My New HOMETOWN

I am going to start by listing ALL the moves I have made. Mostly just because I want to put it somewhere, that and I think it says something about why this feeling matters so much to me...this feeling of having a home. So without further ado....*drum roll please

1. San Manuel, Arizona – 7 yrs

2. Memphis, Tennessee – 6 mo

3. San Manuel, Arizona – 6 mo

4. Lake Charles, Louisiana - Aunt Leisa's house – 1 yr

5. Lake Charles, Louisiana - Uncle Doug's house – 1 yr

6. Lake Charles, Louisiana – Apartment – 1 yr

7. Westlake, Louisiana – House 3.5 yrs

8. Shreveport, Louisiana – Apartment 1.5 yrs

9. Shreveport, Louisiana – Apartment 6 mo

joined the Army...

ARMY STATIONS

10. Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri - Basic Training – 2 mo

11. Fort Sam Houston, Texas – AIT – 1 yr

12. Fort Meade, Maryland – OJT – 9 mo

13. Fort Carson, Colorado - Security, CO – Apt –2 yr

14. Fort Carson, Colorado – Fountain, CO – House – 1 yr

15. Fort Carson, Colorado – Colorado Springs – Apt – 3 mo

16. Buedingen, Germany – On Post Housing – 2 yrs

17. Buedingen, Germany – On Post Housing – 1 yr

18. Midlothian, Texas – Mom’s – 6 mo

19. Fort Knox, Kentucky – On Post Housing – 1 yr

20. Fort Knox, Kentucky – Radcliff, KY – House - 2 yrs

DONE WITH ARMY

21. Midlothian, Texas – Mom’s – 9 months

22. Fort Bragg, North Carolina – On Post Housing – 2 yrs

23. Midlothian, Texas – Mom’s – 6 mo

24. Arlington, Texas – Motel 6 – 6 mo.

25. Midlothian, Texas – House – 3 yrs

26. Midlothian, Texas – House – 9 mo

27. Austin, Texas – Ronnie’s House 3 yrs

28 Austin, Texas – Apt- 1 yr

29. Buda, Texas – HOME

Total moves -29. 

States lived it – 9.

Cities lived in –19  Countries – 2

So, yea…I have moved a bunch. Which I don’t regret. I don’t wish I lived in San Manuel, Arizona my whole life or anything. I love that I have so lived in so many places but I yearn for a place I can rest. A place that FEELS like my home and I feel I have it now. I have been living in Buda for 3 years now. 3 years went by in a blink. My house looks like a story of my life, I know back ways to get places, I am a member of the local Y. I know several of my neighbors. It is just a wonderful experience. This hometown feeling of belonging to a community. What a new, delightful experience. Who woulda ever thunk it ...Texas is where my home is at...for now.