You would probably be surprised to find that my area looks more like this
Pretty huh? Well to be honest today it looks more like this....
Somedays it is pretty tough living in an area so rural... Here are some random facts for your useless knowledge bank so I can rant a little....
My dear Prince Charming has to drive 30 miles one way to get work...literally over the hills and through the woods (it takes him about a hour each way)
The nearest grocery store is about 7 miles away but it is small and expensive, the second closest is 20 miles way (about 30 minutes) so there is no "quick run to the store'" for us
We do have a really nice metropolitan area once you get there about 30-40 miles away... I generally make there once every few weeks... Usually has to do with some doctor or business appointment because that is the closest we have for most everything.
Our local school is 20 miles away and if my kids rode a bus it would be a 45-50 minute bus ride.
Our little town consists of one small corner store, a post office, a bank, a library, and a church, and one manufacturing plant. Yup you read that right not a restaurant or gas station in the town... There is a gas station 3 miles away but you can guess that they are not always the best deal in town. The closest restaurant? Subway is 7 miles, but other than that it is roughly 30 miles in any direction so there are not a "let's go grab a cup of coffee" for us either.
Living in NY state also means that we have an 80 year old house in need of repairs on about 3 acres of land and we paid double what we would pay in almost any other state for the same house. On top of that our tax payment each month is equal to or exceeds our mortgage payment.
Why do we live here? Well for one Prince Charming grew up here (so did I) and we have family here...
But also more importantly... God put us here... So here is where we stay... Rant done!
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