To Be or Not To Be (In London) That Is The Question

This is Ja'Nae'....

How do I even start this blog? After 5 months of being in London we are already talking about going back to the States. That is really tough for me to say considering the fact that I really like it here. I love the amount of diversity, being able to travel cheaply across Europe, and I actually like my job (for now). But we are wanting a kid soon and it's not easy raising a kid in London. Childcare is outrageously priced and both of us would have to work to raise a family. Maybe my sister Jasmine would come out here and be our full time nanny! What a gig.

Before we left or even thought about leaving we had a plan that we would start the process of having a family in June (yes, around our original wedding date) and raise a family in our home in Ankeny. We had already had our initial consultation with the fertility clinic and were prepared to start the process in June.

Now the move to London has postponed those plans and the last week we have been talking about the next step in our lives. Beth was up the other nite until 3 am because she couldn't stop thinking about it.

I would be willing to work to stay and raise a kid here. But I know that I miss my home in Ankeny and would like to get another dog. I don't know....

It's a matter of do we stay? Do we go back to Des Moines? If we go back to DM, should we continue to rent out the house and live downtown since that will be as close to London as we'll get in Iowa. Or should we move to some place other than Iowa like California??

What's great about is that we have choices, but which one will we make?