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I've lived here in western Kentucky all my life...so far. Never been more than a couple hours from the Mississippi River and an hour and a half from the Ohio River. People in this area are always nice and friendly. You will find some, no matter where you go, that wake up on the wrong side of the bed every morning, but overall this is a friendly place. The largest town I've lived in has a population of 16,000. I love small towns. I'm living within 15 miles of the largest man made lake east of the Mississippi River. That makes for plenty of fishing (like I'd catch something? lol), camping and just enjoying the scenery.
Although I've lived in the Portland-Metro are longer, I'm a California native and have always wanted to go back.
My 1st husband wanted to move to Texas and I left in protest, and it proved to be a bad decision because I never learned to like it there. Three years later we moved to Oregon as a compromise. We divorced 8 years later but I'm still here because I paired off with an Oregonian (current hubby).
Oregon's beautiful but I never felt like I "fit" here. Summer is the ONLY season I like here and they feel too short because we have no spring.
There ARE things about California that I do not like, and it's all enough to make me a little nervous about returning. But it IS in my plans to retire there. At this point it appears that I'll be the one to take over the family farm in Central California. Not exactly an ideal way to do it, but the beauty of the farm's location is that it's a short enough drive to many attractions of interest.
I do love California's various 'scapes, it's coastline (at least I can walk in the water without my feet cramping), and its weather is more to my liking. My husband dreads the idea of living there, but he also feels that it's fair for me to go back. And he admits that he'll enjoy his amateur astronomy a lot more there. (In Central California it looks like a million stars on a clear night.)
Simply put I'm here til I can get a job which pays enough to move into my own accommodation again. Mind you I'm "lucky" to be here, the alternative is the street.
I'm a grad student, so I can't leave Miami until I'm done. When that day comes I'll be out of here so fast there will be a sonic boom. I'm going back to the mountains!
I chose "I hate it here, but the job keeps me here".
It's not that I hate it here, but I could move from the area and not miss it too much. The area is nice and we have no qualms other than it's just not where we want to be for the long run. On top of that, we have no family or roots put down here, so there is nothing to "stay" for other than work.
I have a good job here and I can see myself staying with the company (knock on wood) until retirement. So, given the circumstances of the economy, my career situation, family needs, etc., I'm not in a position to relocate and have to take a chance on a new job.
^^ That happens for too many people. This is not the time to relocate unless you’ve made all the necessary arrangements first.
With summer started here and temperatures in the high 90’s / low 100’s it’s a reminder of what I’m looking at for the next several months. Makes me want to relocate all the more to a cooler area. I’m still trying to get as much info about other spots to help make a good choice as to where to move when the time comes.
Location: Pelion, South Carolina/orig. from Cape May, NJ
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Need a license plate brackett that says:
"Happiness is...not living in New Jersey"
Sorry...I beg to differ.
Move where I am (central SC, out in bum****) for a year, and I guarantee you'll miss Jersey.
Not sure what part of Jersey you're from, but I am from Cape May, and I dearly miss the shore lifestyle: the ocean, the Boardwalk, the changing seasons, cheesesteaks, real hoagies, even "shoobies". Not to mention my friends and family.
The only things I like about SC (in comparison to NJ) are no snow, low humidity, Southern hospitality, sweet tea, and 24-hour WalMarts. There is nothing to do here, and the days are the same-hot and sunny, no seasons at all.
When I was in NJ I hated it, until I moved here and saw how the other half lives. Now I can't wait to go back, but money is an issue, as renting a place in NJ usually requires a huge loan and an offer of a small child as a sacrifice.
Yes, I am, to answer the OP's question. I've got a great apartment where I'm not far from anything. It's nestled in the northern suburbs of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. There's an international airport (the second-largest in the U.S.) within a fifteen-minute drive. Downtown Dallas is within twenty minutes. Frisco is fifteen minutes away. Same thing with work. I'm within ten miles of about ten different grocery stores that I can shop at, and in that same circumference, about two hundred restaurants where I can satisfy my taste buds. A mall is across the freeway from my apartment. Major highways to key locations intersect about a mile away from me. We've got professional sports and fine college teams. There are also many parks and recreational facilities and numerous places to entertain myself. You can find anything you crave right here where I live. It's an unbeatable location.
Sure, it does get hot here for six months out of a year (heck, we've got plenty of inland water, and that includes swimming pools), but I'm used to that. This area is still one of the most livable places to be lived in anywhere in America, and in a state where the economy is better than any other. I have plenty of reasons to brag. The Sun Belt is where I belong. I'd get bored up north. If I didn't live here in Lewisville, and if I could afford it, it would definitely be Frisco, one of the country's most energetic and creative new suburbs. Otherwise, if I had to leave Dallas, I've got Houston, Austin, and Lubbock on my list of places I'd love to move to. The thing is, they're all in Texas, and that's fine with me. This place is so good! You could never pry me away from this state with a crow bar.
If Heaven were a place on this great earth, it'd probably look like Lewisville. This is where I want to be. That is, until I get to the real thing.
I live in Wisconsin, where I have been my whole life. If I had it my way, I would be traveling the world right now and not settling anywhere, OR I would have an apartment in Colorado or California so that I could finally start my pet family. Unfortunately, I can't do either due to financial constrictions HOWEVER, I am hoping to overcome that obstacle in the next year or so.
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No Place Like Home Fits Here
), but I'm used to that. This area is still one of the most livable places to be lived in anywhere in America, and in a state where the economy is better than any other. I have plenty of reasons to brag. The Sun Belt is where I belong. I'd get bored up north. If I didn't live here in Lewisville, and if I could afford it, it would definitely be Frisco, one of the country's most energetic and creative new suburbs. Otherwise, if I had to leave Dallas, I've got Houston, Austin, and Lubbock on my list of places I'd love to move to. The thing is, they're all in Texas, and that's fine with me. This place is so good! You could never pry me away from this state with a crow bar. 
HOWEVER, I am hoping to overcome that obstacle in the next year or so.
