The Diego

So, why do I want to move to the Diego? I want to live in a place where I don't have to worry about oppressive humidity, freezing cold and the like. I know that it's more expensive there and the cost of living can range from above average to insane, but isn't that what you have to pay for a better way of living?
Sometimes you always hear that the grass isn't greener on the other side of the pasture. That's something to consider. But, I've lived my whole life on the east coast. There is way more to the world than what I've seen. This isn't like my parents who grew up and lived in the same area for pretty much their entire life. I mean, every member of my family talks about the places in the town I grew up in that they used to live. There's nothing wrong with that, but there are so many places in the rest of the country that I haven't seen and experienced but want to.
So, the devil's advocate says, take a vacation there. That's not what I'm looking for. I want to spend more than a long weekend in some of these places. The Diego is one of those places. I ant to know what it's like to live on Pacific time. I want to know what it's like to be able to watch football from 10 in the morning, until 8 at night and still be able to go to sleep at a decent hour. I want to know what it's like to not own an air conditioner and yet not have sweat pouring off of my head or posters curling on the wall.
We've been saving a lot of money to go out there. Once we get enough saved, then we'll go. This is not without considerable sacrifice though. We've basically cut back on everything to make sure that we can do this. When I moved to Charlotte, I basically had no money. I borrowed $3000 from my parents and basically charged everything for the first couple of years until I could get my sea legs under me. We're in such a better position now. By the time we move, we'll have 12 months worth of expenses saved up, so even if I don't have a great job lined up, we'll be fine. I'd rather think about things and go somewhere great, rather than somewhere in a rush just because it's the first thing I'm finding. There are quite a few apartments that aren't too unreasonable and they're close to the water. Once we get out there, we can look for a house in the area we want instead of taking a stab in the dark. Sammie would love it and so would we!!!!