Living in Rock Hill - where are you from?

I adapted rather quickly.  I'm here over a decade now.  So I moved here a bit before the rest of the crowd.  I have been very pleased with the quality of life.  In CT & NJ where I was from, homes were much more expensive.  The areas were much more crowded.  The rat race was much more prevalent.  Here, I live, work and play in the same area.  I find it to be a refreshing throw back to a simpler time.   Every time I go back to NJ to visit family, I find myself thinking that I'm glad I don't have to deal with their traffic every day.  Even when I drive into Charlotte it's not as bad.  Yes, there's that rush hour traffic but it's nothing in comparison to what you experience up there.  The only thing I miss is that you were much closer to the ocean up there.  But after being here for 6 months we installed a pool so we could get out of the heat.  There are no sharks or jelly fish in it either :).  

Are you originally from the area?