Missouri

[lugnut48]

Okay - who's from Missouri?

[Ohana]

MEE!!!!!!!!!!!

:) Not too awfully far from you actually.

[Dewey]

I'm not from there, but thought of you as we went through Missouri last week. It would have been interesting to meet. Weather wasn't bad in St. Louis, but was he**ish beyond...:eek:

[lugnut48]

where were you going / heading from dewey?

and where are you at ohana? I'm actually in Camdenton.

I know there's a few more from Missouri - where are they?!? :D

[Dewey]

where were you going / heading from dewey?
We were on 64, then I-70, heading from NC to CO.

[kstreeter513]

Im a Missouri native!! Just northeast of you here in Columbia.

[EeyoreButterfly]

My folks live in Jeff (where I am right now) but I attend school in the sticks in North Eastern Missouri.

[Ohana]

I am originally from Jefferson City, now from South of Springfield.

Also lived in Lebanon for a short while.

:)

[GretchO]

Im a Missouri native!! Just northeast of you here in Columbia.

I'm in Columbia too...not a MO native, though.

[lugnut48]

I should mention then too that I'm not a native as well. Moved down here almost 4 years ago.

[GretchO]

I should mention then too that I'm not a native as well. Moved down here almost 4 years ago.

Same here...well, we moved here (Columbia) a bit over 3 years ago from MA, and are continually surprised at how much we like it here...we had planned to vacate as soon as my husband was done w/ his PhD but now are having second thoughts about leaving. Not that we didn't think we'd like MO (had no preconceived notions, really didn't know anything about it), we just never imagined we wouldn't want to move back home.

[kstreeter513]

I'm in Columbia too...not a MO native, though.

I work at University Hospital as an X-ray Tech. If you're ever in there for what ever reason (no one goes there for good reasons though I guess) you should come find me in radiology!!

[lugnut48]

I'm actually dying to get out of here. I can't stand living here (LOTO.) It's such a huge difference than Metro-Detroit. I've been looking for a few months now to move back to MI. If I can sell the house here, and get a job back up in MI - we'd be golden. Live with my 'rents for a while, pay off some bills and then buy a house dirt cheap (or get a decent apartment.)

Sounds like a plan, eh? But you know what they say: if you want to see God's sense of humor - let him know your plans. ;)

[GretchO]

I work at University Hospital as an X-ray Tech. If you're ever in there for what ever reason (no one goes there for good reasons though I guess) you should come find me in radiology!!

Hey, that's totally cool! I also work at the University (in the Graduate School)...so if you're ever out for a walk (or run), head on over to Jesse Hall!

[GretchO]

I'm actually dying to get out of here. I can't stand living here (LOTO.) It's such a huge difference than Metro-Detroit. I've been looking for a few months now to move back to MI. If I can sell the house here, and get a job back up in MI - we'd be golden. Live with my 'rents for a while, pay off some bills and then buy a house dirt cheap (or get a decent apartment.)

Sounds like a plan, eh? But you know what they say: if you want to see God's sense of humor - let him know your plans. ;)

I lived in metro-Boston for almost 20 years and am a native New Englander...so coming to Columbia (and the mid-west) was quite a shock for us. But there's a lot to be said for zero traffic (in comparison) and a 10 minute commute. Maybe I can't get some of the stuff I was accustomed to getting in the big city, but Columbia has a nice way of making up for all that! I'll definitely need to live near the ocean and/or mountains again one day, but CoMo's not a bad place to be in the mean time.

[lugnut48]

I lived in metro-Boston for almost 20 years and am a native New Englander...so coming to Columbia (and the mid-west) was quite a shock for us. But there's a lot to be said for zero traffic (in comparison) and a 10 minute commute. Maybe I can't get some of the stuff I was accustomed to getting in the big city, but Columbia has a nice way of making up for all that! I'll definitely need to live near the ocean and/or mountains again one day, but CoMo's not a bad place to be in the mean time.

Have you been to the Lake yet? Columbia is much bigger than here, many more amenities. It's a freakin' tourist town here - blah. Living here year round sucks. I'd do Columbia over LOTO anyday. :D

[GretchO]

Been through that area but have never stopped (one of my husband's lab mates is from Bolivar...talk about small town!!), i can understand the small town AND tourist town blech of the Lake, though. Doesn't Nelly have a place down there?

[EeyoreButterfly]

We should arrange a get together some weekend. It sounds like Columbia is the easiest meeting place.

[DCaplinger]

Sorry I didn't see this one before.

I live in Springfield, MO. I work in Ozark, MO. Ohana, how far South of Springfield do you live?

Regards,

D

[inkvisitor]

Not from MO, but have plenty of extended family in St. Louis (and family property just southwest of St. Louis near De Soto).

[Jan B]

I have in-laws in Blue Springs (near KC). We usually go visit every year. I lived in and around KC for about 7 years -- worked at the big Sprint campus while it was being built. I've enjoyed Springfield (where the original Bass Pro is), Branson, and I once drove my dog to the vet hospital in Columbia.

Moving to KC from Dallas was a bit of a culture shock. It took about 2 years before I liked it, and then I decided I'd never move to a big city again. Well, that was until my husband got transferred back to Dallas.

[Pote05]

I'm from Missouri also! Up in the NW Area...

[foxl]

KC metro area, here.

[lugnut48]

Totally forgot about this thread! Whoops!

Yeah, lake life isn't all it's cracked up to be UNLESS you're on the lake. :D

We're actually putting the house up for sale on Wednesday. (Anyone looking to move to the lake? :D) We hate being away from family so much that we wanna move back to Michigan. Some call it a STUPID decision considering the economy up there, but we don't like it here at all. I *might* be happier living in KC, but probably not.

[GretchO]

We too are moving back "home"...my hubby got a job in Boston, so we'll be returning from whence we came. We had actually hoped to stay in Columbia for a while (he was hoping for a post-doc position here at the University) but w/ the economy and funding issues that didn't materialize. We're just unbelievably grateful he was able to find a good job.

[EeyoreButterfly]

Another person moving here, although I will be relocating in state. I got a teaching job in Independence and am currently house hunting. We're looking at both rentals and places to buy. We would prefer to buy it. With our calculations, the montly payments on the mortgage would be cheaper than paying rent for a house of the same size, so ican get a nicer house for less money and not have to worry about all the issues that come with a rental. The one problem is the loan will have to in my name and since I don't *officially* have a job (my contract starts in August) we don't know if that will be possible.

[kstreeter513]

I'm from Columbia, MO too. I like it here with all the parks, and it is a fairly bike friendly city too, which I enjoy.

[Debbie Sue]

I was born and raised in Joplin, MO but now live in Wichita, KS. My parents, sister and her family still live around Joplin. I would love to move back there and so would my dh. He was born and raised there too.

Also a dream of ours is to live on the lake in the Ozarks... :D

[EeyoreButterfly]

I just got a job in the KC Metro area and will be moving, most likely to Blue Springs.

[Annabell1959]

I work in Kirkwood, St. Louis suburb, and live about 60 mi West ...out in the boonies.

[jeggeman31]

I have a sister in law that lives just outside of Springfield.

My favorite place to go when we visit Lamberts Cafe. Good food, fun times.

[EeyoreButterfly]

Just moved into my house in Blue Springs!

[Ohana]

I have a sister in law that lives just outside of Springfield.

My favorite place to go when we visit Lamberts Cafe. Good food, fun times.

You really just can't beat Lambert's. Although I like the rolls so it is REALLY hard to only get to SHARE ONE ;) .

[DCaplinger]

Lamberts is here in Ozark, where I work. :) I love their rolls (who doesn't?).

I don't get to eat there very often, because we never think to come back to Ozark after I get off of work. However, I think I'll make that our place to eat tomorrow evening. :)

Regards,

D

[Granny Shanny]

We retired to the Ozarks in 1988. Well, husband retired . . . I continued working until 1998. He's the native Missourian; I'm a Cornhusker. We have 20 acres between Crocker & Richland.

[foxl]

where were you going / heading from dewey?

and where are you at ohana? I'm actually in Camdenton.

I know there's a few more from Missouri - where are they?!? :D

We were in Cole Camp and Versailles yesterday -- we wanted our kids to tour a cave, so took em allllllll the way down to Jacob's Cave! Was fun, and interesting.

Boy there are a LOT of people down there, anymore. Residents, not tourists, I mean.

[EeyoreButterfly]

I'm thinking us KC area DFers (and anybody else who wants to come) should arrange a meet up. Any takers?

[foxl]

I'm thinking us KC area DFers (and anybody else who wants to come) should arrange a meet up. Any takers?

It WOULD be fun ... but with 3 kids and no driver's license ... challenging!

[EeyoreButterfly]

That is difficult!

[foxl]

That is difficult!

Can be. I live on a bus line, and within walking distance of schools ...

[Irish123]

I live 40 miles west of St. Louis in Mo. I have lived here all my life and always wanted to live in a warmer climate. I hate Mo. weather!

[eskimo]

I live 40 miles west of St. Louis in Mo. I have lived here all my life and always wanted to live in a warmer climate. I hate Mo. weather!

Where? I'm in Moscow Mills.

[DCaplinger]

I now live in Ozark, and am in walking distance of Lamberts. It'd be a long walk, but it's within 2 miles. :)

Regards,

D

[Ti-Jae]

Ah, fellow Missourians. :) Born and raised in and around Jefferson City. After a few years in Texas and Kansas, I moved back to central Missouri, and with the most recent move over the summer, have officially returned to JC.