Our ride was so nice. Oh man, crossing the Severn and the Chesapeake and seeing all of those jet skis and sailboats and speedboats and yachts and Navy ships out there. Clouds lining the horizon. Light wind. Crabs. Lying on a dock, soaking up what little sun my skin would tolerate …
I spent part of the ride with my legs wrapped around Matt and my feet up on the tank, leaning back into the sissy bar just lounging as we cruised along without a friggin’ care in the world on a Sunday evening. Best feeling on Earth, people, seriously. We even shared a tender moment while cruising up B&A Blvd. The sun was setting in front of us and Matt rested his left arm on my boot and squeezed my toes between his thumb and forefinger.
When we got home, I said, “You know. I love the bay and I like being able to go into Baltimore and Annapolis without too much trouble. Honestly, I just want trees and a quiet neighborhood. I want to be able to afford a nice house and for us to live a simple, happy life. Maybe Severna Park is the place for us.”
I have never seen Matt look so excited about something (he’s such an Anne Arundel county boy) and told me, “Really? You mean it? I’ve always wanted to live in Severna Park. I didn’t want to press the issue because I thought you had your heart set on the middle of nowhere.”
So we went online and researched houses and were thrilled to find loads of things we loved in very nice neighborhoods. I said, “We could totally afford this in a couple of years on a single full-time salary, leaving our options open for all sorts of things for me–part-time work, graduate studies, freelance opportunities …” Matt nodded in agreement and said, “Yeah, I think we would be totally happy here and I’d love for you to have those options.”
I smiled and poked him in the ribs stating, “Oh, and we can get jet skis if you want since all of these neighborhoods have access to the river/bay. I know, me on a watercraft, frightening, but I think it could be fun and honestly, I’m getting old enough to get over my fear-of-water.”
Matt got all excited again and starting bouncing around a little. While we certainly love the boonies, we seem to both get rather excited about the idea of staying closer to the shore and living our Southeast of Baltimore lives. It’s good here. Who knows, it could all be a pipe dream but the idea makes us both pretty happy.
