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Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on May 27, 2011 at 4:15pm
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Hey ladies, my daughter got a summer job at the PF Chang's in Columbia. How about that? She starts training next week :)
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Hismom, can I let you know by Monday? I had something planned with my daughter, but I can't remember if it was on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Lori, I will hopefully know by this weekend what our plans are on the car switch. I will have a car here (mine) in MD either way though. I am also driving and old Subaru (1995) down to Adam in Pensacola to use until he gets out of A & C school. It will be just a matter of when I go out to NM to do the switch now on when I am able to go to PFChang's. I'm hoping to do it later in July, but I have to talk to my husband about it first, because I then have to drive it back for Michelle to use during the school year. Nothing is ever very simple with my husband. lol
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Comment by lori on May 25, 2011 at 9:25am
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Hismom- I'm not sure I know Westminister. Sounds kind of far from me.
Betsy- yes PF Changs is still a go for me! So if you are driving to NM [ wow long drive right?] when would you go/ be back? If you are down to one car would you still be able to meet? How is the place you are renting for now? Ok?
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Comment by HisMom on May 25, 2011 at 8:10am
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Betsy we can do westminster Panera on Wednesday June 1 at around 1:00 if you like? Everyone else is also welcome.
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pf changs in july is still a go for dinner but I am ready for lunch anytime on a wednesday.
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Ooops, I thought we were still doing PF Changs too. I'm good either way.
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Comment by Linda on May 24, 2011 at 9:21pm
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HisMom-Panera is also a god choice, but I work full time, M-F. Since I have been at this job less than a year, I don't have alot of vacation time. Weekends work best for me.
July would be a good time for me. The only weekend that I may be busy is Fourth of July. My son is hoping to come home for the weekend. I hope he can as we are a little bit further than 400 mi.
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Cori, ((hugs)) again.
HisMom, I think I am about 45 to 50 minutes from Westminster. It could be doable for me.
Lori, my husband is now talking about me driving out to NM after our visit to Pensacola and leaving one car out there. I will then pick up our daughter's car (which we were keeping at her bf's house in NM, so she would have it when she goes back to college) and drive it back to Maryland. The registration is up on that car in August and we have to have the car in Maryland to register. (Wouldn't it have been nice if he had thought of that BEFORE we left NM, so we could have just driven it out to Maryland then?) UGH! I have to check to see if that's a go first. I should know something this week and will let you know for sure.
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I am in finksburg How far is the Westminster Panera to you? I am off on Wednesdays
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Cori- hope your flight home went well. I got in yesterday but got stuck in the airport for 2 hours as my husband was stuck in on the beltway accident for 2 hours. It's good to be back but so hard to say good bye to dear friends yesterday. Now to try and get used to the 5 hour time difference!
Hismom- where do you live? I'm in Olney. I can meet during the week- it just depends on the day and what my work schedule is.
Joanne- your son must think you're crazy!
Betsy- so should we plan on her a PF Chang's get together in July and see how many are available to come?
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