tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post3464306392604036217..comments2023-06-06T10:11:01.109-04:00Comments on Other Pieces of Me: NomadsCoasting Anonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298428840591759641noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-66707176932330569342010-12-06T13:30:25.449-05:002010-12-06T13:30:25.449-05:00I'm a nomad too. Mr. N has a hometown though. ...I'm a nomad too. Mr. N has a hometown though. With copious relatives, warm and inviting homes, and many many memories. I'm happy to have been welcomed by these wonderful people. My parents and I moved a lot growing up, and they've moved more since I finished school. They live in a different state from my grandparents, who in turn live in a different state from me. I also haven't any brothers or sisters. I guess home is wherever I am, at the moment!Nodakademichttp://www.nodakademic.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-74770299317972075402010-12-06T12:53:27.494-05:002010-12-06T12:53:27.494-05:00my entire family (grandparents, aunts, uncles cous...my entire family (grandparents, aunts, uncles cousins, etc on both sides of the family) still live within about an hour of each other in the Chicago suburbs.<br />I'm the only one way out of the area in SD!<br />It's still great to go home and enjoy getting to see everyone at once (E's extended family is small and very spread out, but we are right near his parents)<br /><br />I think we will probably always be the only ones far from 'home', and I'm ok with that because we will have our own home wherever we are.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10572216783774845766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-15999570806122918262010-12-06T11:48:52.427-05:002010-12-06T11:48:52.427-05:00We've run into this a little - my family is al...We've run into this a little - my family is all in Utah and husband's family is all still in Las Vegas... but we aren't sure we want to live there. We love our friends in San Diego, but they keep moving away for jobs or to go back to family... and we're left here wondering why we stay! The sunshine helps!Natalie | Make Today Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261037297913033651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216419.post-79519999068397851842010-12-06T09:30:48.851-05:002010-12-06T09:30:48.851-05:00If the definition of 'home' is lots of fam...If the definition of 'home' is lots of family, then I have never had a home. Growing up, neither of my parents had any family in Pennsylvania, where we were located. So I have absolutely no idea what it is like to live near a relative.<br /><br />But, you know what? I loved it. Going to visit relatives was a real adventure -- a true vacation. "Going to grandma's house" was a really big deal, and something I looked forward to for weeks. All of my husband's family lives within a 30 minute radius, and seeing them weekly for lunch was just... normal. Nothing exciting. Nothing to look forward to. Not an adventure. Just a regular weekly occurrence.<br /><br />I think we all prefer what we grew up with, because my husband thinks living near family is 1000x better, and I personally wish that when we have children, we'd live away from our families, so they can experience that super exciting anticipation of going to spend a week with their grandparents.<br /><br />Think of it this way -- instead of one 'home' where everyone is, G will grow up with several 'homes' in various locations, where he knows he is loved and will have lots of fun.Julie @ Bunsen Burner Bakeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16279523327409654066noreply@blogger.com