Jan. 1989 I moved to Texas... temporarily

[Haole Girl]

I just realized it's been 20 years.

Tell me to breathe normally, please...

I think I'm hyperventilating.

:-(

[av8rdave]

1. December 1987 for me

Have lived here temporarily ever since.

[Haole Girl]

2. You have me beat by 2 years

For some reason, I always thought you got here after me.

Anyway, after reading about Longhorn, this all seems so stupid. I wish I hadn't posted it. :cry:

[av8rdave]

5. Actually only 13 months

But you're right. I am SO sad about her.

[Haole Girl]

6. Life...

we don't really think about how temporary our stay here, is, most of time.

[av8rdave]

13. Isn't that the truth

I've been thinking that a lot lately!

[hobbit709]

3. Got here Jan. 2, 1974 after I got out of the Air Farce.

[Haole Girl]

4. What did you do in the USAF?

My father is retired Lt. Col.

[hobbit709]

22. 304X0. Radio Relay

Stuck on a mountaintop for 2 years.

[CreekDog]

7. Breathe and exhale slowly

and stretch.

what you said about "temporary" is a mouthful. :hug:

[Haole Girl]

8. Thanks

I'm just really sad right now. Bear, my cat, is wondering what is wrong with me. :hug:

[MadMaddie]

9. I graduated from college in Texas in 1989....

moved out of state a couple of years later. Really haven't been back, I do miss the food.

[Haole Girl]

10. The food is good

That, we can agree on.

[mykpart]

11. There are entirely too many

furriners moving to Texas. Why don't you all go back where you came from?

[Franzia]

12. My family moved to Houston in October 1977.

Been here ever since, except for a brief foray to Canyon Lake/San Antonio in 91-92.

It's nice to know there are so many other Texas DU'ers!

[seabeyond]

14. i moved to texas, .... temporarily, in '89 too, lol and here i sit

i am afraid i will be buried here. the upside.... my husband (why i got stuck here, i married a texan) told me the other day, talking about our future, that he didnt think i could last much longer before going totally nuts so is looking at retirement in colorado or something.

couple years ago i realized i had been here about 17 years. my, heart literally started beating out of my chest (kinda like yours, lol) and hyperventilating like you, ... bah hahahhaha, and i asked hubby how long before i become a texan. he assured me i would NEVER become a texan. people still say "you arent from around here are you?". so that makes me feel better.

that is funny. didnt realize it was two decades.

thanks a whole helluva lot

[Manifestor_of_Light]

15. I was born in Texas.

I've lived here all my life. That started in 1955.

And I've never lived anywhere else.

Yes, there are other places that are more liberal but I don't have a good reason to leave.

[Avalux]

16. Are you sure you aren't me??

I moved to Texas in 1985, temporarily, and I'm still here. WTF???? :shrug: :hug:

Where are you stuck? Maybe we should get together and do lunch, have a few drinks, commiserate. ;-)

[Haole Girl]

31. I'm in the DFW area

If you're ever up here, contact me. I've got to warn you, though, I've been promising to get together with another DUer for quite some time & we never end up meeting... I can actually be pretty shy when it comes to things like that (I know that will be difficult for many of you to believe). :hi: :hug:

[yellowdogintexas]

42. same here, DFW area. We are long overdue for a MetroPlex Meetup of some kind

or another.

[Haole Girl]

44. Yes... we need to do that soon

As soon as I get rid of this one pimple on my chin! lol ;-)

[Skittles]

17. Feb '76 for me

:o

[Drunken Irishman]

18. In Jan. 1989 I wasn't even in school yet.

[texanwitch]

19. I was born here,

Both sides of the family have been here a long time.

I could move somewhere else but I like it here.

I would love to travel again.

[Radical Activist]

20. Texas is a great state.

and it will turn blue in another two election cycles.

[Haole Girl]

32. I hope so!

:hi:

[texas1928]

21. I was born here, and I don't think it is such a bad place.

I love it here.

[Hangingon]

26. I was born here too.Several generations of family on both sides.

Lived in other places from '78 to "94. I think Texas is a great place. It is not the same as when I grew up - lots of outsiders now.

[texas1928]

27. We lived in California for a couple of years.

To crowded, and expensive. I missed the changes in season, and the thunderstorms. And the Texas sunsets. There is just something about a Texas sunset, that even beats a sunset on the Pacific. I just think there is more sky here, that is weird but to me there is more sky here. Nothing beats small town Texas. I missed being waved at as I drove down the highway, even when I lived in the DFW area I missed a friendly wave as I went down the road from passing motorist. I always knew when I was close to home, people started to wave.

[deoxyribonuclease]

29. Texas resident '93-'07

Nice, laid back place to live. Not as bad as the commonly-held stereotypes which mostly apply to the rural areas of the state. Low cost of living, lots of big cities, diverse population. And it has Austin.

[Haole Girl]

34. Hi texas1928

Sorry. Didn't mean to bash it. I think one reason I miss So. California so much is because both my younger sisters live there. Can't convince my husband that we could survive, financially, if we moved there (or Hawaii, of course).

[texas1928]

40. The only reason we moved to San Diego was the fact that we had family there.

But after 2 years I wanted to come home. I jumped at the chance to move back. And I am glad I did, right after we left the deregulated the electric companies and my in-laws electric bill nearly doubled or more. And with our commute and then that on top, we would have scrapped by. Plus, I missed the storms.

[Spacemom]

23. Born in Houston

Moved to Austin in 91. I've never lived anywhere else.

At least Austin is blue so I'm not sure I know the depression that comes from living in the "real" Texas. I love it here.

[Nickster]

24. I was in my senior year of high school......:-)

[Haole Girl]

39. You are going to pay for that

:P

[kentauros]

25. I moved here March 13, 1961

when my mother gave birth to me :P

Not sure where I was before that ;)

[Arugula Latte]

28. Any hope of ever moving out?

Or are you pretty much there permanently?

[Haole Girl]

35. I keep hoping...

I even found my husband a job, in El Segundo (CA), once. But just when I almost had him convinced to move, my company closed their doors in Los Angeles. :-( That's as close as I've ever gotten to convincing him we could do it.

[ceile]

30. Born and raised.

Born in Houston, came to Austin in 94. Don't have any reason to leave. There are places I like to visit, but I'm not sure I'd want to live anywhere else.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

33. It's scary how fast it goes, isn't it?

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

37. Yes, very scary

And Longhorn's death just stabbed me in the heart last night. And made me think about lost opportunities... with friends and family.

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

36. I moved here forever 2 months ago...

Now I'm wondering how long I have. ;)

[Haole Girl]

38. LOL!

Hey, I'd take Texas over cold midwest winters any day!! :hug: :loveya:

[yellowdogintexas]

41. November 1989 for me. My daughter was 5, now she is 24 and out on her

own. I am quite happy in Texas, except for the repukes.

[GOPisEvil]

43. I was there for over 28 years.

I escaped in October. :)

[TX Screwball]

45. Born here in '65.

Moved to the Austin area(beautiful Buda) in '93. DON'T MOVE HERE! REALLY! I'M NOT JOKING!

It never snows, I talk to my neighbors almost every day, my job looks like it will last at least a year or more, and I can get Shiner Bock and Dripping Springs Vodka almost everywhere. Don't get me started on the food....