Steven Valenti:  

Life I haven't lived in IL since 1988 and haven't gone back very often, my visits have become less and less frequent each year, I am just to busy to go back and very little desire. I don't have much reason to go back much any more. Usually just for weddings or funerals. I haven't kept in touch with too many people from IL and even the few that I did keep in touch with has dwindled down to a couple. When I do go back it just doesn't feel like home any more, so I really don't miss living there, I really don't miss the cold weather and snow. Most of my family has moved up to Wisconsin or away over the years and they are very busy with thier own lives so we don't talk much, most friends are also very busy with this or that to get together during the rare occasions when I have visited. So, I have really lost my reasons to visit. I have lived all over the states and the world and home is where ever I am at, at any given time, except the Middle East never feels like home...LOL...I spend most of my time these days in the Middle East or Florida, I don't think I can say where in the Middle East on a public website, but unless you live under a rock, it's not hard to figure out where I am. The rest of my time is spent with my daughters in Florida where they live with my ex. they use up all of my vacation time each year. We spend most of the summer traveling and we are trying to hit all the sites in Florida, mostly Orlando, before my kids are too old to want to hang out with thier dad. Which probably isn't too far off seeing my oldest was 18 last May. I told her she...Expand for more