    by texaslady at 07/26/07 11:02AM
  • kencancook4u
    i miss your face.....
    by kencancook4u at 07/27/07 11:58PM
  • kencancook4u
    funny because i see your photo every day... something about the real thing that makes it all different.
    by kencancook4u at 07/27/07 11:58PM
  • jollyhollyday
    You were in my dream last night. But you were the bad guy. You and your mom were blowing up things.
    by jollyhollyday at 08/01/07 3:37PM
  • joe
    HaHa that would be awesome!
    by joe at 08/01/07 4:45PM
  • kencancook4u
    can you send me that photo.... i love it...
    by kencancook4u at 08/01/07 4:53PM
  • joe
    KEN!!
    by joe at 08/01/07 4:54PM
  • gerital
    Your a goofball... And that is the extent of that ;)
    by gerital at 08/13/07 6:53AM
  • smiley_beth
    It was good seeing you last week. Hope all the Italy prep is going smoothly. Hang in there. Hope to hear from you lots during this whole adventure.
    by smiley_beth at 08/13/07 4:54PM
  • italiano
    Hey Michelle, How are things in Italy? Im so jealous. What is your email address? I met some people who want to move to Italy to teach english also. I told them I would try to get some information for them because I knew you did that. Hope everything is going well there. i will be in trieste in about 2 weeks, so come on over if you want ;) ciao.
    by italiano at 08/15/07 4:26AM
  • gerital
    Your so wonderfully confused enough to make sence of my nonsensicalness (thats right, i may have just made up a word) I wish everything wonderful for you with your new little endevor... ;)
    by gerital at 08/15/07 7:12AM