What do you think will be something you look forward to? Something that you'd like to happen? Basically- I keep opening M14 and want to read more stuff!
DH and I have discussed opening a game store with a kids play area. Hopefully by then we'll have it going. I will plan on picking up more Contracts for editing. The girls will be in school.
Definitely selling our current house and moving to a more rural area in a bigger house with more land and a better school district. And shorter commutes. I'd love for that to be in a different part of the country, but the reality is that it will likely just be in a different part of the same state.
Career-wise, I'm not sure where I want to be. My company offers a lot of great benefits and a lot of options but I'm not sure it's what I want to do long term. I'd like to go back to school to finish my MPH at some point. I know that DH wants to switch careers and go back to school but he is trying to figure out what he really wants to do that is realistic given our current situation and his education.
Living in greater Vancouver and being more active as a family. I don't see us having another kid so it will probably be just the 3 pm us.
I'm pretty happy with my career path but I'll probably be with a different company by then. Personally, I'd love to have a group of girl friends again and have a social life outside of MH.
I should also add that I'd like to start traveling again. I really miss it. I know they will different kinds of trips with DS, but that's okay. DH had never been on a plane until he was 27 and I dragged him on. I don't want that for DS. It is such a great learning experience to see other parts of the country and the world and that there's more than just your own little bubble.
In 5 years both girls will be in public school so we will be in a much better place financially. We'd like to put a small addition on the house and I'm hoping to travel as a family more since we will have some more financial flexibility. My career will probably be the same since teaching doesn't change all that much. I'll pray that DH has a job that makes him happier but that would require him to actually make moves to change.
A trip to Disney is in the next 2 years, I just have to finalize the timing with H and our vacation time allowed. I want to go before SD gets too old and won't have fun.
I don't see much changing for us, just becoming more active for the girls in sports, school, and other activities. Eliza will start preschool in the school year 18/19. SD will be graduating in 5 years, so that will be on the horizon to plan for. Which I'm dreading. I know her bio Mom won't do or contribute in any way, but will expect to invite all of her family. It will be super awkward, but I'll just have to suck it up and deal with it. It's just frustrating all around. We get along when we are together, but not all her extended family. Plus it just makes sense for one party for SD. Along with graduation that will mean that SD should be moving out for college or work or something.
I don't see either of our jobs changing much. I got the impression from my boss that I won't advance to his position so I'm not sure exactly where else I could advance.
So basically not a whole lot of excitement, just the daily grind and watching the kids grow.
ETA: I almost forgot, the biggest thing would be my school loans getting completely paid off by 2019/2020. I can't wait to have that extra $479 a month!!!! So hopefully with a portion of that we can start to finish our master bath and by 10 years I'd like to completely redo our kitchen. I would like to get our house to presentable status and our kitchen needs the most work.
And I want to add - go away with MH for a week alone with no one else.
That sounds heavenly. DH and I talked about going away for our fifth anniversary but couldn't afford to. Maybe for our tenth we'll get that trip and the girls can stay with our parents.
And I want to add - go away with MH for a week alone with no one else.
That sounds heavenly. DH and I talked about going away for our fifth anniversary but couldn't afford to. Maybe for our tenth we'll get that trip and the girls can stay with our parents.
I hope you get it! H and I have been together 12 years this summer and never had a 1 week lone vacation.
Post by sstwinklinglites on Apr 17, 2017 10:23:31 GMT -5
bliz1712 - I seriously don't know how anyone, regardless of age, wouldn't have fun at Disney. I'm 32 and still enjoy it (I'm not a Disney fanatic either). I'm sure your SD would have fun.
Post by sstwinklinglites on Apr 17, 2017 10:27:18 GMT -5
Hopefully in our forever home. We're moving next month but we already know that's not going to be our forever.
I think our family will be complete after this LO is born, so probably no more kids. DH wants to start a business, and I think I'll probably be back at work, so I guess I just see us settled down. I want to travel. My parents would love for us to leave the kids with them in Miami, so we're hoping for a few trips sans kids.
bliz1712 - I seriously don't know how anyone, regardless of age, wouldn't have fun at Disney. I'm 32 and still enjoy it (I'm not a Disney fanatic either). I'm sure your SD would have fun.
this is so true. I love disney, MH and I and 2 adult friends (no kids) did a week at disney in 2013 and it was amazing. We did all the parks plus Islands of Adventure and Blizzard Beach.
I also went with my school when i was 14 and had a great time then too.
In 5 years I'll have 5 and 8 year old boys. I imagine we'll be in the same house, with the same jobs, just watching the kids grow up. Hopefully getting in a decent spot financially since we'll be done with daycare at that point. I'd like to be close to finishing my masters in math by then.
I find it odd how often conversation turns to Disney among this group. It's not at the top of my list at the moment, but maybe my kids will be interested in going within 5-10 years.
bliz1712 - I seriously don't know how anyone, regardless of age, wouldn't have fun at Disney. I'm 32 and still enjoy it (I'm not a Disney fanatic either). I'm sure your SD would have fun.
This is very true, I think my first time was when I was 16 or 17. Although we will do Disneyland if that would make a difference. I just know she's more into the fast, crazy rides and there might not be as many there. But I think she'll enjoy Harry Potter world & Universal Studios.
bliz1712 - I seriously don't know how anyone, regardless of age, wouldn't have fun at Disney. I'm 32 and still enjoy it (I'm not a Disney fanatic either). I'm sure your SD would have fun.
this is so true. I love disney, MH and I and 2 adult friends (no kids) did a week at disney in 2013 and it was amazing. We did all the parks plus Islands of Adventure and Blizzard Beach.
I also went with my school when i was 14 and had a great time then too.
I went with H and my cousin four years ago before moving. We did all four parks and just did things on our time and enjoyed it so much. We were there for a week so we took our time, did a park each day, and the days we had to drive up and drive down we just took it easy and stopped for food and stuff. It was a blast.
bliz1712 - I seriously don't know how anyone, regardless of age, wouldn't have fun at Disney. I'm 32 and still enjoy it (I'm not a Disney fanatic either). I'm sure your SD would have fun.
This is very true, I think my first time was when I was 16 or 17. Although we will do Disneyland if that would make a difference. I just know she's more into the fast, crazy rides and there might not be as many there. But I think she'll enjoy Harry Potter world & Universal Studios.
Universal is def. more for adults IMO. I love it there as well. And HP World is magical. I haven't been to the addition to HP (Orlando, not Cali), but it's on the to do list because H & I are both big HP fans.
I have no idea where we will be living. We love our house, but I'm not sure we want to stay here forever. We plan to have at least 1 more kid, but have always wanted 4 total. We spend a lot of time camping and try to take at least 1 vacation a year. It's strange to think about the kids being in school because I've been a SAHM for a while now, but I assume I will go back to work in Forestry. I loved working in the field and miss it every day.
In 5 years I'll have 5 and 8 year old boys. I imagine we'll be in the same house, with the same jobs, just watching the kids grow up. Hopefully getting in a decent spot financially since we'll be done with daycare at that point. I'd like to be close to finishing my masters in math by then.
I find it odd how often conversation turns to Disney among this group. It's not at the top of my list at the moment, but maybe my kids will be interested in going within 5-10 years.
My bosses go 3 or 4 times a year and DH's family is constantly asking about us taking the girls, I'm tired of hearing about it. I've never been and I'm okay with that right now. I don't have a desire to go until the girls are around 9 and 10 years old.
Disney is like cruising, you don't know what you're missing/ don't get the hype until you do it and then you're obsessed. We would like to do other trips with the kids though too- the state parks, a cruise to the Caribbean islands, Alaska, australia- obviously probably not in 10 years- more like 15. I hope we are in our forever home, have the boys in the district we want, get back into shape with exercise, go on a 10 year anniversary trip. I'm not sure about any more babies- hopefully adoption will be in our future.
Oy I'm not sure where we'll be. I'd be okay staying in this house if we finish the basement but wouldn't mind moving closer to family. I'd like to think we'll have another kid. Guess I'm not sure where we're at here. DH keeps talking about being done now but I think we'd really like two but not for another couple years. I'd like a camper so we can do family trips or trips with friends. I'll likely be in my same job and hopefully DH finds something he likes and causes less stress.
I see us moved into our forever home, probably close by although I would not mind moving across the country once the boys are in school. I would like to stay with my current company or a similar company. Our family is probably complete so I hope to have more time to myself while watching my boys grow up.
ETA +1 to traveling more. If I have not been to Italy by 2022, I will be very sad.
Post by activebaby on Apr 17, 2017 11:48:45 GMT -5
I don't know what our family will look like in 5-10 years. I think I want more kids, but I'm actually pretty happy right now. We've talked about 3 and joked about 4. Dh and I talked about it last night. If we want 3 we'd like them close in age (2 years apart). If we wanted 4 we'd have a bigger gap 3+ years and then 2 closed together. However I'm getting older so I don't know that I want to have kids at 40 (that would be if we wanted 4). I just don't know what I want (and what would even happen for us) and what we want to plan as far as expenses.
Post by activebaby on Apr 17, 2017 11:51:15 GMT -5
I have no idea where I want to go with my career. I'd like to get my DNP. But, that fluctuates on family planning too. I'd like to see my kids active in some sport they enjoy. I think that would feel very rewarding to me. I use the word "sport" very vaguely - I just want them to find a physical activity they enjoy and good backbones for a healthy life style.
H and I also plan on doing a lot more camping once DS is older. We'd like to do some of the more extreme national parks and some of the US ones. Basically I want to take DS to different places and experience nature.
I doubt this will be in the next 10 years but one thing i dream of doing is a 6 day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon.
I have no idea where I want to go with my career. I'd like to get my DNP. But, that fluctuates on family planning too. I'd like to see my kids active in some sport they enjoy. I think that would feel very rewarding to me. I use the word "sport" very vaguely - I just want them to find a physical activity they enjoy and good backbones for a healthy life style.
I want to be a soccer mom*. Doesn't have to be soccer though.
I have no idea where I want to go with my career. I'd like to get my DNP. But, that fluctuates on family planning too. I'd like to see my kids active in some sport they enjoy. I think that would feel very rewarding to me. I use the word "sport" very vaguely - I just want them to find a physical activity they enjoy and good backbones for a healthy life style.
I want to be a soccer mom*. Doesn't have to be soccer though.
*But no minivan.
me too! Although knowing MH it probably will be soccer. It definitely won't be hockey
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