[chachacha]

i was part of a couple when i moved here but it was long distance...i had already created a circle of friends from this site, actually, and many of us are still friends to this day, five years later! they supported me through the death of my partner, whom they had come to love when he spent the first winter here. we have now each developed other circles of friends and activities but that core group still means so much to me. we had great times with the excitement of sharing our new homes with each other. you too will find that a core group of good friends will make life great through good and bad.