Where I have lived...

My (super cute and always inspiring) friend Doniree recently posted a list of places she has lived. She was inspired by Sarah Von's post over at Yes and Yes. You should all be reading both of their blogs. For serious.

I was thinking about it and, well, I have lived a bunch of places! I have a lot more places to go before we settle down (that is, if we ever settle down) but so far I like my list!

From when I was born to present day, here is where I have lived so far:

Barton, Vermont -- 0-1 years
A farm house that my uncle now lives in. I don't remember this (obviously) but I have a lot of memories of visiting my Grandparents there when I was growing up and they were visiting from Connecticut.

Morgan, Vermont -- 1-3 years
I very vaguely remember living here. I mostly remember my dog Shadow on the big grassy hill near the house.

Holland, Vermont -- 3-14 years
This house was the one I grew up in. Dad built us a huge swing set in the back yard (seriously, it was huge... the two sides holding it up were telephone poles). My parents also owned some property across the street where we used to snowmobile and there was a field in the back yard perfect for sledding in the winter and grazing animals in the summer (either cows or our horses!)

Westmore, Vermont -- 14-18 years
My parents built this house and still live here. It's one of the most beautiful places ever. If you've ever been there, you know what I mean. Jason and I had our wedding reception in the front yard here and it was just perfect.

--- And then I was out on my own! ---

Randolph, Vermont -- 18-19 years
I spent my first year of college here. I didn't think I would like it (I had the attitude that I was going to transfer from the start, which I did the following year) but, I had some of the most memorable professors here and the BEST roommate ever. That's saying something because I can't live with a lot of people (peacefully.) Haha. Erica and I are still great friends, though we don't talk nearly as much as I would like.

Boston, Massachusetts -- 19-22 years
I moved to Boston to pursue my Bachelor's Degree and to be closer to my boyfriend at the time (it was worth it because he's my husband now. Hee.) I lived in the dorms in 2004, we moved in together into an apartment near Symphony Hall 2005, we moved into a different apartment (down the hall from the last one) in 2006, and in 2007 we got married and moved out of the city.

Wilmington, Massachusetts -- 22-24 years
Jason and I moved to the suburbs of Boston and loved it. What we didn't love was the commute into the city every day for work. We both loved our jobs and our apartment, but we just didn't get to spend much time at our home doing anything but sleeping. We actually moved twice within the same apartment complex. We really loved it there (only 3.5 hours from our parents) and we loved Boston and our friends there, but we were ready for a change.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota -- 24 years - present
We started out in an apartment and just recently moved into our first house, both in Eden Prairie. Some people ask why we live here and not closer to Minneapolis and the answer is pretty simple. Jason said that his new office (we moved for his job) was located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. So I said, "well, then that's where we are going to live." No ridiculous 2 hour commute for us! Nope. We now both drive 3 miles to work and it. is. perfection.

Next for us? Well, we really have no idea. We will keep moving though. :-) It's fun and it's part of our own adventure to move around and try out new places. Though, I wouldn't mind staying in Minnesota either. I really do love it here. We'll just have to see what happens next!

How about you guys? Do we have any similarities? What was your favorite place to live?


P.S. - This list, accompanied with some photos, would make an excellent scrapbook page, don't you think? Hmmm... I'll have to get on that. :-)