Post #377931 by SurfWitch on Sun, May 4, 2008 10:36 AM

On 2008-05-04 08:35, Chip and Andy wrote:

Then... good luck with the move. Why San Diego? Is there something wrong with Connecticut?

I'm originally from CT and moved to San Diego in 2006 because my husband got offered a job out there for a company that he was consulting for (he's an IT guy). I was really unhappy while I was out there for a while because I missed home and my family refused to come out to visit me (because they're all a bunch of selfish people who were, in reality, jealous because I got out of CT). Now I wicked miss it, miss going surfing every day and miss the sun. I've been depressed since the end of fall because it's been mostly rainy and cloudy even if it gets warm. So I realized that I missed it more than I thought I would and I realize now that it wasn't California that I didn't like but where in San Diego we were (Carlsbad) and we did find a place more suited to our personalities and whatnot (Ocean Beach) and that's where we plan to move to when we go back. We're moving back for that reason and also because my husband, who's been doing his job remotely since we moved, would be better off doing his job there (less travel) and he'll be able to get a promotion if he does (more money = more tiki!!).

Thanks for the suggestions! We have Pier One stores here and I've been thinking of going and checking out what they might have coming out for summer. I've looked a bit at Home Goods recently and will be going back to check it out again in a few weeks. Most of the really BIG things I'm going to wait on until we move but if I find good deals that I can't pass up, I'm willing to haul it back to SD. I'm getting ride of about half of what I own before moving back (just about all my furniture, most of my random crap, most of my clothes) because I have too much stuff and I need new furniture anyway.

• jess