Thursday, November 5, 2009

Options

Living the life of a 30-something single adult in an LDS married congregation makes me something of an oddity. I usually call it outcast since I'm like the bottom of the social structure consisting of essentially ALL married people & kids. Well, and then you have the widows. But they rise far above the rest because they have essentially done their time. Me, on the other hand, apparently can't figure it out because somehow they all figured out how to get married and I haven't yet.

This situation poses a unique set of challenges - including but not limited to: girls my age don't talk to me because they have a husband and probably kids and I just work so needless to say the people who actually want to talk to me are the older people (but they are probably more interesting anyway. Case in point - Grandpa Bob - he's 80 years old, his wife was murdered 10 years ago, he always has a smile on his face, and he ALWAYS invites me to activities that are going on like the HS football games, BBQs, etc. Bless his heart. He may not get where I'm coming from, but he never fails to invite me to do things.)

So, another challenge in this still transient state of life is figuring out where to live. Recently several people have asked me where I would live if I could choose. Honestly, I don't know! In all fairness to Minnesota, it wouldn't be here. Not that the state has been bad to me, but I don't think I want to live through MN winters for the rest of my life. Not sure about AZ either. I loved my 6 years there and wouldn't mind going back, but there are so many other places. So, this comes down to my options. Where should my next move take me? In all honesty, it will probably be wherever my job is, but that's beside the point.

Where do YOU think my next move should be?

3 comments:

angee said...

Easy! Colorado of course! It is the best state. You would love it there. Tons of outdoor adventures and cultural opportunities. Beautiful surroundings and almost always sunny.

I can't tell you what the singles scene is like. But I do know of one available bachelor there.

Carrie said...

As a fellow social leper I feel your pain. And go wherever the biggest adventure is...but don't go until I go as well or I'll be hatin' life in the big MN

3Wombats said...

Serendipity – it’s always best and takes you to some really great places that you wouldn’t always think of on your own. I would definitely do something about that weird ward – like not go to that one any more; they don’t deserve you!