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Hello! Happy to be here!
Hi, My name is Amanda and my husband and I have just relocated to Dallas (Irving, TX). I was excited to check out the message board and even more excited to see how active it is, we moved from St Louis and there might be 1 post a week there... nobody ever chatted there! So I am excited that this board is so active even if I don't understand a majority of the abbreviations you all type (hopefully I catch on).
A little more about me/us, I am 28 and I am from Kansas City, MO but have lived in many places. My husband is 31 and is from India, he has been in the US since 2002 and works as a business and computer consultant. I used to work at Saint Louis University as an administrator/ program coordinator but due to a job change for my husband we have relocated here and I am currently a housewife until a new job becomes available. My husband travels during the week so I spend M-F home alone and without a job it gets boring very fast! We have been married 7 months but since we only see each other on the weekends sometimes it feels like we got married just yesterday.
Right now I am spending time focusing on my health, a couple years ago I lost 40 lbs and since I have kept that off I am aiming to lose another 30 lbs. I am always looking for new healthy recipes, restaurants, fitness ideas, etc. However, I am not a calorie counter or obsessive about not eating this or that... I love who I am including my body and my efforts are about improving my health not my look. I also love the arts and enjoy seeing plays and going to museums and discovering new artists. I love eating ethnic food (especially Asian) so I have been told that Irving is a good place to be (it seems as though there is an Asian restaurant on every corner). I am currently working to improve my Indian cooking skills and have gotten pretty decent, but in general I just enjoy cooking.
Well thats more than enough about me for now. I look forward to getting to know many of you and hope to find a great fit and new life in Dallas!
Re: Hello! Happy to be here!
Welcome! Thank you for letting us know so much about you, we are glad you are here!
ETA: By the way, I am Leslie, 25, my DH is 28 and I also recently lost a large amount of weight with ~50 more to go. I am big into running and for right now Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred on my non-run days. I do count calories but like you, don't obsess about it. It's a lifestyle not a diet, right?
ETA 2.0 - ETA means edited to add and DH means Dear Husband.
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Welcome!!! I am pretty new to the area as well -- there are actually quite a few of us who have recently relocated.
Look forward to getting to know you better!
Kate
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Hello and welcome!!
Where is your husband from?? Are you Indian too? I'm working on cooking Indian food too, right now it's a failure. DH doesn't mind cause we go to his parents every Sunday and eat there. There are a ton of Indian places in Irving and a ton of Indians period. One really good place is off O'Conner.. There is a Sari shop, beauty salon, grocery store, and restaurant all around there.
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Hi DFWindian,
My husband is from Kerala. No, I am not Indian. My husband does not have any family in the states so I can't fall back on his family cooking for him. But lately my husband says my Indian food tastes like it is from India. I haven't gotten to explore the area much but I have heard there are lots of Indian stores to explore. Best of luck with your Indian cooking, maybe we can help each other out sometime!
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I'm malayalee too!! (which means I'm from Kerela). That's awesome! Sorry my husband get on to me cause I get really excited when I meet new Indian people. You're probably way better than me at our meals. I've made a few things growing up when, but yea we should totally try and see if we can make something together.
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