Queensland????

[miriam_e]

For ages I have wanted to move to Queensland to be near my family. (For those of you in USA, think Florida and you will have some feeling of what QLD is like.) My parents are getting on in age (Dad is 80). My sister Sue and gentle husband Errol and their wonderful kids Daniel, Lois, and Sophie, my brother Peter and his sweet, nutty wife Lyn and their kids Jason and Renee all live on the Sunshine Coast.

My youngest brother Rod and his family live in far north QLD -- about twice as far away as the rest of my family is.

Why am I telling you all this? Well, my old girlfriend, Julie, just phoned up to ask if I am interested in renting a house she owns near the Sunshine coast -- about a half hour's drive from my folks' place.

I am soooo tempted.

I would finally be near most of my family, but I have no money for the move, which would cost probably ~$1500.
I would be near my family, but would be far away from a lot of friends I've made down here in Melbourne.
I would be near my family, but QLD can be suffocatingly hot.
And did I mention that I would be near my family? :)

I have to give Julie an answer by Monday. [gulp]

Comments

[patchworkkid.livejournal.com]

Wow, big decision. *gulp*

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

Yeah.
Luckily I can communicate with most people thru the net, but I have a feeling that socialising in the flesh up there will be orders of magnitude more difficult... and I'm already something of a hermit...

But the lure of being close to my family... gee...