Moving to Dallas - Need friends, support, etc !!

So...the good news is I got engaged this weekend !!!  The bad news is that my fiance now lives in Dallas, so I am going to be moving.

When we met, we both lived in Knoxville (TN), but his company went bankrupt...and he ended up moving to Tx to take a really great job.  I love Knoxville - this is home to me - but he makes a ton more money than I do, so it makes sense for me to go to him, instead of him coming back here.  So....I'm moving - in January.

I would love to start getting to know any of you who live in the Dallas area...maybe even meet for coffee or something next time I come down to visit? 

Also, can any of you tell me what support groups you attend?  I will be living in Plano, but don't mind at all to drive the few minutes into Dallas, or anywhere else reasonably close.

A little about me...  I'm 32 years old, no children but have the world's most wonderful cat, Zoe Elizabeth.  I'm an attorney for the state prosecuting drug and DUI asset forfeitures - not sure what I will be doing when I get to Texas.  Hopefully I'll find something similar.  I attend a presbyterian church here, and we are looking for a church to attend in Texas...so if anyone has a suggestion, that would be great, too.  (-:   For exercise, I run and am working towards being ready to run my first marathon in the spring !!

Thank you in advance for your help -

Lori

Lori -
First off, congrats on the engagement!  I live down in the Houston area, but there are tons of FABULOUS people in the Dallas area who will chime in here shortly.  They do a lot of get togethers up there so I'm sure you will be able to plug into so someone's group.

My parents lived in Knoxville for a while!  Small world!!!  He used to work for Maytag there in town.

Good luck and keep everyone posted on your move.  This TMB group is a terrific group of people!

Thank you !!  I'm very excited about getting engaged, but a little nervous about moving.  I lived in Louisiana for three years when I was in school, and I remember well how lonely it was.  Hence...I'm trying to find some friends, support groups, etc, before I move to hopefully make the transition easier.  Plus, this time I'll have my wonderful soon-to-be husband.  (:

Lori

100 people??  Ummm....wow !!  That sounds great - I will definitely watch the board for that.

Yes, the Dallas landscape is a little different from TN (ha!), but that's okay....what I'm going to miss most is family/friends, you know?  )-:   As for the heat, a pool goes a long way towards making that okay.  Since he moved to Dallas, laying out by the pool has become my new favorite activity.  Getting a nice tan for my new body, lol.  So, I pretty much told him that having a pool is one of my conditions for moving.  (-:

Lori 

Lori -
Paul is not kidding when he says the terrain is sooo much flatter than Knoxville which is nothing but hills and hollers!  The heat is also nasty, but that makes for warmer winters in Texas compared to Tennessee!

Warmer winters will be soooo nice.  Since my surgery, I HATE the cold.

I'm in Plano, have tons of cats and we're looking forward to you coming.  I wish you would be here in time for the Dallas OH event in September but we'll take you when you can get here!!
hugs, Y

I actually am going to be there during the OH event, but feel like I should spend the time with the fiance...and I don't think he would consider coming with me a good time !  Although, he would go if I asked him...he's a sweetheart.  But, maybe we can get together at some point during the time I'm there?

And, cats are awesome.  Here's a picture of my Zoe Elizabeth.  I rather adore her.  (-:   

P.S.  She's really not as chubby as she looks....this isn't her most flattering angle, but I think it's an adorable picture.  (-: