Last weekend, Mike,Isaac and I went to Santa Fe, to look for a place to live. We met some awesome families in church--one of which, the Holbrooks--invited us to stay with them while we searched for a place. We cannot believe how things have been falling into place for us to move to Santa Fe. Providence is on our side big time. While looking for homes in the smallish, albeit posh and amenity-full town of Santa Fe, we came in contact with the most soulful, interesting people. Mike and I, were thinking to ourselves, "we are going to love making new friends here." First stop was a house on the north side of the plaza, where we met Judith from New York. She's a writer, and antique dealer and her husband a chemical engineering professor in Rochester. We talked about Mike's mother's cookbook being sold online. Long story, but very fascinating one.
Then we met Lisa who stays at her place in SF for the summer and goes home to "currently" Las Vegas and rents her home out the rest of the year. She consults for start up businesses. The next day we serendiptously met Floriana. How can we not love her, she's Italian. She's been more and more getting into movie directing in Santa Fe and knows some very interesting people and that same day we met Brita, an attractive South African--who mainly sells loose diamonds to companies like: Sierra West in Orem to name a few--at the time is selling a condo project in the middle of Santa Fe.
We had interesting conversations with all of these charming characters as we looked for a home. Seriously, Mike and I felt right at home with everyone wearing different hats to make a living, their passion for living life to its fullest and travelling, and sharing their enthusiasm for new starts in life. We have come really close to finding the right place to crash for the first few months, but are still looking. We have however, found the perfect family to rent our home in Saratoga Springs. And, that is one huge challenge conquered for us. If Mike and I can only agree on a house now, we could move next week. That is... if we can pack everything.
