Update on me

Luna Loca · 03-09-2013, 03:42 PM

I've been MIA (again) and am just popping in to tell you all my new news!!

We are moving to Austin, TX! We are really excited about this. We've been to Austin several times on scouting trips--we have quite a few friends there--and went looking for places to live and found one that we really like. We move in next Friday, the 15th.

Zip, zam, zowie! Like a friend says, "when you change things, you change them fast." Yup. So we're renting a huge truck, gathering all of our things out of storage, and hauling them all down to Texas.

We used to live in Texas, in the Houston area, and the last place on earth I ever thought I'd go back to would be Texas, but here we are. And I'm jazzed.

Looking forward to being re-united with my stuff, and looking forward to a more settled life where I'm popping into this board more often.

One more week.

Beeb · 03-09-2013, 03:57 PM

All the best to you and looking forward to your up coming posts!!

Carly · 03-09-2013, 04:08 PM

Yay! That sounds exciting!
I'm so happy for you!

KeirasMom · 03-09-2013, 04:38 PM

How exciting!

Flutter · 03-09-2013, 04:45 PM

Oh my, that is awesome! Congrats on your move!!!

Luv2Eat · 03-09-2013, 04:47 PM

Luna, how fabulous!! I live in Austin! Are you buying a house in Cedar Park? I saw a really cute one on the market less than $100,000 last week. . . . . I know some nice coffee places around here

adillenal · 03-09-2013, 04:49 PM

Welcome to Texas. I live about 60 miles East of Austin so it looks like there are a bunch of us JUDDD'ers in the area.

hot-in-texas · 03-09-2013, 05:04 PM

How exciting Luna! My son is hoping to move to Austin for school in the fall! Wow, strange how things can change like that in an instant!

Luna Loca · 03-09-2013, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Luv2Eat

Luna, how fabulous!! I live in Austin! Are you buying a house in Cedar Park? I saw a really cute one on the market less than $100,000 last week. . . . . I know some nice coffee places around here

No, we're leasing an apartment. It's off of Mopac and Far West. Seems like a great neighborhood, lots of activity, lots of stores and restaurants close by. Close to the bus line, which is important to me, I sold my car and don't want to buy another one. I like the bus. And I'm looking forward to checking out the light rail. I'm a public transportation geek.

Thanks for the welcomes! I hope no one took offense to my comments about Texas...it's a great place, but for sooooo many years I was sure I would not be living there again...just goes to show, never say never. Austin stole our hearts.

adillenal · 03-09-2013, 05:40 PM

There is always something happeneing in Austin so you will never be bored.

krow134 · 03-09-2013, 06:27 PM

Good luck with your move!!!!!!!! Nice to see you pop in again too!!!

piratejenny · 03-09-2013, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luna Loca

I hope no one took offense to my comments about Texas...it's a great place, but for sooooo many years I was sure I would not be living there again...just goes to show, never say never. Austin stole our hearts.

Well, Austin is like its own little, very different, country stuck inside of Texas!

I lived in Austin when I was little (age 3-8...lots of wonderful memories)
Two of my uncles and one of my son's uncles live there!

GREAT live music scene there!!!
(two of the above-mentioned uncles are drummers in various bands

)

I hope you love it!
Happy moving & safe travels!

Luv2Eat · 03-09-2013, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luna Loca

No, we're leasing an apartment. It's off of Mopac and Far West. Seems like a great neighborhood, lots of activity, lots of stores and restaurants close by. Close to the bus line, which is important to me, I sold my car and don't want to buy another one. I like the bus. And I'm looking forward to checking out the light rail. I'm a public transportation geek.

Thanks for the welcomes! I hope no one took offense to my comments about Texas...it's a great place, but for sooooo many years I was sure I would not be living there again...just goes to show, never say never. Austin stole our hearts.

Good luck with your move! That is a nice area over there at Mopac and Far West, I think. Don't know much about the public transportation,

my car too much

Didn't see the comments about Texas, no worries. Yes, Austin is certainly 'wired' differently than the rest of Texas, but it still gets as hot in the summer - sometimes after months of triple digit temps, I begin to question if I've crossed over the river Styx. . . . . . other than that, the temps are divine - right now lows in the 50's and highs in the 70's

I hope you love Austin as much as I do

PJ, that is awesome about your drummer relatives

Yeah, lot's of fab music and it's free often, or at least, for the price of a drink

and tips.

Familyvet · 03-09-2013, 10:24 PM

How awesome! Sounds like a lot of fun!!!

Flossyliz · 03-10-2013, 04:21 AM

How exciting! Hope all goes smoothly.

Librarygirl · 03-10-2013, 05:43 AM

That sounds wonderful! I am a little bit envious.

Exciting times and a fresh start for you and dh. Enjoy!

adillenal · 03-10-2013, 06:02 AM

[QUOTE=piratejenny;16306642]Well, Austin is like its own little, very different, country stuck inside of Texas!

QUOTE]

I think that is a very good description of Austin.

sungoddess · 03-10-2013, 09:32 AM

I often think about you Luna, as you have been an incredible inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing your news with us. You have an exciting life!! Good luck on the move.

calichris · 03-10-2013, 10:31 AM

Have fun in Texas! Thanks for the update ... always great to hear what you're up to.

Yam-Yam · 03-10-2013, 10:54 AM

Wonderful! Looking forward to "seeing" you more!

Kissa · 03-10-2013, 04:16 PM

I am so delighted for you Luna. It will be great to be reunited with you possessions again after what must be over a year now.

But what a wonderful year you have had.

So good to see you here. Looking forward to you posting more often.

sunday · 03-10-2013, 04:45 PM

Wonderful news Luna! I love Austin, my mother and sister-in-law live in Pflugerville. Lots of fun going on all of the time in Austin! Oh, and the food, well, let's just say, it is everywhere!

Never have had a problem indulging when I am there.

Joyjoy · 03-10-2013, 04:55 PM

Yay Luna! We're only fourteen billion miles north of you, now. You can visit!
All the best with your move and your settling in. A new chapter begins.

Carly · 03-10-2013, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joyjoy

Yay Luna! We're only fourteen billion miles north of you, now. You can visit!
All the best with your move and your settling in. A new chapter begins.

Hi Kristen! How are you?

Kimmietoo · 03-10-2013, 07:03 PM

Luna, how exciting! I am a new JUDDDER so I will look forward to getting to know you soon! Have an awesome move and enjoy the changes! We moved in September and are loving the changes here. Hurry back and tell us all about the move!

Kimmie

jaymar · 03-11-2013, 06:47 AM

How wonderful for you, Luna...and guess what?..I think they still have the Austin City Limits Festival,....if you like that kind of music..and I would love to go there someday..Texas is a great place...great people...I worked for four years with a young lady from Dallas..we had the most fun together..she was always open for having fun.

LoCarbGal · 03-11-2013, 10:33 AM

Congratulations Luna! It will be so nice to have you here more often. I'm sure you'll feel so glad to have your stuff back, and how wonderful that you've fallen in love with your new hometown!

Joyjoy · 03-11-2013, 05:58 PM

Hi Carly. Great, thanks. Fully occupied with winter sports (probably coming to an end) and some fun, fun film stuff. Great to see your face.

Kissa · 03-12-2013, 03:05 AM

We miss you Kristen. X

adillenal · 03-12-2013, 05:33 AM

I am close enough that Luna Loca can come visit the goat farm.

AND if you are interested, there are several farmers markets in Austin that sell goat cheese made by small producers in the area. My favorite is cranberry something but it is seasonla so I have to do with Lemon blueberry.

This farm is Swede Farm so you can check the local markets or I can look it up for you.
Again WELCOME to TEXAS.

03-09-2013, 03:42 PM	#1
Luna Loca Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Austin Posts: 11,236 Gallery: Luna Loca Stats: 303/159/159 WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 10/17/10 started JUDDD on 1/28/12 at 198	Update on me I've been MIA (again) and am just popping in to tell you all my new news!! We are moving to Austin, TX! We are really excited about this. We've been to Austin several times on scouting trips--we have quite a few friends there--and went looking for places to live and found one that we really like. We move in next Friday, the 15th. Zip, zam, zowie! Like a friend says, "when you change things, you change them fast." Yup. So we're renting a huge truck, gathering all of our things out of storage, and hauling them all down to Texas. We used to live in Texas, in the Houston area, and the last place on earth I ever thought I'd go back to would be Texas, but here we are. And I'm jazzed. Looking forward to being re-united with my stuff, and looking forward to a more settled life where I'm popping into this board more often. One more week. __________________ "before" from the bad old days. "Success occurs in clusters and is born in generosity" --Julia Cameron Describes my JUDDD Buddds perfectly.

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03-09-2013, 03:57 PM	#2
Beeb Why wait, just do it NOW! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: A REAL Jersey Shore Girl!! Posts: 11,815 Gallery: Beeb Stats: :( Going To :) WOE: Stopping The Night Binging For Now	All the best to you and looking forward to your up coming posts!!

03-09-2013, 04:08 PM	#3
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,497 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	Yay! That sounds exciting! I'm so happy for you!

03-09-2013, 04:38 PM	#4
KeirasMom Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,612 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/152.6/145, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 6/4/13 Back to WLM for a few more pounds	How exciting!

03-09-2013, 04:45 PM	#5
Flutter Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,601 Gallery: Flutter Stats: 190/138/135 5'4" 44yo WOE: SB/JUDDD Start Date: SB 2/05; JUDDD 11/12	Oh my, that is awesome! Congrats on your move!!!

03-09-2013, 04:47 PM	#6
Luv2Eat Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 631 Gallery: Luv2Eat WOE: JUDDD dd 200 ud 1200 Start Date: Aug 2012	Luna, how fabulous!! I live in Austin! Are you buying a house in Cedar Park? I saw a really cute one on the market less than $100,000 last week. . . . . I know some nice coffee places around here

03-09-2013, 04:49 PM	#7
adillenal Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 7,188 Gallery: adillenal	Welcome to Texas. I live about 60 miles East of Austin so it looks like there are a bunch of us JUDDD'ers in the area.

03-09-2013, 05:04 PM	#8
hot-in-texas Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,691 Gallery: hot-in-texas Stats: 190/155/135;43 yrs, 5'51/4 WOE: Atkins 12/18/12 lost 10lbs Start Date: then JUDDD 1/11/13	How exciting Luna! My son is hoping to move to Austin for school in the fall! Wow, strange how things can change like that in an instant!

03-09-2013, 05:40 PM	#10
adillenal Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 7,188 Gallery: adillenal	There is always something happeneing in Austin so you will never be bored.

03-09-2013, 06:27 PM	#11
krow134 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 1,465 Gallery: krow134 Stats: 207 starting weight in 2012 WOE: Lower Carb/JUDDD	Good luck with your move!!!!!!!! Nice to see you pop in again too!!!

03-09-2013, 10:24 PM	#14
Familyvet Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 133 Gallery: Familyvet Stats: 230/205/<160 5'8" WOE: Atkins on and off for years, JUDDD Start Date: JUDDD 2/20/13	How awesome! Sounds like a lot of fun!!!

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Flossyliz Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: England Posts: 995 Gallery: Flossyliz Stats: start 150 now 126 WOE: JUDDDD Start Date: August 27 2012	How exciting! Hope all goes smoothly.

03-10-2013, 05:43 AM	#16
Librarygirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,133 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 178/GW 130 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	That sounds wonderful! I am a little bit envious. Exciting times and a fresh start for you and dh. Enjoy!

03-10-2013, 06:02 AM	#17
adillenal Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 7,188 Gallery: adillenal	[QUOTE=piratejenny;16306642]Well, Austin is like its own little, very different, country stuck inside of Texas! QUOTE] I think that is a very good description of Austin.

03-10-2013, 09:32 AM	#18
sungoddess Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,172 Gallery: sungoddess WOE: Perfect Health Diet/JUDDD Start Date: LC;HCG; 1/19/12/JUDDD; 1/13/13 PHD/JUDDD	I often think about you Luna, as you have been an incredible inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing your news with us. You have an exciting life!! Good luck on the move.

03-10-2013, 10:31 AM	#19
calichris Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,147 Gallery: calichris Stats: 273.7/206/135 5'3" 45yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 5/26/12 carb cycling, 7/11/12 JUDDD (start 262.3)	Have fun in Texas! Thanks for the update ... always great to hear what you're up to.

03-10-2013, 10:54 AM	#20
Yam-Yam Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,047 Gallery: Yam-Yam Stats: 230/191/183 @5'9"tall and 58 yrs. alive WOE: Dukan 8/1/11 and now JUDD (12/22/11) Start Date: 8/1/11	Wonderful! Looking forward to "seeing" you more!

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Kissa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 16,690 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/124/126 5'3" Age 65 WOE: JUDDD/5:2 Start Date: 2001 Atkins -50 2011 JUDDD - 10	I am so delighted for you Luna. It will be great to be reunited with you possessions again after what must be over a year now. But what a wonderful year you have had. So good to see you here. Looking forward to you posting more often.

03-10-2013, 04:45 PM	#22
sunday Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Heartland- smack dab in the middle Posts: 4,666 Gallery: sunday Stats: 225/145/ ... WOE: Perfect Health Diet- 16hr Daily Fast Start Date: JUDDD - 2/01/12 Began at 200, Goal 130	Wonderful news Luna! I love Austin, my mother and sister-in-law live in Pflugerville. Lots of fun going on all of the time in Austin! Oh, and the food, well, let's just say, it is everywhere! Never have had a problem indulging when I am there.

03-10-2013, 04:55 PM	#23
Joyjoy Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 1,691 Gallery: Joyjoy Stats: 150?/134/136 5'8" 50 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 4-19-12	Yay Luna! We're only fourteen billion miles north of you, now. You can visit! All the best with your move and your settling in. A new chapter begins.

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Kimmietoo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 368 Gallery: Kimmietoo Stats: 350/274/??? 58 yo, hypothyroid age 8; menopausal WOE: start JUDDD 01/24/13 at 310 Start Date: July 2009	Luna, how exciting! I am a new JUDDDER so I will look forward to getting to know you soon! Have an awesome move and enjoy the changes! We moved in September and are loving the changes here. Hurry back and tell us all about the move! Kimmie

03-11-2013, 06:47 AM	#26
jaymar Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: central florida Posts: 366 Gallery: jaymar WOE: Atkins...Juddd Start Date: Nov 28 2012	How wonderful for you, Luna...and guess what?..I think they still have the Austin City Limits Festival,....if you like that kind of music..and I would love to go there someday..Texas is a great place...great people...I worked for four years with a young lady from Dallas..we had the most fun together..she was always open for having fun.

03-11-2013, 10:33 AM	#27
LoCarbGal Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3,204 Gallery: LoCarbGal Stats: 318.5/201/140 5'4" 46 yrs WOE: Atkins 1/27/12 - 54.5 lbs: JUDDD 9/4/12 - 63 lbs	Congratulations Luna! It will be so nice to have you here more often. I'm sure you'll feel so glad to have your stuff back, and how wonderful that you've fallen in love with your new hometown!

03-11-2013, 05:58 PM	#28
Joyjoy Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 1,691 Gallery: Joyjoy Stats: 150?/134/136 5'8" 50 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: 4-19-12	Hi Carly. Great, thanks. Fully occupied with winter sports (probably coming to an end) and some fun, fun film stuff. Great to see your face.

03-12-2013, 03:05 AM	#29
Kissa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 16,690 Gallery: Kissa Stats: 184/124/126 5'3" Age 65 WOE: JUDDD/5:2 Start Date: 2001 Atkins -50 2011 JUDDD - 10	We miss you Kristen. X

03-12-2013, 05:33 AM	#30
adillenal Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 7,188 Gallery: adillenal	I am close enough that Luna Loca can come visit the goat farm. AND if you are interested, there are several farmers markets in Austin that sell goat cheese made by small producers in the area. My favorite is cranberry something but it is seasonla so I have to do with Lemon blueberry. This farm is Swede Farm so you can check the local markets or I can look it up for you. Again WELCOME to TEXAS.