Dreams for the Future

A lot of people have been asking me about my goals and dreams recently, and that has been frequently on my mind, since I am at a transition point from a number of perspectives.  As previously noted, the first one that comes to mind is always that I look forward to eventually getting married, and having a partner and companion to share life with.  There are other things I want to do in the future, but most of my other goals and plans do hinge on getting married.  Having kids is an obvious one, as well as figuring out how to raise them properly.  Dealing with children clearly has a tremendous impact on people, and probably gives them a better perspective on the important things in life.  I hope to have at least one son and one daughter, since I am sure there are very different things to be learned from each gender.  But I figure that focusing on that too much is putting the cart before the horse, so I just take things one step at a time, and hope that God will lead me to a suitable wife.

I also plan to build my own house someday, but have decided not to do that until after I find a wife.  A friend of mine came with me to look at RV Park Homes one time, and after observing her interest in cabinet finishes, carpet options, color, trim, and upholstery, I realized that my wife would probably have much stronger preferences in that regard than I do.  So I figure I should probably just wait, instead of choosing at random now, and re-doing everything after I get married.  And while it may be more efficient to just buy a house, I would rather spend my time building one myself, preferably with my family, than be off making money to pay someone else to do so.  I don't yet have the skills to fulfill this goal, so gaining some of that type of experience on other projects may be a good intermediate step.  That may be my next significant undertaking if the right opportunity comes along.

I have also seriously considered touring Europe, or taking a round-the-world-cruise, but those don't seem very appealing to do alone, so they can wait as well.  If I took a four month cruise around the world, I would want to have some other purpose to be working towards during that period, like writing a book in my spare time, or something like that.  I am finding that I don't respond positively to undirected idleness, without some objective on the horizon.