I have a lot to be thankful for so I try not to complain, but the honest truth is, I HATE living in El Paso. Yeah, I said hate. Strong word but I really don't like living here. El Paso is part of Texas, but there is nothing Texas about this city. There are no cowboys walking around saying "y'all". Instead it's is a city full of people speaking Spanish, Chihuahua license plates, and spanish music blaring. And our little white family sticks out like a sore thumb here. Our kids are always the only blondes in their class, at school, at church, on the tball team, we just look like we don't belong. Cost of living is cheap? No. Groceries are so expensive here. The price of steak is outrageous. There is one "normal" grocery store here, Albertsons. Other than that my two options are Target and Walmart. It's just so weird for me to grocery shop at Target. There is no actual butcher counter so who knows where it comes from, how long it's been packaged, etc. Gas is cheap but I realized it's because they start with 86 grade. My car recommends 87 or higher. Isn't it unusual for the gas to start at 86? And is the town friendly? No. Our neighbors haven't said 2 words to us. Our trash man yelled at my father-in-law when we first moved in for putting too much trash out. People don't make small talk here, at the park or in line at a store. Just in the week I was visiting back at home I had more people be friendly and make small talk in that week then in the last 5 months of living here. Maybe it's because I don't speak Spanish. And they speak Spanish right in front of you even if they know you don't speak Spanish. In the hallways of Hunter's school all of the parents speak Spanish. The traffic here is horrible and the drivers are crazy! The city is ugly. Its desert and they don't try to make it look any different. Brian works just as many hours if not more than his old job that made double the pay and way more benefits, including vacation time. He technically has ZERO vacation time. I have no friends here, no family here, and I can't wait for the opportunity to move out of this town!!!! So when you ask me how I like it here, and I say, "I'm getting use to it." I really mean, I'm doing the best I can to survive here and not be miserable.
That being said, I really am thankful for how much God has blessed us. We have two wonderful, healthy, smart, beautiful, happy children. I have a great husband who strives to be the best husband, father and employee he can be. We have never gone a day without a meal or a roof over our heads. God provided this job in El Paso just when we needed it and were absolutely desperate. He had a reason for bringing us here. I do love the house we are renting. The school Hunter is attending seems to be a great school and he is learning so much. He has great teachers. I will just be happy to begin a new chapter of our lives somewhere else, just about anywhere else, when the time is right.
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