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dublin · November 2011

I thought I should introduce myself, or I should say 're-introduce myself'. I used to come on this board ages ago (when the nest first started). Prior to that I spent a lot of time on the knot planning my wedding that took place almost 8 years ago (yes I'm old!). I'm an American that's been living in the UK for 10+ years (I'm even now a British citizen and spell like one) with my Irish DH. I've lived in Bristol for some time, then briefly in Newcastle and now I've been in London for 5 years.

I stopped nesting when I moved to London because my work was really busy and I got out of the habit. However now I have a baby and an iPhone and seem to spend lots of time surfing net and lately have found myself here.

I realise my screen name is totally random (I chose it because I got married near Dublin, but didn't think that it would be a tad misleading as I don't live there!) and I really should change it and my old post don't seem to show up anyway....

So Hello!

oneslybookworm · November 2011

Welcome (or welcome again)! Always nice to have new people to the board! DH and I are Americans living in the Netherlands for work...been here since 2010.

frlcb · November 2011

Hi! I am trying to remember you (I was andrea922 then and lived in London), your screen name sounds familiar!

Congrats on the moves, how old is the baby?

Where in Newcastle did you live? My ILs live there, we are heading there for Christmas (unfortunately )

azure_azure · November 2011

Welcome back!

I'm Canadian living in France with my Iranian/Canadian/French H and our 3 year old son.

dublin · November 2011

frlcb:

Hi! I am trying to remember you (I was andrea922 then and lived in London), your screen name sounds familiar!

Congrats on the moves, how old is the baby? He's almost one. The time has totally flown by.

Where in Newcastle did you live? My ILs live there, we are heading there for Christmas (unfortunately ) We lived in Jesmond -our house there was twice as big and half the price of our London one:( Newcastle is lovely to visit, nice walks in the countryside followed by some cozy pub sessions.... but cold!

NCV2 · November 2011

Welcome back! You should come to London GTG as there are many of us in London.

frlcb · November 2011

dublin:
Hi! I am trying to remember you (I was andrea922 then and lived in London), your screen name sounds familiar!
Congrats on the moves, how old is the baby? He's almost one. The time has totally flown by.

Where in Newcastle did you live? My ILs live there, we are heading there for Christmas (unfortunately ) We lived in Jesmond -our house there was twice as big and half the price of our London one:( Newcastle is lovely to visit, nice walks in the countryside followed by some cozy pub sessions.... but cold!

Congrats on your son! Was he born in London?

Jesmond is a lovely area, dh lived there after uni and his cousin lives there now. His family is in Whitley Bay, so outside of Newcastle. I don't mind going, but Newcastle is not my favorite city in the UK by any means! Where in London are you now?

dublin · November 2011

frlcb:
dublin:
Hi! I am trying to remember you (I was andrea922 then and lived in London), your screen name sounds familiar!
Congrats on the moves, how old is the baby? He's almost one. The time has totally flown by.

Where in Newcastle did you live? My ILs live there, we are heading there for Christmas (unfortunately ) We lived in Jesmond -our house there was twice as big and half the price of our London one:( Newcastle is lovely to visit, nice walks in the countryside followed by some cozy pub sessions.... but cold!

Congrats on your son! Was he born in London? Yes he was, I had him at a place called the Birth Centre which was a midwife only birthing centre which closed a few months after I had him which is a shame.

Jesmond is a lovely area, dh lived there after uni and his cousin lives there now. His family is in Whitley Bay, so outside of Newcastle. I don't mind going, but Newcastle is not my favorite city in the UK by any means! Where in London are you now? We're in Wandsworth (we previously lived in Earls Court but in a tiny flat so moved south of the river just before the baba was born)

chelbel7 · November 2011

Hi! DH and I are Americans living in London and expecting a baby in a few weeks. We're actually neighbors as I'm in Wandsworth too, East Putney.

frlcb · November 2011

dublin:
frlcb:
dublin:
Hi! I am trying to remember you (I was andrea922 then and lived in London), your screen name sounds familiar!
Congrats on the moves, how old is the baby? He's almost one. The time has totally flown by.

Where in Newcastle did you live? My ILs live there, we are heading there for Christmas (unfortunately ) We lived in Jesmond -our house there was twice as big and half the price of our London one:( Newcastle is lovely to visit, nice walks in the countryside followed by some cozy pub sessions.... but cold!

Congrats on your son! Was he born in London? Yes he was, I had him at a place called the Birth Centre which was a midwife only birthing centre which closed a few months after I had him which is a shame.

Jesmond is a lovely area, dh lived there after uni and his cousin lives there now. His family is in Whitley Bay, so outside of Newcastle. I don't mind going, but Newcastle is not my favorite city in the UK by any means! Where in London are you now? We're in Wandsworth (we previously lived in Earls Court but in a tiny flat so moved south of the river just before the baba was born)

My son was born in Tooting, we lived in Wimbledon, I wish I had known about the Birth Centre! Wandsworth is nice, we really miss living in London!

laurimi · November 2011

Hello! And yay for more south London girls!! I'm in Wandsworth too... just near Clapham Junction.

Val · November 2011

Hi! Welcome back!

welshgirl · November 2011

Hello! I've been around for ages (I'm old too), but I'm barely on myself these days - mostly because I've got two kids and don't have an internet-able phone!

I live up north of Newcastle and I actually like it (Andrea, I think your DH has tainted your view - it's got so much going for it!).

Emily523 · November 2011

hi. Welcome!

LadyMadrid08 · November 2011

Welcome (back)! I'm an American living in Spain with my Spanish DH and our new LO.

MintChocoChip · November 2011

Hi and welcome back! I'm an American living in NJ now after a year and a half in Israel with my XH.

frlcb · November 2011

welshgirl:
Hello! I've been around for ages (I'm old too), but I'm barely on myself these days - mostly because I've got two kids and don't have an internet-able phone!

I live up north of Newcastle and I actually like it (Andrea, I think your DH has tainted your view - it's got so much going for it!).

Haha, it could have more to do with having to visit the il's when we are there I think it has some nice areas but I also think, like all cities, it has some not nice things!

ukyankee · November 2011

Welcome back! Good to see you again!

littlemusings · November 2011

Hi and welcome back to the board!!!

little red buttons · November 2011

Welcome back to the board

wise_rita · November 2011

Hi! I was going to move to London until I realized how craptacular the economy is there.

So me (American) and my Norwegian DBF are going to stay in Norway. We just did masters degrees in Edinburgh and loOoOoOoOved it there.

allibally · November 2011

Hi. I'm from WI and DH is from Germany. We were living in Z?rich for a year but now we have settled in Chicago. Welcome back!

rpic81 · November 2011

Hi and welcome (back) to the boards. H and I are two Americans in London and we're expecting our first in January. We're also in Wandsworth, actually.