1 Year Anniversary

Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, marking one year since I packed up and left Kansas.
Hard to believe it's been a year already, then again it's difficult thinking it's been only a year when it's felt like several years. A lot of things have happened in the last year, from getting my apartment, finding a few new friends down by the bay, getting a roommate, getting a cat, getting a niece... Some things are pretty much the same though.
Last year when I packed up, I left Kansas City with a truck full of my stuff, much like the Clampetts left Arkansas on their way out to California. Only thing I was missing was a rocker and granny sitting in it with a shotgun. My dad had wanted me to go to sunrise service with them, and I declined, since I was going to be travelling so much the next few days I didn't want to get up at 5am to make a 630am service.
I had Easter dinner with the folks, said my goodbyes, and headed towards Allen's house 20 miles west of Hutchinson, KS. Spending the night there, getting a five and a half hour portion out of the way of my two and a half day trip, I started the next day at about 8am towards Tucumcari, NM. I made it all the way to Flagstaff that evening, and then the following day drove through San Bernadino county, CA to Barstow, through the mountains to Bakersfield, then up 99 to Stockton before finally making it to Sacramento. Three days, 2000 miles, 33 hours driving total.
So Easter Sunday marks a year since I was officially a California resident. I still am not sure about remaining out here for good, but my 5-10 year plan to move to Tampa, FL changed to a 3-5 year plan then back and forth. Right now I think I'll just go with whatever works. I'm making decent money, enough to live on and pay off all my bills, but I'm dealing without close friends.
I have tried one of those online dating things. I tried matchmaker.com, and after spending a couple nights working on my profile I got a hit! However, with the email sent to me, I have to spend $35 just to view the email. What kind of crap is that? I said forget it right away. They could at least give you a $10 trial, a couple emails or something but the least amount is that much and it isn't even worth it to me. I feel bad for the person on the other side of the email who will probably think I'm some jerk for not responding. I'll think about it for some time... maybe I'll cough up the ridiculous amount of money to view the email and give it a try. I just think that $35 could be spent on a tank of gas to drive somewhere and see something.
Happy California anniversary.