Gotta admit, sometimes I get misty-eyed...
Watching the Aggies duke it out with the Longhorns yesterday made me a little homesick. For TEXAS.
For Texas, of all places. I can't get through three months away from the place without getting all misty whenever I think about TEXAS.
I like Austin very much. Hills, cool people, cultural scene, outdoors, lakes, rivers, bike paths... yeah.
I like San Antonio very much too. Amusement parks, culture, Hispanic theme (as if it were its own section of Disney America!), stuff to do. Great also.
I even like Dallas/Fort Worth, though I could live there every day for the rest of my life and NEVER become a Cowboys fan.
I hated Killeen, it's the catbox of Texas. It actually is: the caliche clay of Bell/Coryell counties reminds me of peed-in cat litter. I would have loved my four years in Texas if I hadn't had to live in Killeen. Even Waco has more going for it than the Killeen/Cove/Belton metro area.
Texas is a great place to raise kids, good schools, fun things to do. Wide open spaces and lots of outdoor activities everywhere.
I would not cry or moan or complain if work takes me back to Texas.