New to NC from CO

[abbeyco]

8. I'm in Western NC

Colorado has become really cost prohibitive from a living standpoint. I'm still working and do well but was tired of being so tied to a really expensive mortgage. Needing to move to a single-level home, it would have cost me a fortune there - something I didn't want to do so after looking for 6-7 months, here I am!

While I've missed fall in CO, it's so pretty here and there's so much to see and do, that I'll be busy for a while. What I didn't expect was the area that I moved to to be so insular and unwelcoming. So I'm changing that and moving out of the mountains into town and I know I'll be happier.

I'm sorry you're homesick for CA - that's an awful feeling. I hope you've built some relationships in the Durham area and that help sustain you through your down times.