*sigh* (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Alamogordo: sale, homes, wedding)

[RamblinRoseRanch]

Can someone speed up time for me? I'm seriously missing NM. Sounds stupid, I know, as we were only there for a week proper and i've not been back two weeks yet. But.....

On the interstate home, the more trees I saw flanking the road, the more claustophobic I felt.

Going through NM it was "Oh WOW! Lookit that!"
Going through AR on the way home it was "Oh look. Another tree. *yawn* Oh look. More water."

Nearly every dang thing I cook now is either doused in green chile (not easy to find here and NOT the same) or served with sopapillas. My July 4th menu wasn't the usual hotdogs/burgers but sopapillas topped with beef, onions, garlic and peppers covered in green chile and cheese, mexican rice, refried beans and papitas with chocolate wedding cookies and coconut cake for dessert. I served Greg papitas and chorizo with scrambled eggs and cheese for breakfast this morning.

I noticed the minute I got within a 100 miles of home that I started complaining TO the other drivers... "Did that car not come equipped with turn signals?.... Sure lady, drift on over my way- i'm just trying to DRIVE here!"

Let's not even get into the depression over my rapid return to earth health-wise. Oh yeah, it's rained almost everyday since we've been home. Greg says it reminds him of Florida... clouds up for a shower every afternoon.

*Sigh* Anyone ever been homesick for somewhere they've never lived? (I s'pose subscribing to the MVT didn't help. Reading the paper makes me wanna be there more.)

[CindyBQuilts]

RRR, I echo what you've said. I can't wait to get down there! Don't want to rub it in, but we should be down there in September... that reminds me, I need to get some pictures posted that Keith took on his trip... most definiately, he does NOT take enough pictures to suit me... I mean, he had 3 memory cards, and didn't even finish one! LOL!!!

[crazyme4878]

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanch

*Sigh* Anyone ever been homesick for somewhere they've never lived? (I s'pose subscribing to the MVT didn't help. Reading the paper makes me wanna be there more.)

Kind of. I'm constantly heartsick for a small northern town. I lived there for a total of 3 years (split between two different times) out of the last 11. So I have lived there, but not really all that long. It gets better as the years go by. Not exactly what you want to hear, I'm sure. I have different parts of the year that are worse.

[WasSoggyInSeattle]

Yes RRR - I hear you too!! As our time gets closer (we are still on target to close July 22) we are all the more anxious to get on the road!!! We plan on heading down the first week of August - take a leisurely time getting there, go to TX to visit hubby's family - then be setting up shop in ABQ about mid-September or so.

Although, I will admit, I'm getting a bit sad to go as well. The weather here has finally improved and it will be sad to go. Our neighbors are throwing us a good-bye party... How can one be all giddy with excitment but sad too?!?!? I think if it was back to the grey, gloomy skies we wouldn't be as sad to leave.

[norm]

Until today it's been hot and very humid since we got back from ABQ three weeks go and we long to be back there but that said I will miss the treens and grass after we make the move.

[Lovehound]

I feel kind of bad. I'm stuck where I live now until the housing market improves, and not doing much except fixing broken things and wishing I wasn't in Los Angeles. I've lived here my whole life, last 30 years in the same house, and I'm sick sick sick sick sick of it. Even if where I go ends up not being better at least it will be different. I might move to Santa Fe.

[WasSoggyInSeattle]

We were very blessed with a extremely quick sale... an amazing quick sale (11 days on the market). Of course we were prepared for 2-4 mos on the market so we've been scrambling to get packed up and prepared to move.

I hope you can get out soon. I know its tough being stuck where you don't want to be. Good luck LoveHound!!

[6 FOOT 3]

For me it get really happy when i drive from Albuquerque down to Alamo (220 miles) and when i cross the Oscura mountains on U.S. 380 about 90 miles from Alamo and can start to pick up the El Paso and Alamo radio stations at that point as i'm a happy camper .

I miss the Yuccas, Mesquite, Creosote and Ocotillo's and hearing the Coyotes howl in the early mornings in the Chihuahuan desert in the Tularosa Basin and saddling up and riding Quarter Horses and Dirt Biking (Honda CR 250) on the dirt Canyon trails and knowing that there are Rattlers, Scorpions, Vinegaroons and Gila Monsters out in the desert .

Soon....very soon .

[CelticLady1]

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanch

*Sigh* Anyone ever been homesick for somewhere they've never lived? (I s'pose subscribing to the MVT didn't help. Reading the paper makes me wanna be there more.)

Boy, can I relate, (to your whole post, actually)! Although I have been to New Mexico a few times, I've never lived there, but I would just about give my eyeteeth to do so. We almost made it, a couple of years ago, but a potential job offer fell through, so, here we sit, still in Florida. I don't have any newspaper subscriptions, although I do visit different ones, online, but I do have a subscription to New Mexico Magazine, and it is tortuous, sometimes, to read it, wanting to be there. But, I'd give up any other subscriptions I have, before I would give that one up! So, yes, one can definitely be homesick for a place they've never lived!

[CindyBQuilts]

Originally Posted by CelticLady1

I don't have any newspaper subscriptions, although I do visit different ones, online

Do you visit this one? Home - Alamogordo Daily News It has links to several other newspapers around New Mexico.