OMG! I am back in TX as we speak! (I don't know who remembers me here on GC...I don't post that much anymore). But I am so happy to be here! I am only here for 8 days, but that is 8 days that I don't have to be in New England, i.e. HELL.
BTW, my husband lived in RC, SD before he moved to TX (until he was 17) and his mom still lives there. I have to say that as places go, SD is not bad (unless you want to shop). I think the people are nice there. It seems to me that the people talk like midwesterners and live like it's the wild west. I shot a gun for the first time there this summer.
In about 4.5 years, I will be moving back to TX FOR GOOD DAMMIT! Until then, every apartment or house that I live in will be my little personal Texas. Wherever I am we will eat Rotel and Frito Pie, long for the day Shiner Bock will be locally available and say "fixin' " when nothing is broken!