Just wondering how many of the old familiars of the UK forum are still popping their heads in now and again. Life is busy and many of us are reunited with our hubbys/fiance(e)s now, so VJ is not needed as much, but it'd be nice to hear what everyone is up to if you get the chance.

So, let us all know how you're all getting along, even if it's just a brief line saying "I'm still alive!"

Who's considered old familar???

I am still here...yay.

I dunno really, anyone I guess. We've had quite an active UK forum for the last year or so but now everyone has gone through their initial phases and are settling into RL. I guess I mean anyone and everyone who has contributed to this forum in the last few years!

cool, well it's you and me Mags!

I am still here...popping in most days usually don't add much though....

Heh, and it all started with my 'let's get this an active forum' thread

Everyone here has made this place such a great place to read everyday!!!!!!

I have to say I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy to see Welshie lately.

ETA: D & I haven't gotten back to our RL just yet Soon though!

Still here, mostly lurking -- Mr. Psho-to-be had to give 90 days (!!!) notice, so his last day of work is December 21. I fly over on Christmas Eve, and then we fly back (together! yay!) on January 8.

Then I want robots to plan the wedding.

Once we start filing AOS/EAD/AP, I'll probably be poking my head in more frequently.

Oh, all right.

I know.

I never left.

I'm still alive been busy working these days, running myself ragged

I'm here now and then, though my hubby has sworn off the site lol

I am here still but don't post on the boards much.

Obviously, I'm still around. I really miss a lot of the UKers! I wish they'd come back! This used to be such a fun forum!

90 days is a long time and I thought that 60 days was bad

Still here! Posting from an overcast North London this afternoon -- I have a few meetings here this week, so I'm staying with my brother and his family. It's really weird being back in the UK, and only 1/2 mile from my old flat. It's 11 weeks today since we left for America and though we've had a few bumps in settling down, no regrets!

It does seem quieter than normal in the UK forum... it's always the first place I go when I log in!

Nice to see everyone, anyway. It's true that old saying "life just gets in the way". or was it "life will find a way", actually I think that last one was from Jurassic Park and now I'm all confused!

I'm here too... my posts seem to go in spurts. I lurk, mostly, when I have time, to see what the topics of conversation are... Been a rough year of adjustment... our wedding anniversary is tomorrow.

Jen

Congrats on your first year!

congrats on the first year - the adjustment was hard for us too

Congrats Jen. Seems so long ago, doesn't it?

It has been hard, but we're getting into the flow now...next Saturday is our first anni!

Congrats, Jen! This last year has just gone by so quickly, I've only a month to go until I've been here a year and...wow. Life is just whizzing by.

awwwwwwwwwwww......thanks

Good to see Frances back, I wish JaylenBrit would pay us a visit, but it's been so long I don't think she will

Congrats on your Anniversary Jen!

Lisa and Dev.....your turkey sigs crack me up

Thanks everyone.

Jen

Still here and alive, like everybody else, been busy adjusting to the new life. Just celebrated out 1st wedding anniversary.

wow, all these firsts!
Congrats to all.

I just got back on Had the wedding, moving, in-laws visiting, adjusting blah blah blah... Good to hear everyone is doing well!

I'm still alive, if anyone remembers me. We moved from SLC to Southern California a few months ago. So I've been pretty busy adjusting to that. It's near impossible to find work that pays half-decently here.

heya!

where in SoCal are you? Robinklake & I are in LALA....we could have drinkies!

I'm still here. We mostly just peek in here and in off-topic. So much has changed since we filed that I'm afraid we'll give incorrect information.
We just celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary in October! Our life together is still great!

Karen

I still poke in now and again. Have been busy back and forth to the UK for work so mostly too jetlagged to do anything constructive. I've been eligible to apply for citizenship since August and not got around to it yet. Since then there just doesn't seem the urge. I wonder why...

We're coming up to our 10 year anni of meeting next January, and 4 years wed next May. Have no friggin idea where the time goes. In a year or so we'll be turning back around and moving back to Europe. Scares the poop outta me to go through it all again!

Get your USC before you go!!!

Well, I'm hardly going to leave without it.

We just filed N-400, so I've been popping back in occasionally. Wow, it's been nearly 4 years that I've been on this site.

I pop in now and again when I get a chance. We just had our first wedding anniversary, we had planned on going to New York, but we are now in the process of buying our first house together, so any extra funds have just evaporated.

I also just started a new job, doing more stuff that I was doing in the UK and finally getting the wage that I wanted. For the past 8 months I was running the IT network of a small manufacturing company, I had to take what I could at the time. Now I am getting calls from headhunters every other day. I say it has taken me about a year to get to where I wanted to.

Still to make and real friends, more just people that I am friendly with, but hopefully that will change with my new job. All in all wouldnt change it for anything, well except the extra weight I have put on since being here (on a diet and going to the gym at the moment.)

I'm around, we still have to file to remove conditions next year, so i lurk and read, i do post some. I'm already starting to freak thinking about getting things ready for next year

I hope I am classed as a familuar!

Me and Russ still plodding on with life... marrige is wonderful... still missing hom like missing a leg, but its getting better!

I am working in a orthodontist and all the patients love my accent.... staring to get a bit annoying when I say certain things and they look at me like my head fell off for example... ooooh that butty looks good!

I disappeared for a few months because the cafe had just opened but now things are calming down I have time to check this place out again. I love all the people on here and it's always great fun to read the posts. I try to post as often as I can but sometimes I just can't come up with a reply cos I get pulled away from the computer mid reply and then forget what I was typing when I come back. I'm going to try and plan a VJ outdoor picnic type get together in the spring here in Indiana. It will be in the middle of nowhere so hopefully many people will be able to make it to such an obscure location. I'll keep people up to date when I come up with a date and such.

I don't think I've posted enough to be missed by anyone really, but I DO check out this forum at least once a week! I am not sure what I would've done without the stellar advice from many people in the UK forum.
We're still "In Process". lol. Medical on the 22nd in hopes of him being state-side by Christmas!

Pete and I are still here...mostly lurking as well...Between me going to college, working six days a week now, my 2 rugrats, then talking with Pete, and trying to get my house ready for him...well..I'm lucky to have a moment to myself anymore..lol

Corissa

That interview is soon! Good luck and congrats!

Devilette, we're pretty close. We're living out in Chino, which the little notch of San Bernadino county, with Orange, LA and Riverside county all bordering on it.

I'd love to meet up with you guys!

Sounds great, we're about 2/3 hours north of Evansville.

Im still around and popping my head in from time to time - infact I am still here in the UK!! Desperately trying to sell my house as I need to do this for me to move! I finally have a buyer but the solicitors are taking their time or there is some communication problems - I was expecting to complete on 5th November but that aint happening as the buyers solicitors were doing the searches and now I am told today that some of the searches have come thru but they are waiting on 2 other searches - this totally confused me I mean how many searches does the buyers solicitor do???

Anyways I guess I have to wait till next wednesday to find out what the situation is and when will we have an exchange/complete date so I can get my money and pay fro my tickets and the cats and the shipping and make my last minute eye tests - new glasses - docs appointments for meds etc ya know all the usual stuff lol

My visa expires on 27 December so I am really stressing out right now!!! I do know I can apply for an extension but only if i cant use it in time because of circumstances beyond my control I guess if the sale dont go thru then that is beyond my control (fingers crossed)

really stressed out Lina

Hi,.....i,m still here..have been posting as aggy... my rgnscot login wasnt working,it kept crashing,....but i,m back..hopefully


hope everyone is doing good.

MY update...arrived 5th sept..
married 17th sept

Aos Ead Ap sent 23rd oct arrived 29th bio app 29th nov

catch yaz all later..xx

I'm still around.

Sorta.

I posted every so often here and definitely visited here practically on a daily basis. I definitely learned a lot from this site and the posters in this forum. Thank you.

Life is sooo good with my hubby, well except for the finances! We figured by July he'd be working, so the money did start to run thin, but he's actually at work today. Just started. He's been over here about 7 months now, I'm sure he has enjoyed not working for that whole time and he didn't have any problems with missing family and friends, he communicates with them almost on a daily basis through messenger or phone, or Bebo. Plus we had to go the special channels for his football. He's actually even had his first visitor, his brother came over for a little over a week. Sure we're still in the newlywed stages, but life is great. I'd go through it all again in a heartbeat to have what I have now.

Hi....Still here. Just haven't been around this week. One ferret had surgery, 2 new rescues in the house...and 10 other weasels to give attention to !!!

Rose

I'm still here! The process has slowed down considerably so I only pop in and lurk from time to time.

aww fanks Welshie! A year off from VJ was a little weird at times, but it was a good thing at the time. Glad to be hangin around again. Glad you are here too!!!!!!!

For us, we celebrated hubster second anniversary here back at the end of June. We filed for removal of conditions back in April.......... *snooooooooze*, and are still waiting on that. We'll celebrate our 4th anniversary on New Years Eve (FOUR YEARS!!!!!!!!) while we are in the UK for the holidays. We'll file for citizenship as soon as we are eligible and hope that doesn't take ANOTHER bleeding year (IT WILL).

All in all though, adjustment for hubster was amazingly smooth. He's extremely adaptable and laid back and had his job within a month of arriving and has made a whole slew of friends. He's much more of a socialite than I am, so he's able to get out and do the things he likes with his buddies without me feeling the need to accompany him to something that I might not enjoy. It works out really well for us. He's been back to the UK twice over the summers and has enjoyed his trips back, but I DO know he feels this is his home too. He has said if we lived in a remote or urban area, he might have not found it as easy as he has because living in a big city we are able to do so many things, get the Indian AND Brit foods he craves (curries and pickled onion Monster Munch....hehehe), he downloads all of his Brit TV, and he has his Brit pub for footie and steak n' ale pie! LOL

Here we are from our weekend away last weekend...

Spencer and I both use this sign on and you will see postings from both of us upon occassion. Neither of us have been on in the past few weeks.

I have been crazy busy with work and he has finally started to work so we don't have the spare time we used to have. We are having a great time, no difficult adjustments really so I guess we are pretty lucky.

I pop in to see if we have any messages and how some friends are doing.

Hope everyone is doing well!
Lisa