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<blockquote data-quote="Parks 788" data-source="post: 3748429" data-attributes="member: 14646">For the OP.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been on this forum for 12 years or so and a great group of people here.&nbsp; My wife is born and raised in Sapulpa which is just SW of Tulsa.&nbsp; We met at OK State Univ and married shortly after college.&nbsp; We just moved to OK (wife back to hometown) last August.&nbsp; I have spent a lot of time in OK over the last 25 years considering I&#039;m not from this state.&nbsp; I love it here and couldn&#039;t be happier.&nbsp; We just bought acreage in Bristow, OK about 35-40 minutes SW of Tulsa.&nbsp; I was born and raised at the beach in Southern California.&nbsp;&nbsp; Completely different that where I spent most of the 50 years I&#039;ve spent on this planet.&nbsp; We chose this part of OK because we wanted to be near my wife&#039;s parents.&nbsp; I&#039;d still prefer this area over jsut about any other place in OK due to the greener part of the state, more hills and varied terrain, many more larger lakes for fishing and water sports and IMO, prettier.&nbsp; Not a big fan of OKC as it&#039;s much flatter and tends to have constant wind, especially west of OKC.&nbsp;&nbsp; If the trees tend to grow with the tips leaning/pointing to the North then it is a fairly windy area all year long.&nbsp; I work in McAlester, OK and spend a lot of time in the S/E OK area.&nbsp; It is a really beautiful place but is, IMO, very isolated if your wife&#039;s work depends upon being somewhat close to a larger town/metropolitan area.&nbsp; McAlester is nearly two hours or more from any larger city in OK.&nbsp;&nbsp; Go a bit further S/E in OK and you better have a way to earn a living if it&#039;s not from farming or cattle.&nbsp; Absolutely beautiful but a tough way to earn a living.&nbsp; One area that can give you a good balance of what you&#039;re looking for may be Stillwater, OK.&nbsp; College town and home to OK State University.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is actually a fairly &quot;red&quot; town considering it has a major university.&nbsp; Has every amenity you would want or need in a town of its size.&nbsp; Also has an airport that connects you by jet to anywhere in the country.&nbsp; You can also live 15 minutes outside of town and feel WAY in the sticks but still about 75 minutes from Tulsa or OKC.In the end from what you described, I would think you&#039;d enjoy OK as your new state.&nbsp; I love the three seasons.&nbsp;&nbsp; Summer are rough as I&#039;m not acclimated to the humidity yet plus I&#039;m a sweaty guy by nature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Parks 788, post: 3748429, member: 14646"] For the OP. I've been on this forum for 12 years or so and a great group of people here. My wife is born and raised in Sapulpa which is just SW of Tulsa. We met at OK State Univ and married shortly after college. We just moved to OK (wife back to hometown) last August. I have spent a lot of time in OK over the last 25 years considering I'm not from this state. I love it here and couldn't be happier. We just bought acreage in Bristow, OK about 35-40 minutes SW of Tulsa. I was born and raised at the beach in Southern California. Completely different that where I spent most of the 50 years I've spent on this planet. We chose this part of OK because we wanted to be near my wife's parents. I'd still prefer this area over jsut about any other place in OK due to the greener part of the state, more hills and varied terrain, many more larger lakes for fishing and water sports and IMO, prettier. Not a big fan of OKC as it's much flatter and tends to have constant wind, especially west of OKC. If the trees tend to grow with the tips leaning/pointing to the North then it is a fairly windy area all year long. I work in McAlester, OK and spend a lot of time in the S/E OK area. It is a really beautiful place but is, IMO, very isolated if your wife's work depends upon being somewhat close to a larger town/metropolitan area. McAlester is nearly two hours or more from any larger city in OK. Go a bit further S/E in OK and you better have a way to earn a living if it's not from farming or cattle. Absolutely beautiful but a tough way to earn a living. One area that can give you a good balance of what you're looking for may be Stillwater, OK. College town and home to OK State University. It is actually a fairly "red" town considering it has a major university. Has every amenity you would want or need in a town of its size. Also has an airport that connects you by jet to anywhere in the country. You can also live 15 minutes outside of town and feel WAY in the sticks but still about 75 minutes from Tulsa or OKC. In the end from what you described, I would think you'd enjoy OK as your new state. I love the three seasons. Summer are rough as I'm not acclimated to the humidity yet plus I'm a sweaty guy by nature. [/QUOTE]

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