Since we got married in 2004 Keith and I have not stayed in one place more than 8 months, that is, until now. It's kind of funny to think about all the places we have lived:
Burke, VA (4 months)
Chicago, IL (4 months)
Burke, VA (8 months)
Fort Collins, CO (4 months)
Great Falls, VA (8 months)
Oklahoma City, OK (4 LONG months)
Salt Lake City, UT (6 months)
Fairfax, VA (3 months)
Ashburn, VA (1 month)
Burke, VA (11 months)
Oddly enough, it seems we have come full circle. We have lived in more cities in 4 years than some people live do in a life time. I am thinking about this because we are now fast approaching our one year mark of homeownership.
I used to beg Keith to give up door-to-door sales so we could just stay in one place for a year. Recently, I started to feel a little itchy. Like we need to pack up and move. It feels strange to still be here. Although, cumulatively, we've lived in Burke for almost 2 years. When I really tried to imagine moving I realized that what I really want, and have wanted all along, is to put down some roots. We talk with our friends about our kids going to kindergarten together and I hope that we stay long enough to see that come to pass. There is no reason for us not to. Hopefully we can put down roots here. It just feels like home. In all the places we've lived, nothing feels quite like home the way Virginia does.
2 comments:
Congrats on almost a year of owning a house! That is a huge life accomplishment. It's funny that you felt the itch to move. Moving is so sucky! But yet, I know what you mean. Especially when you're used to moving every couple of months.
Someday we will not be renters anymore. I look forward to that time. Who knows where we'll end up. It looks like maybe Maryland? Way to far away to predict yet.
How long before kindergarten?
There is sometlhing to be said for staying in the same place for a long time. As I look back it remember how long 30 years looked to be. Now all our friends are living in paid for houses. Had we stayed in one place we would have had done that three times already.
On the other hand moving brings families closer.
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