A New Place To Call Home??

One Tree Hill, Dawson's Creek, The Notebook, Dear John and The Last Song, not only some of my favorites, but all of these TV shows and movies were filmed in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The lush green landscape and cozy moss lined oaks just call my name. Some part of me, a large part of me can see myself spending a summer working at a horse stable, living the most simple life possible. Waking up with the sun, running along a long gravel road, or even better, the ocean. Drinking ice tea on a porch swing at night enjoying a good novel, with nothing but the sounds of crickets and the wind blowing through the leaves as my playlist. Walking to the market to pick up my fresh produce, attending a local state fair or festival. All these things make my heart sing.

I have lived in the same city for 24 years, minus the 6 months I moved to Ontario, but that hardly counts. What a refreshing change it would be to escape the hustle and bustle of a loud, dirty and crowded city, and trade it in for warm evening breezes, afternoon naps in a hammock and good ole southern hospitality. As I was watching the movie "The Lucky One" the other night, I found myself with the desire to have a big country home, equipped with wooden stairs, a cozy living room with a fireplace, a porch that wraps around the entire house, and a swinging door, got to have the swinging door. Rather than watching TV in the evenings, I would go on a nice long walk or find an oak tree to claim as my writing spot and journal. Instead of waking up and getting dressed up for the office, I would wash my face, throw on a t-shirt, cut offs and rubber boots and be out the door. Instead of going out for expensive dinner's, I would invite friends over for a BBQ and drink cold beer. That to me is simplicity at it's best, and what a dream come true it would be for this to become my life, even it if just for a summer.