On July 1, quite a few decades ago, I moved to Texas, out near Abilene. Then a few years later, I was lucky to visit my sister in Austin, and fell in love with this beautiful city in central Texas. It felt like home from the first moment I arrived. It had a population of only about 300,000 then, and was easy to get around. I never felt overwhelmed by the size, as I do now, and it always had so much variety, both in things to do and in the people who lived here. I love that and I loved the somewhat warped sense of humor that Austin has. Austin is a survivor, as I’ve seen through many down-turns in the economy. It has re-defined itself from one industry to the next and always comes out on top. I admire that attitude and that determination.
While I am sad to be leaving Austin and leaving Texas, I am so looking forward to living along the Eastern coast. We will be able to travel and to see the New England states, and the museums in D.C., and the coastal towns up and down the Atlantic. We will be in North Carolina, we think, and I’m thrilled at the generally cooler weather, but not extended extremes of temperature like so many states have.
Another new chapter in our lives begins, and I’m truly looking forward to painting new sights and hopefully having a lot more time devote to art.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Jo Castillo // Jul 2, 2012 at 7:21 am
Aw shucks! We will so miss all y’all. Joking aside, we will really miss you two. It is so good to have the instant communications but the painting together is hard to give up. Maybe see you next February. By the way it is 103 F in Charlotte today and will be 90 or so here. (Evil grin)
2 Regina // Jul 2, 2012 at 5:46 pm
I’m going to miss ya’ll too, and hope we get together at least once or twice a year! Oh, my verification word was “move”, Jo.
3 Jan // Jul 3, 2012 at 1:31 pm
I live in NC and have been following your blog for a while. Please let me know where you end up and if you need any NC info from a “local”, just ask.
4 Regina // Jul 3, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Jan – how nice is that!! I really appreciate your comments, and will definitely let you know where we find our new house!
5 Ginny Harlow // Jul 7, 2012 at 11:30 am
We will miss you, but I know you will enjoy Washington. My son lives near there and I love visiting DC. Good Luck
6 Regina // Jul 8, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Ginny – Thank you and I can’t wait to see many of the museums in D.C. We will most likely be in North Carolina but want to take our time to find a place that “fits”, we hope…
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