looking forward to the next chapter

I want to be in Los Angeles, or some other big city in California. I've always thought I was meant for something bigger than small-town Wisconsin, and I feel like that's more true than ever. It doesn't matter what I do for a living: advertising, fashion, nutrition... I'm going to have the best chances to make a decent life in a big city.

The Boyfriend said last night, totally out of the blue, "I want to move to LA." Now remember, he's the totally logical one so this surprised me quite a bit. I just stared at him with this look of awe plastered across my face. It was good to hear him say he wanted to be coastal because that's always been my dream, and although he's never disagreed with that idea, I don't think he had ever fully hopped on board.

Now he's got me dreaming about the fabulous lives we're going to lead when we move out there. And this has kind of brought about a new appreciation for the fact that we're going to move back in with my parents soon. If I haven't mentioned that before, my parents are re-doing their basement so it will be like a little apartment for us to live there and save money for "big kid" stuff like a wedding or a house or whatever. And, surprisingly, the Boyfriend is very much looking forward to it.

Anyway, what are your dreams for the future?

(picture from here)