This is what I want in life

by Carollynn 13 April 2014

I want to…

drive down a street like this every day, going to and fro in my life’s journey.

This to me is a perfect view source

I want to see the dappled shadows made by the sun and trees overhead

I took this sort of view for granted growing up, but now that I don’t have it everyday, I realize what I am missing, and long for the shady, humungous live oaks, festooned with spanish moss; the bright green of palm foliage contrasting with the gray brown bark of the trees.

To walk under these ancient arches would be divine

And this is the home I want to start and end my days in…

This is what I want in life - my dream southern home

My dream home
Source: Reposted image from Between Naps on the Front Porch

…complete with:

the large wrap around front porch – perfect for socializing and hanging out on lazy afternoons
reclaimed brick sidewalk from the street to the porch
regulation large old live oaks trees, strewn with requisite spanish moss
widows walk over the front porch with a matching flower box
cute white picket fence, surrounding a nice large yard for the Grrrr Girls to run and play in
a coastal south-eastern US address/li>

I want to live in a southern town…

where I am a part of the fabric of the community
where I am known and I can make a difference
where good manners and warm hospitality still matter

Where is this coming from? Every once in a while, I run across a picture that reminds me of home. And then years upon years (16 to be exact) of longing for what I miss, comes to the forefront and I am homesick. As I approach my 50th birthday, I’ve started to reevaluate what I want in my life and where I want to live that life. Half of my problem is solved I know what I want – this is my ideal. Now I need to figure out how to make it my reality.