I used to live in a major town down south, then it was kind of a nightmare raising teenagers in it… The heat was a constant fight. I had to make sure my tolerable skinned babies were restrained, wearing hats and out of the sun; When my teenagers started expressing interest in hockey, I realized I was in the wrong area. Why was I fighting to stay down south? I took a promotion at labor and moved us to IL; Now my pal and I live in a colder state where hockey is much easier to get to and there are more teams. I settled in Elgin since it is a 45 minute drive to the city, then my good friend and I can do the large town teams or a local Elgin team if my pal and I want. The professional team is the Chicago Blackhawks and my pal and I can regularly get tickets. The freezing weather means that hockey season is basically all year. I like the snow and the cold. My teenagers are way happier with it too. I don’t have to worry about them playing outside as much. With some good snow gear my pal and I are good to go. What is nice is that residing in Elgin means that I can afford a larger site. My good friend and I went from a small home with neighbors on each side to a large house, a large scheme of land and privacy. I can’t believe I waited so long to transfer to Illionios. This state has gave everything my pal and I could possibly want and more. No way would I ever transfer back to the south.