It is funny how a change in the weather can make me feel differently. I am starting to feel like myself again. A slightly annoying know-it-all, kind of awkward, and completely sincere. I want to be outside and doing things, not locked up in my house with only close family and friends. I feel like me, but with this amazing curly headed dude to call my own. It has been too long...
Complete 180...or maybe a kickflip...some rad trick that I could never accomplish without severe bone breakage.
Things I want in next locale we move
- Great school system (either public or private)
- Good friends
- Reasonable real estate prices for a decent sized 4 bedroom/3.5 bath home
- Character
- Great hospital system, and primarily a teaching environment
- Mass transportation
- Chipotle
- Ikea
- Great restaurants (Charleston has spoiled me rotten)
- Good hardcore and punk scene so I can see my favorite bands
- Good weather. Mainly an awesome fall and spring.
- Great outdoor activities and sports for a vary rambunctious Conor
- Good art scene
- NHL team
- Independent coffee shop
- Large airport so proximity to family is not much of an issue
- Cows. I really miss seeing cows as I drive. That and oil derricks. I miss those so much.
Is this asking too much?
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2 comments:
Okay. So here's what Seattle's got from your list:
- good friends!!! and cute babies!!!
- lots and lots of character. who else has an annual naked bike parade and a festival for every possible culture?
- hospitals here are EXCELLENT for all kinds of specialties. most of them are teaching, as far as I know.
- mass transportation is good and getting better. new light rail has limited service, but the bus system is actually really great.
- multiple chipotle locations
- accessible ikea
- AMAZING restaurants of every variety imaginable (okay, so the mexican food isn't awesome and the bbq is also lacking, but EVERYTHING ELSE is excellent.)
- music scene is fantastic. every kind.
- I'm putting weather in the GOOD category even though Seattle's weather has a bad reputation. the temperatures are mild year-round and it doesn't rain nearly as much as people think. and the summer is basically heaven.
- outdoor activities and parks galore! even snow-skiing 60 minutes away.
- excellent art. every first thursday of the month the galleries all open up and do shows and the museums are free.
- more independent (GOOD) coffee shops than you could ever need or want. this city knows and loves its coffee.
- large, beautiful, comfortable, excellent airport 15 minutes from downtown
Here's what it maybe doesn't have:
- there are some amazing private schools. the public school system has some great programs if you know how to get into them. otherwise it can be tough.
- real estate here is a little crazy. but you get out of the city and into more reasonable territory pretty quickly if you want to go that route.
- we don't have an NHL team, but we DO have minor league hockey and major league soccer, football, and baseball. and women's basketball
- we don't have so many oil things or cows. but there are lots of other cool things around...
So, what do you think? AT LEAST COME VISIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I definitely want to come visit to see you and Steven, and to actually meet sweet Caroline.
I would say Seattle is moving to number two behind Dallas. Thank-you for all the information!
And from your pictures, their is now a Sonic within driving distance. Can't forget about those.
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