Valley Ranch/Las Colinas is a beautiful area. I've horseshowed in Las Colinas, and I considered moving out there (I'm in Austin now, and I'm moving to the Addison area, north of Dallas, in May for a series of pharmacy internships). I wanted to live near Irving when I wasn't sure if some of my internships would be in FTW, but none are...all in Irving and Dallas.

As for nursing options...Baylor Medical Center in Irving is supposed to be a great hospital.

http://www.baylorhealth.com/Locations/Hospitals/Irving/

I will be participating in an Adult Medicine rotation there. Also, most of the hospitals in Dallas are a 15-20 minute drive from Irving/Las Colinas, so if she's willing to commute it's not too far at all.

I've also lived in Texas all my life (only 24 years but hey)...18 years in Katy (west of Houston) and 6 here in Austin at THE UT ( ). If I fall in love with Dallas during this last year of pharmacy school I may stay up there for awhile. I'm of the same opinion as TexasX...I absolutely love this state and can't think of being anywhere else. Even if I leave for awhile, even if I talk badly about the weather & the traffic...I'm a Texan and that's all there is to it.

Good luck with the move, and hope that helped a little bit.