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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP,

Can you please tell us where in SoCal?  It's a big state, and there are lots of us on here that know quite a bit about the particular areas.

I am from SoCal (raised in Santa Barbara, which is technically not SoCal) and we've been living in the LA area since 1998.  My family is in the LA area and Santa Barbara.  I hate the cold and we really were in LA permanently, as far as we were both concerned, even though my DH is from VA and loves VA.  We had found a piece of LA that was not the stereotype--in fact, it's more sweet, sheltered small town than I've experienced here.

If we were going to consider a move, it was either north to Santa Barbara or south to Orange County (Irvine, etc) or San Diego.

Well, now here we are in DC.  DH got an offer and I didn't want to stand in his way.  He took a huge pay cut (and I'm a SAHM) but for long-term prospects, it will serve his career better.

I don't even want to get into how much anxiety this created within me, especially since my mom is in the hospital and I had to leave her.  But we did it and it has been a very positive experience.  As a friend of mine said, "moving is a time to reinvent yourself," and I found it is!

I propose going out to take a look at the area. (Well first I propose you tell us what area so we can weigh in :wink)

I don't know what if any of your experience with SoCal is, but I can tell you there is a spot for everyone.  It's not just what the media makes it out to be.[/quote]

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