David and I have been talking a lot about how much we dislike living in this town. It's not that we don't love our little condo and are extremely thankful that we were able to move into it instead of live with my mom for our first year of marriage, but we honestly live in a pretty crappy neighborhood and it's getting to us.
There are several times when we have looked out our front door window and have seen at least one or two shopping carts hanging out on the sidewalk, or a homeless man camping out across the street, or a crackhead talking to himself, or just trash laying around for long periods of time going by without anyone "noticing".
It used to make sense for us to live here when I still worked at Anthropologie and only had a 10 minute commute, but since I quit last summer, there really is absolutely no reason for us to be living here. It's at least a 20 minute drive from everything we love: our families, most of our friends, our church, decent grocery stores, our jobs, our doctors' offices, my favorite nail salon, and all of the places we love to go for dates and entertainment... among other things.
We have even had our eye on a starter home for a at least 3 or 4 months now that we could afford if we were willing to be tight on money for a few years, which at first we weren't willing to do, but in this economy with houses the prices they are right now it might be worth it. Sometimes David and I will drive around neighborhoods in Long Beach and dream. Every Sunday when we're driving home from church, before we even get on the 405 we say, "Ahhhh, we would be home by now if only we lived here."
We also don't want to start having children if we are still living in Carson. If we waited until we saved more money, would houses be the price they are now? Would we even be able to afford it or would we be worse off than we are now? What if I get pregnant and who wants to move in the middle of a pregnancy or right after a birth? There are so many things to consider!
But I can't help but wonder...
Long Beach, can we come back home to you?? <3
...Like now?
8 comments:
How fun! I would move to Long Beach, we stayed there on our honeymoon one night I loved it. But I love all of southern california since I grew up there. I know that scary people across your street might be unsettling. So much to consider, I hope things work out for you!
move to LB :)
then when we move back in a couple years... we'll move in next door... or down the street.. just so long as its in LB
Diana: Thanks so much! I hope it works out too :) Where in CA did you grow up?
Kacie: I REALLY like that plan.
I am sure everything will work out as it should, like you said, but can totally understand feeling the need for a change right now, and I think you are weighing your options, which is wonderful! I'm in Burbank and really enjoy my area, but am ready to be out of LA...I think things are changing and rearranging for a lot of us! :)
Liesl :)
beautiful vintage post cards! oh and, you and your husband look so beautiful together!!
ahaha... "...Like now?"
love it
maybe we can all live near each other one day. That's one of my all time dreams is to be nearest to my dearest
xx
marmar
First I need to start by saying I love your blog and the wedding pictures that I have seen are fantastic. In love!
Secondly, have you thought about Lakewood? That's where I live and it's a little bit cheaper and right next to the Long Beach. Plus the prices in my neighborhood right now are super good. We could be neighbors, just saying. :)
Liesl: You're totally right. The only wise way to go about this is to look at all the options before making a decision. And I hope things work out for you as well. I personally don't think I could live in LA, so I commend you for it! I can totally see how living there can wear on a person, you know? Especially if you're not originally from that area.
But again, I hope everything works out for you, I'm sure it will!
Richelle: Awww you are so sweet! Thank you so much :-D
MarMar: That's one of my little dreams too! Seriously, I mean it. <3
Adrian: Thank you so much! You are so very sweet to say that, I really appreciate it :)
You know, I have thought about Lakewood. It's funny because Lakewood and Long Beach intermingle so much that sometimes when I'm in the area I don't know if I'm in LB or LW, hahaha. We really want to be as close to our church as possible, which honestly isn't that far from LW, but at this point I'm like, "Whatever. As long as it's not in Carson!" HA HA
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