Ideas to keep busy?

I would also love to learn to knit!

Ravelry is a great resource.   http://www.ravelry.com/   

And all the techniques are on youtube.

What I will say is attending groups on MeetUp or going out and taking classes (like I joined Pole Fitness when I moved here a few years ago and I loved it until I had to stop because we moved and I wasn't driving at that point) where you are socialising will be a really positive thing for if you are intending to move here as it means you will be creating a friend base apart from your fiance! I wish I had done that prior to moving here myself because I do find making friends can be quite difficult but it's harder to get out and socialise more when you have a job. I might have found it easier building friendships if I started off when I first got here and had no job yet!