we’re a’comin

OK, after all over visa hassles, we finally have clearance to come to the US of A. If we get our passports back, we’ll be in the US on 10 August. Bring it on! I hope America is ready for Ruby Hirsch Cute eh?


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Ruby has to endure the 16 hour ordeal of a flight. And then she has to deal with the American doggie accent. I am sure she will adjust. :-)

July 27, 2007 | Filed Under USA trip |  

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27 Responses to “we’re a’comin”

  1. Rodney Olsen on July 27th, 2007 5:54 pm

    The boxer dogs in America will wonder why Ruby hasn’t had her ears clipped.

    We had a boxer when I was young. Beautiful dogs.

  2. Deebs on July 27th, 2007 6:20 pm

    yeah, they’re way better without their ears clipped eh! it’ll make her stand out!

    those clipped ones look like freaking aliens sent from outer space>.. or a boxer that’s just been probed by an alien… or something…?!

  3. Alan Hirsch on July 27th, 2007 6:26 pm

    Agreed Deebs! It’s just plain wrong. This one has a tail too! Very cute tail at that!

  4. Charlie on July 27th, 2007 6:43 pm

    Big Al,

    Great news mate! Will bring Ruby a big bone, or a rib, or whatever you call them…!

    peace-
    Charlie

  5. christina on July 27th, 2007 7:36 pm

    love the jowls….

  6. Neal on July 27th, 2007 11:38 pm

    Is it me or does Ruby sorta look like Einstein… nahhh :0

  7. Makeesha on July 28th, 2007 12:08 am

    yay! no more flux!

  8. Jon on July 28th, 2007 12:49 am

    Glad it all came through! America PROBABLY still isn’t ready for ANY Hirsch, Ruby included.

  9. Jamie Arpin-Ricci on July 28th, 2007 2:38 am

    So, does this mean you’ll be able to visit us Canucks more often too? Come and visit and bring Ruby with you. My dog would love to meet her.

    Peace,
    Jamie

  10. Peggy Brown on July 28th, 2007 7:55 am

    And there was great rejoicing all around! 8)

    I wonder…do dogs have accents? Hmmm…. I just hope Ruby doesn’t have any quaranteen issues to deal with….

    America, in general, may not be ready for the Three Hirsches, but there are a lot of Americans looking forward to their arrival ;)

    Welcome, friends…may your latest missionary adventure be blessed and be a blessing.

  11. Mike Gastin on July 28th, 2007 9:48 am

    Hi Al - what part(s) of the US will you be visiting?

  12. David on July 28th, 2007 11:00 am

    We’ll be like two ships passing in the night…well, the night lasting about two years! By then we’ll probably be London.

    But in the mean time, I owe you a donkey!
    They give pony rides at a park near here, so just let me know! :-)

  13. Patrick on July 28th, 2007 11:13 am

    Wonderful news!

  14. Alan Hirsch on July 28th, 2007 5:07 pm

    Mike, well, I am covering a bit of ground in the US. You can check out the travels on the calendar function in the connect menu above. I need to update it and add a few more. But, we will start living in LA and move ut from there. Its an Abrahamic journey of sorts, so we are not sure where we will end up settling….if at all.

    Thanks for the best wishes all.

  15. Jenelle on July 29th, 2007 5:53 pm

    [applause, applause]

    Whatta dork I am. I swore you were already here. (Well, I didn’t really swear.)

  16. Alan Hirsch on July 29th, 2007 8:57 pm

    Janelle, I was meant to have been there by now, and I was there recently but now I am here and will be there again soon….so there! :-)

  17. Jenelle on July 30th, 2007 4:20 am

    oh good. good good. I was hoping to grab Debs for coffee while I was a little old lady in Pasadena. but I’ll wait for the autumn time, then.

  18. Bob Carder on July 30th, 2007 3:31 pm

    Alan, welcome to America, the land of missional opportunities where the harvest is greater than anyone can imagine.

    You’ll soon discover it is not Aussie land.

  19. kel on July 30th, 2007 8:14 pm

    atta girl ruby
    you international jetsetter you
    my dog is very jealous!?!

    http://www.blog-a-dog.blogspot.com

  20. Rob Yackley on July 31st, 2007 12:22 pm

    If Ruby is a girl, I’ve got a great big golden retriever boy named Scout who would love to show her the town.

    Welcome to SoCal!

    Rob

  21. alan hirsch on July 31st, 2007 3:29 pm

    And what else would Scout like to show her Rob? :-)

  22. julia on August 1st, 2007 3:34 pm

    love it! can’t wait to have you here…and your dog is adorable. and I can’t wait for “Father’s Office”

  23. Alan Hirsch on August 1st, 2007 5:21 pm

    Ah Julia, we have smoked you out of your corner eh? Welcome.

  24. Janet on August 10th, 2007 4:05 am

    Are you there yet? Today’s the day…

    Although… international dateline… maybe you’re not. Freaky.

    It was nice to see you and Deb recently, albeit briefly. Hope you have a good trip and all that.

  25. alan h on August 10th, 2007 9:13 am

    an, we are at the airport right now waiting to leave our country. Its been a harrowing and emotionally charged week. Feel kind of numb but excited at the same time. Wierd eh? Thanks for your comradeship over the years. I know we will stay in touch.

  26. Janet on August 11th, 2007 10:39 pm

    Me too. (I was going to type “bloody well hope so” in an attempt to sound Aussie, then thought it might offend your international readership.) Guess you’ve landed… hope you got through customs OK despite your suspicious appearance! (Everyone in South Africa though Alan and Deb were political activists, not ordained ministers!)

  27. Alan Hirsch on August 12th, 2007 6:32 am

    Yeah, and sometimes I have been mistaken for a columbian drug lord :-)

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