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Just Married and settling in! Who has advice for settling in?
My new husband and I went on a European cruise and enjoyed every second of it besides his sea sickness kicking up every now and then. I have never lived on my own or out of miami, so the second I left my reception my emotions have been on a roller coaster. I have been trying not to to focus on the big move and just picture it as a further visitation with my family then usual.
Once we made our trip back from our honeymoon, things started to go down! First of all, no one wants to spend a whole day traveling. We had a plane from Mallaga, Spain to Madrid, Spain (1 hour), from Madrid to Miami, Fl (9.5 hours), and then from Miami to Boston (2.5 hours). On top of that two of our flights were delayed or took forever to board. Our families waited for us 2 hours before our connection so we could talk, hand out gifts, and eat dinner. However, IBERIA (the worst airline ever created) left my luggage in Madrid. So we took an hour to go through baggage claim and then they made us wait in customs for 20 minutes. Needless to say, our family looked like the Grizwald family trying to run to get us to our connecting flight. We threw our gifts at them and kissed them gooddbye till christmas.
Funny part, our last flight got delayed an hour so the rushing was for nothing!! To top it off, MH got sick and we have not been able to enjoy our new marital bed just yet in our apartment! We moved because MH got a great job, so I am going to try to substitute until the new school year begins. I want to make sure I do not get bored while he is at work or when not substituing or get too scared to leave the apartment because I am not use to the streets here. I was heavily active in our church and loved being social. I am starting from square one and want to find cooking classes, a wonderful non-denominational church that is passionate, and different activities to make sure I end up loving this move instead of regreting it. Any advice?
Re: Just Married and settling in! Who has advice for settling in?
Congrats on your wedding and welcome to Boston!
I don't know the Quincy area very well nor do I have any suggestions for churches so I can't help there. We really should try to have a Boston GTG soon though-- I think it's overdue so hopefully you could meet people there!
Maybe check out meetup.com to see if there are any groups you can join too... that might be a good place to start.
I am almost in the same boat!!- we moved to Boston from Florida six months ago for my husband to get his doctorate at MGH. I have a job (that I'm not too terribly fond of) and I'm looking to start going back to school for my Masters in Education possibly over the summer.
I don't live in Quincy but I have been looking into the Boston Center for Adult Education for cooking classes and the like- they are generally affordable.
Just know you are not alone- there are other FL girls trying to find a home in Boston
It's a great city- unfortunately I don't have the opportunity to go explore it as much as I would like as my husband is in school 60+ hours a week. I'll keep searching and let you know what I find!
Welcome to Boston! H and I moved from Florida to Boston last November and love it here! We haven't really established a social network yet, but we've had tons of visitors, and luckily have a few family members in the area. H and I have lived a lot of different places, so this wasn't a tough move for us, and even without the group of friends we had in Florida, Boston has wound up being our favorite place we've ever lived.
I think my biggest advice to you is to explore the area. There's so much to do in New England, and it's a lot of fun to explore. I second the Meetup groups, too. We've not been able to attend one yet, but it seems like there's always something going on.
And hopefully there will be a GTG again some time soon. I haven't been able to attend one yet myself.
Congratulations on your marriage and welcome to the area! I don't know the south shore all that well, but be sure to have a treat at Konditer Meister if you get a chance
Are you into sports activities at all? Check out BSSC. DH and I play volleyball and it's been a great way to meet people, make new friends, etc. I think it's really hard to make new friends as an adult, and there are all kinds of activities through BSSC that will get you out and interacting with fun people (plus get some exercise!).
Definitely explore the area as much as you can, both Boston proper as well as weekend trips to New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, etc. The area has a lot to offer.
I'm not familiar with the Quincy area but I always find good stuff at HomeGoods (there are tons in the area), Ikea in Stoughton (I think..?) is great for cute/inexpensive stuff.. ooh, and Pier 1 has always been a favorite of mine. And welcome to Mass!