For the last five years, we had been talking about moving.
Neither my husband nor I enjoyed living in the south.
We stayed here for our jobs and that was it. When it came time to retire, unlike most retirees, we wanted to move up north where we were raised. The heat and humidity had always been the bane of our existence here. I hated needing a dehumidifier and to have air conditioning running all the time. There wasn’t any comfort unless you had the AC running. Even with the AC and dehumidifier running, it still seemed to be too cold and damp in the house. When I retired, my husband put in his notice and told me to start packing. He was going to still be working for the same company, but he asked to be transferred to one of their locations which was further north. We ended up in the northernmost part of the Eastern US. Air conditioning wasn’t needed even on the warmest of summer days. We had a heating system to keep us warm and cozy in the winter. Sometimes we could see moose in our backyard and we were close enough to the ocean to do some deep sea fishing. We finally found the perfect place to live. Most retirees may want to move south so they could have the heat all year round. I found the heat oppressive, and it was difficult to breathe during the summer. Summer here is cool and comfortable. Winters can be cold and brutal, but we have an excellent heating system and a fireplace. We also have each other to keep us warm.