Coo Coo Coochoo Mrs. Parish

Coo Coo Coochoo Mrs. Parish

Friday, June 26, 2009

Life Decisions

In life I feel like options can be looked at in a good and a bad way. For instance, Chocolate or Vanilla, both are good, but after having one, you will yearn for the other.
My decision in life that seems to be creeping up on me currently is whether to move, and if I do where too. My options are as listed:
1. Carrollton Texas near my sister Sara.
2. Stillwater, Oklahoma for grad school, and a new change in life. A new adventure, and maybe a nice new start.
3. Provo, Utah for whatever. Old friends and new, grad school possibly, and lots of family.
Some are wondering why I'm even considering on leaving beautiful beach weather, sun shiny California. Here are my reasons:
1. I've been here all my life, and haven't really ever tried to live anywhere else. Where is the adventure in that?
2. Life just doesn't seem to be presenting any careers, love, or life here in California, and I'm just finding it really boring. It is time for a change.
3. I need to be on my own, find out what it really means to support ones self, and live on their own.
So I guess if you can think of any reasons of why I should stay, go and ahead and list them. I guess you can always try. Just know that I will most likely be moving.
I'm hoping to be out of here this fall.
These are my options:
1. Stillwater, Oklahoma. I've made some friends, met a really nice young man of whom I'd like to get to know more, and they have a really cool school out there, that looks like would be a lot of fun for grad school. If i did leave for there, i'd be living with my friend Tamra, and Holly. We haven't met before, but we have become friends through the Stillwater, Ok YSA ward. They are both members of the church, and really nice. Tamra is an RM, and I haven't really gotten to know too much about Holly. We would all be living in a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2 car garage house for roughly 400 a month with utilities. To check it out, visit: http://www.campbellmgmt.com/ at the bottom of the page click on James Creek, and that will take you to the link of the house.
2. Carrollton, Texas. I would be a couple of miles from Dallas, Texas. If I lived here, I'd probably attend the singles ward, try to find a job, and pay about 4-500 a month for an apartment. I would be near my sister Sara, and her family of 3 sweet boys. I love my nephews and used to live with them last summer, it was a great time. And her husband Randall is really cool. We'd enjoy Law and Order, and popcorn with slices of cheese. What more can you ask for? lol If I lived here, I could be about 4 hours away from Stillwater, and still keep in touch with my new friends, and prepare for grad school. This option would put me closer to family.
3. Provo/Orem, Utah. I've had a lot of family offer me a place to live. So I could live with my Aunt Carolyn in provo, my Uncle Bruce in Orem, or my grandparents in Spanish Fork. I've also considered going to grad school at BYU. I don't know if I'm in for a couple of more months, but then again, I haven't even finished my application yet. I've got some work to do. I could also live with some college friends from my BYU Idaho days, and get a nice job up there.
It looks like I have a lot of different options, and very little time to decide. This will be an interesting journey. :)

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I don't know Kari. I kind of don't think Stillwater is the answer. But between Utah and here? The only thing I don't like about UT is that I don't think you should live with family for free. Not that it wouldn't be great to be able to save up, etc, but I think one of the things you are looking for when you move is a sense of independence and accomplishment. And you just won't fully feel those things if you have to rely on someone else to take care of you. I like the idea of school, and if you feel like that is what you want to do, then go for it full steam. But I think you'd be more satisfies if you focused on finding a job and making it on your own. If you can find a good job that gets you on your own and you have time for school, then that's cool. But I just think (and I could be wrong) that you are looking for self-reliance, independence, and a sense of personal accomplishment. Those are my thoughts.