Beach Bound

 My friend is moving to the beach.  She found an apartment to rent close to Myrtle Beach, and she plans on moving in a couple of months.  I think she is making a mistake.  She is moving to an area that she knows nothing about.  I told her she needs to do a little research before signing a contract, but she won't listen.  She is determined to leave this area, so she is taking the first apartment she found. 

I think if I were to ever move to a location I know nothing about, I would do a lot of research.  I would go online and find out all the information I could about the area.  For instance, if I were looking for west palm beach real estate, I would Google West Palm Beach and read every article I could find.  Then I would visit the area myself. I would not commit to anything until I have seen with my own eyes how nice, or not so nice, the neighborhood is. I would let a professional agent help find the perfect place for me and my family.  I would never blindly move somewhere new.

My friend thinks differently.  She has never even been to this town she is moving to.  For all she knows, she may have committed to living in a run down, drug infested neighborhood.  She also sent the apartment manager a ton of personal information, without ever meeting her.  The whole situation gives me a bad feeling, but it's her life.  If she gets down there and regrets her decision, I will be the one saying, "I told you so.".

House Hunting

The girls and I had a busy weekend. We spent Saturday and today with my mom. Yesterday, we drove around looking at some houses that my mom found online. You all know she is wanting to buy a house, and we were on a quest to find her the perfect one. There was this one. It had three bedrooms, two full baths, two car garage, in ground pool, and a three bay workshop at the the back of the property. I told my mom it was the perfect house for Junior and I, and she was lucky we aren't looking right now. Junior is still set on moving away from here, and we are thinking about talking to Dallas realtors. Texas is where a bunch of my friends live, and I might be open to moving there. Someday. Just not right now. I want to live close to my mom.

Today the girls and I went shopping with my mom, and then we went back to her apartment to hang out. She challenged me to a game of canasta, which I won in two hands. Yeah, I rocked. Then we watched Twilight, ate yummy chicken with edamame and tater tots. Dessert was zucchini bread I made from scratch, which came out delicious. I love these kinds of lazy weekends spent with family

Come On Down

I live in South Carolina. My parents, one sister, and brother live here, too. I have one sister in New Jersey, and another in New York. I have been trying for years to get them to move south, and they sometimes think about it. There have even been times when they have looked into Wilmington, NC Luxury Real Estate. They have to live where my brother in law can find work, and that area of North Carolina is perfect for them. Now if I could just talk a certain blog friend to move down here, too, I'd be one happy camper.