Something Borrowed Poll

FutureMrs.McC

Not like that I thought this looked fun so I borrowed from ND. Tell us about your home: Long poll to keep you entertained on this boring Tuesday: Where do you live? Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? Did you grow up there? How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? Why do you live where you do? Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to? Whats one thing you love about where you live? One thing you hate? Do you rent or own?Tell us about your home:

FutureMrs.McC

Sorry, it's Wednesday! Where do you live?  Baltimore Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc?   City Did you grow up there?   Nope, but not far. How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family?  40 minutes to each sets of parents and FI's extended family (they all live in our home town), my extended family lives in upstate NY Why do you live where you do?  It was cheap enough for me to purchase on my own as a starter home when the market was out of control. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to?  No, to the 'burbs.  Hopefully back to our hometown or another Baltimore suburb. Whats one thing you love about where you live?  I One thing you hate?  Location. Do you rent or own?  Own.Tell us about your home:  1940's 1200 sq. ft rowhouse plus unfinished basement.  It was trashed when I purchased it but we gutted and redid EVERYTHING it's beautful now and just the right size for FI and me.  We'll need something bigger when we decide to TTC though.

sarlah

Where do you live? Orange County, CA Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? Hmm... interesting question... I've never known how exactly to answer this question. I mean, I live in a city, but it's now like a city-city, so I guess I live in a suburb. Did you grow up there? I've lived in this specific city since I was 18, so I've definitely done a lot of growing up there. I've always lived in So Cal, and in the same general area. How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? Our new house is like 15 minutes from my parents, and about 25 minutes from FIL's. Why do you live where you do? Well it's an area we both are familiar with, we wanted to stay in OC, and this was the area we could afford to live in. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to? No, we bought a condo so hopefully one day we will buy a "real house". Neither one of us is set on living in SoCal forever either. We would both like to live in Colorado, or I wouldn't mind moving to MA because I have so much family there. Whats one thing you love about where you live? Even our coldest weather doesn't drop below 50 degrees One thing you hate? That it's almost Halloween and it was 90 degrees this week!! I hate that we get jipped on Fall, and it takes forever for cold weather to get here. Do you rent or own? Own Tell us about your home: It's a condo, 2b/2b. Small, but perfect for our "first home", especially since we don't plan on having kids (right away or ever?) and we don't plan on staying here very long. It was in pretty bad shape when we bought it, the previous owners were foreclosed on, there were 8 people living there (2 bedrooms remeber?!) and it had been vacant for a while before we got it. It has a 2 car attached garage and a decent sized patio - BONUS! We were adamant that if we bought a condo it had to have an outdoor space and garage. Those two things are huge for resale here. We are getting ready to move in, hopefully this weekend!! We painted & re-carpeted the whole place, painted the kitchen cabinets, got new blinds & window drapery... it's starting to feel like "ours"!

Mistym05

Where do you live? Bay City MI Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? City... Did you grow up there? My whole life! I can't wait to move someplace without snow :-) How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? My mom literally lives 5 blocks away, and my dad lives 10 mins away.  Colin's parents live about 15 minutes away Why do you live where you do? Where I was born and raised Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to? DEF not! I am planning to move someplace warm! Plus I hate how close you live to your neighbors, no yard.  I prefer the country living acres of land! Whats one thing you love about where you live? How convenient it is to go anywhere, grocery shopping is literally next door, the mall only 5-15 minutes depending on the mall I go to.  Plus it's our first "home" together.  One thing you hate? Snow.... seriously I hate winter, the cold anything to do with it! Do you rent or own? we rentTell us about your home: We are in a 900 sq ft apartment.  12 other people in our building.  No yard nothing! We have plenty of room for all our electronics and Colin's ridiculous collection of STARWARS! But I would def. prefer a house. We debated on buying one, but I don't want to be in MI much longer so renting will have to do for now.

lmydogally

Where do you live?  Corona, CaCity/subs/rural/ ect?   SubsDid you grow up there? No, I grew up about an hour away and lived in the OC until we bought this house 1.5 years ago.Distance for family and FI Family? Most of our family lives in Orange County and my mom lives in Davis Ca.Why? We wanted to buy a house with a backyard and at the time we could afford what we wanted in Orange County.  If we had waited just 6 months......Living there Indefinitely?  Where would we like to live?  We planned on buying a bigger house with a bigger yard someday.  It will probably be further out in the country.  One thing  I love? I live in an almost rural area and I love that I feel far away from the rest of the world when I'm home.  And my Koi pond.One thing you hate?  The traffic to get to OC.  I have to go into my OC hotels 3 days a week and I friggen hate the 91 freeway traffic.Rent or Own?  Own.Tell us about your home:  All you need to know about my house is in my blog.  It's a one story house with a wonderful backyard with a kio pond and water fall.  When you step into my backyard you imediately relax.  You can sit on the patio for hours listening to the waterfall while reading and drinking wine.  I feel like this house was made for me and I love it.

oohlypinon

Where do you live?  Dallas TX Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc?  suburbsDid you grow up there?  On the other side of the city How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? about 15 to 20 min. Why do you live where you do? Because it is in a great location and we love the property we are at. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to?  At least until we get ready to have kids.  I would LOVE to move to Europe (preferably UK or France) Whats one thing you love about where you live? The location and how suprisingly quiet it is. One thing you hate? My freaking upstairs neighbors!!! Do you rent or own? RentTell us about your home:  It is perfect for just the 2 of us and all out stuff.  Also it is like I have a small version of Best Buy in my living room with and the CD's, Movies, video games, huge tv, apple tv, and records....yes records...lots of them.

doersam2010

Where do you live?  Cincinnati, OH Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc?   In the suburbs Did you grow up there?  yes How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family?  We live 1 mile from my parents house, 3 miles from FI's mom, and FI's dad lives in Dayton, OH (about 50 miles) Why do you live where you do?  My family lives here and I can't imagine living far away from them Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to?  If we don't stay in Cincinnati, we would move to Columbus, OH (more job openings in my field)Whats one thing you love about where you live?  my family is here.  other than that, absolutely nothing.  One thing you hate?  haha...a ton of things but I'd have to say I hate the weather the most! Do you rent or own?  ownTell us about your home:  It's a 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath tri-level home.  It is absolutely perfect for me, FI, and our 2 dogs and 2 cats!

carrieoz_76

Where do you live?  Pacific Northwest Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc?  Burbs Did you grow up there?  In this state, but not the city I live in. How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family?  Mom's in CA; Dad's a couple hrs away; FI's parents are like 20 mins. away. Why do you live where you do?  It's not too far from the city, but still somewhat affordable, and near water. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to?  We'll probably buy a home in this county - other than that, who knows. Whats one thing you love about where you live?  Dog park nearby. One thing you hate?  Slow drivers. Do you rent or own?  Rent.

Mindi22

Where do you live? Minneapolis, MN Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? Suburbs, about 20 min. north of dt Minneapolis. Did you grow up there? Nope, I grew up in a small town in Southwestern MN How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? My parents are about 2 hours and FI's parents are about 1 1/2 hours Why do you live where you do? Close enough to the "cities"-- far enough out that houses are cheaper Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to?  Well, we just bought it in June, so we'll definitely be here for the next 10-20 years. Whats one thing you love about where you live? I love, love my view!!  We have a large pond in the back with tons of wildlife!  I love sitting on my private deck from our master with a glass of wine! One thing you hate? The color of my kitchen countertops!  HA!  They are a rose color--and will be replaced after the wedding! .. and mowing the lawn. Do you rent or own?  OwnTell us about your home  This was the 2nd house we looked at and fell in love right away.  4 bd/2bath 3 car garage, split level entry.  It's build on a large pond with a trails and a park on the other side.  We absolutely love our home ;D

jessi4d

Where do you live?  North Jersey Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? Suburbs Did you grow up there? No, we just moved here from NYC about 7mo ago.  I grew up in South Jersey, though.How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family?  We are about 2 hours north of my parents and about 1.5 hours west of FI's parents. Why do you live where you do?  North Jersey is a hub for pharmeceuticals, unlike NYC. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to?  No.  I'd like to move closer to my parents, but who knows where we'll end up. Whats one thing you love about where you live?  It's close enough to the city to go back to see my best friends, but far enough to get a decent sized apt. One thing you hate? The Jersey sterotype!  It's real and it's not fabulous. Do you rent or own?  RentTell us about your home:  It's a 1b/1b with a den that we had hopes of using as a 'guest room' but quickly filled up with extra crap and wedding paraphenalia.  But it's 1000sq.ft, which is 500 more than my last place. 

HannieMSB

I don't post a lot but I'm bored at work today and a poll was just what I needed. Where do you live? Minneapolis, MN Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc?  'burbsDid you grow up there?Yes, though my family did live in Seattle for a while as I was growing up.  We all ended up back in MN though.How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family?  We're about 20 min from each parental sets! Why do you live where you do?  Nice re-sale value, good school district, yet close enough to downtown to take a cab home if we need to! Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to?  I tell everyone we are going to live there forever, but FI would like a bigger yard eventually. Whats one thing you love about where you live?  We have a park and paved walking path about a block from our house. One thing you hate? Being in constant re-model mode... there is always a project! Do you rent or own? ownTell us about your home:  1950's, walk out basement, 4 bd/2 ba, 1700 sq. ft. and we just painted the outside of the house sage green - it used to be a salmony-pink.  So excited that project is done!

CanadianBride84

Where do you live? Midwestern ontario Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? Rural  Did you grow up there? Yes How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? my parents live in the same town, his 45 mins Why do you live where you do? cause it was were I was born Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to? Honestly, this has been up for debate lately, we might be moving so FI can go to grad school and get his masters and PhD Whats one thing you love about where you live? close to my parents One thing you hate? not much to do Do you rent or own? rentTell us about your home:  it is actually my grandparents.  my grandpa passed away about 4 years ago, and my grandpa moved into a seniors home a year ago.  when we moved in i thought it would be weird, but it has changed to be our house nicely

AprilJT

Where do you live?  Hurricane, West Virgina Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? Suburb of Charleston, WV Did you grow up there? nope, I've lived here for 5 months How far are you from your parents/family and DH's parents/family? We are FAR from all my family (they live in Wyoming) but dh family lives in Pittsburgh (4 hours away). Why do you live where you do?  My dh is in the guard and his unit is in Charleston. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to?  No!!!  DH is also an airline pilot and is based out of Chicago so we have thought about moving there.  We don't know for sure where we want to live but we have been looking around for a good place for him to commute out of that we both love.  Its really hard for him to comumute out of here and we both hate it here. Whats one thing you love about where you live?  That I actually have 4 seasons.  Its the only place I have ever lived that does! One thing you hate? Everything!  OK, maybe that is being too harsh... the main part is that I don't know anyone!  Its very lonely!  I miss my family, I don't have a job and I have to drive 30 mins on the interstate to go shopping. Do you rent or own?  own Tell us about your home:  its a brand new house that my dh fell in love with.  Its alright, but not what I would have picked.  He loves that we have the woods behind us and that its new.  It is a midlevel entry floor plan with 3 bdrms and 3 baths.  I do LOVE my real hardwood floors and my kitchen and I've been painting and trying to make it my own.

MzelleRicaine

Where do you live? Tours, France Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? City Did you grow up there? I wish! How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? 90 miles (a little under 2 hours) from FI's parents. About ... 12-14 hours of travel to get to my Dad! Why do you live where you do? One word: pastries. No for real I love la France. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to? I love Tours, but we'll defo move about a bit before we settle down. Boston, England, Asia... who knows! Whats one thing you love about where you live? The light in the morning. Our neighborhood. The pastries. One thing you hate? The board of directors of our bldg. Do you rent or own? RentTell us about your home: 450 sq feet, 1br 1bath. Fairly big building (by French standards) in a quiet neighborhood in the city, so we get the calm and all the fun is just a 10 min walk away. We face full east so we get really lovely light throughout the morning.*m*

JSBB2010

Where do you live? Kannapolis, N.C. Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? suburbs Did you grow up there? about 5 minutes away How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? I'm only across the street from my brother, my Mom and sister live about 15 minutes away. My fiance's family is 2 hours away in the mountains. Why do you live where you do? Born and raised here, guess I just stayed. I don't like living in a big city...I tried it in college. I like N.C. because we have all four seasons, we have the beach and the mountains. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to? Moving after the wedding to Asheville to be with my fiance. His job is there.Whats one thing you love about where you live? It's a dead end street! So quiet and peaceful. One thing you hate? Too far from a big mall. Do you rent or own? Owned for 10 yearsTell us about your home: I bought a small 2 bedroom house when I was 23. It has a big fenced in yard for my doggies and nice flower beds. It's got beautiful hardwood floors and the best hot water in the world. I know that sounds dumb, but it has the best water for a hot shower. hahahaha.

CNN in 2010

Where do you live? Las Vegas, NV Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc?  City Did you grow up there? No How far are you from your parents/family and FI's parents/family? 3-4 hours. Why do you live where you do? Military. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to? No, CA or IA to be closer to family.Whats one thing you love about where you live? It's a 24 hour city that's very popular. One thing you hate? That's is so over populated. Do you rent or own? Own.Tell us about your home: Fi and I just bought a home together last year.  It fits us perfect not too big or too small.  It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage house with livingroom, kitchen, and family room.  We've made so many changes to our house, it's so great seeing the house become our own )  

captainleela

Where do you live? Juneau, Alaska Do you live in the city/suburbs/rural/etc? Small town Did you grow up there? Yep How far are you from your parents/family and DH's parents/family? My mom lives right down the street, my dad is about 20 mins away, and Tyler's family just moved all the way across the country to PA (they were in WA). Why do you live where you do? I moved back to be closer to my family and for my job. Tyler followed me here. Do you plan on living there indefinitely? If not where would you like to move to? Indefinitely but not permanently. Tyler doesn't like it here, but it's really nice to have family so close. We will probably stay for another few years. I'd like to move somewhere on the west coast...Boise is lovely, OR, MT, CO. Somewhere with a little space and preferrably near a large body of water. Whats one thing you love about where you live? The beauty. The fact that we have mountains and ocean and glaciers all right here. It's also a really safe community and the people here are really friendly. One thing you hate? It rains. Constantly. There's also a pretty high cost of living, and there are very limited choices for shopping (I have to order pretty much everything online and then pay out the ying yang to ship it). Do you rent or own? Own Tell us about your home: We just bought it in January. It's three stories, three bedroom 2.5 bath. Has a lovely view of the water and is in a great neighborhood. Two car garage and a huge mudroom. It's a really good size for us right now, but I can tell we're going to grow out of it quickly...particularly once we get a dog and start having babies. I'd like a larger yard too, ours is pretty teeny. But the lot next to us is empty (for now) so that makes up for the tiny yard.