I wished I lived...

Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Brittani, who always wished that she was a princess that lives in a beautiful castle or a rich kid that live in a mansion.  But as the story goes there was a lesson to be learned.  The lesson that I learned is that there is quite a bit of difference between fantasy and reality.  As I grew older, I learned an even greater lesson that if you challenge a fantasy to become a dream you have options to make that dream come true. 

From my many travels to other cities and states, there is one placed that I wished I lived.  During my middle school days, I was fortunate to visit New York and New Jersey.  With all the “hype” about the “Big Apple” and its neighboring state, I was not impressed.  Although the trip in itself was very enjoyable and entertaining I did not want to live in either place.  Later on in high school, I was a member of the “Blue and Gray” marching band and we were invited to perform in Washington, DC.  Now this is an impressive state with lots of historic monuments, the capital of the United States, the Supreme Court building, Bush Gardens and many, many other places to visit and things to do.

I have an uncle that lives in nearby Fredericksburg and his neighborhood is somewhat similar to the neighborhood where I live in Starkville.  You can socialize with your neighbors, leave home without fear of home invasion and it’s a good place to raise a family.  Now Washington, DC or Fredericksburg is a place where I wished I lived.  It has a lot of opportunities for education, employment and happiness for family life. 

I will have another opportunity to return to DC this summer for our family reunion but this time I will be taking my family with me to see if my husband feels as I do about moving to Washington.  After he has had the experience of touring and observing what it has to offer we will discuss the idea of making this dream become a reality.