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Hill Country Blog

There are as many experiences as there are people living here. This is our story, about our special places, activities and taking life day by day. See more stories to the right in our Blog Listing.

Finding My Spot

I grew up in Southern California, moved to Seattle for 15 years and worked for Microsoft. When I finally realized that I didn't want to spend the rest of my life working for Microsoft and that I especially didn't want to grow old there, we picked up and moved to Austin -- no jobs, no friends, no family to greet us. I LOVE IT HERE -- I've never looked back. My kids tell me that I must miss "home" and I say I miss our friends. Period. 

I think the overwhelming difference between here and So Cal is the heat/humidity. It can be overwhelming. You have to have AC to live here and remain coherent. There are more bugs (esp mosquitoes) than CA. California is blessed with the only Mediterranean climate in the USA so it rarely gets humid. 

Texas heat in the summer is 90s-100s and can feel much hotter than the actual temperature with humidity factored in. We have a pool in the backyard which we use daily. 

There are loads of trees in the hill country and lots of green -- even now with the reduced rain. The trees don't grow very tall. An enormous tree in the hill country would be 30'-40'. On average the live oaks are 15-20' but there are lots of them. 

There are a lot of streams, creeks and rivers in this region as well. Lots of quaint towns with very reasonable real estate compared to many parts of the nation. If you want to look at property in Austin try austinhomesearch.com

If you have any specific questions you want to ask "the source" -- please feel free to email me directly. 

Best wishes -- I was right where you/they are a year ago. Looking for a new place to put down roots that would click for my family.