Hola from California! :D

Hi and welcome to UKY!   

I guess this is the perfect spot to introduce myself as well. :-)  I am also a SoCal woman moving to the UK!  From "the OC" to Manchester. 
I'm moving in a slightly different situation than it seems most of you, in that I'm not moving to get married or to be with anyone, but am accepting a new job with my current company in the UK.  While I'm really excited about it, it's really scary knowing that I'm going over all on my own without a family support system. 
Like Katie expressed, reading this forum has been invaluable both to my piece of mind as well as in educating me.  Thanks so much to all you UKY posters for providing info on things that hadn't even occurred to me.  (like getting my dog's Pet Passport process moving ASAP!)
Keep up all the great posts and hopefully at some point in the future, I'll be able to contribute some words of wisdom as well.
(and I'll eat some carnitas today for all of you craving Mexican food. LOL)

When do you leave? I am looking at a 1 May move date. I am in Southern OC (Laguna area)