Homeowners for a year!

It is hard to believe that a year ago we were here in State College looking at houses. Seeing snow on the ground this morning reminded me of last year when we had ONE day to look/buy a house, all during a horrible snow storm!

 

 Last year on Jonathan Lane...

This mornings "dusting" wasn't close to this snowfall..hehe

Anyways, time is precious here in State College. One year seems like a short amount of time to live somewhere, kind of still an adjustment period, but to us it is almost the half way point before moving again. Next year at this time (Dec. 2011) we are going to be looking into moving somewhere else, and starting the grueling process of finding a home all over again... except this time we will have a 6 month old baby (we will most likely move right around the baby's 1st birthday). In a way, I am kind of ready for a change. I know that sounds crazy, but total (between college and now) I have spent 3 years here, and they say you start to get the "military move" itch after that amount of time. I miss the people in the South. They are so much friendlier, and more polite. People here feel entitled to everything, and it bothers Luke and I on a weekly basis. Trust me, I DO NOT miss the South's slowness..AT ALL. I remember my first experience at the post office in Fayetteville, it took at least 40 minutes of waiting in line for a book of stamps! I was boiling inside, I just wanted to jump behind the desk and show the postal workers some efficiency. Not to mention I don't miss carrying mace on my key chain :) I do think I miss a military atmosphere, though.  Here, Luke feels like he isn't even in the military (which IS a nice break), except when he has to put on his camo every day. Don't ask me where I would like to go, because I have N-O idea. I just wish I could move my parents with me wherever we do go. 2 hours away from home is such a treat, and we are trying our best to get home on any free weekend we have. We will never have this opportunity again, so we will make the most of the year and a half we do have left! Who knows, we could end up in Alaska or Hawaii.. oh, the uncertainty!