What you couldve bought instead....

[smy_749]

I have to increase my post count because I'm leaving sunday and won't be sitting home all day. Gone for ten days to the red seaaaaaaa

Anyways, I've spent close to 2600 for tickets and another 2000 on gifts / stuff for family thats harder to get overseas, especially for a good price. And stuff for my son because they won't give my wife a visa and we've been waiting for a year, so I haven't seen my 3 month old son yet :S ANYWAYs

Buying all that stuff I was just thinking about how many cool snakes / geckos/ enclosures I could have made and its driving me nuts hahahahah Does anyone else think like this? 1500 on a laptop.....coulda been a carpondro :/

I did buy this though haha 54" snake for my son!

http://www.toysrus.com/graphics/product_images/pTRU1-12693923reg.jpg

[Danimal]

I have to increase my post count

Ah, as I suspected, why else would anyone make so many unnecessary posts.

[KORBIN5895]

Ah, as I suspected, why else would anyone make so many unnecessary posts.

Could you elaborate on what you mean by pointless?

@my distant cousin

That situation blows. When I got married it was too hard to get my wife into the states so I moved to Canada. I couldn't imagine not seeing my children for three months. Enjoy your visit and take plenty of condoms. One is enough!

[bumblebat]

I'm always bemoaning the fact that I don't have a leachie gecko and a BRB, and I tell myself that I'm simply not in a financial position to bear the initial cost, so it shouldn't bother me so much. But then I get to thinking about what I've spent, and I have to wonder, did I REALLY need those groceries? Surely I could skip a few meals for awhile. Then I have to question as to whether that's a normal thing to do. (It's not,) but I could sure use a shiny new gecko.

[Hurrok]

I think of that every time I pay rent, I could get a nice morph but noooo, bills have to be paid and the government has to take my money.

I'd much rather surround myself with animals, reptiles and fish galore! :)

[smy_749]

Ah, as I suspected, why else would anyone make so many unnecessary posts.

Take a chill pill? Just for future reference which type of post am I allowed to make a new topic about?

@ Korbin, 1 is enough for now I agree. I started my paperwork back in June and its taking quite some time. And lots of money for plane tickets would be an understatement. :S

[lady_bug87]

My husband traveled for business the first three months after my son was born its definitely hard. Enjoy your time with him :)

Doesn't matter what you spent or what you bought. Seeing your little boy is priceless.

[Concept9]

I'm always bemoaning the fact that I don't have a leachie gecko and a BRB, and I tell myself that I'm simply not in a financial position to bear the initial cost, so it shouldn't bother me so much. But then I get to thinking about what I've spent, and I have to wonder, did I REALLY need those groceries? Surely I could skip a few meals for awhile. Then I have to question as to whether that's a normal thing to do. (It's not,) but I could sure use a shiny new gecko.


LOL . . . I'm in the same boat with getting a BRB. Every time I drink a beer I think its putting me a day away from my BRB. :)

[smy_749]

My husband traveled for business the first three months after my son was born its definitely hard. Enjoy your time with him :)

Doesn't matter what you spent or what you bought. Seeing your little boy is priceless.

Here is the little bugger :P

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/936214_134421140082651_193715400_n.jpg

[KORBIN5895]

Cute kid. Definitely stick with one.

[lady_bug87]

He's so beautiful enjoy your time with him

[NextMorph]

Congrats on your son!! :)

And I can definitely relate... I think of almost everything I buy in terms of what snake I could have bought with that money. The positive side is it makes me a lot more concious of what I buy. The negative side is that I still spend all that money..... but it's worth it for the snakes. :P :) Have a fun vacation.

[Cor8et]

Here is the little bugger :P

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/936214_134421140082651_193715400_n.jpg
Aww bless his wee cotton sock`s, you must be so excited to see and hold him :)

Hope you all have a wonderful meet up :yes:

[smy_749]

Thanks guys haha, I'm pretty excited. According to my wife he doesn't cry much at all, and is always doing goofy smiles like that one. He was in the hospital in that pic, you can see the gauze on his hand. High fever for a week!
How in the world do you embedd videos lol ?

bBay - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Q-mN81v6o)

[jarich]

Very cute kid man. Must take after his mother eh? ;)

[smy_749]

Very cute kid man. Must take after his mother eh? ;)

You think im ugly :( ? We still don't really know who he will look like, when he was born he was a clone of me, now hes switching over to the other side but his facial expressions are still mine haha

Anyways, thanks.

[LadyWraith]

What a cute-tastic kiddo... I'm sure you're stoked to play with the little guy. :)

[smy_749]

What a cute-tastic kiddo... I'm sure you're stoked to play with the little guy. :)

I'm afraid since he hasn't seen me yet that he will just be terrified of me.... :(

[KORBIN5895]

You think im ugly :(.

In a word yes.

[Mark Taylor]

He is cute mate have a great time on your hols with your wife and son. :)

[Donnie]

smy I bet you can't wait to go and see the little fella, I couldn't imagine not seeing mine for months at a time.


Cute kid. Definitely stick with one.

I would say have two but certainly no more than that. Rather than your one kid always having to be entertained by you or the Mrs with a sibling it is a case of "go and play with your brother/sister" and that gives you a bit of free time every now and then ;)

[smy_749]

This thread got derailed, oh well lol

Korbin, you don't really think I'm ugly. I used to do the same thing with the pretty girls I liked in elementary school, I understand completely. ;) ahaha

1 is enough for right now, but I don't want my son to be an only child lol Has gotta get boring. 10 days isn't nearly enough considering the flight is 17 hours (5 hour lay over :/) and we are leaving at 6 am on the 10th day so its more like 7 or 8 days.... I'll prob go back again in a month or two lol

I'll try to do some herping and take a few pics here and there, but I can't gaurantee anything since my son is not old enough to tag along yet and I'm not trying to waste time doing my own thing when I have only 10 days.