Can you ladies believe it's June 27th already??? 4th of July is next week! Time really flies and in 2 months I'll be 1 year away from marrying FH!
I know we are spread out in different areas of NY and NYC and some of you ladies have posted about living in different countries. Today's question is about the past and the future.. where are you and FH from and where do you want to be after you get married?
FH is from Colombia and came here when he was 12.. I am from Long Island (Suffolk) but when I turned 19 I moved to Tampa, FL to live with my cousin and best friend for 3 years. I have family in Cape Coral, FL also and ever since I left I've wanted to go back. FH and I have been to FL together 2 times and we're going back again in Fall and we really want to start our life there together. Now Florida is a big state and many people have mixed emotions and bad experiences because there are a lot of bumble **** places down there but when you're in the right spot, it's paradise. We loved that the houses are so new and big and beautiful and AFFORDABLE.. FH works in construction like my cousins husband so he has an 'in' there and I am going to school to be a teacher which I know is a lost cause here on the Island.. I really don't want to teach in the city either.. in Florida I have a hand full of friends who got great jobs right out of college and my cousin is also a teacher and would have no problem helping me out. I also love the weather, I don't want to be 75 and shoveling snow and breaking my back.. I also want to give my kids a better life, I don't want them to have to live in my basement forever! I want them to be able to buy a home and raise a family without being stressed about money constantly.. in FL I love the slow pace of things, enjoying life and not speeding through it. But most of all FL is a great travel hub to Colombia and other southern destinations which FH and I plan on doing A LOT of! A cruise is no problem from any port down there. Only problem is FH's family is here and my mother's family who raised me is here... have any of you ladies delt with the ups and downs of moving out of state and how are you handling it? I wonder if it's worth a shot to up and leave or if staying in a place we already know is the smarter idea.. how about you ladies??
MsErikaLynn
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Re: *** QOTD 6/27 ***
Posted by Angie2014
FH was born and raised in LI (Brentwood, Islip, Bay Shore). I was born and raised in Kuwait (yes, I am very far away from home; my family still lives in Kuwait but are hoping to move to the U.S. in a few years after they retire). FH and I currently live in Holbrook.
I am in grad school and will graduate in 2015. After that, FH and I will move wherever I get a job. We would like to stay in NY only because his family is here, but the living expense here is giving us second thoughts. So I guess it depends on where I get a job in the end (we were considering Boston or Austin, or maybe even Irvine/ Davis in California).
