Originally Posted by AmerLisa

My husband works in Redmond, we live in Puyallup. Hoping some day to be able to afford moving further North.

Originally Posted by cinnabar

When I say Seattle, I really mean Issaquah.

Originally Posted by dan_alford

Does your hubby work for MS?

Originally Posted by cinnabar

I find Puyallup to be the hardest of all the WA names to say properly. I want to say it "poo-yallup", but the locals all say it "pyu-allup". I have to think about it every time. I can do Sequim no problem, but Puyallup's really hard.

Originally Posted by irnbru4u

I thought you lived one town up from Puyallop! realise though you can't give too much info out. I am moving to not far from you re town wise!
Didn't know your hubby worked Redmond though, in one of the many headquarters there are here (most people think there is just microsoft, but it is amazing how many headquarters there are round Redmond!)

Originally Posted by AmerLisa

This area seems to be doing big business (in terms of new home construction) and it would seem there are a lot of people being priced out and having to come this far. Although it makes for one hell of a commute - thankfully I don't have to make it.

Originally Posted by cinnabar

I'm originally from Cheshire, went to Leeds Uni and last lived in Colne, Lancs.

I met my (equally British) husband in 2001 on the internet, we started exchanging emails, eventually met in real life and decided we couldn't live apart any longer. He was on an H1B at the time, so when he was able to file for AOS we had a quick wedding and I arrived here on my H4 so we could adjust together

Even though my DH has a PhD, some idiot lawyer or form-filler put him on the slowtrack for his green card and it took seven years altogether. His card came in July 2005, I got retrogressed because I still hadn't had the "prove you're really married and not scamming us" USCIS interview (which we passed in Nov 2005). The current processing date is 1 Oct 2001, our date is 21 Oct 2001 ... I can smell that card and it's horribly frustrating that retrogression seems to have struck again this month

I have an EAD but don't work. Well, not paid employment. I volunteer at a wildlife rescue centre which rehabilitates sick and orphaned bears, raccoons, eagles, owls, possums, etc. I get to see some pretty rare creatures: before I worked there, I'd never even heard of mountain beavers. Behave

We're in our 40s, no previous kids on either side and no plans for any. The delinquent Maine Coon is enough trouble for us. The coon came with me from England, hurrah for no quarantine regulations here.

I drive a manual car. Because I can. After four goes at passing the UK driving test, I wasn't going to wuss out and drive a one-pedal bumper car here.

Likes: Marmite, Vimto, Midsomer Murders, Fry's Turkish Delight, merlot and Pink Floyd.

Dislikes: American bread, de-clawing cats, having to go out in the rain to get the post, people who believe everything they hear on Fox News and having to say "water" a million times (with mimes) before being served with Coke.

Did I miss anything?

Originally Posted by cinnabar

I'm originally from Cheshire, went to Leeds Uni and last lived in Colne, Lancs.

I met my (equally British) husband in 2001 on the internet, we started exchanging emails, eventually met in real life and decided we couldn't live apart any longer. He was on an H1B at the time, so when he was able to file for AOS we had a quick wedding and I arrived here on my H4 so we could adjust together

Even though my DH has a PhD, some idiot lawyer or form-filler put him on the slowtrack for his green card and it took seven years altogether. His card came in July 2005, I got retrogressed because I still hadn't had the "prove you're really married and not scamming us" USCIS interview (which we passed in Nov 2005). The current processing date is 1 Oct 2001, our date is 21 Oct 2001 ... I can smell that card and it's horribly frustrating that retrogression seems to have struck again this month

I have an EAD but don't work. Well, not paid employment. I volunteer at a wildlife rescue centre which rehabilitates sick and orphaned bears, raccoons, eagles, owls, possums, etc. I get to see some pretty rare creatures: before I worked there, I'd never even heard of mountain beavers. Behave

We're in our 40s, no previous kids on either side and no plans for any. The delinquent Maine Coon is enough trouble for us. The coon came with me from England, hurrah for no quarantine regulations here.

I drive a manual car. Because I can. After four goes at passing the UK driving test, I wasn't going to wuss out and drive a one-pedal bumper car here.

Likes: Marmite, Vimto, Midsomer Murders, Fry's Turkish Delight, merlot and Pink Floyd.

Dislikes: American bread, de-clawing cats, having to go out in the rain to get the post, people who believe everything they hear on Fox News and having to say "water" a million times (with mimes) before being served with Coke.

Did I miss anything?

Originally Posted by irnbru4u

Nice place you live, expensive but really nice. Just going to move near there in a couple of weeks. How long have you lived here?

Originally Posted by cinnabar

We got married in Dec 2003, I moved here Jan 2004. My husband bought the house before we met, so he's lived here five years but I've only been here for two and a half years. Luckily I don't mind his taste in furniture and curtains etc so I haven't felt any need to put my own stamp on it. Unlike the cat

Originally Posted by Ray

I'm into wildlife management as well !!

Originally Posted by Ray

I'm into wildlife management as well !!

Originally Posted by irnbru4u

would you quit talking about my bits!