Texas Is Our Home And We LOVE IT!
Over three years ago Omnicom, Michael Birkin, Tom Harrison and Dale Adams came calling. At first when they described the position and location, I think I was taken aback a little bit…Where? Dallas, Texas? I had never thought about living there. We gave it some thought, explored the idea a little bit and lo and behold, here we are and loving it.
At first friends would say, "Your next door neighbors are going to love you guys. They will have their cowboy boots, cowboy hat, shotgun, F-150 and you have your accent! Should be fun."
They were right – partly right… It has been all FUN! The people are great, the restaurants are fantastic and we love the weather.
TEXAS HAS IT ALL!
As you know Texas is big, very big and has something for everyone.
If you need to be cheered up there is:
Happy, Texas 79042
- Smiley, Texas 78159
- Paradise, Texas 76073
- Rainbow, Texas 76077
- Sweet Home, Texas 77987
No need to travel to any other US cities we have them also:
Detroit, Texas 75436
- Colorado City, Texas 79512
- Denver City, Texas 79323
- Nevada, Texas 75173
- Memphis, Texas 79245
- Miami, Texas 79059
- New Boston, Texas 75570
- Santa Fe, Texas 77517
- Tennessee Colony, Texas 75861
And no need to go overseas we have them all right here:
Athens, Texas 75751
- Canadian, Texas 79014
- China, Texas 77613
- Egypt, Texas 77436
- Turkey, Texas 79261
- London, Texas 76854
- New London, Texas 75682
- Paris, Texas 75460
What’s also amazing to me is Texas finishes sentences:
Men are from Mars, women are from
- Venus, Texas 76084
And Texas is GREAT for the kids:
Kermit, Texas 79745
- Elmo, Texas 75118
- Nemo, Texas 76070
- Tarzan, Texas 79783
- Winnie, Texas 77665
I hope you agree that Texas has it all.
I look forward to hearing your comments about your state and if you are ready to move to the great state of Texas.
December 17th, 2007 at 10:16 am
About 3 years ago, following a business trip to Dallas, I uttered the words, “I would never live in Texas.” Due to a career opportunity, I now live in the Dallas metro area and couldn’t agree more. The quality of life here is great. Of course coming from the West Coast, I absolutely love the housing costs here. Though I do miss certain things about living out west, this has been an amazing experience. In Texas, many say there are two types of Texans… Those that were born here and those who got here as fast as they could. I guess I’d have to say that I am fortunate enough to fall into the latter camp, since I now consider Texas home.
December 17th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
What? Move to Texas and give up all of this snow and minus 20 temperatures? - you have got to be kidding!
December 17th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
I have to admit, though I live in Colorado now, and love it, I miss Texas. As a native Texan (San Antonio), I still “Remember the Alamo” and love to see the Lone Star flag waving in the wind. And I certainly miss the great cuisines–where else can you find indigenous BBQ, steak houses, southern fried cooking, cajun (yep, it’s not just in Louisiana!) and Tex-Mex among other great restaurants. And the people are so friendly. So, yeah, Texas can grow on you.
December 17th, 2007 at 9:40 pm
As much as I love New Jersey (contrary to popular belief, its a great state!), after 15 years, I still miss my Fort Worth home. The stockyards, Trinity Park, the Botanical Gardens, the Kimball Museum and Joe T. Garcia’s- the city has so much to offer. The best part are the people - the warmest in the world!
December 18th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Connie,
It’s so funny you mention the snow. I don’t miss it one bit! I hope I never have to shovel a driveway again!
Merrill
December 18th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Don’t forget your roots. Boston is still a great place to live and the best sports city in the United States.
Dad
December 18th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Anne,
One of our favorite places in Texas is Joe T. Garcia’s. Although the menu is limited (2 choices) the food and atmosphere is beautiful. They renovated part of the grounds and it is beautiful!
Thanks for your comments.
Merrill
December 19th, 2007 at 10:16 am
Good News…
Joe T. Garcia’s has added several dishes to their menu.
December 19th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Thanks Chau - I didn’t know that.
Look forward to going there soon.
Merrill
December 21st, 2007 at 11:26 am
Merrill is right. Texas is easy living. When the opportunity posed itself I knew right from the start that we were headed to Texas. And I couldn’t be happier. I love the weather most of all. The sun shines 80% of the time. No gray and dirty snow, no cold, no slush - yes I miss the beauty of a big snow storm. Watching all the flakes as they fall from the sky and watching them accumulate into a vast winter wonderland. That is what I miss - outside my friends and family OF COURSE!
Texas has great shopping, food, people and things to do/places to go.
I love calling friends or family at home between September to May. When I talk to them and say “Today, oh it’s 74 degrees and I am wearing jeans a t-shirt and flip-flops,” they get very annoyed. It is very funny to me.
Texas is our home and we couldn’t be happier!
Tricia.
January 7th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I’ve lived in a number of different cities and found something enjoyable about each of them (even Buffalo, NY).
My wife and I lived in Texas for 25 years and it was good to us. We raised our two daughters there and had a great life. But at heart, I’m still a Northeastern (Make that New England–no make that Massachusetts!) guy, and the biggest drawback that I found to living in Texas was the lack of 4 seasons. The years in Texas just seemed to pass by (Texas has essentially 2 seasons one lasting 3 months, one lasting 9) and they tend to run in to each other, so a year would go by before you knew it. But back in Pittsfield I grew up with 4 seasons and it helped me mark off the passing of the year. I’ll confess, I missed snow. I used to love it when I lived in NYC and it would get hit with a big snowstorm. You’d go out on the street and everything was totally quiet. It was awesome! And then the New Yorkers (the most resilient people in the world) would turn Manhattan into a winter carnival. You’d see people cross-country skiing down Broadway! I also like the time around February/March when Winter started to turn to spring. You’d be walking on an icy sidewalk, but look down and see that there was water under the ice–the first signal that Spring was on the way.
And of course, there’s nothing on earth that can compare to a New England Autumn.
So my philosophy is enjoy your time where ever you are and take in what it has to offer. Just realize that you will not find good deli in Texas, good Tex-Mex in St Louis, NY Pizza anywhere buy NY, and hot dogs that are any better than the ones at Teo’s in Pittsfield.
(Note to all you DFWers: If you haven’t tried the fajitas at Cabo Grande in Sundance Square in Ft Worth, you owe it to yourself to do so. It’s worth the drive!)