so very long
It has been an awful long time since I last wrote. My life is so busy these days and I am hoping things settle down soon. We are trying to play catch-up financially and adjust to Katie's new job. We have a beautiful home in a beautiful neighborhood but damnit if it isn't expensive. There is not much (if anything) leftover each month. Hopefully that changes with Katie's new job.
I am glad that Spring has arrived and the flowers and trees are beginning to bloom and it is unlike anything I can recall seeing, even in the Midwest. At work I have been developing the data for Missouri and it makes me miss that part of the country and the low cost of living and laid-back lifestyle. Maybe that is just my perception since I was a kid when I lived there, but I have the feeling that the low cost of living also equates to a less stressful life. I looked up house prices, schools, and commute times in the STL area and it sounded pretty tempting to me. We could live in a near suburb of St. Louis, have a great school district, a house under $250k, and about a 15-20 minute commute. By comparison, our home is over $300k, with a great school district, and a 1 hour commute for both Katie and me. Though I have to admit the weather on the East Coast is milder...
Time for bed...
I am glad that Spring has arrived and the flowers and trees are beginning to bloom and it is unlike anything I can recall seeing, even in the Midwest. At work I have been developing the data for Missouri and it makes me miss that part of the country and the low cost of living and laid-back lifestyle. Maybe that is just my perception since I was a kid when I lived there, but I have the feeling that the low cost of living also equates to a less stressful life. I looked up house prices, schools, and commute times in the STL area and it sounded pretty tempting to me. We could live in a near suburb of St. Louis, have a great school district, a house under $250k, and about a 15-20 minute commute. By comparison, our home is over $300k, with a great school district, and a 1 hour commute for both Katie and me. Though I have to admit the weather on the East Coast is milder...
Time for bed...