I have become resigned to the idea of moving to Dallas. (In fact, I have become excited about the idea. I'm just as shocked as you are.) Having spent hours on the real estate web sites looking at potential homes in our price range, I'm ready to start packing today.
We're moving in 18 months, minimum. It may be a tad bit too soon to begin putting our lives into boxes and choosing paint colors for our new bedroom. I need to slow those horses down a tad bit.
I love moving. It's a sickness, you don't have to tell me. Raised in a Navy family, I relish the idea of new places, faces and experiences. I get jittery every 2 years or so as my mind tells me that it's time to go. I'm a nomad, a gypsy. I like change.
The rest of my family disagrees with me. They would love nothing better than to spend the rest of our lives in the same house, in the same town, surrounded by the same people. They thrive on stability and continuity.
All except my mini-me, sweet #4. My shy baby is eager to leave. She chirps along about new houses, new parks, new libraries, and just the wonder of change and excitement. Who knew that Miss Invisibility would want to embark on a great adventure?
I like to think that we get it in a way that the others don't. The best kind of adventure is the one where all the people you love get to come with you. Leaving without each other would be hard, going together could be the most amazing thing ever. My intrepid explorer and I smile at each other across the room when her siblings start to complain. We know that they will be fine and we will be better. We're squealy excited about all of the wonder that is to come; we hope to inspire the rest of them.
I'm ready to go today, so is she. We have to wait until 2011. Somewhere we have to find the calm patience to make it until then.
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I can relate. My husband moved around quite a bit and he can't conprehend the idea in stay in one house. Were I, on the other hand, grew up in the same house my whole life
I can't believe you guys are moving!
We may end up in the Dallas area in 2 years too. Hubby is retiring from the Air Force. In his frequent travels to Dallas, he found an absolutely fantastic parish in Greenville--30 minutes east of Dallas. The priest there implemented a "Come to Mass, Stay for the Day" program. He celebrates Mass in Latin, then hears confessions while folks eat and visit, then they have a Holy Hour culminating in Benediction, and more confessions. My hubby says it's awesome and the priest is the best confessor he's ever been to. The Parish is called Saint William the Confessor. Check it out if you end up in Dallas. Here's there link: http://scottkillian5.point2homes.biz/Stay_the_Day/page_1822093.html
I think we really ARE twins, Mom. (I know, I know, but I'm having a hard time stopping calling you that, here!) I'm just not sure I can keep up w/you on #6...we'll see...
I've always been a "mover" too--and I'm pretty much done w/everyone and everything in a place after about 3-4 years. For the first time in my life, I've lived in a town for 6 years now, w/out significant travelling (e.g., consulting assignments in other parts of the country) to break it up. It's weird. I can't even blog about it bc it might hurt someone's feelings--know what I mean? :) It's so different, but I'm finding that I'm reinventing myself (or something or Someone Else is reinventing me!) while staying in the same place.
Now that I'm finally in my dream house, we'll probably be moving soon too!!! :) Because there's always the specter of a layoff and a subsequent possible move to Texas for me too! See ya there!!!
Oh, Lordy. We've moved 18 times in 28 years of marriage and three of our homes total 15 years so that makes it 15 homes in 13 years for the rest of the time. Moving is not on my list of favourite things to do. But I do love different house plans and the nice clean feeling when we move and the house looks like civilized people live there for a little while. It's just all the rest that sucks.
We own our own place now and have no plans to move but we will have to replace our aging house trailer. Even though it will only be a move across the yard, it will be a move and I don't relish it at all.
Love to move! It doesn't look like we will be moving out of our current town anytime soon. The house we live in is the longest time we have ever spent in a house-4 years. I have the moving bug and have had it for about a year and a half now (remember the house I emailed you about last year?). We have tried to sell our house because we need something bigger, but it's not happening! Looks like I am going to have to be patient, too!
Love, Suzanne
Sorry, Mom, both me and Mrs. Nod grew up as military brats and moving all the time -- and are now done with moving.
We've determined that our kids are going to be from somewhere.
I like to see new places, but not to move there anymore. But I'm glad you're excited - enjoy.
We have moved every three years except in TN, but 3 yrs into it we started homeschooling and that was like a new life too so I think it counts. :)
We've lived in 2 homes here in OK, too. And now we are talking about it again.
I know we won't ever live in the north again so maybe we'll see you in TX someday.
Tis all a journey....
<3
Ellen
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