Where is your dream place...

[Offthegrid]

Lance Armstrong's house. Any one of them.

[emily_in_nc]

Trek,
You just described Yellow Springs, Ohio.

There are quirky, progressive people in Ohio?

My in-laws live there, and the parts I've seen/been to (many times) are quite traditional and conservative. They live outside Canton and in Highland Heights (DH's parents and brother, respectively), so admittedly, that's a very small slice of Ohio, but I do always think of it as conservative and traditional as a state... Then again, the county I live in in NC is a blue county in a red state, so I guess there can be pockets of progressive folks just about anywhere!

I've never heard of Yellow Springs -- it sounds neat. Is that where you live, Jennifer?

Emily

[Bikingmomof3]

There are quirky, progressive people in Ohio?

My in-laws live there, and the parts I've seen/been to (many times) are quite traditional and conservative. They live outside Canton and in Highland Heights (DH's parents and brother, respectively), so admittedly, that's a very small slice of Ohio, but I do always think of it as conservative and traditional as a state... Then again, the county I live in in NC is a blue county in a red state, so I guess there can be pockets of progressive folks just about anywhere!

I've never heard of Yellow Springs -- it sounds neat. Is that where you live, Jennifer?

Emily

Emily,
Yellow Springs is where my not so local bike shop is located. It is indeed an artsy, quirky town. I live about 20 miles south west of Yellow Springs, in a city which is unfortunately very conservative. *sigh*

[ladyfish]

I'm just hoping to one day get to choose where I live at all!!! I think Augusta, Ga is on the list as well as Middle Texas (Austin, San Antonio, etc). Being married to a career Army Officer, I haven't EVER gotten any choice in where I live. We've only owned our own home one time (and that was only for 3 years). Key for me--NO SNOW!!!

So pretty much, I'd be happy to be able to pick out where I live, and actually buy a house I want to live in, rather than settle for something that will "do for now".

Sigh---when will that happen??

[Trekhawk]

I'm just hoping to one day get to choose where I live at all!!! I think Augusta, Ga is on the list as well as Middle Texas (Austin, San Antonio, etc). Being married to a career Army Officer, I haven't EVER gotten any choice in where I live. We've only owned our own home one time (and that was only for 3 years). Key for me--NO SNOW!!!

So pretty much, I'd be happy to be able to pick out where I live, and actually buy a house I want to live in, rather than settle for something that will "do for now".

Sigh---when will that happen??

Oh my ladyfish I read this and thought that is me. Im married to an Airforce Officer so I know your pain. I just keep telling myself one day I will get to decide and it will be sweeeet.

[CyclChyk]

I'm just hoping to one day get to choose where I live at all!!! I think Augusta, Ga is on the list .......Sigh---when will that happen??

Um...... I was born at the old Eisenhower Hospital on Ft. Gordon - bred in sunny South Augusta - had the privilege of moving to beautiful New England for 6 years and now I am back in this cesspool of ignorance and repugnance called Augusta......

Why oh why would you think this is a primo place to live????

[Wahine]

DH and I just fufilled our dream of moving to the Gorge. Kayaking, biking, windsurfing, climbing... you get the idea. I love it here. The lack of sun in the winter leaves something to be desired. When I get tired of it, I'll go visit my SIL in California or Hawaii. Life is good.

This is my view in the AM when I drive to work. It will also be the view from my future living room.

[Duck on Wheels]

noooooo....there's room here? where?

Me, somewhere I can garden, ride of course, don't have to shovel snow, places I've liked have been Santa Cruz, Oregon, Central Coast but I still have not seen the East Coast in a while.

I'd rather have a small house and large'ish yard, like to live around quirky progressive people, artsy folk, music and art nearby.

That sounds like Mom's house

Sonoma's pretty cool, and it's a nice small house with a largish yard. But I'm happy where I am. Four seasons, all with lots of weather to talk about. Just the right size town -- there's theater and symphony and plenty of movies to choose from, but you can walk everywhere and there are woods and lakes and fjord all around. Pretty much perfect, long as I can travel and visit other places too. Still ... wherever you go, there you are.