Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
Jan 8th 2007, 8:44 pm
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
Hi Kris and thanks for the advice.
I should know in the next few weeks if we get a visa and I think we will go. I have said all along that we will rent our house out which has it's pros and cons.
We are looking at giving it 2 years to see what happens but think you "know" how you feel about somewhere after a few months. When I read about some people crying and getting very down I do wonder why we put ourselves through it .
All the best Kris.
I should know in the next few weeks if we get a visa and I think we will go. I have said all along that we will rent our house out which has it's pros and cons.
We are looking at giving it 2 years to see what happens but think you "know" how you feel about somewhere after a few months. When I read about some people crying and getting very down I do wonder why we put ourselves through it .
All the best Kris.
Jan 9th 2007, 10:23 am
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
Hi Kris, just to say good luck to you and yours, hope all goes well for you back in the UK....never a dull moment ehh 
lots of luv x
lots of luv x
Jan 9th 2007, 12:18 pm
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
After practically living on this site before we came to Perth thought it only right i do an update (if anyone remembers us).
We had never visited Perth and knew nobody before we arrived!!!:scared:
After the initial stress of finding a home schools and cars and all the other stuff needed when we got here we began to live the dream Perth is a fantastic place and we really have lived the dream the kids have all settled into school every weekend we are busy exploring this fab place have been down to busselton for a long weekend visited bunbury Margeret River all beautiful places and soooooooo easy to drive to. After xmas went to Monkey Mia again fab and the drive was amazing also made us really appreciate how vast this place is driving for hours and only seeing a few other cars on the road Bazaar.
Robs working for a really good plastering firm with no hassels earns good money excellent.
Bought our house with swimming pool have nice bush views instaed of the fence we found in most property over here!!
Have met a really good group of friends and our social life has never been so busy.
Am part of a great netball team something i havent done since i was at junior school.
See Robbie Williams twice and was front row on the barrier omg he was amazing ..........
All in all we have fitted in well we have done what we set out to do try a new life and i do not regret for one minute what we have done BUT we totally underestimated how home sick we would get and how much we missed our friends and family back home we honestly believed we would be fine BUT although my sister has visited and my parents are due in 2 weeks we have come to the decision that our friends and family are a far more important part of our lives than the swimming pool and beach lifestyle so we are heading back to the UK and we are sooo excited.
For those heading over my advice would be come with a totally open mind dont have too many expectations we came with the view that we would give it a go if we loved it great if we hated it we would just head back , lifes too short for regrets and we are sooooo lucky to have been given the oppurtunity to have given it a go. Listen to everybodys views each one of us is different and will have different views on a place or way of life but one of those views will be similar to yours and its only then you can appreciate what others views are .....
Oh and we have a Holden Viva and Mitsubishi triton and 4x2 with pool in carramar to sell if anyones interested
Cheers Kris xx
We had never visited Perth and knew nobody before we arrived!!!:scared:
After the initial stress of finding a home schools and cars and all the other stuff needed when we got here we began to live the dream Perth is a fantastic place and we really have lived the dream the kids have all settled into school every weekend we are busy exploring this fab place have been down to busselton for a long weekend visited bunbury Margeret River all beautiful places and soooooooo easy to drive to. After xmas went to Monkey Mia again fab and the drive was amazing also made us really appreciate how vast this place is driving for hours and only seeing a few other cars on the road Bazaar.
Robs working for a really good plastering firm with no hassels earns good money excellent.
Bought our house with swimming pool have nice bush views instaed of the fence we found in most property over here!!
Have met a really good group of friends and our social life has never been so busy.
Am part of a great netball team something i havent done since i was at junior school.
See Robbie Williams twice and was front row on the barrier omg he was amazing ..........
All in all we have fitted in well we have done what we set out to do try a new life and i do not regret for one minute what we have done BUT we totally underestimated how home sick we would get and how much we missed our friends and family back home we honestly believed we would be fine BUT although my sister has visited and my parents are due in 2 weeks we have come to the decision that our friends and family are a far more important part of our lives than the swimming pool and beach lifestyle so we are heading back to the UK and we are sooo excited.
For those heading over my advice would be come with a totally open mind dont have too many expectations we came with the view that we would give it a go if we loved it great if we hated it we would just head back , lifes too short for regrets and we are sooooo lucky to have been given the oppurtunity to have given it a go. Listen to everybodys views each one of us is different and will have different views on a place or way of life but one of those views will be similar to yours and its only then you can appreciate what others views are .....
Oh and we have a Holden Viva and Mitsubishi triton and 4x2 with pool in carramar to sell if anyones interested
Cheers Kris xx
Enjoy the rest of your time and good luck in the UK.
Jan 9th 2007, 10:09 pm
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
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Jan 9th 2007, 10:24 pm
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
Hi Kris, wow..............didn't expect the surprise at the bottom!! I remember you leaving at the same time as us, well done for not slagging the place off as so many people find it easy to do. Kayt and I hit a very similar homesickness barrier just before xmas, so I/we can sympathise with how you feel, emigration's not as easy as most people think. Good luck and safe journey back to the UK.................
Dave
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Jan 10th 2007, 12:30 am
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
Cor a few blasts from the past there!!
Thanks guys we really have no regrets (they dont work aaaahhhhh i love Robbie)
Lacey where did she end up last time i spoke her,her oh was still in uk trying to sell the house i really havent kept up with this virtual world but i hope everyone is happy wherever they are !
Kris xx
Thanks guys we really have no regrets (they dont work aaaahhhhh i love Robbie)
Lacey where did she end up last time i spoke her,her oh was still in uk trying to sell the house i really havent kept up with this virtual world but i hope everyone is happy wherever they are !
Kris xx
Jan 10th 2007, 4:15 am
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
Wow.... rollercoaster ride really does sum it for you!
Like everyone else has said, you've tried it and tested it here and that was an opportunity you couldn't pass up and one that i'm sure you won't regret!
Being over here for the xmas period, really does make you realise how much you miss family and friends... (i'm sure ours will get better and easier with time), but having children must make it that much harder as they're missing out on their family!!
I wish you and your family all the best for the big move!!Take care
Mish x x x
P.S. I think Lacey is living in Rockinham with her hubby, well that was the score last time mum spoke with her i think??
P.P.S. Which estate agent are you selling your house through?
We're looking at houses at the mo!
Like everyone else has said, you've tried it and tested it here and that was an opportunity you couldn't pass up and one that i'm sure you won't regret!
Being over here for the xmas period, really does make you realise how much you miss family and friends... (i'm sure ours will get better and easier with time), but having children must make it that much harder as they're missing out on their family!!
I wish you and your family all the best for the big move!!Take care
Mish x x x
P.S. I think Lacey is living in Rockinham with her hubby, well that was the score last time mum spoke with her i think??
P.P.S. Which estate agent are you selling your house through?
We're looking at houses at the mo!
Jan 10th 2007, 4:44 am
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
Wow.... rollercoaster ride really does sum it for you!
Like everyone else has said, you've tried it and tested it here and that was an opportunity you couldn't pass up and one that i'm sure you won't regret!
Being over here for the xmas period, really does make you realise how much you miss family and friends... (i'm sure ours will get better and easier with time), but having children must make it that much harder as they're missing out on their family!!
I wish you and your family all the best for the big move!!Take care
Mish x x x
P.S. I think Lacey is living in Rockinham with her hubby, well that was the score last time mum spoke with her i think??
P.P.S. Which estate agent are you selling your house through?
We're looking at houses at the mo!
Like everyone else has said, you've tried it and tested it here and that was an opportunity you couldn't pass up and one that i'm sure you won't regret!
Being over here for the xmas period, really does make you realise how much you miss family and friends... (i'm sure ours will get better and easier with time), but having children must make it that much harder as they're missing out on their family!!
I wish you and your family all the best for the big move!!Take care
Mish x x x
P.S. I think Lacey is living in Rockinham with her hubby, well that was the score last time mum spoke with her i think??
P.P.S. Which estate agent are you selling your house through?
We're looking at houses at the mo!
Jan 10th 2007, 6:45 am
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
Thanks
We are with Roy Weston the virtual tour and photos should be online tonight or tomorrow!!!
Couldnt interest you in a car too by any chance
Good Luck too for the future xx
We are with Roy Weston the virtual tour and photos should be online tonight or tomorrow!!!
Couldnt interest you in a car too by any chance
Good Luck too for the future xx
Wow.... rollercoaster ride really does sum it for you!
Like everyone else has said, you've tried it and tested it here and that was an opportunity you couldn't pass up and one that i'm sure you won't regret!
Being over here for the xmas period, really does make you realise how much you miss family and friends... (i'm sure ours will get better and easier with time), but having children must make it that much harder as they're missing out on their family!!
I wish you and your family all the best for the big move!!Take care
Mish x x x
P.S. I think Lacey is living in Rockinham with her hubby, well that was the score last time mum spoke with her i think??
P.P.S. Which estate agent are you selling your house through?
We're looking at houses at the mo!
Like everyone else has said, you've tried it and tested it here and that was an opportunity you couldn't pass up and one that i'm sure you won't regret!
Being over here for the xmas period, really does make you realise how much you miss family and friends... (i'm sure ours will get better and easier with time), but having children must make it that much harder as they're missing out on their family!!
I wish you and your family all the best for the big move!!Take care
Mish x x x
P.S. I think Lacey is living in Rockinham with her hubby, well that was the score last time mum spoke with her i think??
P.P.S. Which estate agent are you selling your house through?
We're looking at houses at the mo!
Jan 10th 2007, 9:35 am
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
hiya kris!!!
blimey, have you been there 9 months already!??
glad to hear you have had a good time ... and good luck with the move back to the uk - will you be heading to where you left? and is hubby able to slot back into work where he left off? (doh, he was self-emp'd wasnt he!)
anyway, keep in touch .... funny cos i was only thinking about you the other day
sue xxx
blimey, have you been there 9 months already!??
glad to hear you have had a good time ... and good luck with the move back to the uk - will you be heading to where you left? and is hubby able to slot back into work where he left off? (doh, he was self-emp'd wasnt he!)
anyway, keep in touch .... funny cos i was only thinking about you the other day
sue xxx
Jan 10th 2007, 10:49 am
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I just want to wish you all the best!
Try and come to the meet on Thursday, as it will be nice to catch up with you, especially as i know you will be very busy sorting everything out.
Sue
Try and come to the meet on Thursday, as it will be nice to catch up with you, especially as i know you will be very busy sorting everything out.
Sue
Jan 10th 2007, 11:33 am
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Jan 10th 2007, 3:01 pm
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
After practically living on this site before we came to Perth thought it only right i do an update (if anyone remembers us).
We had never visited Perth and knew nobody before we arrived!!!:scared:
After the initial stress of finding a home schools and cars and all the other stuff needed when we got here we began to live the dream Perth is a fantastic place and we really have lived the dream the kids have all settled into school every weekend we are busy exploring this fab place have been down to busselton for a long weekend visited bunbury Margeret River all beautiful places and soooooooo easy to drive to. After xmas went to Monkey Mia again fab and the drive was amazing also made us really appreciate how vast this place is driving for hours and only seeing a few other cars on the road Bazaar.
Robs working for a really good plastering firm with no hassels earns good money excellent.
Bought our house with swimming pool have nice bush views instaed of the fence we found in most property over here!!
Have met a really good group of friends and our social life has never been so busy.
Am part of a great netball team something i havent done since i was at junior school.
See Robbie Williams twice and was front row on the barrier omg he was amazing ..........
All in all we have fitted in well we have done what we set out to do try a new life and i do not regret for one minute what we have done BUT we totally underestimated how home sick we would get and how much we missed our friends and family back home we honestly believed we would be fine BUT although my sister has visited and my parents are due in 2 weeks we have come to the decision that our friends and family are a far more important part of our lives than the swimming pool and beach lifestyle so we are heading back to the UK and we are sooo excited.
For those heading over my advice would be come with a totally open mind dont have too many expectations we came with the view that we would give it a go if we loved it great if we hated it we would just head back , lifes too short for regrets and we are sooooo lucky to have been given the oppurtunity to have given it a go. Listen to everybodys views each one of us is different and will have different views on a place or way of life but one of those views will be similar to yours and its only then you can appreciate what others views are .....
Oh and we have a Holden Viva and Mitsubishi triton and 4x2 with pool in carramar to sell if anyones interested
Cheers Kris xx
We had never visited Perth and knew nobody before we arrived!!!:scared:
After the initial stress of finding a home schools and cars and all the other stuff needed when we got here we began to live the dream Perth is a fantastic place and we really have lived the dream the kids have all settled into school every weekend we are busy exploring this fab place have been down to busselton for a long weekend visited bunbury Margeret River all beautiful places and soooooooo easy to drive to. After xmas went to Monkey Mia again fab and the drive was amazing also made us really appreciate how vast this place is driving for hours and only seeing a few other cars on the road Bazaar.
Robs working for a really good plastering firm with no hassels earns good money excellent.
Bought our house with swimming pool have nice bush views instaed of the fence we found in most property over here!!
Have met a really good group of friends and our social life has never been so busy.
Am part of a great netball team something i havent done since i was at junior school.
See Robbie Williams twice and was front row on the barrier omg he was amazing ..........
All in all we have fitted in well we have done what we set out to do try a new life and i do not regret for one minute what we have done BUT we totally underestimated how home sick we would get and how much we missed our friends and family back home we honestly believed we would be fine BUT although my sister has visited and my parents are due in 2 weeks we have come to the decision that our friends and family are a far more important part of our lives than the swimming pool and beach lifestyle so we are heading back to the UK and we are sooo excited.
For those heading over my advice would be come with a totally open mind dont have too many expectations we came with the view that we would give it a go if we loved it great if we hated it we would just head back , lifes too short for regrets and we are sooooo lucky to have been given the oppurtunity to have given it a go. Listen to everybodys views each one of us is different and will have different views on a place or way of life but one of those views will be similar to yours and its only then you can appreciate what others views are .....
Oh and we have a Holden Viva and Mitsubishi triton and 4x2 with pool in carramar to sell if anyones interested
Cheers Kris xx
who would have thought it eh, doesnt seem like 5 minutes since we were at sandown banging on about moving to Oz!!
j x
Jan 10th 2007, 8:53 pm
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Re: Perth 9 months in still a rollercaster...............
After practically living on this site before we came to Perth thought it only right i do an update (if anyone remembers us).
We had never visited Perth and knew nobody before we arrived!!!:scared:
After the initial stress of finding a home schools and cars and all the other stuff needed when we got here we began to live the dream Perth is a fantastic place and we really have lived the dream the kids have all settled into school every weekend we are busy exploring this fab place have been down to busselton for a long weekend visited bunbury Margeret River all beautiful places and soooooooo easy to drive to. After xmas went to Monkey Mia again fab and the drive was amazing also made us really appreciate how vast this place is driving for hours and only seeing a few other cars on the road Bazaar.
Robs working for a really good plastering firm with no hassels earns good money excellent.
Bought our house with swimming pool have nice bush views instaed of the fence we found in most property over here!!
Have met a really good group of friends and our social life has never been so busy.
Am part of a great netball team something i havent done since i was at junior school.
See Robbie Williams twice and was front row on the barrier omg he was amazing ..........
All in all we have fitted in well we have done what we set out to do try a new life and i do not regret for one minute what we have done BUT we totally underestimated how home sick we would get and how much we missed our friends and family back home we honestly believed we would be fine BUT although my sister has visited and my parents are due in 2 weeks we have come to the decision that our friends and family are a far more important part of our lives than the swimming pool and beach lifestyle so we are heading back to the UK and we are sooo excited.
For those heading over my advice would be come with a totally open mind dont have too many expectations we came with the view that we would give it a go if we loved it great if we hated it we would just head back , lifes too short for regrets and we are sooooo lucky to have been given the oppurtunity to have given it a go. Listen to everybodys views each one of us is different and will have different views on a place or way of life but one of those views will be similar to yours and its only then you can appreciate what others views are .....
Oh and we have a Holden Viva and Mitsubishi triton and 4x2 with pool in carramar to sell if anyones interested
Cheers Kris xx
We had never visited Perth and knew nobody before we arrived!!!:scared:
After the initial stress of finding a home schools and cars and all the other stuff needed when we got here we began to live the dream Perth is a fantastic place and we really have lived the dream the kids have all settled into school every weekend we are busy exploring this fab place have been down to busselton for a long weekend visited bunbury Margeret River all beautiful places and soooooooo easy to drive to. After xmas went to Monkey Mia again fab and the drive was amazing also made us really appreciate how vast this place is driving for hours and only seeing a few other cars on the road Bazaar.
Robs working for a really good plastering firm with no hassels earns good money excellent.
Bought our house with swimming pool have nice bush views instaed of the fence we found in most property over here!!
Have met a really good group of friends and our social life has never been so busy.
Am part of a great netball team something i havent done since i was at junior school.
See Robbie Williams twice and was front row on the barrier omg he was amazing ..........
All in all we have fitted in well we have done what we set out to do try a new life and i do not regret for one minute what we have done BUT we totally underestimated how home sick we would get and how much we missed our friends and family back home we honestly believed we would be fine BUT although my sister has visited and my parents are due in 2 weeks we have come to the decision that our friends and family are a far more important part of our lives than the swimming pool and beach lifestyle so we are heading back to the UK and we are sooo excited.
For those heading over my advice would be come with a totally open mind dont have too many expectations we came with the view that we would give it a go if we loved it great if we hated it we would just head back , lifes too short for regrets and we are sooooo lucky to have been given the oppurtunity to have given it a go. Listen to everybodys views each one of us is different and will have different views on a place or way of life but one of those views will be similar to yours and its only then you can appreciate what others views are .....
Oh and we have a Holden Viva and Mitsubishi triton and 4x2 with pool in carramar to sell if anyones interested
Cheers Kris xx
arrrrrrrrrrrr kris
you too! im heading back too!!
been here 8 months and will be heading back beginning of august
goodluck and best wishes to you and your familyxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Jan 10th 2007, 11:03 pm
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fanx Sue will be there if its not raining!!
If i can work out how to do the link i will!!!dont hold ya breath though!!!
kris xx
If i can work out how to do the link i will!!!dont hold ya breath though!!!
kris xx