Anyone move away from hometown then back?

[StephMK]

We moved away 5 yrs ago & I am campaigning hard to go back! My parents live there & my DB/fam is few hours drive. Now we are 20 hrs away. DD will graduate next May and I would love to be "home" after that next summer. Of course, the big barriers are jobs & house. The job market is better there for both of us so there are some possibilities as of now. The house is a bigger fear. And we'll be farther from MIL/FIL but either way, it's a long drive to see them anyway.

So if you moved away & moved back, are you happy? Was it hard to adjust back again? Do you regret moving back? We all still have friends there, even my younger kids, so we'll already have some social ties in the area. I know the reasons we left still stand - traffic/congestion is huge, but I think I am more willing to deal w/that in exchange for the things I really miss. Besides fam, I really miss my long time friends, the landscape, social outing options, weather, ability to drive to the beach, etc.

 

[GinnyEmma]

I can't remember the percentage, but a huge number of people pass within 20 miles if home. Funny thing is that this is even now, in an age where more and more people move away. . I moved home. It was the best thing for us. We could make more money elsewhere, etc. But I am so glad we did. It was an adjustment, but it was like putting on a good leather glove. You have to stretch a bit, but it feels so nice. . my opinion is biased.

Good luck with your choice.

 

[4littleones]

Not my hometown but we did that we DH's hometown.

He grew up here, then college, then we moved around a bit. We moved about 1hr from my hometown at one point and hated it there. Then my Dh got a job offer and we relocated to the Pittsburgh area. We ended up getting a house almost next door to where my MIL lived when Dh and I were in college (my MIL no longer lives close by she is 10 hrs away). Then Dh switched jobs and we moved again, this time to Delaware. About a yr later we moved back to Pittsburgh. I love it here and so does my DH. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

 

[AdamsPrincess]

Yes, My DH and I did it. 5 days after we got married we moved down there, right by Champions Gate, we were 8 minutes from the Disney gates, it was heaven. We had great jobs, but I was super homesick and couldn't imagine raising a family away from our family (we are from Wisconsin), so we gave it a year and moved back to Wisconsin.

We have 2 boys now and a house. I do "regret"moving back only when things are not looking up. You know. But we have both decided that we will be moving back eventually, you never know. Could be 1 year, could be 5, could be 20.

so for now we go down there as often as possible.

 

[ilandrazdsw]

I have 2 "hometowns." I moved from my first home when I was 13. Moved back (kind of) for college...it was my base since my parents moved out of the country and my grandparents still lived there. Didn't have really any friends left but did have family and it was home. Moved back north for my internship and for a year...still had friends, but wasn't the same. Hated it, got depressed, etc. My grandmother passed away and my grandfather asked me to move back south to care for him and I could have his house. Back south I went...still not many friends, BUT got back in touch with a college friend (my husband) and was much closer to my parents who eventually moved back to the states. After 3 1/2 years there and after my grandfather passed away I moved to be with my husband in the Bahamas (where he is from)...and my parents followed! After 6 years there we needed more than living there (living in the Bahamas is MUCH different than vacationing there which I knew going into it), so we moved back north...and my parents followed! It was the BEST thing we did. Friends from high school have families with kids the same ages ranges as ours, spouces get along, like our jobs, more social options for our kids and us. And if you haven't figured it out I am an only child and my parents are retired...they really move to be with the grandkids The only down side is that DH's mom, grandmother and uncle are not as available for the kids (his dad, brothers, SILs, and nephew are part of the family, but I can live without them)
Good Luck

 

[amberdburke]

I moved to FL for college and ended up staying for 10 years. After getting married and having a baby, I so wanted to move back to Indiana. It took a while, but we were finally able to do it. I LOVE being home! It is so wonderful being in a familiar area and taking DD to do everything that I did as a child.

Two downsides: We don't live by Disney, and since I was still relatively young when I moved, some family members still treat me like a child (I'm almost 30).