wannabe
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Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Location: Springfield, Illinois (Map)
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I lived here in my early years, then moved to Wisconsin and then back to this area. I met my husband and we raised two boys and will probably stay in this area. wannabe
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cajunbelle
Daylily Diva
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
Location: zone 8b Louisiana (Map)
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I've always lived in Louisiana. In fact, the town I grew up in, Darrow, is only about 35 miles SW of where I live now. We ended up in French Settlement for several reasons, the main one being that my Mom moved here after my Dad and her divorced. In fact, my Dad also ended up living here too, go figure. When my husband hurt his back we wanted to get out of Baton Rouge where we were living. My Mom called one day and asked us how would we like to rent a house for $20 a month. I thought, yeah right Mom. The people who owned the house, a 110 year old Acadian house, only charged what there insurance was. My Mom went to church with the woman who was presently living there, so between the 2 of them they got the house for us. We lived there 9 years, then had to move. We stayed in another rental for 6 years until we were finally able to buy a place. We have 1.81 acres of land and a mobile home. My Mom also moved her mobile home on our property. It is down a dead in road and it's pretty quiet here, kinda lazy and laid back. I love it.
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EJ
Allotmenteer Extraordinaire
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Location: Essex
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I was born in Carshalton, Surrey and lived there until I met Mark when I was 27. We then moved to Maidstone in Kent as we figured, with him being an Essex boy and me a Surrey girl, Kent was midground and would suit everyones travel. It didn't and we seemed to spend every weekend travelling, so, after a rather miserable 18 monthes in Kent, we sold up and moved to a little village just outside of Chelmsford in Essex, and I love it here. However, we don't intend to stay in Essex - the grand plan being, once the children hit around 18 years old, we will sell up and move to the coast, possibly down towards Devon where my maternal family originate.
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Calomaar
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Location: Land O' Lakes, Wisc. Z - 3b/4a (Map)
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Like many of you I spent most of my life in the same area. We lived in the northern suburban Milwaukee area. When Mimi & I married, we stayed in the same relative area. After I retired, we decided to live in the family summer home on a lake in far northern Wisconsin. After an extensive remodel, we moved in and intend to live out our lives here. It is the most beautiful place I can imagine. I came here in the 50s deer hunting, long before I met Mimi, and loved it then. She and her family have been coming here since the 30s. Our daughter is just north of Milwaukee, my brother is half way between Milwaukee and Madison, and my sister is in Boise Idaho. Nearness of family, and familiarity are the predominant reasons for our living choices.
Tom
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lexxivexx
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 05 Aug 2007
Location: The Willamette Valley, Oregon (Map)
Posts: 276
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Great topic!
I was born here in Salem, Oregon.
Rob's story is a bit more interesting, as he was born in Georgia, raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. When he was a teenager his Mom moved the family to Tri-Cities, WA to re-marry. That didn't sit well with him, so after a few months he went back to Georgia, then Oak Ridge again. He was stranded in New York for a while, then came back to Tennessee once more.
He moved to Tacoma, Washington for a few years and landed the computer technician job that would send him to Salem.
We met in 2004 and were roommates for a few months. He moved to Tri-Cities for another computer job in the Summer of 2005.
In 2006 we became a long-distance couple. He was able to transfer a bit closer (just for me, what a sweety) and that's how we wound up in Vancouver, Wa for 2 years.
A brief stint in Portland, a completely different job for him as manager of a clothing store and here we are back in my home town.
Next time we move, I think it's his turn to pick the place. 
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manicrabbit
Just Arrived
Joined: 05 Nov 2009
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Moved to sunny CA because hubby had a better job offer here. Been here for around 3 years now. So far, I am happy with the move.
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bunkie
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 07 Aug 2008
Location: eastern washington
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great stories all!
i was born in Alaska and my folks moved to Maine when i was six, cause the schooling system was better. i grew up there then went to college for a year on Long Island NY. then i travelled around the country and lived in many different states. ended up back in Maine for 7 plus years, then hit the road again and ended up in Mt. Rainier and met my hubby. we lived there for a year plus, then, on the hottest day in September, Labor Day, we helped a friend move her 9 goats, 2 dogs, 2 sheep, 2 horses over the passes to here. the trip too us 12 hours...usually it would take four to 6 at the most. i can't remember how many times her truck overheated on the high parts of the passes, and how many times we had to stop and care to the critters. so funny the looks we got when we stopped at the little shops along the way and the goats would bleet...they sound like a baby crying!
anyway, we saw this property for sale with the cabin and fields and little forest and fell in love. we've been here since '89 and still fall in love with the area every day!
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newgrow
On The Way Up
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Well I am 25 years old and I have moved 6 times and have lived in a 5 mile radius my entire life..But my wife and I are looking to move to Tennessee when this market picks up. It is just to hot in Florida and my wife being a school teacher is not wanting our daughter to go to school here!
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