You could live anywhere. Where would it be?

Recently my daughter and I got to talking about moving away from where you grew up.  Not entirely sure where the conversation came from, but, I went with it.  Told her that I would miss her of course, but, I hope when she is old enough, that she does move and get to see different parts of the Country and even overseas.  She asked me if I had considered moving when I was younger.  I told her that I did have the chance to move to Washington to live with my dad when I was 19, but chose not to go.  She had asked why I didn’t and if I regretted it.  I said that her dad asked me not to go and no, I didn’t regret my choice because staying here, brought her to me.

So, it got me thinking.  How many other moms out there had the chance to move where they wanted to?  Who did and who didn't?

Annie from MamaDweeb would have loved to spent some time abroad. She believes that experiencing different cultures makes you a more open-minded person.  Have to agree with this!  Her favorite place?  Italy!  Bellisimo!

Kadi and Stephanie fell in love with Paris, France.  Kadi put it on her "Full Nest List".  You've heard of the Empty Nest right?  Kadi is going with the Full Nest and filling it with plans to do amazing things she couldn't when she was younger and starting her family.  I love that name for a list!  Stephanie was in France as an exchange student and had plans to work for a large corporation over there.  She even had a callback interview with L'Oreal, but had received another offer and never went further with those plans.

Molly loves the Architecture and beautiful gardens, the teas and scones of London!  I have to agree that looking at images from London, I too love the Architecture!

Amy from Freaky Perfect was one of the lucky ones and she moved where she wanted!  She packed up her bags one day and moved to London.  She found a career and her spouse there, which led them down the path to their family.  How things tend to work out in the most fabulous ways! 

Andrea, Stephanie, Cecily and Alissa love the big city of New York!  Andrea almost made the decision to move there and 2 weeks after she decided to stay where she was, she met her future husband where she lived at that time.  Talk about timing! Stephanie says the city feels like home.  That's an amazing feeling when you love a place so much that it feels like where you belong.  Alissa spent the summer there while she was in Grad School and loved  every moment she was there!

Melissa, Sarah, Kate, Sarah and Karon would love to have their experiences on the Golden Coast, California!  From San Francisco to San Diego.  Kate lived in San Francisco and met her husband there.  She loves it there and says that it still feels like home!  But, in the end, where the heart is, is home.  Her hubby and kids are her heart, so, she is home no matter where she is.  Melissa was going to pack up her car and move, with an inheritance left to her.  But, she ended up getting married and used those funds for her wedding.  As she, unfortunately, divorce later, she wished for hindsight and used the money for the trip instead!



Kelly from Centsible Life wanted to take the gypsy route, pack up an old VW Van and head West taking photo's along the way, while she was in college.  She wanted to turn that trip into a book.  I think that would have made an amazing one I think!  I like the idea of traveling the roads.  I hope that when I am able to retire, I can pack up an RV and hit the road to see the country.  We are such a big nation!  Would be a sin to not see all of it! Marion from Helicopter-Caterpillar hit the road several times! She and her husband moved from Maryland to Chicago, because they loved the city, to Miami, because they didn't like the cold, (totally understand that reasoning!) and loved the sun, to Pennsylvania after they had the kiddos.



I had quite a few other moms say that they would have loved to move overseas.  Nancy says that it would definitely be easier to move when you don't have children.  You are uprooting them not only from school and friends, but, having the family support system in place could be hard to move from.  Barbara would love teh adventure of moving overseas and possibly riding an Camel in Egypt!  How fun would that be???



Dana loves the Cape Cod, MA area!  Said she spent so much time there for work, she never wanted to leave it :)



Kim would have loved to move to Denver for two reasons.  One, it is very clean out there!  Two, apparently the guys are pretty hot!  Hmmm.  Maybe I should consider a move...  lol.  She was 24 at that time and ended up meeting her future husband, so, she stayed where she was.



Also in Colorado, Jennifer thought about moving to Boulder after College.  But, somehow, plans derailed and she stayed where she was and also met her future husband.  Sooo.  What is it about moving to Colorado that makes people end up meeting their futures???  Going to have to look into that one a bit further, lol.



Wow!  Those are a lot of great places and ideas for trips and places to live!  I'm here on the East Coast and think I may need to hit the road to go to Cape Cod.  Even for a long weekend trip.  That would be pretty cool I think.  My girl is all for car rides!  She was a trooper when we did a road trip to Bull Shoals, AR.  We had a wonderful time there!  It was a 19 hour drive from home, but, worth it to see some of the US :).

I would love to hear from you all!  Where have you lived or would love to live that you were really excited about?  Share your stories!  I would love to hear them!