Why the Nomadic Lifestyle?

This blog is for those of you who may not know exactly what the subtitle of our blog is supposed to mean. ("Yes, we live, just not in the same place...blah blah," just look up and you'll see it.) If you already know our current living situation, it will be boring. Don't read it. Except the last paragraph which may update almost everybody.

Well, Spencer's line of work is one that allows him a certain degree of control over his assignments or projects. It is a huge company and so has clients in need of people almost anywhere. That means that if he chose, he would never have to leave the Bay Area which we've so happily inhabited since 2006. Not MY HUSBAND. He has never had much need to be grounded in one spot, in fact quite the opposite. He wants the most exciting project there is, so he's been travelling. He started this travel stuff in July of last year. The first couple of months we just dealt with it. He would be home two or three days a week, and the rest of the time I would call Matt and Mimi Snow and beg them to come keep me company...every night.

By the end of October I told him I was notnotnot going to stay one more night alone, oh and Cadence was getting kind of sad, too. So we drew the line and started going with him. At that time he was on a project in Orange County, so Cadence and I started living in his hotel. It was a great ward down there, and we had some fun. I really fell in love with the area (last week it was 78 degrees). I never had to clean a bathroom, or make my own bed. The hotel provided free breakfast buffets and evening snacks or dinners. All the hotel staff loved Cadence and so we make friends. It really wasn't too bad. After a few weeks of this, we thought, "Why are we paying 1200 a month for rent?" So in an impulse decision we moved everything we have out of our apt. and put most of it in storage. There is a really wonderful couple here in our ward (I'm talking back in the Bay Area) whose children are all grown and they have a couple of rooms/bathroom that they rarely use, so we have an arrangement with them and when we come here for the weekends, or as is the case this week, for more than a weekend, we have a place to stay with some of our own stuff.

Now Spencer is between projects and is looking at all his options. I vote stay in the Bay Area this time. But then we'd have to move our stuff out of storage and into an apartment, and pay rent...so, we'll see. Hopefully we won't be in limbo for more than a couple of days.

If any of you are considering this lifestyle, please consult me, and I'll give you a list of the pros and cons. Or if you are curious.

Too long. I'll get better.