Day #2

Where would you like to be in 10 years?

This is kind of a tough question. For most people I think they'd first say "I'll have X number of kids" and that's not really in the current plans for us. In 10 years, Chris will be long done with college so I hope he's settled happily into a career, be that teaching or writing. I hope he is able to find some success as a writer either way, because he has too much talent not to share it. As for me...I'm not really sure what I want to be doing. What I want to be when I grow up remains one of the great mysteries of my life. Chris and I had agreed that when he is done with college, I could go back to get a Masters degree if I wanted to, so I've been considering that. Mostly I've been considering law school. I'd love to have a career where I feel like I'm making a difference in the world and being challenged in my work. I guess what I'm worried about with a law career is that when people make me angry with their skewed views, I tend to just get frustrated and not be able to explain my side of things well. I think to argue law that's something I would need to work on.

Anyway, I'd obviously like to have a home by that point. We were discussing what kind of a house we'd like last night and my main problem with buying a house right now is that homes in the price range we can afford all just look exactly the same! They are carbon copies, inside and outside. I think this is why I really prefer older houses that have been renovated inside. They are unique. Here are some photos of a house I saw for sale a few months ago in Boise that I just fell in love with:

 (Our girls would LOVE this room, with all of the sunlight pouring in!)

 

I also really like the Pueblo style houses in New Mexico, but one of those would kind of be out of place in Idaho. Here's a few pictures of some to give you an idea of what they look like:

So yeah, hopefully in 10 years we'll have enough money to buy or build our dream house. I'm just not exactly sure where that will be yet. It's very possible we'll stay in Idaho, but we have definitely discussed the possibilities of moving to somewhere like Portland or Austin, TX. One of those pueblo houses wouldn't probably fit right in in Texas actually!

I hope in 10 years we will be at a point where we are both earning a decent income and are able to enjoy the finer things in life, like taking nice vacations together. Chris really wants to go to Hawaii but I fear we won't be able to afford something like that for awhile. I hope we've been able to travel a bit around Europe during our vacations to visit his family. If nothing else, I want to make a side trip to Paris soon since it's only a couple of hours away, by train.

I guess those are all the specifics I can think of right now. Really I just want to be settled and happy. Is there much more you can ask for out of life than that?