It won't take a couple of years...I'm already grateful for the change. I've loathed the heat and Dallas traffic for the entire 23 years I've been here and both are getting worse. Some close friends are about the only things I'll miss.
Closing down a very successful business was definitely difficult, but now that it's done, I can't wait to get out of here.
My parents didn't know my wife and already had plans in motion to move up there. I went up to visit them a few weeks ago and my brother and I remodeled their bathroom to make it more old-folks friendly. One of the days, we drove them to the house we're buying and surprised them and told them we were moving up. They were thrilled, we had a really nice visit, lots of hugs goodbye because they were so happy. A week later, I was flying back up because my dad had a heart attack. One minute he was fine, a few minutes later he said something was wrong and told my mom to call an ambulance. By the time she did, he was passed out and never woke up again. So now my mom needs us more than ever. They worked hard to raise us. I'm fine being there to help for as long as she needs us.