8 July 2008, 5:42 pm
Moved to Louisiana last year with high hopes. Since then, it's been alright, but my mom got cancer, my dad got diabetes and both are on disability. My brother has congestive heart failure. I feel like I want to go back, and so does my husband. He doesn't like his job, and I'm ambivalent about mine; it's ok, but nothing to get excited about. We're also lonely, and seem to miss my family. We moved here for the church, mainly, and it's a great church...but... Anyhow, is this a wise thing to do? We can pull this off financially, but I'd like others' input. We're not the types to do things without researching them first, and exploring all options. We're just not all that crazy about Baton Rouge, LA. We don't do LSU games, and we're not swamp rats, we don't fish nor hunt. We'd be moving to the Merced, CA area. All thoughts and comments are welcomed. Thanks. We are looking at jobs and places to rent, plan to stay with family until we can secure an income and a place to stay. My husband's retired military, so we have a bit of an income already to start with. We're actually looking at both Atwater and Merced. It's a lot cheaper than it used to be, but the gas prices suck (guess that's about everywhere these days). I liked visiting Louisiana better than I do living here. The weather isn't what I mind. I think the people in California are actually more down-to-earth (crazy, isn't it?) I miss day trips (nobody does that here, seems like). I don't regret trying out living here, but I felt more at home living in OKINAWA, Japan than I do here in Louisiana. It's like I'm from somewhere else, so I'm not really accepted. In California, nobody cares because you're where you are. If I have a tattoo, it's fine. If I have a piercing, it's no biggie. Here, it's...just so...stuffy and formal-ish. Hard to explain if you haven't been here:)... read more
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