From Huskies To Husbands

One of the many things that took me some time to adjust to when I moved from Florida to Wyoming was the wind.  The wind here blows all the time it seems.  Not gentle Gulf breezes like I was used to and loved.  No, the wind here blows with abandon almost all the time.  I live with hurricane force winds now.  They don’t call them that here though they just state the sustained wind speeds and the wind gust speeds.  however, since I grew up in Florida I know what equates to hurricane force winds.  It is scary for me at times when the wind is really howling, I can’t help but think about the damage that these winds can cause.  In the almost 6 years that I have lived here the only real damage we have sustained was this New Years Day when the wind tore a section of our siding off of the house.  We weren’t home when it happened but the BIL and FIL noticed it and were able to get it back up, but it now will need to be replaced when we can afford it and the weather permits.

Moving anywhere new has it’s own special set of things one must adjust to.  However, I think that moving to Wyoming has more than most!  Wyoming has a different kind of beauty - wide open spaces - so I see why some people love it here so very much.  However, for me it will never be truely home.  I need water and trees and green.  I don’t necessarily need to move back to Florida to feel at home either.  Just somewhere with less winter, more summer, some spring and maybe a little fall would be nice too.  Somewhere with water to play in, less snow and below zero temperatures, and less than a 120 mile commute to the grocery store.   But, I love my husband and he loves it here in Wyoming so I guess my choice is made.