Fantastic post, FRiend! You sound happy :-)
Can't believe you've been out of CT 10 years now! You were incredibly SMART to get the hell out of here. 10 years ago is when we should have left (the day after Malloy was fraudulently "elected" would've been good).
We've been looking at potential places to move to in coastal SC, GA and FL for the past several years. We WILL move one of these days. I fear by the time we get our house on the market, though, there will be a glut of other houses for sale in CT. I'm sure the value of our property has plummeted significantly since the start of this COVID crap.
You are so right about people from the South, and how nice they are. What a difference from up here, huh??
17 years since I moved from Connecticut. Move here to help my parents and I asked my employer if I can transfer. Met Mrs Deplorable here.