Friday, June 18, 2010

I am a Scottish/ British/ possibly French Gypsy

Once again, my husband and I had one of those talks- the "where we would live next" talk. Early in our marraige, this was common due to just trying to follow the better jobs, and for a while- finding them and finding contentment...until about 2 years would by. Midway through our relationship it got annoying (all the packing and moving sets one back by a few paychecks, not to mention friends we would lose seeing on the weekend fun times). Now, after having our children, we are again contemplating the topic, due to an unforseen event- the BIG BLOB in our Gulf. It won't directly affect my husband's career, however, do we want to live in a ghost town? Do we want to be around after the fallout- the daily bad news, the empty condos we can do nothing about, the half empty causeways we already see happening? What about the seafood we will no longer be able to enjoy. This isn't about abandoning in fear some plague, but rather, after we have volunteered and helped out as much as possible- the open road, the open path, the change of scenery once again. It is a possibility, and we have our lists of places to consider. Some are in the Southeast still, some are a little further West. I have always thought it would be nice to live in a more arid, dry, open desert place of cactus, crazy artists, and red and orange vistas with no pines, oaks or tourists directly in your way of a sunset. I loved Utah, I loved Colorado and New Mexico, and even parts of Texas (easily accesible on I-10 in order to see family in the panhandle anytime!) The most interesting place we thought of is New Orleans...ahh.. the weirdness, the music, the food, the eccentrics- a perfect place for me to feel finally - at home. Like Hawk's Nest at night back in the day, but without the local preppy politicians showing up to prove to the rest of us that they are "cool."
Dreaming, dreaming. We love it here. Have for about two years. However, the two year itch is comming on. Maybe, we'll just get an rv, rent out this home, and travel for a while, showing our sons the country and living while we can. I am open to that, for sure.

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