*sigh*
Babies.
I see them everywhere I go.
I'm sure they've always been there. But they've never gotten my attention until this past year. I've always loved kids...working at a summer camp and directing youth theatre, I feel like I get along with kids really well. But now that we're pushing 30, I feel like we are ready for our own.
There's nothing that makes my heart jump more than when I see a baby on the subway and our eyes meet, and we both smile. I have a good handful of friends who already have kids or are expecting kids soon, and I get excited for them.
But before Chris and I have kids, we want to buy a house. The question is WHERE. Do we buy a house in Vermont? Do we find a house that we'll live in for a few years here near NYC?
We already have a house in VT...well a quarter of it, anyway. But I would like to stay in New York for awhile. When I say a while, I mean, like, another year or two or three. Is it worth buying a house to stay in for 3 years? Will the economy more suitable to sell a house when we decide to move away from NY? And if we're only planning on staying here in the city for a couple of years, what do I want to accomplish while we are here? Why do I feel the need to stay when I go to bed every night looking forward to the future of being a Mom in VT. Why NOT go back sooner rather than later?
Because I have a job that I am proud of and I love? Because I'm afraid of leaving this job in a struggling economy? Yeah. That's pretty much it. That, and the fact that I love living in New York and there are so many more things I want to see and do while I'm here. And I don't want to be so narrow minded to think that the only place to have kids is somewhere outside of the city. I know that's not true, because I see babies and kids everywhere I go here in NYC. It can be done.
I don't know what the point of this post is. It's just me, jotting down a bunch of the thoughts that have been racing through my head lately. Take them as you will. Just a lot that I'm thinking about lately. I'm feeling kind of stuck in a rut, yet with a world of possibilities on the horizon. It's a weird place to be.
In other news, my Aunt Sherry and Uncle Rene are coming to the city this weekend and were going to see In The Heights on Saturday. :) And then the following weekend, Chris and I are going to see Mary Poppins. Then the last week in March we're spending a four day weekend in Vermont. So March is going to be an eventful month for us. :)
I see them everywhere I go.
I'm sure they've always been there. But they've never gotten my attention until this past year. I've always loved kids...working at a summer camp and directing youth theatre, I feel like I get along with kids really well. But now that we're pushing 30, I feel like we are ready for our own.
There's nothing that makes my heart jump more than when I see a baby on the subway and our eyes meet, and we both smile. I have a good handful of friends who already have kids or are expecting kids soon, and I get excited for them.
But before Chris and I have kids, we want to buy a house. The question is WHERE. Do we buy a house in Vermont? Do we find a house that we'll live in for a few years here near NYC?
We already have a house in VT...well a quarter of it, anyway. But I would like to stay in New York for awhile. When I say a while, I mean, like, another year or two or three. Is it worth buying a house to stay in for 3 years? Will the economy more suitable to sell a house when we decide to move away from NY? And if we're only planning on staying here in the city for a couple of years, what do I want to accomplish while we are here? Why do I feel the need to stay when I go to bed every night looking forward to the future of being a Mom in VT. Why NOT go back sooner rather than later?
Because I have a job that I am proud of and I love? Because I'm afraid of leaving this job in a struggling economy? Yeah. That's pretty much it. That, and the fact that I love living in New York and there are so many more things I want to see and do while I'm here. And I don't want to be so narrow minded to think that the only place to have kids is somewhere outside of the city. I know that's not true, because I see babies and kids everywhere I go here in NYC. It can be done.
I don't know what the point of this post is. It's just me, jotting down a bunch of the thoughts that have been racing through my head lately. Take them as you will. Just a lot that I'm thinking about lately. I'm feeling kind of stuck in a rut, yet with a world of possibilities on the horizon. It's a weird place to be.
In other news, my Aunt Sherry and Uncle Rene are coming to the city this weekend and were going to see In The Heights on Saturday. :) And then the following weekend, Chris and I are going to see Mary Poppins. Then the last week in March we're spending a four day weekend in Vermont. So March is going to be an eventful month for us. :)