Job? Good Income? or just smell the roses.

[almost heaven]

What I ment by the colorado lifestyle is, Not having to pay $800-$900 grand for a average home with $900 dollar a month property taxs. Not being infested with 15 million people where only half speak english in an area the size of your Metro area. Jobs are good and plenty of them, but come sit with me in an hour and a half commute to go 30 miles. People are not friendly anymore, they do not make eye contact in public places, My kids are lucky that We are in a good neighborhood because there is a school 2 miles from us that has a 90% english as a second language student population. Don't get me wrong I like diversity, but I am not ok with my way of life taken away from me. Don't wory I do not want to bring California to Colorado. When I said the colorado life style, here is what I ment. I want to give my kids a place that was like where I grew up, not overcrouded, people that say Hi, look you in the eye. A place where regular people can buy a home, A place where If you miss a pay check or two you are not all the sudden 15 thousand in debt and have to sell your home. a place where mothers can stay home and raise there kids. I do understand that Colorado is a place where jobs can sometimes be hard to find, I know it is brown most of the year, I know that it is a whole lot of flat with mountains on the side. I know that it is like any normal city/state where people work hard to provide for their family. For me when I say relaxed lifestyle I mean that I can come to colorado buy a home next to my inlaws for 30% of the cost of the home I will sell here, Put some money in the bank, send my kids to the Parker school district that is ranked very high, and not have to worry if my kids will have to be seperated for the english teaching classroom. not worry about high crime. I know Colorado is changing, but I want to come to Colorado with all that is good about my family, leave behind all that is bad about California and go to work an add to what draws people to Colorado. For me it would be a good thing for my family.

[almost heaven]

I am still here because my wife is just now warming up to moving. She moved 16 times before she was 18 years old and she is enjoying the stability she has and she is enjoying being a stay at home mom. However our area is changing and both of us are not OK with it. For me I am nervous to leave all that I know. All my job contacts, my good job. I do think we will be moving soon, but there is no reason to rush. We will be moving because we want to not because we have to. Bottom line is most pepole are creatures of comfort and you never know if the risk is worh the reward.