I'm new to Texas!

[girlscandance]

I'm pretty sure that Texas counts as the south. Really, it should have it's own forum, I guess. People here still seem pretty proud of it once being its own Republic.

Anyway, I'm going to school in Austin (this is my first week!) and am from Chicago. Would love to hear from fellow Austin/Texas/anywhere inhabitants, I suppose.

[lalatx]

Welcome to Texas... You will love Austin. I live in Austin as well and I love it here.

[SMA413]

Austin is definitely my fav place in Texas- I'm only an hour away in San Antonio.


How was your first week of class??

[The Fat Man]

Welcome to Texas. If my business didn't have me tied here, I'd live in Austin in a heartbeat, easily the hippest town on the planet. I'm just a little south of San Antonio, so I enjoy the whole Austin, San Marcos, San Antonio, Corpus Christi corridor.. south Texas rules.

I agree though, Texas needs its own little forum. We're not the south or the midwest.. more midsouth. Heh.

[S13Drifter]

Welcome to Texas! Austin is nice, but have to visit the DFW at least once while in Texas.

[LillyWest]

hey, I'm in Houston !!!

[KatrinaBombshell]

im in the DFW area.:) and texas so needs its own forum. why shouldnt we be proud of once being a republic? LOL

[evenmakejerryjonez]

Welcome. I am north of Austin.

[WomanlyHips]

Wichita Falls'ish, here. Welcome!

[BBWTexan]

Houston 'burbs here.

[RayanamiNGE]

I just got here to texas as well. I am from Las Vegas, Nevada. I am in South Houston/ Pearland! I hope to meet new friends out here soon *wink wink, nudge nudge"

[BBWTexan]

I just got here to texas as well. I am from Las Vegas, Nevada. I am in South Houston/ Pearland! I hope to meet new friends out here soon *wink wink, nudge nudge"

We're right next door in Friendswood. Good to see neighbors on Dims!

[Crushelicious]

Houston here too. Always up for a meal if anyone wants to PM me sometime. Nice to eat with those that enjoy it! :)

[BrownEyedChica]

I'm in Houston... I live really close to downtown, but now a days I've been staying in Humble (for now anyways). :D

[ChickletsBBW]

I'm In Austin too.. I'll post current get-togethers things on here when i remember :)

[RayanamiNGE]

I'm in Houston... I live really close to downtown, but now a days I've been staying in Humble (for now anyways). :D

I'm in pearland. And looking for friends. Maybe we could hang out sometime ^.^

[BrownEyedChica]

I'm in pearland. And looking for friends. Maybe we could hang out sometime ^.^

:) awesome.

[fizzkinz]

I'm also from Austin
Came here for grad-school
and I'd certainly enjoy meeting/talking to any of you

[fattyjiggly]

Welcome to texas! Houston=best city

[KatrinaBombshell]

any one else in the DFW area??

[Sandie_Zitkus]

We are east of DFW! But we're old farts. :D

[bigbodlvr]

Well i guess i will get my shout in here too on this thread. I am from New Braunfels and just had a few close bbw friends and hubby's over today for a 4th of July pool party today here. Some came from Austin and some came in from San Antonio. The pool was 75 degrees which felt great since i believed it top out at 104 today here. I do atternd many of the bbw event surrounding our big state.

[shhtx1970]

Yep, I live in Houston too. West side town where there really isnt much except construction going on...

[S13Drifter]

any one else in the DFW area??

Hey I am! North dallas. Carrollton FTW! :D

[pdesil071189]

Is everything really "Bigger" in Texas

[Isa]

Is everything really "Bigger" in Texas

Why of course! There is always some truth in advertising. :D

[AngelStryker]

Hey, thought i'd chime in. I'm from just outside of Liberty, Tx.

[Jezzebelle]

I'm from Houston. I recently moved back from Austin.

[Punkin1024]

I thought I'd posted in this thread, but apparently not until now. I'm a native born Texan. Been here nearly all my life. Hubby and I live in a little town just east of Abilene. I did notice that most all of you are in South Texas - Houston, Austin, San Antonio. If ya'll ever make your way to Abilene, PM me, I'd love to meet ya!

[DilithiumCrystal]

any one else in the DFW area??

I live in Arlington

[KatrinaBombshell]

so how about abilene area?? im moving there soon and i know no one...

[Isa]

so how about abilene area?? im moving there soon and i know no one...

Check a couple of post back, Punkin is near Abilene.

[KatrinaBombshell]

yeah i read that after i posted. LOL silly me:D

[Isa]

yeah i read that after i posted. LOL silly me:D

You are so not silly here. BTW welcome to TX!

[Punkin1024]

so how about abilene area?? im moving there soon and i know no one...

Hi Katrina!

Just saw your post. Abilene is a nice place for the most part. There are many opportunities for education as we have 3 Universities, a couple of Jr. College extension campus', West Texas Technology College, a beautician school and a few nursing programs. Downtown is very quaint, and kept up. There is seldom a rush hour! There are a few downsides though: pay scale is below what the bigger cities bring in (i.e. Ft. Worth/Dallas metro), it is windy a lot, if you don't like hot weather - that would be bad 'cause we have lots, gang activity is on the rise - get with a realtor to get the lowdown on better apartment neighborhoods. We have several really good restaurants. I don't know much about night clubs, however, you'll find more country/cowboy type places than anything else. There is the Grace Museum downtown, an old fashioned Paramount Theater, Frontier Texas, and the Abilene Zoo. Abilene is a very giving city, there are several volunteer events to help the homeless, Children's Miracle Network, make a wish Foundation, food drives, Ben Richey's Boy's Ranch and many other charitable functions. Of this I am very proud. Most people in Abilene are hard working, honest folk and Abilene's slogan is "The Friendly Frontier". I see little in size discrimination in Abilene. Lots of BBW's in Abilene and quite a few BHM's too. And...there is a Russell Stover's outlet - what more could you want! tee hee! If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to help you out - just PM me.

~Punkin

[S13Drifter]

My sister lives in Abilene as a teacher and she loves it there, even graduated from one of the colleges there HSU. I have been there plenty of times myself and its a nice town.

[Isa]

Hi Katrina!

Just saw your post. Abilene is a nice place for the most part. There are many opportunities for education as we have 3 Universities, a couple of Jr. College extension campus', West Texas Technology College, a beautician school and a few nursing programs. Downtown is very quaint, and kept up. There is seldom a rush hour! There are a few downsides though: pay scale is below what the bigger cities bring in (i.e. Ft. Worth/Dallas metro), it is windy a lot, if you don't like hot weather - that would be bad 'cause we have lots, gang activity is on the rise - get with a realtor to get the lowdown on better apartment neighborhoods. We have several really good restaurants. I don't know much about night clubs, however, you'll find more country/cowboy type places than anything else. There is the Grace Museum downtown, an old fashioned Paramount Theater, Frontier Texas, and the Abilene Zoo. Abilene is a very giving city, there are several volunteer events to help the homeless, Children's Miracle Network, make a wish Foundation, food drives, Ben Richey's Boy's Ranch and many other charitable functions. Of this I am very proud. Most people in Abilene are hard working, honest folk and Abilene's slogan is "The Friendly Frontier". I see little in size discrimination in Abilene. Lots of BBW's in Abilene and quite a few BHM's too. And...there is a Russell Stover's outlet - what more could you want! tee hee! If you have any more questions, I'd be happy to help you out - just PM me.

~Punkin


Wow Punkin, after reading that, now I want to visit :)

[BBWTexan]

Wow Punkin, after reading that, now I want to visit :)

Ditto. Road trip??? :D

[Isa]

Ditto. Road trip??? :D

You know it, with a few stops along the way to visit posters in the thread.

[BrownEyedChica]

Don't forget about me! :)

[Punkin1024]

Come on UP ladies! BBWTexan, after hearing your hubby play in the Bash videos, I'm sure he'd love visiting some of the live band acts here in town, especially at The Lucky Mule. Check out KBCY (http://www.kbcy.com) to see information about which Texas Country Band will be showing when you come for a visit.

I'm tickled you all were impressed with my post. I've always thought Abilene was a nice place. :D

Hugs,
Punkin

[Isa]

Don't forget about me! :)

Of course not! :)

[iamzerokos]

Hey, I guess I found the Texas post, sweet, I am a bit north of Austin...but in TX

[Punkin1024]

Hey, I know where Lewisville is - lived there for 12 plus years before moving to Abilene! :D

[BrownEyedChica]

This weekend, I will be going to Richardson, Tx.. I believe thats near Dallas... I was wondering.. is there anything to do there??

[Punkin1024]

Richardson is near Dallas. I don't know about Richardson as far as things to do, but I imagine you could hop over to Dallas to the Arboretum. It depends on what you wanna do. I believe Fall Festival or Fright Night at Six Flags in Arlington is going on now. Hope you have fun!

[Silver Fox]

Hey y'all! Another Texan here. I live in Carrollton. The State fair is going on right now and there's tons to do and see there. Lots of good food too!;)

[johnkong]

howdy...found this site about a week ago..and this be my first post and why not post from where i am from..seen that theres a few of ya'll in austin area...im in the bastrop area...i'll be getting me a pic up in a few weeks..and hope to get to know everyone...good day to ya'll

[rotcguy10934]

I'm from Houston

[JennyRiot]

I'm in Dallas right now <3

[Wanderer]

Forney, TX here, moved out from Mesquite, TX.

[MisticalMisty]

We are in Rowlett.

[hot'n fluffy]

Tha Grove!!
Yup, I'm here in Dallas too.

[MisticalMisty]

Humm..maybe we should think about having a get together. I know the perfect place!!!

[Wanderer]

Humm..maybe we should think about having a get together. I know the perfect place!!!



Hey, I'm available. :) Where's the place?

hot'n'fluffy: As a matter of fact, Pleasant Grove was where I first lived; I had to move out, though -- I'm allergic to flowering cottonwood.

[Punkin1024]

Count me in if you all in the Dallas/Fort Worth area plan a get together! It is only a 3 hour drive for me!

[MisticalMisty]

Count me in if you all in the Dallas/Fort Worth area plan a get together! It is only a 3 hour drive for me!

We are moving this weekend..I will try to get something going for the middle of May? Maybe I'll post a poll and see how many people would be interested!

[BBWTexan]

Sounds like something I'd definitely drive up for!

[MisticalMisty]

Sounds like something I'd definitely drive up for!

Woot Woot!

[Punkin1024]

Wonderful! I'll keep track of this thread for sure. :D

[SuperSizedAngie]

Hey there! I'm in Austin too, looks like we got into town around the same time a few years ago! If you're still looking for friends in Austin, I'd love to chat with you on here sometime!

[curveyme]

any one else in the DFW area??

Yes, ma'am . . . 90 minutes east of DFW!

[curveyme]

Forney, TX here, moved out from Mesquite, TX.

OMGosh I was /thrilled/ when they opened an Aldi store in Mesquite this spring! I have to stop there every time I come into the city . . . and the package store too, as I live in a "dry county".
Texas /is/ like a whole other country!

[Punkin1024]

Yup, Texas sometimes feels like a whole other country! haha! I grew up in a "dry county" that was situated near the Red River. That road to Oklahoma was very busy every Friday night!

[BBW_Blondie]

I miss being able to walk into the local Wal-Mart and pick up a bottle of wine or a 6 pack! Small town/county politics keep it dry around here!

BTW...I'm north of Tyler. Would love to meet some fellow Dimmers.

[NHulk]

Are there any meets up soon I would love to go to one.

[Punkin1024]

Howdy, NHulk! Well, Misty had scheduled a meet-up in Dallas for last month, but several of us had scheduling problems at the last minute. I hope she may be trying to make another date at the restaurant later on this month. Keep an eye on this thread and the South events thread for any updates.

[RayanamiNGE]

Haven't been on in ages... How is everyone in Texas?

[WomanlyHips]

I was offered a job in Dallas, looks like I'll be settling there, seems so overwhelming right now. Would love to meet others from that area to hangout or whatever.

[MisticalMisty]

I was offered a job in Dallas, looks like I'll be settling there, seems so overwhelming right now. Would love to meet others from that area to hangout or whatever.

My husband and I live in Garland. We would love to hang out sometime!

[WomanlyHips]

Cool, sounds like fun, I'm looking forward to it!

[HeavyDuty24]

i've lived in Texas my whole life.im from Palestine but currently live in Arlington.:D

[LanceyPants]

Enjoying the weather?!

[WomanlyHips]

It's been pretty decent, we are probably due for some actual winter weather.

[jen68]

Welcome to Texas... Im from South Texas, Corpus Christi to be exact:bow:

[Kibeth]

Have been lurking the forum for a little bit..Figured i'd finally post. I've been practically all over texas except the west. P:

I've lived in Chandler (somewhere near tyler), Arlington, in Kingwood, which is about 30 minutes north of Houston, and now reside in the boonies, 45 minutes or so north of San Antonio. I'm between SA and New Braunfels. If anyone would like to hang out or go do something, i'm extremely open! I have no friends yet. ): I love meeting new people!

[BLK360]

For anyone around the Houston area, new to the area or not, because I know a lot of people don't leave the city or urban areas. Go on out to the forests, cypress forest, Sam Houston forest is beautiful. And I don't mean just go look from the pavement, take a dirt road, get yourself back in there and see it. A lot of people in Texas never stop to see our beautiful forests. They are literally one of a kind. It's the kind of beauty you see in a story book, like a fairy tale.

[bbwbodyartist]

Originally from the Abilene area & still go back to visit friends & family but have been in the DFW area for the past few years... Don't know alot of people near me so if anyone ever wants to hang out let me know!