October 2009 Weddings
kelnyc
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Howdy strangers!
Just popping in to say hello since I've been away from this board for a while. Not much to report on here. New job is "meh" but it pays the bills. Still trying to have a baby (doing IUI #1 after 16 failed cycles and all clear tests for DH and I... "Unexplained Infertility" blows). Already thinking about maybe moving back to Brooklyn in the summer of 2012. We are just not as happy as we thought we would be here, even though we have a nice place, good jobs and family nearby. I also miss my sister terribly and the thought of only seeing her once or twice a year for the foreseeable future is not a happy one.
Anyway, tell me what's new with all of you! I miss you guys! 
After 22 cycles and 4 failed IUIs, Serafina joined our family through IVF/ICSI, born 8.28.12
Surprise! The Sequel is due 12.8.14!
Re: Howdy strangers!
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Hi Kel... you sound a bit home sick and I'm sorry to hear that. I know how hard it must be to replant your roots somewhere especially when your other half is on the other side of the country. Hang in there and hopefully it gets better! And I continue to keep you in my thoughts for your bfp.
Me... I have been having a rough go so I went to the doctor to talk about things. Turns out I have PPD which doesn't surprise me. I was bawling my eyes out in the doctor's office because I felt so overwhelmed and relieved all at once. It felt good to get it out and now I have started my road to recovery.
Hi Kel!
I've got my fingers crossed for your BFP. I'm so sorry you are having a tough time with your move - sometimes you have to try things out before you know for sure you're doing the right thing...and if you'd never gone you'd have always wondered "what if?"
Nicole - I'm glad to hear you are on the road to recovery. Babies are so life changing...it is hard to put into words.
Things here are...crazy. We found a house, and are in the final stages of buying! Everything was going smoothly until today (or offer was accepted, inspection was awesome, secured a loan) when we found out the house appraised for $5k below our accepted offer. So now we are back to negotiating...the seller had agreed to pay our closing costs, but we are worried they will back out of that now, or at least back out of 5K of it. We could still afford the house, but it would take a big chunk of the money we have left and we aren't completely comfortable with that. We haven't heard anything from our agent since she let us know about the price difference earlier this afternoon, she was going to get in touch with the seller's agent...so hopefully everything goes well.
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You're so right Angela! We are trying to focus on enjoying our time here while it lasts, especially because DHs family is here too. My family is just not as mobile as theirs, so they can visit us in NYC but my family can't come to Cali. It's tough.
I hope everything works out with the house, and just ask yourself if it is worth losing your house and starting fresh over $5000. I bet it's not and you'll save up that money again in no time. That being said, as your friendly ten o' niners realtor, I will say that it would be unreasonable for the seller to expect you to pay more than the house is worth, and they will run into this issue with any buyer, so they really have little choice but to negotiate. GL!
Nicole, I am so, so sorry to hear you're having a hard time. I can't imagine all of the emotions that come with being a new mom, but I believe that you are a strong woman and now that you have help, you will perservere. ((BIG HUGS)) and I am always around if you want to chat (PMing me on GP is the best bet.)
BTW, both of your babies are stinkin' adorable!!!
I wanted to say hi too! I know I rarely post and I need to rectify that.
Anyways, moving across the country is a huge, daunting, task. I give you tons of credit for doing it! DH talks about possibly changing positions in his company which would move us from Michigan to Portland, Oregon. Though I've heard I would love it out there, it's still pretty scary!
I have a HUGE moving history. Not counting my childhood, my husband and I have moved 10 times in 31 years...some places we were in a year, and we have been here 9 years. We had 3 places in Chicago, 2 in North Carolina, 2 in Ohio, then California, back to Ohio, and on now to Richmond. We've never lived closer than 3 hours from family, and for the majority of that, we have lived more than 12 hours away.
Here is what I've learned. Every single place that I have lived, I have met people that have impacted my life in amazing ways. If I hadn't gone there, I would never have met them, and my life would be the lesser for it. Do I miss them? Absolutely! But, as long as I have 4 walls, a roof, and my husband...I'm ok.
And...if the place is not for you...move on! There is adventure around the next corner.
Thanks for the update kel. I can't imagine moving that far from my sister and I only have brothers!! At least you'll always have the California adventure to look back on even if you don't stay!
Nicole, SO glad to hear you got to talk to a doctor about your PPD! I've known a few friends who have been through it and it's and up and down journey but you can do it!
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