Howdy Y'all!

Geoff lived in Austin from the mid 1990's til flying back home to be with his family (he was lonely!) in 2001. Naturally, while he was out there he made some friends, some of whom I have met, and I will be relying on these people, especially the Brits, to be helping me get to grips with my new life.

Tim, Goreti and Agnes. Geoff and Tim met when Tim was a contractor, rather than an employee of Emerson - Geoff's Company - and before he went and worked in Brazil for a bit where he met his wife, Goreti. Its not long since we saw these three as they recently came and spent a year in England (great for Tim as he is originally from Birmingham!); they flew back to Austin in July. Really cannot wait to see them again!!

Stuart and Anne Marie. Although Geoff knew of Stuart (again, as an English Emerson employee) he only really got to know him through Tim. The three became firm friends, and Geoff and Tim were ushers at Stuarts wedding to Anne Marie - a true Texan girl! They now have 3 kids, Zoe and Daniel are great. And now there's baby Matthew who we are really looking forward to meeting.

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Ian and Shazia. Geoff and Ian were friends before Austin as they worked together at the Leicester office and moved to the States at around the same time. Ian and Shazia also met at Emerson - the Austin office this time - but Shazia went back to being a student in the late nineties and has about a zillion phd's or something, now! Since we last saw them they got married so I'm really looking forward to seeing some piccies.

Amir and Sarah. Both originally from England, and again Amir and Geoff met through work. Sarah is lovely and has already been helping me to find my feet by keeping in contact with me and answering any questions. We won't see as much of these 2 as they live in Houston, which is about a 4 hr drive from Austin, but we are hoping to have a few long weekends with them. They have 2 children, Kameron and Amber, who are great fun and totally chalk and cheese!