Moving to The Country....El Campo

Nothing is ever permament. And all I have to say is thank goodness. Wouldn't life be boring if it was? Before we moved to Merida for the winter of 2012-2013, we put S/V Cool Change up for sale. The day we flew to Merida we sold Cool Change and said one last "Adios". A couple of days before, we had taken both vehicles to TexasDirectAuto and sold them. It happened so fast we forgot to stop at the credit union on our way to the airport (in our rented car) to deposit the two checks for the vehicles! Six months passed quickly and on May 23rd...our 26th Anniversary....we flew back to Texas and were faced with lots of decisions to make. One of the first things we did was buy a vehicle. Second, we had to find a place to live.

La Casa en El Campo

 

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After looking at several apartments in Sugar Land, we found a nice complex just off of Hwy. 6 described as "upscale" and "a luxury property". We felt forturnate to have gotten th last one bedroom unit available, signed a 9 month lease and settled in. Would you believe we experienced a total of 3 break-ins within the next 2 weeks?!! Two break-ins were during the broad daylight hours. Within a matter of hours, we knew apartment living wasn't for us. I didn't feel like I was living amongst "people like me". Screw diversity! The rest of the country can feel all diverse and sensitive....I only like the smell of curry when I am in a restaurant to eat curry. I want people with a pioneer spirit around me. I want to live amongst people that grow gardens, eat beef for dinner, drive trucks, and enjoy fishing and hunting, and know how to sew and quilt. (We, personally, can grow a garden, own a truck now, fish, hunt, and eat beef.)
After living in the luxurious apartment for two months we put the apartment on Craig's List and had a bite to transfer it to a person who aspired to live luxuriously. The effective date for apartment transfer was set for Sept. 1st. And, we bought the perfect counry, Craftsman-style house of our dreams complete with a detached garage and mother-in-law suite (I use that term loosely). We did every thing possible to get the house deal closed quickly and get the heck out of the apartment. Sure enough, we bought and closed on the house within 16 days!
"And yes, you can move in the apartment early and no, we won't make you reimburse us for the remaining month's pro-rated rent....because we are that glad to be out of this luxury living complex!"
Now, we are getting settled into our new digs about 45 minutes away from Terry's workplace.
And, we love the fact that it is El Campo!..."the country" in Spanish. Isn't that a fitting name for a place to be if you aren't in Merida? We have some neighbors we enjoy speaking Spanish with, and we are talking about growing some garden plants. I am being very American and buying furniture and lots of other cosas.
We feel very much at home in El Campo! I am getting back in my groove and wanting to paint a large painting of Calle 64, complete with the arches, to hang over the mantel.