Leaving Australia : Loving Jacqui

Leaving Australia

It’s true.

I’m having a fantastic time.

Bear (Jacqui) is the most wonderful woman I’ve ever met, except for my mom, and I’ve had the time of my life. That’s as that song goes, but I’ll be nonplussed if it ain’t so.

We’re now in Mandurah, a busy and friendly tourist town south of Perth. Bear’s in the apartment we’re staying at and I’m going for a “walk”.

I could talk about all the touristy things we did, but instead I’ll mention I accomplished some important personal things on this trip I’ve been meaning to do for ages, at last wrote and launched my business website, ChristophDollis.com, and learned who Bear is.

She is as magnificent as I had dreamed.

You know how when you have the “hots” for someone, you make them all perfect in your mind and then months or years later you discover to your chagrin that it was all in your head?

Well, through thick and thin, problem and pleasure, Bear has been her wonderful self, only surprising me by how she rises to the challenge, not that she does.

My grammar may not have been the best, but I hope you catch my meaning. And she’s fun.

During this trip I have stayed variously with her family, at a luxury eco-resort burried in the bush, at a caravan/trailer park, briefly with her husband and wife pastors (yes, it’s a fact), and now at a lovely split level apartment in Mandurah. Her family were especially gracious, the peaceful chalet awesome, the trailer park had a pool under the palm trees for my daily swims, her pastors and their family loving and close, the apartment ideal, and the ocean swimming, scenery, and wildlife, out of this world… yet the highlight has always been the same… the subject of this site.

I set out to find someone special; it wasn’t an accident. And such is the way with most great things.

Photo of Jacqui & Christoph in Mandurah, Australia

ILY,B

Filed under: Australia, Bear, Business, Christoph, Family, Friends

9 Comments — add a comment!

I miss you so very much already.

This was an amazing surprise to find this post. Love the pics they totally make it! You even got my fav in there.

Tell me your going for a walk, I knew you were up to something.

ILY2

Lets talk soon ok?

Comment by Bear
6:29 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Tue. Apr 3rd, ’07
“Lets talk soon ok?”

Deal… actually, done.

And we’ll do it again sometime soon.

Comment by Christoph Dollis (at Hong Kong Airport)
8:27 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Tue. Apr 3rd, ’07
Jacqui,

Hi! I met Christophe while at work and the topic of my Australian relationship came up! So we talked for awhile and found out that our relationship started pretty much the same way. So he told me you may get a kick out of the fact that I’m going to Auz to see my boyfriend! Anyways hun, wish you the best of luck!!

Comment by Shannon
7:35 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Sun. Apr 8th, ’07
Hey Shannon

Man I did get a kick out of this! I wanna hear more. Im sooo excited for you.

Seriously I neeeeed to hear more.

Im going to set Chris on a mission to get your email or something. hahahaha

Ahhhh how exciting.

I wish you the bsst in this adventure and am here for all the advice you could need!

Comment by Bear
3:20 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Wed. Apr 11th, ’07
I’m an asshole? Why? Because I pointed out how horrible looking Cherniak’s logo was after he proudly posted it and invited comments? Read the thread. It’s Cherniak, then you who descend into name calling.

Comment by Hy Coup
12:10 PM Vancouver, Canada time on Thu. Apr 19th, ’07
I read the thread, Hy.

I said you were “acting like” one and I chose the qualifier on purpose.

You weren’t just criticizing his logo’s shortcomings as was I, you were insulting the man who is trying to make something of himself on a budget. I agree with everything you wrote.

Just not your way of writing it.

Anyway, you said:

Call me a fool, asshole…whatever if it makes you happy.

… so it’s not like I picked the term out of a hat.

Anyway, I apologize if I overstated my thoughts because I probably attributed Angrywest’s comment to you in error in my haste.

I have no quarrel with you except to say that criticizing Cherniak’s label and, on that political blog (which this isn’t), even his party’s leader’s recent strategy is in good taste and helpful, but I thought you were unnecessarily put downish.

Now gee. I feel like we’re in kindergarten.

But whatever. Remember, the qualifier… I didn’t call you an *ssh*le and that’s on purpose because I don’t think you’re one.

Thanks for dropping by!

Comment by Christoph Dollis
7:45 PM Vancouver, Canada time on Thu. Apr 19th, ’07
“… agree with everything you wrote.”

… except for the “insulting the man part”. I’m being awfully imprecise today.

Accept my apology.

Comment by Christoph Dollis
7:47 PM Vancouver, Canada time on Thu. Apr 19th, ’07
Thanks very much for the apology. This is one reason why email is sometimes a horrible communication medium. Unless you overtly qualify your responses with qualifiers, things can and often do, get misunderstood.

My first post while admittedly a little harsh was (in my mind, anyway) a good-natured rib. I don’t know if you read Jason’s blog regularly, but from time to time, he scotch tapes together “attack ads” and they usually get panned for their quality (or lack thereof). He called me a fool in his response and the rest, as they say, is history.

I post anonymously because I’m not in the sphere of politics and I may post from time to time when I should be doing other things. I make sure I don’t abuse this anonymity, however, and I try very hard not to make it personal.

BTW, you were definitely right about the logos that guy did up for Jason. The first one was awesome.

Thanks again and best regards.

Comment by Hy Coup
12:22 PM Vancouver, Canada time on Mon. Apr 23rd, ’07
Why thanks boys for putting the word ***hole on my website!

Really appreciate it!

Glad you could work things out here.

LJ never even got a mention in those lovely comments.

Comment by Bear
7:02 AM Vancouver, Canada time on Wed. Apr 25th, ’07