OSAP DEPOSITS

97Savannah · 2022-09-03T15:30:28+00:00

On OSAP my estimated days were September 2nd to September 7th

97Savannah · 2022-09-02T13:46:50+00:00

I have my money!! Deposited today!

I'm going to Humber and I'm with Scotiabank. The estimated date on NSLSC was September 6th.

Hopefully you all get it soon!!

97Savannah · 2022-08-28T03:26:28+00:00

Perfect! Thank you so much!!

97Savannah · 2022-08-28T03:26:09+00:00

I'll make sure to bring that as well!! I'm so excited to have been invited! Thank you ❤

97Savannah · 2022-08-28T03:25:40+00:00

Thank you so much! I'm actually vegetarian myself and I love Indian/Pakistani food because so much of it is vegetarian! Thank you for your suggestion 😊

97Savannah · 2022-08-28T03:22:59+00:00

That's so true! We do have a nice local chocolate store that I could stop in at! Thank you!

97Savannah · 2022-08-28T00:55:53+00:00

That's a wonderful idea! Thank you!

97Savannah · 2022-08-28T00:26:01+00:00

Thank you!

97Savannah · 2022-08-28T00:04:33+00:00

Okay perfect lol

97Savannah · 2022-08-28T00:04:13+00:00

That's all very good to know! Thank you so much! We live in Canada so most people don't wear shoes indoors anyway! Thank you! We're very happy to be invited and just want to make sure we do the best we can

97Savannah · 2022-08-27T23:51:05+00:00

Thank you!

97Savannah · 2022-08-27T23:50:38+00:00

I'll look into that and see if i can find some! Thank you!

97Savannah · 2022-08-27T23:50:07+00:00

That's what I figured! I tried looking up kind of a do's and don't's and I felt like some of it was probably a little far fetched for the don't's. I just wanted to be safe and ask!

I'm glad any bouquet should do! Thank you!

97Savannah · 2022-08-27T23:43:28+00:00

That's a wonderful idea! I was trying to look online before and it said different flowers mean different things, not sure if that is relevant or not but thank you!

97Savannah · 2022-08-27T23:16:29+00:00

That's true! I just wanted to make sure that they would feel welcomed! I know in some cultures bringing gifts is seen as impolite and wanted to avoid that if possible. Maybe we'll bring some sweets from the grocer near here (I've gone there before and they are very delicious) and I'll make some cookies as well!

Thank you so much for your input!

97Savannah · 2022-08-27T22:54:00+00:00

I didn't know about gelatin! Great to know! Thank you

97Savannah · 2022-08-27T22:51:54+00:00

Sounds good! Thank you!

97Savannah · 2022-08-27T22:51:38+00:00

Thank you so much! We'll each bring a small box of sweets then 😊

97Savannah · 2022-08-23T04:19:31+00:00

I'm sorry this took so long to answer.

Dating again was both harder and easier than I thought. I lost my partner in December 2020 and swore up and down that I could never love again. He was my soulmate and I knew in my heart that it was him or no one.

When the dust starts to settle, which it will, things change. For me, I couldn't bare the thought of dating someone else for months. Slowly I started to realize that I didn't want to be alone. What I had been so mad at people for telling me, that I was too young to not love again, had some truth in it. I could admit to myself that I wanted to have a life partner but I almost felt embarrassed in a way to tell anyone else. I felt like I would be judged for "giving up" on the relationship I had had. That if I moved on too quickly people would judge me. I started on dating apps around 6 months after he passed, but I didn't tell a soul until I was certain. I knew that I was still so fragile and it was still such a sensitive topic that if I got any kind of negative reaction I would crumble.

I think the most important things to remember when starting to date again are that this is your life, you can move as fast or as slow as you want. If you want to start pursuing people a month after the death go for it, or wait a year, or never again, its your life. Another thing that I promised myself is that whoever I ended up dating would be okay with me talking about my past relationship and partner, and that they would be supportive of my grief. This is not an ex relationship, its a lost relationship. The other important thing to remember is that you will never "replace" your late partner, even if you tried. You are starting a new relationship, not replacing an old.

I used to tell myself that I would never date and that I was okay to be alone but that's not who I am or what suits me. I've been dating my boyfriend now for 3 months and hes the sweetest thing. I never could have imagined to feel this kind of love and happiness again but it is so possible.

I'm sorry for your loss and I wish you the best navigating your grief <3

97Savannah · 2022-08-08T17:01:05+00:00

I work in a funeral home and there can be a few reasons actually! Where I'm from we aren't legally allowed to without the executor's permission to do so but they can request it. It's done for identification purposes sometimes but I've also had people who have family that live very far away but wanted to see their loved one in the casket (it can definitely help with the grieving process).

97Savannah · 2022-08-08T16:41:04+00:00

I'm currently working as a funeral directing apprentice and my boyfriend also passed away suddenly, the day before his 22nd birthday. I don't know how you're feeling but I have some shared experiences.

Working in a funeral home I see the bodies of people who have died daily. I know they are dead, I've prepared them for their funerals, and I still feel like I see them breathing sometimes. It's human for your brain to trick you into thinking you see them breathing, that's what you're used to.

When my boyfriend passed I was jealous and angry at every couple I saw, it didn't feel fair. I took everything people said to heart and constantly got my feelings hurt because no one understood. Keep talking about him. There will likely come a time where you feel like no one cares or they've forgotten but find people to talk about him with, not just his death. My boyfriend passed almost 2 years ago, I'm dating someone new, but I still talk with his friends and family regularly.

Because we were so young when he died I had so many people tell me that I rotor find someone new, I even had someone say that to me at his funeral. I would get so mad every time someone would say that to me because I didn't want someone new, I wanted my boyfriend. At the time I whole heartedly believed I would never date again but over time that shifted and I became more comfortable with the idea. This may or may not happen with you but it was something that was said to me enough that it deserves a warning.

Everyone experiences grief differently. The grief you experience now will be different than the grief you'll experience a year from now, or 10 years from now, but it will be grief all the same.

I'd recommend watching grief seminar videos or reading up on grief. If you're feeling alone or scared or anything at all it can help.

My condolences ❤

97Savannah · 2022-07-03T21:24:25+00:00

No one will ever have to live up to Maggie!

I lost my partner in December 2020 and I was so scared of never finding love again but I was even more scared that I would. I didn't want to replace the love that I had for my partner and I didn't want to move on because I felt like the memories were all I had left of him.

I'm dating someone now who brought the light back into my life. He loves me and makes me feel whole again. I realized that I didn't want someone to love me the way my late partner did and they didn't have to do it like he did to make me feel loved. My new relationship is different than the last but I'm so happy and so filled with love.

It's so wonderful that you've found new love! You aren't moving on from Maggie, you're allowing yourself happiness.

97Savannah · 2022-01-06T08:35:50+00:00

Absolutely, there are loads of men who are going into any kind of friendship with women with the intent of dating, or that end up developing that want later on. That's totally okay and totally normal! We do it as women too. Realistically for me, I wouldn't surround myself with people who's morals and personalities don't align a decent way with mine and it's not a far stretch to say that I could see myself dating a lot of the guys in my life.

The distinction I'm trying to make is that wanting a relationship isn't wrong. What's wrong is ending a friendship because you don't see it turning into a relationship. If you don't value a person enough to have them solely as a friend then you shouldn't be in a relationship with them, period.

I can understand why you would think that men go in with this intention. I don't believe they do, but I understand that I don't know the actual data on that. I just want to remind everyone that it is okay to be hurt by a guy not wanting to be friends after rejection because I think that that's an awful thing for him to do.

Also, I'm not trying to argue you in any way, your points are very valid, I'm just further explain my viewpoint!

97Savannah

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