Lisa's American Dream

American Dream: House with a yard, 2.3 kids, dog, cat. Actually, its not a bad picture. Mine is slightly different, but not all that different.

It's really simple, actually. I want a house with a yard: a yard big enough to grow my own vegetables and big trees that provide lots of shade. I want a dog who will run around the yard (that Quincy approves of, of course.) I want to be able to walk or bike to the school where I teach Social Studies to high school students. I want to live by the water where George and I can go out sailing on the weekends. I want friends to come sailing too. And my Dad - and Mom! (The more the merrier, actually, as long as we don't sink the boat!) I want enough room in our house for friends and family to be able to stay comfortably when they visit. I want to live a LOT closer to my friends. I don't want a stupid home-owner's association breathing down my neck if we decide we want to paint our house purple. I want a place to go running by the water where I won't get run over by insane traffic. I want to be close to nature. I want to travel now and then, but I always want to come back home. I want to have time to play the ukulele and enjoy my other hobbies. I want to write a book about teaching and record an album. I want to go dancing, I want to sing for an audience once in a while, but more than anything, I want to have time to enjoy life brings with my sweetie, my friends, and my family. Is it too much to ask?