Internet - FINALLY!!

I've been in Ely for six+ weeks now, and I FINALLY got my internet going last night...  not many options for it here, in this very very small and snowy town - but, AT&T gave me a good deal last week and I said "Let's DO this!" - so now I'm back online and happier than a pig in...  well, you know how that goes, lol.

Anyway, I love it here - regardless of the difficulties in getting internet (& cable television, which I'm still working on) - it's quiet, cooler (we've had a plethora of snow since I arrived), and just all around less-stressful than anywhere else that I've ever lived.

I have my own place - a small trailer - with no neighbors above or below me...  the FIRST time I've lived alone in my own dwelling...  and it's about time!  :)

I have two cats - Luna and Crookshanks - who are sweet rescue cats, and both just under a year old.  I'll post a picture of them soon, I promise.

I have my adopted family here - and my adopted sister and I have decided to be a little more crafty and have started to learn crochet (I swear my patience isn't good for this, but she took to it like a duck to water) - every Tuesday afternoon we have class, and every Wednesday evening we get together with other women from around town to socialize and sew...  yeah, it's a sewing circle, but it's actually fun.  Not at all what I expected when I was originally invited.

I've been asked quite a few times from people that I know - WHY Ely?  There are a few answers to that: I've never been here, or anywhere around here before and it's something new... I got tired of the hustle, bustle, fast-track, judgmental, and just all-around bad attitudes I've found in the larger cities....  I wanted to live somewhere where it NEVER hit triple-degree heat...  I wanted to be around the people that have shown me in the past that while they do have their own lives, they still care about what happens to me...  AND, the best reason?  Well, I needed to be in a smaller town to spend my final days without the stress that I've been dealing with for the last 20 or so years of my life.

Now, if those answers aren't sufficient enough for anyone - well, that's their problem.  I'm happy and relaxed now - and ready to settle for good.

Yes, I miss certain people - but those people know how I feel, and how to get in touch with me...  I haven't left anyone, I've just finally found myself.

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