Do we know where everyone is from?

MrsLaLaBug

Where do you live now?  What do you like or not like about it?  right outside New Orleans.  I love it.  This city is in my soul.

Where did you grow up?  I've been here since 5th grade, all the way through high school, and then LSU.

Where have you lived over the years?  Mostly in the south - LA, MS, and TX.

adoxyinherear

Ladyofshallott86 said:

I live in central ohio with no plans to move, ever. I like it here, there's a little bit of everything and I get to experience all four seasons....often in the same week (for example it was -13 degrees without windchill on Tuesday and it's going to be 46 degrees and raining on Saturday). I was born in Texas but moved around quite a bit as a kid....no not military. So I grew up in Texas, Missouri, and Ohio. I've lived in every major city in Ohio except Toledo (which I don't count as major anyways).

Ladyofshallott86, yeah, our weather has been NUTS. But it's usually unpredictable, which keeps things... fun?

mytinc

Southern Ohio born and raised. I lived in Spain for a year in college.

trebekastan

SaraGlas20 said:

Born & raised in the Chicago suburbs!! Spent a few years in Cincinnati, OH. with my family a few years ago. Love them both & still go to Cinci all the time, but Chicago is home! Can't wait for this snow to go away (finally) & getting to wear cute spring/summer maternity clothes!!!

@SaraGlas20 Hey fellow Chicagoan! I'm from the far Western burbs. How about you?

dpalczer

carolyn231723 said:

@dpalczer Do you mind me asking what small town in northwest PA you're from? No one has usually ever heard of the small town that I grew up in, but I usually ask anyways for anyone nearby. Lol. I'm from Greenville, PA (in Mercer County).

yes i know where you're from i am about 1.5 hours northeast from there in Corry

rebennett06

I currently live in Omaha, NE- I love it because it is the perfect size city with just enough to do, but I HATE THE WEATHER!! I am not made for the cold!!

I grew up mainly in Omaha, but we also lived in Texas (DFW and Beaumont)- Joplin, MO (where i was born and grandparents still live there) and Fayetteville, AR. 

AM926

I'm from a small little town in NE Pennsylvania. I now live in another small town in north/central PA, the only two places I've ever lived and they are only about 2 hours away from each other!

Asallade

Where do you live now?  What do you like or not like about it?
I live in Central Virginia now, near Richmond. I've been here for almost 14 years! Wow, time flies... I love it here - everything, the weather, the people, being close to DC and the ocean...

 

Where did you grow up?
Another Western PA girl! @dpalczer and @carolyn231723 I grew up in Oil City, moved to Hermitage for high school, and actually worked in Greenville during the summer in college (although college was Clarion).

Where have you lived over the years?
That's it - western PA and central VA. VA definitely wins!

suitern

Where do you live now?  I live in Williamsburg, Virginia. I love it. We have been here just about a year and a half. I like that we have all the seasons and so much to do.

Where did you grow up? Grew up in Boulder, Colorado.

Where have you lived over the years? Nebraska, Colorado, Hawaii, Tennessee, and Virginia.

OrdyMama12

Where do you live now?  What do you like or not like about it?
I live in SoCal, north of LA and south of Ventura. I love it! You can't beat the weather and sunshine Been here for over 15 years now and don't think I will ever leave. Although, I do love visiting the East Coast!

Where did you grow up?

Born & raised in UT until I was 13. Moved to CA and haven't left.

Where have you lived over the years?

I was lucky enough to live in Germany for two summers during high school visiting my biological father & his wife. It was quite an experience.

MinerGirl82

nstark2908 said:

I live in Columbus, OH. I desperately want to move. I'm from Chicago and absolutely love it there. I've lived in Chicago, Denver, UP Michigan, and Ohio. Denver and Chicago were my favorites.

Can I ask where you lived in Michigan?  I'm from the UP!

jesswein9

Wow, it's nice to see so many Marylanders here!

I was born and raised about 30 min outside of the city of Baltimore, which is also where I currently live now.

I went to college in Wilmington, NC and lived in St Petersburg, FL for several years after that. I really miss the Florida weather. I got really used to loving right by the beach, so now I feel like a hermit in the winter here.

shutaff

My husband and I are both from Charlotte, North Carolina, but he is in the Army, so our little family is going to be moving around quite a bit. We currently live in Kansas and have lived in Missouri. He was stationed in Colorado when we met. I went to college on the coast in North Carolina, and that is my favorite place to be. Kansas has grown on me, but the lack of shopping and beaches is hard for this Carolina girl to get over.

mytinc

MinerGirl82 said:

nstark2908 said:

I live in Columbus, OH. I desperately want to move. I'm from Chicago and absolutely love it there. I've lived in Chicago, Denver, UP Michigan, and Ohio. Denver and Chicago were my favorites.

Can I ask where you lived in Michigan?  I'm from the UP!

@MinerGirl82 - I vacation in the Iron Mountain area every year. The UP is beautiful! Which part do you live in?

CTbride79

I live Connecticut, but was born and raised in northern NJ.  

@Emmy916 and @LilyASF42…what part(s) of CT are you guys in?  

kaileemariep

I live in Upstate NY! Live it here except for the long long long did I say long winters. I'm cold and ready s
for some sunshine. I love the seasons though!
I'm from Arizona the valley of the sun. Lived there for 17 years before moving to NY.

Ballet513

carolyn231723 said:I grew up in a small town in western, Pennsylvania, 1.5 hours north of Pittsburgh. Currently, I live an hour north of NYC. DH and I lived in Astoria, Queens for 4 years before moving upstate last summer.

I'm curious where you are? Westchester, Putnam? PM if you want. I'm about 90 minutes north of NYC. 

chardonnay24

Born, raised, and currently living in Portland, OR.

I love almost everything about the city and the region. It's beautiful, people are friendly, traffic isn't horrible, there's a lot of stuff to do, beach or mountains within an hour of the city, great food. It can become a little dreary without all the rain, but it hasn't rained a lot this fall/winter so I find myself kind of missing it. The summers are perfect - 80's, sunny, no humidity. The job market sucks. I know way too many people with advanced degrees working retail jobs. And the public schools are horrible. I am not looking forward to paying tuition for 2 kids to go to private school for the next 18 years.

Emmy916

CTbride79 said:

I live Connecticut, but was born and raised in northern NJ.  

@Emmy916 and @LilyASF42…what part(s) of CT are you guys in?  

@CTBride79 I grew up in new Fairfield but currently live in Middlebury

bookqueen

Emmy916 said:

CTbride79 said:

I live Connecticut, but was born and raised in northern NJ.  

@Emmy916 and @LilyASF42…what part(s) of CT are you guys in?  

@CTBride79 I grew up in new Fairfield but currently live in Middlebury

I'm moving back to Windham County

CTbride79

Emmy916 said:

CTbride79 said:

I live Connecticut, but was born and raised in northern NJ.  

@Emmy916 and @LilyASF42…what part(s) of CT are you guys in?  

@CTBride79 I grew up in new Fairfield but currently live in Middlebury

Oh ok!  I am in the New London area.  We used to live in Middletown though.  

nstark2908

MinerGirl82 said:

nstark2908 said:

I live in Columbus, OH. I desperately want to move.

I'm from Chicago and absolutely love it there.

I've lived in Chicago, Denver, UP Michigan, and Ohio. Denver and Chicago were my favorites.

Can I ask where you lived in Michigan?  I'm from the UP!

I lived in Ironwood. It's right on the michigan/Wisconsin border.

Sweetest116

@debikae @SaraGlas20 @Istrejcek I'm from the Chicago area too!  I'm in Buffalo Grove... where are you all?!  My Feb12 BMB didn't have ANYONE in Chicago, or anywhere near it, so excited to find a few here!

beck12803

I live in, and we are from, northwest Indiana. Just outside Chicago. We lived in Virginia, near DC, but didn't care for it. At all!! We are Midwesterners through and through.

Although, I'd give a kidney, part of my lung, and a couple toes to live in San Francisco. :-)

mariaculbreth

We live about 30 minutes south of Boston MA. I grew up about 15 minutes from where we live now.

trebekastan

Sweetest116 said:

@debikae @SaraGlas20 @Istrejcek I'm from the Chicago area too!  I'm in Buffalo Grove... where are you all?!  My Feb12 BMB didn't have ANYONE in Chicago, or anywhere near it, so excited to find a few here!

@debikae @SaraGlas20 @Sweetest116 I am in Aurora. My BFF had get togethers with her BMB friends a couple times a year.

nstark2908

lstrejcek said:

Sweetest116 said:

@debikae @SaraGlas20 @Istrejcek I'm from the Chicago area too!  I'm in Buffalo Grove... where are you all?!  My Feb12 BMB didn't have ANYONE in Chicago, or anywhere near it, so excited to find a few here!

@debikae @SaraGlas20 @Sweetest116 I am in Aurora. My BFF had get togethers with her BMB friends a couple times a year.


One of my best friends in Chicago is someone I met on my BMB. I meet up with her almost every time I come to Chicago.

salsa_wifey

 

Where do you live now?  What do you like or not like about it?  Minnesota. I hate winter and wouldn't live here if DH didn't want to move.

Where did you grow up? Minnesota and Wisconsin (parents divorced)

Where have you lived over the years? Just Minnesota and Wisconsin. I would love to move south.

LilyASF42

CTbride79 said:

Emmy916 said:

CTbride79 said:

I live Connecticut, but was born and raised in northern NJ.  

@Emmy916 and @LilyASF42…what part(s) of CT are you guys in?  

@CTBride79

I grew up in new Fairfield but currently live in Middlebury

Oh ok!  I am in the New London area.  We used to live in Middletown though.  

I'm right next door in Mystic :-). Originally from Waterbury.

LSN8308

Where do you live now? suburb 20 miles south of Chicago

What do you like or not like about it? i love being able to go to downtown, thats about it lol

Where did you grow up? MICHIGAN suburb south of Detroit. Home is where the heart is, never was fully able to let go of how i felt there especially because my current living situation in chicago is a pain in the butt, it really limited my ability to make this state my "home" as well.

Where have you lived over the years? Michigan and Illinois...and soon to be NW INDIANA! im becoming a Hoosier in the next couple months!

samm11

Another Ohio gal here!! I live just north of Columbus. Born & raised, went to college & started my own family here I have a huge family & great network of good friends here, so I don't think I would ever leave. Although, I travel a lot & love getting out to see the world!! Love hearing all of your stories

Texasgurly0313

I live in Hawaii, but I'm originally from Texas.  I grew up in a small town southwest of Houston, and then moved to the San Antonio/Austin area for college and lived there until I joined the military.

purplestarz

@chardonnay24, hello from Hillsboro!

babyd143

Born and raised south of Pittsburgh. 

Bought a house in the same town I grew up in. 

 Womp Womp Womp I-)

SingleMom31

@NicoCo724 Can I ask which one? I grew up near Grand Haven and there was someone from Holland on my first BMB.

SingleMom31

@mytinc Are you from Iron Mountain? My husband's family lives there and he's from nearby Norway.

k9agility

I am from Staunton Virginia and we love it here in the valley. We are originally from lower Delaware. I have also lived in Paducah ky and Jacksonville fl. I loved ky, did not like fl and Delaware has changed so much other than family it does not have much to offer!

Jennesia

When you here about all the snow that is coming off of Lake Ontario, think of me. I live about 20 minutes south of the Lake and we get dumped on frequently. My in laws live only about 5 minutes north of us, but they live on the edge of a band that likes to just sit there and dump snow like it is going out of season(pun intended). We can be clear at my house and a total white out at theirs.

As far as where I have lived? Everywhere. I am an Army brat. I have lived in AL, NC, HI, TX, and CO. We moved back to NY when I was about 9-10 y/o and have lived here ever since. I was born in NY and this is where most of my family is. We don't like our current house as it is in the middle of the city, so we can't just let the kids play outside whenever they want(we are next to a corner lot and the way our property is, we are connected to 5 other properties and ours is not fully fenced in).

DH's family is from Central, NY (Cortland/Tompkins County). They moved up here about 13 years ago

rach2686

I'm from Michigan too. Lived here pretty much all of my life. I don't particularly love the winter we are having but I love the other seasons. So many Michigan ladies on this board!

roashem2008

I'm in CT now- DH is navy so we are getting ready to move to Charleston. I love having all 4 seasons up here but am so excited to move back to beaches and warm weather!

DH and I are from Illinois. My dad was air force so we lived in Colorado and Texas when I was younger. I mostly grew up in Illinois, it's where I graduated high school and where my family is, so I consider that home.