My better half is suggesting Texas, even though neither of us have lived there before! And I too keep telling my family in SoCal to get out while they can. :)
May I suggest a visit to meet some FReepers from different parts of the state all in one place?
8th Annual TexasCowboy Memorial Shoot ~ Planning Thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2944780/posts
The date for the 8th Annual TCMS shoot will be June 8th, 2013 and will be held at Dietz Gun Shop and Shooting Range, in New Braunfels, TX.
I’ve heard that NE Texas is nice
I was born in California and lived there for half a century before packing up the business and the family and moving everything to Texas.
The wife and I came down for a three day 'smell test' about a month before committing to come here, and that's all it took. The place reminded me of the California of my youth, when it was the best place on earth to raise a family or start a business.
We liked Texas from the very start, and our appreciation and love for the place has only grown over the seven years we've lived here.
Y'all may not be wantin' to come on down Texas way. We ain't got no water. Been in drought for longer than we can remember. The lake got so dry that the fish decided to hitch-hike to Louisiana. Heck, even the possum are walking around with buckets, lookin' fer a drink. It's so hot in winter that Frosty the Snowman won't make an appearance on TV, and Santa does his deliveries wearin' a pair of jams and flip-flops. The cactus only grows in the shade of cedar trees.
Oh yeah, we got aintz....fahr aintz. An there's millions of'm.