Firstly I'll admit that's it almost 2 am and I should be in bed but here I am typing away at what I've wanted to do for a few weeks now. The reason that I'm still up is that we had a little bit of a party tonight and the last person just left. I'm a little tired but not tired enough to stop me when i get inspired to write. I love writing so go grab yourself some vodka and hang out and read my probably long winded blurb that has no value and is very random....
It's not quite 6 months here for us but only about 10 days away. I've started this update probably 3 or 4 times and it always sounded lame, kinda whining like, so I've always canceled out and didn't save it. I've probably typed 50 pages of random blab and deleted it all, this time is gonna be different and I'm gonna post it.
So far for us it's been all good
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Our son, who is 11, is playing soccer and it's so cool to be watching him play soccer in the middle of December! Tomorrow is going to be over 70 degrees here. I know it's been mild back in MA this year but I'm still wearing shorts and a t-shirt and I couldn't be happier about it.
There are brief moments that we get the blues from missing everyone back in MA (I almost want to say back at home but here is home now) but for the most part it fades and things are okay.
My wife has a more difficult time than me cause she has a lot of friends that she talks to on the phone to all the time and she misses seeing them but nobody likes me so I don't need to worry about it as much
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There is a benefit to being a loner I guess.
Oh don't get me wrong, all the chicks in the new hood dig me, but fantasy world is not quite as fulfilling as chit chatting to several friends everyday I suppose.
I think my wife needs that contact and it's good because otherwise she'd want to talk to me
We have some pretty good neighbors but all is not as cheery as it appears. We've developed a group of regulars that come over to our house on Fridays to have a couple of beers when we're available. So far it's been the same group of mostly women who come over and I think find our friendship to be a weekly escape of some sort from a mudane week of wathcing Jerry Springer and Court TV. There is a big difference between guy talk and girl talk. Crying at 1 am is not guy talk and that's when my eyes start rolling like a slot machine and I vanish. Not everyone is as happy as you'd like to think they are I guess.
Anyway back to our move here... After 6 months I can still say that we're happy about it. Sometimes we joke about when we move back but I'm not sure if either of us really wants to do that. We're really looking forward to next spring and summer when the warmth returns.
It's amazing how quickly you get used to the heat. When we first moved here I was sweating like a pig. Looked like I ran a 5k just bringing the trash out. I remember when we used to turn the heat up to 70 as a treat during the winters in MA. Now down here my hands get numb when it gets below 72.. I never thought that I'd get to used to it or want it, but now I want it to be hot and sultry again. Now that sounds sexy doesn't it?
I'm disappointed that in 6 months we've only managed to hit a few places of interest.. We've been to Michaels craft store in Mooresville, Birkdale Village, Midtown Sundries on Lake Norman, Charlotte Airport and the DMV. Oh almost forgot, we've been to the ABC store once or twice. I know you guys are jealous that we've travelled so extensively but that's the life of a playboy I guess. We did recently go on a cruise that we planned last year and we're flying back to 'home' for a few days christmas week so it's not all lame.
We're currently looking for a place on the coast for a week or two in the summer. I can't believe the difference between here and say Cape Cod. There are so many places on the ocean here for about $2k a week compared to $5k a week on the cape.
Our neighborhood is still under development. My wife and I both work at home. She decided on bell south for phone and dsl for internet access and I decide on cable with voice over ip for phone. Her phone line was cut for the 11th time yesterday. Of course evertime it gets cut it's my fault and I need to share my internet connection wth her. God, what a computer dork I've become.. It's my paycheck however so dork or not here I am..
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