“[It’s been] close to a year now,” the former American Idol winner said during an appearance airing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today. “That’s the longest relationship I’ve had. I joke and say my dogs are the longest relationship ever.”

However, contrary to rumors, the long distance lovers will not be playing house in Mike’s Canadian home any time soon.

“No, call me old fashioned,” Carrie said. “The next guy I move in with will be my hubby. Whoever that is. I’m not saying it’s going to be him.”

FYI, Carrie lost the Best Female Vocalist prize to young champion Taylor earlier in the night.

The cute country star has agreed to move into Mike’s Canadian retreat, a source close to the couple tells OK! Magazine. “Mike asked her to move in, and she said yes… She’s on the road a lot and can’t commit fully, but she did clear out space in his closet and stock his kitchen with her favorites.”

The “Before He Cheats” singer has been dating the Canadian athlete for a year, but only went public with her relationship with the Ottawa Senators player in the liner notes of her new No. 1 album, Play On.

“Thank you #12,” she wrote, referring to Mike’s jersey number. “You are the most amazing addition to my life! You are such a wonderful person and have had such an amazing hand in the building of this album and in the growth of me as a person. I love you so much! You make my life better in every way! I thank God for you every day.”

Pals of the pair wouldn’t be surprised if the big move for Carrie and Mike is a walk down the aisle: “They’re completely in love. They’ve talked marriage. Mike’s said it in front of Carrie’s family. They love him and think he’s great.”

The American Idol winner – who had the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history with 2005’s Some Hearts - credits the busty blonde with often inspiring her country style.

Carrie, 26, reveals on the pages of the December issue of Lucky Magazine: “I like pairing cowboy boots with unexpected things, like cute dresses. You can be ‘country’ and still be stylish – I would wear them regardless of what kind of music I sang.”

However, Carrie isn’t quite brave enough to take on many of Dolly’s glittery outfits.

“I would never attempt to pull off Dolly’s wardrobe, but her confidence is enviable. She always makes it work!”

The 78-year-old “Choices” crooner has some harsh words for some of country’s modern day big acts, like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, who Jones accuses of “stealing our identity.”

“They’re definitely not traditional country music. It’s good to know that we still do traditional country music. Alan Jackson still does it, so does George Strait. We still have it, and there’s quite a few of us that are going to hope that it comes back one of these days,” Jones remarked in an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday.

Carrie sure is having a great season. After rocking Manhattan’s Bryant Park with a performance on Good Morning America Tuesday, her current single. “Cowboy Casanova.” has already peaked to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on Hot Country Songs.

The two-hour special , tentatively titled Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special, will air December 7 on FOX.

Carrie — the most commercially-successful artist to emerge from Idol — will perform a string of hits, holiday classics, songs from her upcoming third album Play On — available Nov. 3 — and participate in comedy skits.

Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, and American Idol 7 champ David Cook will guest star.

The Academy of Country Music’s reigning Entertainer of the Year will join previous inductees Vince Gill, Toby Keith, and The All American Rejects in Hall of Fame.