is it so bad that i want to join my family this summer!! I have already promised my friends that i would visit them when i get a chance(st.louis, mo), but i have just learned that my parents are going to spain and they have rented a big house.  a country i haven't seen before.  I feel guilty, but i want to explore a new place at the same time! what do you think since i can't take more than 2 weeks off work?
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well, make it 50/50\nIf you have two weeks off work, then go with your parents for the 1st week, and return to visit your friends on the other week. Just make it balanced.
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OK what is up with this heart attack stuff..My husband and now your mom. \nShe will be in my prayers. Keep us posted about her updates. Take your laptop and keep in touch.\nI had a very hard time and still am dealing with it all. I come here to escape it all..I took my lap top in one day in his room and the Doctor asked me  have you heard of that Yahoo Q&A and I said yes and I showed him this one and he said there is this one babe from and he stopped and said no way...And I said yes..Funny small world................So you wanted new.........\n\nI  have  official made the commitment to take my road trip. I just emailed my family and told them that I was going and if they were not going to support me on this one OWell things happen..\nIt just hit me I need to do this regardless of life and what is going on. LOL for me
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Raymond I am married to a filippino and will be in Manila for 5 weeks at christmas I could myself be interested in your idea, I will be at my house in Novaliches during my stay, I am hoping to find a new property during this period and would be willing to meet you and discus your ideas, king1dvd@yahoo.co.uk, regards David
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a beach party is not so great if you plan to stay there very late, unless you are in an area where you can have a bonfire.  even in the summer (and i assume you're not planning THAT far in advance), it gets pretty freaking cold after about 11, especially with the wind chill.  a house party is good if it's not too big and if you're pretty well acquainted with everyone coming over.  but it really sucks when tons of people you don't know end up in your house and you have to clean up the next day.  how about getting a bunch of concert tickets and going out?  have a good time whatever you do.  happy birthday!
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We're moving to New Orleans within a month.  I'm being reassigned there (I'm in the Navy).  We're excited about moving there because we believe that the city will come back better than ever.  Hang in there!  Also, thanks for the coffee house recommendation.  We will check out CC's.
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It's summer and school is out now so why not give it a trial run with your dad. Go spend the summer with him, check out the school where you would go if you moved and give yourself a real chance to see what all the changes would be like. If when you get closer to the end of summer you feel like you'd like to give it a little more time and actually attend the school there then give it the first semester to get an even better feel for those who would be your classmates and friends if you moved. It's always hard when we have to make choices but what's important is that we do so with all the knowledge we can get in order to make the best possible choice. In your case I think this is more about what's going to ultimately be best for you and enhance your life. Your parents are both loving and understanding and obviously want these things for you too.\n\nBest of Luck!!
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I am taking my sister-in-law, LEGAL IMMIGRANT from the Philippines, to buy her new car May 1st. Then we are going shopping all day. We both took our vacation beginning May 1st. SPEND SPEND SPEND...just doing what we can for our country!!!
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Well first of all this is coming from someone that is actually marrying someone she met on line in July! Call me crazy, but some people are just meant to meet in different ways than others! We met on line in July met in September he didnt tell his family and my family was like no way! But it just felt right i met him and he was amazing! he moved from Vegas to Utah and we met in september engageged in November and Marrying in July! Go with your heart! Eventually parents will understand once they meet you!
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Hya luv, I was looking for this type of hol during this years summer......\n\nAnyway, we where advised to go to the Saturno Jupiter in Alcudia for all the reasons you state...all inc, loads of sun, facilities for the kids etc.............To cut 2 very expensive weeks short! It was an absolute sh.it hole (excuse my language) the rooms where dirty, the food disgusting, facilities -crap, the pools, all 5 dirty often with ST's and poo floating in them!\n\nDo not go there!!!\n\nOn a lighter note the year before we stayed at the Hotel Hawaii in Magaluff, we stayed half board but you could go all inc - food - fab, night entertainment - kids loved it, Kids day and pool entertainment - loved it, The whole hotel was spotless and the cost to go there was very reasonable!\n\nHope this helps!!!\nHappy hols
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I guess I am in the same situation.  I actually asked my boyfriend what was up with us and he just told me that he didn't know.\n\nI can tell you what I am doing but I don't know if you would want to do the same.  I am taking a sabbatical and taking time for me.  Pamper yourself, because in the end no one will love you like you will.  How knows your summer might make for interesting new friends and maybe a new love.  It will eventually find you instead of you looking for it.
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I am kinda in the same situation.  I am from Michigan and we are in California right now.  I am not happy here and I miss my family.  Our kids are here with us but I think it is going to come down to me leaving him.  I just want to do whats best for our children. They don't like it here either. I don't think he will ever go back there. I am just praying about it so maybe you should do the same.
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I worked for my parents for seven years. I hated it most of the time I was there. I was even given half of the business. After working 60 - 90 hour weeks i finally told my parents I needed a break. We sold the business, I got some money and traveled Europe for a year, then the US. Tell them you need a break and that you'd like to explore some other possibillities. If they are good parents they'll understand and let you go. Just dont leave them in a bind, hire someone to replace you if you have to or see if you can take a vacation. You'll be ready to get back to work afterwards and if your not. oh well.
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I hated to leave New Orleans and the house I grew up in, I mean it was like watching the world as I've known it for 20 years now FALL APART AT THE SEEMS! Spent the better part of the first five months living on the floor of a one bedroom apt. with my parents in Houston. They didn't have jobs and I didn't have a college, UNO was flooded. It didn't really hit us till about a week later when we realized we were gunna have to start over. For a Middle Class family who worked for everything we ever had to just lose it in the blink of an eye was hard. We had insurance, but like so many WORKING CLASS New Orleanians, it wasn't nearly enough. My mom worked for a private school as a teacher, and they with held her check for months after the storm. Living on foodstamps for us is sort of embarrasing but a necessity. I couldn't live in New Orleans and I don't want to live in Houston. I really don't feel like I have a home, but you just have to look forward and not behind and that helps with the tears a little. It's hard when there's no one to help, when everyone you know was effected by the storm. I'm at LSU living one day at a time and working... It's sort of home. Something new. A new start, I guess it could be worse, a lot worse.
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What and where is KANSAS ??\n\nARIZONA seems to be one of the fastest-growing places anymore.  Cost of living is less, although not a whole lot less (I'm told) than CALIFORNIA.  Nice weather and LOTS OF JOBS, I think.\n\nIf your family's there, I would go home and take a breather.\nAlso, if your parents are getting older, it would a VERY GOOD IDEA TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM BEFORE THEY GET MUCH OLDER -- you won't EVER REGRET THAT DECISION !!
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I think it's cool that u want to go to Disney... don't pay attention to Jennifer B.. the B stands for b!tch!! I've read all her answers and she can't answer a question intelligently without insulting the asker. Anyway... I don't think there is anything wrong with you guys going... the mom is probably worried something might happen to you guys on the way. What you should all do is go over to ur friends house and sit down with her mother over a cup of coffee and explain exactly what ur planning to do, and all the reasons why she shouldn't worry, tell her the thing about the cells phones, that you will be responsible, you won't drink (even if later on you will hee hee) you won't pick up hitchhikers, that the daughter will call the mom every 2 hours to check in etc etc etc... try to put her mom at ease so she won't worry. Good luck!! tell me how it went ok??
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The kids are so excited to go with you tonight, thank you for doing this.  However, I don't feel that I am ready to be with the family just yet.  I am still working on sorting out feelings from the separtation.  Frankly, I don't feel that I would be great company tonight.  Thank you for the invitation but; I'll have to pass.
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Find your local rotary site. They are a wonderful program to go with, they were the best one i've used. The people you meet are amazing and they do a good job of setting it up so that you change families and settings enough to get a good feel for the life and culture there. They also, unlike some other choices, keep in good touch with you and follow up to see how your doing and if you need anything. They were also the cheapest I found, your cost is really your plane ticket, then they give you a number of things to take, as well as pay you a monthly allowance while you are in your host country.