Life point

I love Texas, but I would like to move somewhere cold. I try not to make a habit of complaining about the weather, but I honestly enjoy the cold so much more than the heat. The only problem is that cold places are hundreds and hundreds of miles away from family...and I really like being close to family. We're at a point in our lives where we don't have that many connections, so could easily pick up and move across the country provided the jobs were good. But where? And for how long? And would we be more successful making friends there than we have here? I just don't know.