Top 10 Tuesday: Places I Apparently Want To Live
July 10th, 2007 | by Scott |So being in the midst of a ministry search brings about some exciting possibilities. But there is one thing that is assured this time around: it has to be a place where we can stay long-term. With our oldest daughter entering first grade we can’t move around any longer.
So, I went to the good folks at Find Your Spot and allowed them to tell me where my dream locations are. I find this interesting.
My top ten were:
10: Boston–Tracy and I love Boston. We spent our 2nd and 3rd anniversaries in that grand town. Of course it would be a great place to live and that 600,000 average house price doesn’t scare us off at all :D. I hear they have a pretty big Church of Christ there. I wonder if they are hiring.
9. Danbury, Connecticut–I don’t know anything about this town. However, I am told that this is the place to go if you want a nice beaver hat. I’ve never been in the market before but that might be because I’ve been running in the wrong circles.
8. Fayetteville, Arkansas–If the survey had polled my favorite teams this would have been higher up the chart. Ahh, Fayetteville. God’s town.
7. Carlisle, Pennsylvania–Really? I’m just reporting what the survey says. Again, another town I know next to nothing about. It is sight of the longest stone arch bridge in the world. If that’s reason enough to move there then so be it.
6. Baltimore, Maryland–OK, I guess I can see that. I’m not a Ravens fan, though. But I’d love the chance to see Cal Ripken play 3rd.
5. Little Rock, Arkansas–I’m not making this up. My home-town is number 5 on the list it kicked back. It’s a happening place.
4. Hartford, Connecticut–I guess I could get good insurance there, right?
3. New Haven, Connecticut–I’d move here only on the condition that I could teach a couple of courses at the local university. It would be fitting to live in the home of the hamburger.
2. Worcester, Massachusetts–I’m obviously missing something, here. I drove through Worcester several years ago and something nothing memorable. I guess it’s centrally located. After living in Albuquerque I guess it would be cool to live in another town that no one can spell or pronounce correctly.
1. Providence, Rhode Island–”She came from Providence. The one in Rhode Island, where the old world shadows hang heavy in the air.” Bonus points if you can name the song that came from. I did love this town the one time I visited. Great mall and they have a Cheesecake Factory which is a huge deal for Tracy.
Other recommendations the spot gave me were: Charleston, Baton Rouge, Knoxville, Nashville (been there, done that :D), Norfolk, Altoona, Roanake, Elkins (W. Va.), Chattanooga, Oklahoma City, Johnson City–Kingsport, Johnson (Vt.), Erie (Pa.) and Frederick (Md.)
Where is your spot? Where would you like to live? Take the poll and find out. Any recommendations for us?