This is a question that amongst close friends I always get asked. Let me give you a background of where I've lived, I was born and raised in Santa Monica, Ca. For university I lived in Orange County, when I got married I moved to Calgary, Canada for a year then we moved to Santa Monica and have been here for about four years come this February. My husband absolutely loves living in Santa Monica, I think he has secretly always wanted to live in Los Angeles and so he thrives here. I was never one to be stuck where I grew up, its just all I've known. I always dreamt of buying an old estate with lots of acres where I could have a green house with a beautiful rose garden for afternoon teas. Somewhere that is old and has history that I could bring back to life and modernize as time went on. I was never really picky as to where that would be. My Dad always talked about moving back east once he was ready to retire because he has family in New Jersey and New York.
I guess my husband and I are on two different pages when it comes to dream living situations and there is nothing wrong with that, a marriage is literally comprise and sacrifice from one or both people. I would move in a heart beat to a beautiful home that I could spread out in. Living in a 600+ sq. ft. apartment has definitely been humbling since being used to my parents house all my life. Let's not even talk about the depressing closet situation. An apartment limits you in many ways, no back yard, really close neighbors, limited customization options, and limited space.
I am not trying to come off snobby in any way I am grateful to be where I am and I know there are people starving in the world. I am just discussing my personal thoughts that are always asked by my friends.
On the other side, we have to look a the County Of Los Angeles, as that is the county we belong to and what they are doing. Homeless and crime have sky rocketed since the pandemic started. The amount of moving vans we see of people packing up and leaving is crazy. Quality of life over all is not the greatest. You cannot comfortably go to the beach or a park without seeing some crack head yelling at you. It is not a safe place to raise children. The new DA is saying absurd things that make me question whether he is a DA or a paid associate by some crime lord. The tax paying citizens have no say or are not considered when the city makes changes.
I love Santa Monica, if I could live here without a doubt that crime would go down, homeless would vanish, and somehow citizens were thought of more then yes I would love it here. The weather is always perfect, my job is very close to home, I am near my parents home, and I simply have been here all my life I know where everything is. However, I am not assured any of those things, and marriage is a compromise so until we can come to an agreement this is our home, but I do not foresee being here very much longer.
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