ive been trying my hardest to decide just where exactly in the u.s. i like the best. Beau and I are forever making mental notes. We are currently on the kempe world tour testing out state by state so by the time retirement hits (as little as 9.5yrs give or take a year or two). the plan is to experience as much as possible and settle down in the best place on earth. So far we have labelled alaska as great and a definite option, downside being distance of course but other than that we loved it! Arizona is def a contender although if we settled there we might hit central or northern az. so far colorado is sizing up nicely :)
there is snow in co, which is fabulous and unlike alaska there is none in june. we are also loving the fact that there is no need for three digits on the thermostat. though they are few, southern az does have its downsides and long periods of triple digit heat is one. the other being those infamous trash tornadoes, otherwise known as dirt devils with hitchhikers!
as far as the views go, nothing beats alaska. NOTHING! but we have an amazing view here in co that is definately compareable and surely magnificent. our az view was nothing to sneeze at as well. surprisingly God allways tends to place us at the base of some beautiful mountain scenery. rarely snowcapped, the huachucas are coming in third.
here in colorado most everything is green. we have lucious bluegrass we can barely keep mowed and everywhere you look there are gorgeous trees and landscaping. im am now a proud new mommy to a Greenspire Linden :) while this requires alot of care, it is totally nice to look at! az had some nice brown earth tones going on but not exactly condusive to barefoot running, though i do love a nice cactus :) alaska was just white which is my favorite color so ??
in my opinion it truly is the people who make the place. when i first moved to alaska, coming from the south, i found people a bit harsh. soon i learned to love their independace, pride, and certainly appreciate the laid back attitude. The folks in az resembled southerners a little more showing kindness, smiling, waving etc, forever sporting flip flops in dec and virtually accentless. We have made forever friends in both places and cant wait to find out what colorado folks are truly like. so far so good! but mostly we have met transplants lol
We run a faith based household here in kempeland so of course a church home is important to us. Az and ak both differ vastly from co. In both states there were few choices, one maybe two of each denomination at most. Certainly one is all you need and in both states we found a perfect fit for our family. Here in colorado its a smorghasboard. There are churches on every corner. How can one choose? so far we checked out Pikes Peak christian church. We really liked it and it could be the one for us. Atleast the name suggests it is the perfect place for parker, paxton, piper, pearce and pike to worship! we are going to check out a couple more simply because you must sample everything on the buffett right?
there is allways, of course, the bug factor. alaska has by far fewer bugs than anywhere else. yeah people speak of mosquitos but i dont hang out in the woods so meh. az was home to the worlds largest population of flies. they tend to make themselves unwelcome guests in your home bleh bleh bleh. they hang out with ants too! yuk, im soo not friendly with those. We have a few of each in co but not too many. i can live with one or two if i must :)
it really is a toss up as to where we will end up but it does seem that colorado is a happy medium between the desert and the tundra. the best of both worlds if you will. like alaska there is so much to do. Nature is everywhere and God has made such a wonderful world to enjoy. we are in a big city so plenty of exciting activities here as well. Like our home in az we are within an hour or so of an even bigger city just in case we get bored. its soo exciting to explore a new place, but the best part is , as soon as the excitement wears off it will be time to check out yet another part of this awesome country :)
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