I need a new name

[homesick_american 1]

I'm sure we can agree to disagree on that.

We'll have to.

[JoeMama 0]

What about using "Anais_Nin"?

[broma25 2]

You could always pick names from literature...

BTW what was wrong with Alastair Cooke? He was a nice man from what I knew of him.

I thought he was a pompous #######. He still didn't deserve to have his bones replaced with plastic tubing, though. That wasn't very nice.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Cook...t_of_body_parts

I guess I have trouble with the idea that what a person does for a living is a reflection on their personality. I've noticed that plenty of writers have that problem - and are subjected to savage personal attacks purely on the basis of stuff they've written. Seems a little unjust IMO.

I don't care that he was a writer. It's WHAT he wrote and WHAT he said that I objected to. The guy was a blowhard.

you could always go with

married to a homesick_Brit

Dunno if he's homesick or not, we're not there yet.

Let hope not!!

[mybackpages 0]

Happy_American would be good, I reckon. You'd still be H_A then; which was entirely my reason for choosing it.

But I'm already happy. Especially since I'm test-driving 2 mg of Ativan as directed by my GP. She was all 'try out 2 so if that zonks you out then you don't have to take four and encounter breathing difficulties' or something medical like that.

This is like being drunk.

How about

HRW_2_DFW

ducks flying tomatoes

wouldn't that be HRW_2_IAH?

congratulations on the move and welcome home (in advance)!

OH I thought she was going to Dallas,but if it's Houston, you betcha It's Bush!

Houston, blech. We're going to Big D, so DFW. What is HRW? I thought Heathrow was LHR.

oops! I remember you didn't like Houston, but ...oh well. Happy traveling to Dallas!

[homesick_american 1]

Let hope not!!

It's normal to be a bit homesick, but I think that after he settles into life in the USA and sees it can be great...much greater than life over here...he'll be OK. He does WANT to do this; I am not forcing him to do it. He's nervous and stressed at the moment, but so am I. I'm moving back to a country that I left in April 2001 and that I have visited...briefly...only twice since then...and I haven't set foot in Texas since March 2005.

I've been a grownup longer here in the UK than I was in the US and I know how to do grownup things here in the UK but not in the US. I haven't driven a car in two years and I'll have to do all the driving at first in Dallas since my husband is nervous enough behind the wheel in the UK. I'm not ready to throw him to the wolves in Dallas just yet. We'll start him off nice and slow.

There are things he's looking forward to, like big nice backyards for growing fruit and veg...parks for cycling and walking...a lot more outdoor life than in the UK, where the weather is often too cold, wet, or both to play outside. He'll miss his family, but to be frank he'll see his mum about as much as he sees her now which isn't very often. She visits maybe 2-3 times a year and says for a week, so if she visits once a year for a fortnight or twice a year for a week then he'll see her just as much. She's on a pension and can't afford the plane tickets, but we can and have made it crystal clear to her that she does not have to worry about her travel expenses....WE will handle those. This seems to have reassured her a bit. She's been to Texas, too, and liked it. She likes my parents. She'll be fine. I don't care much for her and wouldn't mind if she never visited, but she's my husband's mum so she's part of the deal. She'll visit; she'll be OK. She's not elderly or infirm so the trip won't be too difficult for her. We'll even get her an iPod and fill it with Elvis and Cliff Richards songs so she'll be entertained on the plane.

He wants a fresh start and he wants out of his comfort zone. He has some anxiety issues and both he and his GP feel that taking him out of his comfort zone and forcing him to confront some of those anxieties will be good for him. Once he's in America he won't be able to run home to mama so easily, and she enables him anyway. My parents, OTOH, love my husband very much but would not put up with that sort of behavior from him. They wouldn't put up with it from my me or my brother either. They helped us through our issues without enabling us but always pushing us to be independent and self-reliant. His mother hasn't done that for him and it sometimes causes problems. Life in America will force him to finish growing up, and he's looking forward to that. Sure, he's nervous...but being nervous about a move like this is NATURAL.

I'm confident that he will make the adjustment and that he'll be fine. I've been with him for 10 years and married to him for 6 of those 10 years, so I think I know him pretty well.

oops! I remember you didn't like Houston, but ...oh well. Happy traveling to Dallas!

Houston's not my favorite place but I wouldn't go so far as to say that I don't like it. I usually enjoy it when I visit it but I wouldn't really want to live there.

[Dwarf_Ogress 0]

How about Texas_Yellow_Rose?

[Mary Lou 681]

Ok, this maybe corny, but since you are into photography, you could go with shutterbug

[isleta521 5]

whatever name you choose,

Congradulations on the homecoming !

[FutureAmerican 2]

My random suggestion is "Happy_to_be_Home" or "Happy2bhome" for the "TxT spk" generation ;-)

[Dan&Tiffany 0]

howzabout "thnxgvg_sqr" (vowel-less version of "Thanksgivng Square", a place in Dallas)?

Well I feel silly - I had never even heard of that, and I LIVE in Dallas. Looked it up. I'm educated now.

how about Lone star lady?

My favorite so far, but I cuss too much to be a lady.

Oooh I like that one though - how about Lone Star Lass

[Saddle Bronc 124]

howzabout "thnxgvg_sqr" (vowel-less version of "Thanksgivng Square", a place in Dallas)?

Well I feel silly - I had never even heard of that, and I LIVE in Dallas. Looked it up. I'm educated now.

I lived in Vickery Meadow area of Dallas for all of six months in 1997, and paid visits to Thanksgiving Square fairly frequently (I worked downtown) and Dealey Plaza once.

[broma25 2]

Let hope not!!

It's normal to be a bit homesick, but I think that after he settles into life in the USA and sees it can be great...much greater than life over here...he'll be OK. He does WANT to do this; I am not forcing him to do it. He's nervous and stressed at the moment, but so am I. I'm moving back to a country that I left in April 2001 and that I have visited...briefly...only twice since then...and I haven't set foot in Texas since March 2005.

I've been a grownup longer here in the UK than I was in the US and I know how to do grownup things here in the UK but not in the US. I haven't driven a car in two years and I'll have to do all the driving at first in Dallas since my husband is nervous enough behind the wheel in the UK. I'm not ready to throw him to the wolves in Dallas just yet. We'll start him off nice and slow.

There are things he's looking forward to, like big nice backyards for growing fruit and veg...parks for cycling and walking...a lot more outdoor life than in the UK, where the weather is often too cold, wet, or both to play outside. He'll miss his family, but to be frank he'll see his mum about as much as he sees her now which isn't very often. She visits maybe 2-3 times a year and says for a week, so if she visits once a year for a fortnight or twice a year for a week then he'll see her just as much. She's on a pension and can't afford the plane tickets, but we can and have made it crystal clear to her that she does not have to worry about her travel expenses....WE will handle those. This seems to have reassured her a bit. She's been to Texas, too, and liked it. She likes my parents. She'll be fine. I don't care much for her and wouldn't mind if she never visited, but she's my husband's mum so she's part of the deal. She'll visit; she'll be OK. She's not elderly or infirm so the trip won't be too difficult for her. We'll even get her an iPod and fill it with Elvis and Cliff Richards songs so she'll be entertained on the plane.

He wants a fresh start and he wants out of his comfort zone. He has some anxiety issues and both he and his GP feel that taking him out of his comfort zone and forcing him to confront some of those anxieties will be good for him. Once he's in America he won't be able to run home to mama so easily, and she enables him anyway. My parents, OTOH, love my husband very much but would not put up with that sort of behavior from him. They wouldn't put up with it from my me or my brother either. They helped us through our issues without enabling us but always pushing us to be independent and self-reliant. His mother hasn't done that for him and it sometimes causes problems. Life in America will force him to finish growing up, and he's looking forward to that. Sure, he's nervous...but being nervous about a move like this is NATURAL.

I'm confident that he will make the adjustment and that he'll be fine. I've been with him for 10 years and married to him for 6 of those 10 years, so I think I know him pretty well.

oops! I remember you didn't like Houston, but ...oh well. Happy traveling to Dallas!

Houston's not my favorite place but I wouldn't go so far as to say that I don't like it. I usually enjoy it when I visit it but I wouldn't really want to live there.

I am sure he will be fine, I settled in very well when I first came over, I have not been homesick at all really. Of course I miss my family but I didnt live in their pockets when I lived in the UK. I think for me it was having to deal with a sick husband and be the breadwinner all in a strange country that makes me want to go home sometimes.

In reality I know that I am priced out of the housing market now in the UK as well as the US and I would have to start from scratch again over there which would not be easy.

I agree that all things considered life is probably better here than in the UK its just tough starting out in a new country....no credit etc

I wish you both luck though.....I assume you will be staying with family when you first arrive, which will be nice then sort out things gradually.

[homesick_american 1]

I wish you both luck though.....I assume you will be staying with family when you first arrive, which will be nice then sort out things gradually.

Only because we're not going to rent a house sight unseen. We plan on starting to look for one the first week we are there and the goal is to be out of there by my birthday (17 July). I love my parents but I do not want to live with them.

[broma25 2]

I wish you both luck though.....I assume you will be staying with family when you first arrive, which will be nice then sort out things gradually.

Only because we're not going to rent a house sight unseen. We plan on starting to look for one the first week we are there and the goal is to be out of there by my birthday (17 July). I love my parents but I do not want to live with them.

That is what we did, rented a place unseen. It turned out ok for us fortunately.

Good luck with the search.

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How about Brittex?