Do you ever dream about moving?

[ADisneygirl]

Yes, I too dream of moving. I will admit to enjoying being a 2 hour drive from WDW, and since I love it there it makes it very easy to visit a few times a year. But I do miss New York. I grew up in the city, and I lived several years after I got married in Wappingers Falls, which was a beautiful little town near Poughkeepsie, about 2 hours north of the city. I miss the change of seasons most. And I absolutely dread hurricane season, which officially began a few days ago.

 

[DVC Sadie]

We picked up and moved in 1998 from Maryland to Pass Christian, Mississippi. My parents were both alive back then and we looked after them until they died.

After my parents died I asked my dh if he wanted to move somewhere else and he said, no. I was so glad he didn't want to move back to Maryland. Maryland is way to cold for this southern girl, plus the traffic was horrendous. The cost of housing was crazy and the cost of living was high.

I love living here in this small town, on the water being able to swim 9 months out of the year. Being able to fish, jet ski and go boating or just tubing or canoeing down the Wolf River.

It's the best of both worlds. New Orleans is an hour away to the west and Mobile is an hour away to the east.

You only live once so move if its what you always wanted to do.

 

[Poohnatic]

We have friends who picked up and moved to Florida- my dh's friend tells him that he will hire him ANYTIME. Dh will not even THINK about it seriously. "Too hot" in Florida. Baby.

The year I moved down, I was staying at my mom's while DH finished the sale of our house up North. I went house hunting in a car with no AC and I positively ROASTED.

Last year, I met up with friends at a restaurant and we were standing in the sun in 90 degree heat and it felt warm, but not uncomfortable. This year, I'm working on my new store, we have no electric yet, and we've had 95+ days and it does not bother me. The point of all this is that no matter where you move, you *WILL* get used to the climate.

Heck, now 50 seems cold! I've lonly lived her two years and that's something I never thought would happen!

Suzanne

 

[KingsFanInRI]

DW and I have both done it and now we may be doing it again.

I moved from CA to MA 12 years ago (but I do have family here) and DW came here almost 7 years ago and had only me here for her.

In the last few months we have considered moving to the Midwest where two of my best friends live now. We are on hold right now, but I think it may still happen.

I know these moves don't fit the OP's idea to a T, but they were still big moves to a largely unknown entity and very nerveracking.

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

This is a large ongoing topic of conversation in our house right now.
DH started talking about moving almost 6 weeks ago and hasn't stopped! You may think it's silly that I've kept track but I remember the day and where we were when he first started talking about this. At first I thought it was just a fleeting idea that would soon pass but it's still going just as strong as ever.

We live in a part of the northeast where the housing boom is still alive and well. We could sell our house for more than double what we paid for it.
DH dreams (and looks for houses and researches jobs) about selling our house, moving to South Carolina (where we at one time lived for about a year) paying off all of our bills, buying a house for cash and going to work for the county or the state so that he could have health benefits, paid vacation, paid holidays, paid sick days.

DH is a self employed business partner with his dad and brother. People think that owning your own business is great but not from where we sit. DH is ALWAYS working which is what you do when you're a business owner. We have to provide our own insurance, he gets no sick time or paid vacation or the worst part of all NO SET HOURS.

I on the other hand am pulled right in two as with what to do. First off, I've always dreamed of moving to Florida but DH says we'll not be making it better as the houses and cost of living are the same here and in Florida. DH wants to be completely debt free. Secondly, even though I am not extremely close to my family it is nice to know they are 4 minutes, 10 minutes and 12 minutes away respectively and the rest of my family is just over the bridge in NJ.

But, then I dream of taking more vacations which vacation time and being debt free would allow. And I imagine sending my DH off to work with a kiss and a smile and knowing when I can be expecting him home. I dream with him about unrushed strolls around the property or neighborhood in the evening withouth worrying that we are using borrowed time because he really needs to be in bed because he has to get up so DARN early. I dream with him about how a move like this could change our whole financial future with being debt free.

And then I go back to thinking about how our parents are not getting any younger and how if we ever get the blessing of children they would be so far away from family. . . .

Oh the decisions. Sometimes they'll just about kill ya!

Sorry if I got off course with my post but your post really got me thinking. Plus, shamelessly, I was a little glad to see we're not the only ones in this situation. That's what makes the Dis so great.

 

[palmtreegirl]

I mean, just picking everything up and MOVING far away from where you are. No family, no friends just a totally fresh start. I am at the point in my life where the Maine weather just makes me dread about 6 months of the year. I would love to move to a warmer climate- my dh would NEVER leave Maine though. I dream about it- look up homes online- jobs even.

We did! But only after we chickened out and moved to PA first.

We both grew up in NJ and really wanted to move to Florida in 2003 but we ended moving to PA instead because we were afraid of leaving and hurting our families. So, we built our "dream home" in PA but we were miserable, we only lasted 1 1/2 years there. Here we had this big house, over an acre of land and we were still unhappy so after an April snow storm we had enough and decided to finally move to Florida.

This is the best desicion we ever made, we love it here! We'll never move up north again, the only way we'd leave Florida is of we decided to move to another country.

We've changed so much in the way we think since the move. Before we always did what we thought we were supposed to do. Everyone else wanted a big new house so we went along and built one. Everyone else drove new cars so we followed, never really stopping and thinking is this what we want? Now we live in an apartment, are about to trade DH's truck in for a more fuel efficient and cheaper car & we traded my SUV for a Camry. People can look from the outside and say that we've traded down and aren't successful because we don't have a big house and fancy cars but this has all been by choice, it's what we want and we've never been happier.

 

[MinnieM3]

I too thought I was the only one!

I DREAM of DH getting tranferred so we HAVE to move, as I'm too much of a chicken to just do it.

I've lived here all my life. My parents, siblings, relatives, friends, doctors, "my life" is all here. But I hate it. There are no more open spaces. Having grown up here, I've seen it grow from 3,000 people in my childhood to about 10,000 when I left for college, to now almost 60,000. It's just not the same. But "people" LOVE Charleston....whywould I leave?

It's hot. There are no seasons. We're last in about every *good* poll you could find.

I want to see something different.....fields of green, hugh snow capped mountains, fields of flowers, a farm life, a ranch life. We really fell in love tih Arizona when we visited. It was JULY/AUGUST people, so I was there when it was HOT. It was nothing compared to a Charleston heat. We loved it. So much history and beauty and peace.

Anyway, that's my story. To all of you who do move, you are my HEROES!!

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

I too thought I was the only one!

I DREAM of DH getting tranferred so we HAVE to move, as I'm too much of a chicken to just do it. ...snipped...

MinnieM3,
DH and I have said the same thing. Well, kind of. DH is self employed so there is no hope of a transfer but many times we have said how great it would be if he worked for a company that said he HAD to transfer and we'd HAVE to move. We're kind of too much chickens too. But, if we had to

I would not be too upset if we were transferred to Florida

 

[rparmfamily]

Well, we move every couples years due to DH's job (active duty). We've done several parts of Florida, Va Beach, Maine, and Italy. That's in the last 13 years! Plus he and I have lived in Ohio and Kentucky too.

We live in Florida now, near St Augustine/Jacksonville and we LOVE it. Just got back from a weekend of camping at the beach. Weather was great, love the sea breeze! Love being 2 hrs from Disney, love the low cost of living (homes are under $200K for a 3 br 1600 sq foot) love no state income tax and love the year round weather. Sure, it's hot in the summer, you do adjust. Just ask my SIL from Montana, she can't imagine living anywhere else either. We swear the heat "thins your blood" and makes it harder to take any cold weather LOL.

Anyway, what's so funny is, we are probably about to move back to Maine this fall. I'm happy knowing we are keeping our home in Florida, will be great to come home to!! (We LOVE LOVE LOVE Maine BTW!)

 

[PixiePop]

Well, my husband and I are planning to move to Florida when he finishes school next March. It is very scary as he has lived in VA almost his entire life and I have lived here for 15 years. We are not moving to FL because of WDW-although, that is great--we've just been drawn to FL from our first trip.

 

[WatchinCaptKangaroo]

I want to move across the country to somewhere like Georgia, NC, TN, KY. I don't know why, I just feel a pull to the south. Besides my only family being here I'm single and in my late 20s, and while that's the norm here and it would be so easy to pack up and move, I know I'd be an "old maid" there and while there are a ton of single guys here most guys my age there are married and it'd be much harder when I want to find someone to date seriously and settle down. So ya, I doubt I'll move there until I get married.

Another thing keeping me here is that once you leave the state you can't afford to move back unless you win the lottery. I'm afraid if I hate where I move to I won't be able to come back.

 

[AuntieM03]

My best friend and I did it about 10 years ago. We moved from Southern California to Ft Collins Colorado. We stayed about 18mos and then a series of events led us back to California. I am now feeling the urge again. Mostly because as a single one income person (no children) I will never be able to own a home in Southern California. Even a condo in a not great area is over $300,000. Even to rent a semi decent apartment is $1200 a month. I don't plan on getting married or having kids; I would however like to own a home.

 

[pjtjm]

We did! But only after we chickened out and moved to PA first.

We both grew up in NJ and really wanted to move to Florida in 2003 but we ended moving to PA instead because we were afraid of leaving and hurting our families.

Hi Palmtreegirl...

I'm from Long Island, and have been having thoughts about moving to PA, partly because of the same reasons of not wanting to hurt our families...

Can you tell me what you didn't like about PA??? Were the winters worse? Too cold? Culture shock??

I'd love to hear your voice of experience... I don't like the heat of FL, but I also hate the extreme cold too...

Any thoughts would be appreciated..

Thanks.

 

[CJRN]

MinnieM3:

DH has a job interview in Charleston TOMORROW!

I'm excited, but also a nervous wreck. I have been LIVING on the internet researching EVERYTHING. I should be spending my time going thru 9 yrs of stuff in our house.

Do you live IN or OUTSIDE of Charleston?

 

[jimmalru80]

No. I'd prefer to keep our family where we are for the time being.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Hi Palmtreegirl...

I'm from Long Island, and have been having thoughts about moving to PA, partly because of the same reasons of not wanting to hurt our families...

Can you tell me what you didn't like about PA??? Were the winters worse? Too cold? Culture shock??

I'd love to hear your voice of experience... I don't like the heat of FL, but I also hate the extreme cold too...

Any thoughts would be appreciated..

Thanks.

I sent you a PM!

 

[luvsmickeymouse]

I dream about it all the time. I had the chance to move to Florida one time and turned it down cause of family here. I have regretted it every day. I have had alot of good things moving from Massachusetts to New Hampshire instead of Florida, but Florida is still my dream. But now I have a very sick father and I am glad that I am here. My son has 2 more years of high school. He also needs one more operation for his cleft lip and palate, and I want our surgeon. There is always something holding me back. Maybe in 2 years when my son is out of high school. My oldest son is in college. On the other hand, I have thought of moving somewhere else instead of Florida, a total change. I have 2 years to decide because the winters here are way too long. The first couple of good snow storms are beautiful but the winters are very long and dreary in New England.

 

[tiff13]

All the time. I'd love to move to Canada. My parents are both of Canadian descent and I love it there.

I second that (except my family is not of Canadian descent). My grandparents and 2 aunts live diagonally to the right of me, another aunt lives diagonally to the left, and my other aunt lives on the other side of the woods. And all of my neighboors are also related in some way. That all plus my dads family being in the town I go to school in. ( Sorry if thats confusing ).

So in a year I plan to go Canada, either Namaimo on Vancouver Island or Cranbrook in the Kootenays. Im totally excited.