Staying Put/Moving On

Staying Put/Moving On

It's time again for Tuesday 4 hosted by Anne from Cottage by the sea. Published each week in memory of Toni Taddeo, it's original author.We keep Toni Taddeo's original idea alive here with 4 questions each week to get you blogging, visiting and  learning about yourself and other bloggers.   The more people join in, the merrier and the better it gets. We are always looking for topics, subjects and ideas so feel free to chime in if you have idea.

Sometimes we live in the same place where we were born and remain there all of our lives.

Sometimes we move away and never come back because of jobs, marriage, circumstances of all kinds.

Sometimes we choose where we will live and we have definite reasons for staying there even though we might be far from family.

1. Are you far from family and if so why? I live close to my inlaws and daughters (one daughter is still at home)...I live an hour away from my sister, 2 1/2 hours from an aunt, and across the United States from my other aunts, cousins and other extended family. We moved to Washington when I was in the 4th grade. My parents marriage was struggling and this was a chance for a new start. My moms brother lived here and helped my dad get a job at Boeing. My parents were both raised in Ohio so that is where all their family was. I moved away from home after getting married, though still visited regularly.  Would you like to have them closer and have you discussed that with them? That's not really an issue at the moment with our daughters. I think it would be neat to live closer to some of my extended family, but I visit my aunts in Ohio once a year and that is great. I'm not close to my sister relationally but maybe if we lived closer together that would be different.

2. How did you come to live in the state you are in? I mentioned it above, but my family moved from Ohio to Washington when I was in 4th grade for a fresh start. My dad got a job at Boeing and we've been here ever since. I love the PNW for all it's beauty. How about the city/town. This was the town my hubby grew up in and he was part of the church here so when we got married this is where we settled. I love the town, but I do find it interesting now how I just assumed that as the "wife" you go where your husband is. Now I think I feel like it should be a mutual conversation and decision. I don't regret living here, but there are times I think it would've been nice to live a lot closer to my parents (they were 2 1/2 hours away).

3. What good things keep you living where you are? Jobs, our girls are close by, my in-laws live here. Our mild climate and the beauty around us. 

What's good about your state and town? The landscape is beautiful. We are close to the ocean, the mountains, and the high desert, all within a few hours drive. Our town is smallish, close to the freeway and close to cities if we want to visit. 

4. What things might convince you to move to another state or just another town? If both our girls moved to the same place, or if they both moved out of the state, maybe we would think about it, but I really don't think so. If we had to move for work. I think moving to a completely new area would be hard. I've thought about it from time to time especially when friends move and especially when people are older and move. New town or city, needing to make new friends, etc. I'm an extrovert but initially I'm more of an introvert, or not super confident with inserting myself into new spaces, places and friendships. 

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin