Joe and I have lived together in Bordeaux, Los Angeles,
Orange County, Seattle, San Diego, and now we’re back in Orange County. I never
thought this would be where we’d settle. I had imagined London, Paris, or
Bangkok -somewhere urban, filled with culture, diversity, and museums, all
within walking distance of the metro. I still daydream a bit about these places
but it seems that we’re here to stay. We live 20 minutes away from every core
member of Joe’s family and spending time with them is our great joy -the kids
and ours! I never thought I would say it but I love where we live- LOVE IT.
It’s absolutely white, posh Suburbia -it seriously looks like the set of Desperate Housewives, complete with cast and probably plot! I have to say I did cringe when we moved here. Moi, an elitist French woman, moving to the suburbs? Non merci. I fought the idea quite a bit. Intellectually I had a very hard time considering this move a good idea. I looked into diversity (terrible!), schools (excellent!), walk score (dismal!), houses (lovely!). In the end, we decided that if we were to live in Orange County it would make sense to be as close as possible to Joe’s family in an environment that was nurturing for the boys. So we moved to this slice of suburban paradise, and boy am I glad we did.
It’s absolutely white, posh Suburbia -it seriously looks like the set of Desperate Housewives, complete with cast and probably plot! I have to say I did cringe when we moved here. Moi, an elitist French woman, moving to the suburbs? Non merci. I fought the idea quite a bit. Intellectually I had a very hard time considering this move a good idea. I looked into diversity (terrible!), schools (excellent!), walk score (dismal!), houses (lovely!). In the end, we decided that if we were to live in Orange County it would make sense to be as close as possible to Joe’s family in an environment that was nurturing for the boys. So we moved to this slice of suburban paradise, and boy am I glad we did.
For one, the boys love living here. There are so many
children their age in the neighborhood. Our oldest Léo can walk to our
next-door neighbor or a couple of doors down, knock, and instantly have friends
to play with. It’s perfect. We can walk to daycare and school. There are green areas
to play everywhere -it’s just perfect for them.
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