Why do you live where you live?

[Equine_Woman]

I love seeing everyone's photos of the area they live in!! It's amazing how beautiful the world is!! Sometimes I wish I lived somewhere else but I'm not brave enough to move!!!

So I thought I'd ask how you guys ended up where you are? Family move there when they came to the U.S.? Jobs? Military? Sense of adventure!!!!?



My family moved here (North Texas) when they immigrated from Sweden. (Dad's side) Mom's side came from Scotland. Landed here and we haven't really left since. Sigh. I stay because I'm super close to my Mom and of course my husband has a wonderful job here. I lived about 3 hours south of here (College Station) when I went to college. I would have stayed there forever if my Mom weren't so important to me. As it was I stayed way after college, but when we decided to have Wyatt I knew I'd move back 'home' to be near family. It's worked out well. My Step-Mom gave us 6.75 acres and we've built a life here for ourselves. . and it's affordable. But I'd like to visit all the other wonderful places!

[rocknK]

I was born here...too lazy to move!:cowboy:

[Gypsy Rose]

I was born here, and I never had reason to live anywhere else. I didn't always see eye to eye with my family, so when they moved, I stayed.

Then I bought my own place, and I'm pretty content here- I don't do well in unfamiliar places- I've been here for too long to think about change- I've even been at my own place for 16 years, lol!

[cloedoll]

Well I go where my parents go obviously. We traveled a little bit because my dad is in the Navy. ;D

[WashingtonBay]

I'm here because I was moved here by my folks as a young child...

I do love it and would not want to live many other places, remarkably enough, because of the climate.

Yes, it rains here a lot in winter, but we have our trees to thank for it in summer when we want shade. Our summers are marvelous, dry, and not too hot to be out in them.

[outriding01]

7th generation Floridian, born and raised and not gonna change!

[mtnmollie]

Is this a quiz? Just wondering. :)

[Equine_Woman]

lol no!! And I hope there were no hard feelings about your quiz!! I actually have been reading the answers!! And I've learned things. :D

[mtnmollie]

he he he I bet you have Scottish blood. "Mom's side came from Scotland. "

People from Scotland were brought to the new world to get off the coast and go inland.

The other guys from Europe stayed by the sea, where they felt safe.

Can you tell I 'm a history teacher? :rolleyes:

No hard feelings. Actually Im gunna reply to your posts to keep my thread bumped up.
he he :cowboy:

[mtnmollie]

lol no!! And I hope there were no hard feelings about your quiz!! I actually have been reading the answers!! And I've learned things. :D

Good. That was the purpose for the thread. :cowboy:

* We only needed one person to take that quiz, * .

Besides it is Saturday and i did not want to grade one hundred and two papers. :cowboy:

[Equine_Woman]

lol, don't blame you on that!!! Yikes!! Grading would be the hardest part about being a teacher, or maybe all the new paperwork they have all the teachers doing now a days. . .don't know how my teacher friends ever get to come up with cool ideas for their classes with all the stinking meetings and paperwork they have to do!

Very interesting history about Scottish people. I could see that. Although I'm only 1/16 Scottish. 1/4 Swedish, 1/32 Cherokee. . and thats all I can figure out! Lol

[mtnmollie]

Where do you live, and why?

Hubby lives here.

[mtnmollie]

"Although I'm only 1/16 Scottish. 1/4 Swedish, 1/32 Cherokee. . and thats all I can figure out! Lol "

Amy you are totally cool.

I am English, German, and uhm Scottish.

[SedonaThunder]

I was born in Tacoma, WA and raised 20 miles up the road in Kent/Auburn. As soon as it was time for college I couldn't wait to get out... headed for Eastern WA then spent a summer in Connecticut, did an internship in Florida, took a job in Southern California AND ENDED UP RIGHT BACK HERE!:huh: My mom needed me when my brother was having troubles and being back reminded me how much I missed my friends and family. In '98 I did some research on places with more sunshine and was applying for jobs in Denver, Austin, New Orleans and San Diego... and then I got offered a new job here so I put it off. Well, time goes by and one thing leads to another - a boyfriend for awhile, ended up buying a house, brother had kids and I adore my nieces and then I met my husband. I do love it here BUT I WILL eventually live somewhere with more sunshine - even if it is just in Eastern WA. I'm thinking we're probably on a ten year plan but we'll make it to the sun eventually.

[Vegashorselady]

I'm here because parents moved here while I was still in High School. I was thinking of relocating about 5 years ago but then I met a guy and blah blah I ended up staying in Vegas. I have some great friends and family in Vegas but if hind sight were 20/20 I would have moved while it was easy. I'd love to move back to Oregon some day, I loved it up there. That's a big move though with 4 horses, 4 dogs, 2 turtles and 1 cat, lol!

[oursarge]

Mine is a long sad story. Not really but I don't like where we live. I never wanted to live in PA but met a PA guy and we now live on what was his family farm for generations. He has problems moving because it has been in the family for generations. I feel bad about selling too but yet I want to be gone. I can be gone in the amount of time it would take me to pack and never look back! I never made friends here until 2 yrs ago when I met the stable gang, they are my kind of people, down to earth and funny. If we leave I want them to leave too! So many around here take themselves way too seriously so I pretty much never bothered with anyone. We went to a wedding the other night [People I never met, my husband works with the bride] and it was painful, people you know can not stand each other but yet they are hanging all over each other just acting like they are best friends. I hate those games. I'd rather be by myself.

I grew up in Woodstock NY, in the Catskill Mountains. They aren't the mountains like out west but they are mountains and I love them. Real Estate prices and taxes are very high there so we can't live there. Anything with land for horses is so high. I called a boading stable up there and they charge $525. per horse per month. Can't do that. We also love Vermont but it's the same story up there, high house prices and taxes. We "live" there one week out of the yr, that's like all we can afford but it's the best week of the year for me usually except for the fact I miss my animals.

Since I was a little kid I wanted to live in Colorado. I bought a used Amazon book from a lady near Durango and she has been telling me all about it and it makes me want to go there even more. The taxes are way cheaper than here and house prices way lower. The scenery is beautiful. I found a pretty house on 40 acres for alot less than what we could probably get for this place. It has given my man something to think about but I don't think I could get my parents to move and I can't go without them because I'm an only child. It's bad enough living 2 hrs away but I couldn't be 1/2 way across the country from them.

I'll probably be here forever but my heart never has been or never will be here. I guess these days with how bad the economy is I should be happy we have a house in a rural area. I like the rural part I just don't like the fact we don't have mountains. If we had mountains I'd be sort of OK with it here. I don't think I can move a mountain here though!

[Ranger44]

I grew up in SE MN. I lived in central WI for three years where I graduated from college. My whole family is within one and half hours of here. Two kids, three grand kids, mom, sisters and families. I like it here but would move west if not so tied to the area. I have just under 5 years until I retire from my current job I have held for 28 years. I will have to find some other work then. My wife is a teacher and younger than I and a long way from retirement. Lots of dreams but probably very little action.

[TheBadLands]

I live in Florida to be near my family.. I do miss Texas a lot... and Missouri.

[grandmadeb]

I ended up in the NY,NJ,PA tri-state area because that's where I found a job 37 years ago. Came up here from the Philadelphia area to teach. Relocating next year to way way upstate NY. I will have a lovely view of Lake Ontario.

[vicklynn]

I live here for a couple reasons.
Ive almost lost Bob to the Colorado mountains once. Truckers that drive in or near, Washington State(home), have to deal with loads of mountains. As long as he is trucking, Im not taking that chance. Id be a nervous wreck.
I know, truckers do it all the time, but when it involves your own husband, it makes you think differently.

[lisakaye]

Like Oursarge I have a similar story.. I was born and raise in Salt Lake City Utah or thereabouts. I came out to New York back in 1987to be a nanny right out of High School. I though I was only going to stay a year or to so that my parent's ugly divorce would be done. I met the guy who is now My husband. I live next door to "mommy" and have 3 kids. I hate it here and I want to go hme in theworld's worst way. All of my kids are haveing problems in school and William who is High functioning Autism and Asbergers is haveing the worst of it. I am trying my dandest to move back to where my mom is over the summer. Kenny has told me in no uncertain terms is he going. I am tired of being miserable and my kids are suffering. We are very close to loosing our house and the stress is just killing me. We were one of those that got snagged in the mortgage faulty advertising thing and boy does it hurt. As far as I am concerned we are out of here when school is over but unfortunately it may mean the end of my 19 year marraige. Only time will tell. Sorry for the rant but I needed to tell someone...

[Equine_Woman]

Aww Lisa!! That's very hard to deal with!!!

[Pinky]

I'm a mixture of Irish, Russian, Welsh and English ;)

I live where I live because I have to. I'm leaving as soon as I can though, I hate the people where I am :rolleyes:

[Harleys Owner]

I was born in Ka. but moved to OK when I was about 3, so can't compare it to any other place other then from what I've read about other places.

I don't think I'd ever like living anywhere else because of several things, mostly because of the climate. We get the full range of every type of weather, but none of the different types last so long that they become wearisome. We experience every season fully. Yes, it gets very hot in the summer, but not unbearable heat for more then just a few weeks, we get cold, and snow in the winter, but it is mixed in with nice pleasant days that allows you to be outside comfortably. We get a full fall, with the changing of trees, and beautiful springs when everything come back to life.

[cowgirldude]

Well, I'm in Colorado because Frank is Federal Gov't. He didn't want to stay in Miami where I was born and raised and my parents were. Long story short, we have moved a few times for his job and this is the last move. I would have preferred to have stayed in Miami close to my mom, but both my parents are gone now. Thank G-d my kids live here.

Oursarge~I sympathize with you. I hate it here in Pueblo. My mom was from NY and spoke fondly of the Catskills and Adirondacks. Her parents were Jewish immigrants who met in NY. My dad's family was from New Haven. My mom resented being moved to Florida away from her family to the day she died. I've tried to make a life for myself here, and it's better since I have my horses, but I'm still lonely. Thankfully my daughter and I get along well and spend a lot of time together.

[SedonaThunder]

I hate it here and I want to go hme in theworld's worst way... I am tired of being miserable and my kids are suffering.
Oh Lisa, I am so sorry. I can't even imagine the stress you must live with - you must be one tough woman! Hang in there and we're always here to listen.:)

[oursarge]

Like Oursarge I have a similar story.. I was born and raise in Salt Lake City Utah or thereabouts. I came out to New York back in 1987to be a nanny right out of High School. I though I was only going to stay a year or to so that my parent's ugly divorce would be done. I met the guy who is now My husband. I live next door to "mommy" and have 3 kids. I hate it here and I want to go hme in theworld's worst way. All of my kids are haveing problems in school and William who is High functioning Autism and Asbergers is haveing the worst of it. I am trying my dandest to move back to where my mom is over the summer. Kenny has told me in no uncertain terms is he going. I am tired of being miserable and my kids are suffering. We are very close to loosing our house and the stress is just killing me. We were one of those that got snagged in the mortgage faulty advertising thing and boy does it hurt. As far as I am concerned we are out of here when school is over but unfortunately it may mean the end of my 19 year marraige. Only time will tell. Sorry for the rant but I needed to tell someone...

We live next door to Mommy too, Mommy who watches what we do with binoculars. I hate it. if we did something exciting that would be one thing but we're so boring, I can't imagine what she's looking at?!!!!!

I feel bad for everyone who is stuck where they don't want to be. I do love the Catskills, they are all that got me through school, I hated school but my school was in the mountains so I spent alot of time looking out the windows thinking about being in the mountains and as pretty as it is here there aren't the mountains I dreamed of. I won't leave my man to go but I really try to get him to think of going somewhere where the taxes and house prices are cheaper than here. He is hoping to leave his school district soon so maybe we can leave. I am hoping. Good luck to everyone else who feels like me, hope you can go to where you want to be too. My only regret is that we moved here and I didn't say if he loved he he'd be the one moving to the mountains. I do love him and wouldn't trade him for anything, it's been 31 yrs together so I think we'll be together forever no matter what. We were at a wedding the other night and the minister said it's the husband's duty to make the wife happy, I poked him and said "Colorado here we come!" He rolled his eyes.

[Cat]

I grew up in small town Michigan right on one of the great lakes. Hubby grew up in a City of Wisconsin right on the great lakes. We met at college in Michigan. He hated michigan - but I told him that was because he was only seeing the Flint/Detroit area. However, we ended up moving to Wisconsin in the city near his family.

I hate the city. And I actually ended up going into a depression - not wanting to do anything. And land was expensive so at best we were going to have to board the horses (I only had Toby at this time and I was still keeping him at the barn I bought him from for training).

So we talked about moving. We each got a map of the US and marked places we wouldn't mind living and states we had absolutely no desire to live in. When we were done we had 4 states we agreed on - TN, KY, CO, WY. Interesting spread, don't you think?

Then I met a person through a haflinger group that had 65 acres for sale in WY. Raw, unimproved land, but 30 minutes from Cheyenne and not far from Laramie. Flew out there to see it (and got to see a old HS friend) and fell in love. Look up the Ames Pyramid online and you will get an idea of where that land is. The pyramid was right across the road. Pretty neat. However, frustration only followed. We were a young couple just out of college, and the land was unimproved. All the lenders said no - the reason we were given was that they don't like to give loans to out of staters on unimproved land. If there was a well or electricity or anything going to it, then that would be different - find a different parcel.

Well about this time on a Wisconsin forum I found a post for a small horse farm in Kentucky. Hmmm...That was one of our states. The reason it was on the WI forum was the current owners were originally from there, really only 15 minutes away from where we lived. So we went to check that out - what could it hurt? We liked traveling anyways.

We went and we fell in love. It was a smaller parcel of land than what we intended to get at only 5 acres, but beautiful as could be. And it was a log sided house like I always wanted! And the layout was open and spacious - perfect!

I haven't regretted the move since, and I think it was better than Wyoming would have been because both of our families are within driving distance. 7 1/2 hours to his and 8 or so hours to mine.

Oh, and the people we bought the house from? They just moved 5 minutes down the road - they wanted a larger farm so they could do horse breeding and cattle as well. So we still keep in touch. :)

[Oreos Girl]

I live here because of my job. I am in a career that you go where the job is instead of finding that job where you are. I grew up in Tennessee (born in Kentucky but only lived there 6 months). It is hard to believe that I have now almost spent almost half of my life not in Tennessee but it is rapidly approaching that. I got to Georgia via way of Pennsylvania for graduate school and Michigan for an internship. I met my husband while I was in Michigan but he knew I had to move where I found a job so he had a say in where I applied and I got an offer in Georgia so here I am.

[carla]

I've lived in this little town/area all my life, and went to the same elementary school that my son now goes to. I can't say I would never move; I'll go wherever I'm led to go I suppose.. but I don't have any want to leave.



I love driving my son down the same roads, to the same places I can remember driving to when I was his age. It's like sitting in a big, comfy chair. :)

[Remali]

I was born here in Wisconsin, and while I do love it here, I hate the winters here....and I'm not real happy with the part of WI I live in, I would prefer to be in the southwestern part of WI. It has always been my dream to live in Colorado, I almost did it once, was already moved out there in 1994, but it wasn't meant to be at that time and I came back home here to WI and went back to school. I'd move, but moving that far is very expensive, and also really hard to do when you're all by yourself and I'd have to go it alone. Hopefully some day I can get back out to Colorado....and if not, maybe I can relocate to the southwestern part of WI.

[Ranger44]

Remali, If you make it to SW WI I will wave to you from across the river.

You might want to take a look at this side of the river and the Mayo clinic! It looks the same you just turn the map upside down! :D

[palomino]

I grew up in Southern Oregon and HATED IT!!! harsh winters, hot summers. I love it in Lane County- bigger town, more culture, green and lush, mild winters (rain though, very wet LOL) Got to love the summer!!! Great riding opportunities here also.

[alittleoffkey]

My whole family is from north GA. On my Mom's side, My Papa's Irish and Cherokee (the Cherokee group that hid in the mountains during the trail of tears) - his mother was full Cherokee (she died at 96 when I was 12). My Nana is the same... just more Irish and less Cherokee. :D My Papa's mom used to drive her mules over the mountains (over the same road I take at least twice a week to get to school on) leading her horse to sell the mules, and she'd ride a couple of days back all on her own... my horseyness and indepence is inherited. :cowboy:

Papa's dad and grandpa trained zebra to go into the gold mines in Dahlonega, but it never *really* caught on by anyone but the die-hard miners. Papa grew up training horses until he enlisted after Pearl Harbor when he was 15. He and my Nana met and married (after his troubled youth, also a genetic tendency of ours) when he was 30 and settled in Dahlonega, really where they'd both grown up. They eventually traded property with Papa's mom and now live on property that my great-great grandparents lived on. :)

My Dad's side of the family are mainly city-people who lived in Atlanta since it was a decently sized city, really. Most of their family now doesn't really like me because I'm not afraid to work hard and get dirty... AND I expect my opinions and ideas to be respected :eek:... which is not a 'proper' thing for a woman to do. :innocent::cool:

My parents are living on property that my great-grandparents bought and put into my mom's name when she was a few weeks old. I live with them part-time, 15 minutes from my mom's sister and my two younger cousins and 10 from my Nana and Papa (all of whom I am very close to, as most of ya'll know). It's not safe to date anyone originally from this town because my Nana has 9 siblings... all of whom had at least two kids who all had at least two kids - most of whom still live in the county, which has one highschool. ;) I couldn't imagine living elsewhere. I've had several opportunities to leave but I hate to even imagine having to travel hours to see my family. It's one of those worst-nightmare kind of things... even when I'm ready to throw their nosy, busy-body, opinionated selves right out the window! :p

[LittleRedMare]

Well, I live where I live because this is where my parents are and I'm still living at home. I wouldn't want to move too far away, though. I'm the eighth generation of my mom's side of the family to live in this town and I'd like to stay here. My aunts and uncles and my grandma all live within 20 minutes. I really can't imagine moving away.

[offgridgirl]

why do I live here in BEAU-TI-FUL Brithsh Columbia??

It was the furthest west that we could move away from my mother:rolleyes::p(if U met her, U would too!!) I love living in Canada and on an island....no crime:innocent:know most of my horse neighbors and I wanted to build my own home without rules and regulation!!:cowboy:.......

[lovesfortune]

Add me to another where "mommy" lives next door. I have lived in NW Wi since about 5th grade. I moved to the cities (MN) after graduation, lived with a boyfriend... we broke up and I moved to this area to live with my sister. I met my hubby and we ended up buying his parents house. They ended up building right down the road. :) It definitely has it's days and they are defniitely in our business, but for the most part it's nice. I have my mother/father in-laws on one side and two house down on the other side I have a brother/sister in law and hubby's grandma a house down from there.

But it's beautiful here. I love country living. But I definitely get the stress of having inlaw next door.

I'm sorry you are going through all that lisa, I hope everything works out for the best.

[shynbvs]

i was born here, here is a pic of my house at Halloween :) we like holidays

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-snc1/v344/250/8/1512468879/n1512468879_38841_260.jpg

[quicktodance21]

I'm in Salem becauseeee that's where my parents decided to live haha they want to move to orlando Florida when i graduate though :)

[Toodlestoo]

We lived in our little town 25 years ago right out of college. Lived here a few years and then up and down the east coast. When we decided to retire, I looked on the internet, saw this farm for sale and we flew up and bought it the next day. We're only an hour and half from extended family which is nice. We gave a few acres to my brother and he built a house next door and now, mom lives with us. Best move we ever made!!

[starr]

well, i've lived in the same spot for 43 years, i'm now 48, have moved not out of Arkansas just another town, a time or two always seem to move back to the same spot, mom and dad, sister, hubby and i all live on the same property. mom is not to nosy, dad has dementia sp? so i help mom with him. never see sister she is never home. i love it here in arkansas, one day i would like to travel us to see the sights and things. but like the quote there is no place like home, home sweet home.

[Equine_Woman]

This has really been an interesting thread!! I'm very glad to hear I'm not the only one stuck somewhere because my family is here. Maybe one day when we are older we can move away. . .or heck just travel. But it's hard to travel with horses and animals at home. . .

[starr]

This has really been an interesting thread!! I'm very glad to hear I'm not the only one stuck somewhere because my family is here. Maybe one day when we are older we can move away. . .or heck just travel. But it's hard to travel with horses and animals at home. . .

well maybe we could travel together, just travel with horses.

[Whitedresswind]

I'm here because this is where all my family is, both mum and dads side. So my parents are here. Pennsylvania is a nice place to live, but I would love to live somewhere like Australia :)

[Equine_Woman]

well maybe we could travel together, just travel with horses.

I'm in!! lol. We could do a 'meet the forum' trip!!! I bet a lot of people would let us keep our horses at their place and we could really see the Country!

[Diane of Buck's Hollow]

I was born in Atlanta and then moved to the subs at age 12. Moved to Maryland after highschool and Finally moved back home to Georgia after about 17 years and married my high school sweetheart, Sunday's Man. He also grew up in the subs of Atlanta. We were transferred to Jacksonville, Florida and lived there for 7 years and then to Birmingham, Al for about 1 1'2 years. We are now back home and loving it. All of our family, including parents were born and raised in Georgia and still live here, except my daughter and her husband and two boys live in Maryland now.

We love Georgia, but wouldn't mind living someplace like Wyoming. Open and Free!!!!

I always thought I was a city girl and preferred city life....But then that sweet horse Buck came into my life. We are very happy about Buck's Hollow. I keep saying it is Buck's forever home...but I guess it is Steve and My forever home too. We will probably grow old (or should I say grow even "older" lol) together there and I can't think of a better place to be right now.

[Chavhorse]

Well I was born and raised in Rural England....moved to Yorkshire for College then travelled around the UK settling back near my parents. Six years ago I moved to Cyprus in the Med....wonderfu country, had my horses, my dogs and a great lifestyle.

Then I met James....who lived in Holland (he is scottish by birth and got to the Netherlands by default!) He has two teenage boys and needed to stay in Holland until they are collage age so.....here I am living in a place called Lisse which is 20 k from Amsterdam right in the middle of the bulbfields. I shipped my 3 cyprus rescue mutts over here (at ridiculous expense!) and have recently bought a dutch bred horse.

Plan is to move back to Cyprus in 3 years once the kids go to college to open up a high quality Bed and breakfast with attached dog and horse boarding facility.

[dustys_girlly]

i grew up in Tracy, CA and move out as soon as i got into college, went to college in Quincy, CA and loved it there. i love the mountains and the snow. but i move because i broke up with a local and pissed his friends of. i lost 5 tires in 3 weeks, it really sucked. so i moved back to Tracy with a really cute guy, then we moved to Chico for a few months, then to Los Molina's, CA then Gerber, Ca then we ended up in Yreka. we move because of hubby's job. he is a heavy equipment operator, 5th generation logger. with the housing market in the trash it has been hard finding work each spring but he is working for a really small logging company now and they have said that they will work him for as long as he wants to work so hopefully our next move will stay in the area but into a house to buy.

[HoustonFarrier]

I grew up in Pittsburgh. After HS, joined the Army. Went to SC for Basic, GA for AIT, then off to Germany for 3 years. Came back stateside to Ft. Riley KS. Left there, went back to Germany for another 3 years. Came stateside to Ft. Bragg, where my career ended (Medical Ret). Moved to Cincinnati OH. Then moved to Newark, OH (Columbus). From there, came to Houston ($$$$$$ job). Was only supposed to stay here a few years......been 11, I'm STILL here. Some day, I'm going back north.

Steve

[sugarsgirl]

I live where I live becasue this is where my parents live.

[Happy Horselover]

I was born here...too lazy to move!:cowboy:

Haha, same here! Though it also has to do with the fact that all our family is here too....if they all moved, we would too!

[HeartofSteel]

Well my parents live here so I kinda go along lol. They have both lived here there whole lives though so guess were just stuck here.

[Mandzanita]

I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, Ca and it's been a good run :) It's absolutely beautiful, however the culture of the people around here don't exactly fit my mentality. Sometimes the weird stuff distracts from the beauty but I try not to let it get in the way too much :) My house overlooks the ocean and I just really hope it never leaves our family, been handed down a couple generations and I hope to keep handing it down because heaven knows none of us could even come close to affording it.

My mom came to Santa Cruz after dental school in Nebraska (she was also born and raised there) to be closer to her sister. My dad was born and raised in San Mateo, which isn't too far from the bay area and moved here to surf :) They both never left! Well, that's not true, my mom recently left due to a pretty awesome job offer for my Step-dad over in El Dorado Hills (Sac area).

I left for Los Angeles for college and then returned about 4 years later, just missed my hometown I guess....it's not a bad place to come back too :)