Tempted by a White Kitchen

Sean has several friends from residency at various places who have been working hard to get us to move so Sean can work with them again. It's always a gamble getting a co-worker fresh out of residency so of course they would rather have Sean come since he has a few years experience. There are a couple locations where we would be closer to family and even some of our best friends from college, so that would be nice indeed. Can barely imagine what that would be like... and of course most people in Manhattan have always had that and from what I have seen it keeps them pretty busy!

It gets harder to consider moving the longer we have been someplace of course. The girls have their friends and school and activities, would hate to start all over in those departments. Most of my friends here are staying long term, unlike in Texas where so many of us moved away the same year and that made it easier to leave. Now I can always find someone to go to lunch or coffee with or meet up at the park or zoo with the kids. So many stay home moms and that is the key to sanity when you are home with the kids too. Of course the great K-State babysitters help a lot too!

It is also so cheap to live here, which is helpful after being years behind on retirement savings and college funds. I cringe to think of what we will shell out for the next house. I wasn't sure if I would find something I like that wouldn't cause Sean to choke at the price but I did.... as always, I am a huge sucker for a white kitchen. I guess I have something to look forward to if the Army agrees to move us... this is where I would be making my caramel bars to eat all by myself until I could make new friends... (my laptop would look so cute on that built in desk).