Last February I moved from the CA Bay Area to the Dallas Metroplex. (Long story, won't bore ya...)
It's the first time I've ever moved out of state... hell, the first time I've really changed location in any significant way. I got all the obligatory warnings from my friends back home when I told them where I was going: "The weather sucks in TX," "There's nothing out there... it's all flat lands," "They get tornados," "You can't get healthy food at restaurants," "It is SO right wing," etc. etc.
You know, not once since I've been here have I ever given much thought to the weather, even during the summer. The geography hasn't really bothered me... though I do miss being in driving distance of the ocean. I've managed to find reasonably what passes for california cuisine, and I've not thought too much about being more or less a democrat in a very pro-republican environment.
But damn, it does strike me daily how many people I had back home that I really miss. Enough that I'm now really giving thought to closing up shop here, selling or renting the beautiful home I got, and heading back to my -real- home...
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