Moving

Ok, so we're moving to Omaha. I sent out an e-mail about this, so if you didn't get it, it means I haven't talked to you in forever and a day.

Much of this is rehashed from that e-mail ... like, we're moving sometime in November, we're bailing on the house, and we'll be there house-hunting next week.

I've been looking quite a bit around online at stuff, and it seems that there are three main options for living -- downtown, midtown and the burbs.

Downtown would be great because I could walk to work, we could walk to the Omaha Old Market, and it's closer to the airport since I'll be traveling a decent bit for this position. However, the homes are smaller and not really homes -- more like townhouses and lofts. In our price range, 2,000 sq. ft. is a stretch.

Midtown has a bunch of older homes in established neighborhoods. I think there are some things to walk to, and the distance to the office would be about 3-4 miles, doable by bike. The cons are older homes that might have hidden problems and resale on the other side. The nice thing would be a lot more space, a small yard and quiet.

The burbs. Well, you know the deal. Drive everywhere, cookie cutter, at least 3,000 sq. ft. big yard, but in the best school district (and why would we bother living anywhere but there) it's about a 16-20 mile drive into town.

I just feel that if I have the opportunity to completely rid myself of any kind of driving commute I should. But then again we'll have to see if the stuff downtown is even big enough to consider -- I think it is. And who cares anyway? Asim will take up whatever space we give him if it's 200 sq. ft or 1,000. And why wouldn't I want to be able to walk home for lunch?