California vs North Carolina: How does it add up?

California vs North Carolina: How does it add up?

Now that we’ve been here all of three months, we’ve learned some things. Some of it is great and some of it are you kidding me?!? The biggie, Houses. Yes, houses are less by about 40% in Cary and even less an hour outside of Cary, but you’re an hour away from jobs and...
Moving: What about the friends?

Moving: What about the friends?

After twenty-six years of cultivating and growing a community of friends, how do you just leave that? My network of buddies could help me with anything, a Rolodex of advisers and fixers. Without our boys, or a dog, or PTA, how do we start over? That’s a question I...
The Magical Connection to Cary, NC

The Magical Connection to Cary, NC

From the moment we decided Cary is the place to be, the universe showered us with magical messages to guide us and remove any doubt we were on the right path. Days after signing the papers to sell, Hubby found a large poster-size paper on our lawn near the garbage...
Packing Up Part 2

Packing Up Part 2

We last left off with the invitation and acceptance of helpers to pack. The kitty-cat wandered in to see if we were really moving; cats know! So, for everyone’s entertainment during the worst part of moving, packing, he’ll provide levity.   The first...
Packing Up Part 1

Packing Up Part 1

Packing up is the hardest part about moving. Kitty cats help in the only way they know how by not letting you pack. Did we pack up a kitty cat? Naw.  If we could pack up our part-time pet, we would, but he belongs to at least five other families in the neighborhood....