It's a perfect day to look at houses today in Chicago. It's rainy and gloomy. I guess at least I will be able to see if there are any roof leaks. Sheesh!
As of today, our place has been listed for a week and my impatient nature is making me worry that we won't sell it. I know that is completely irrational - we live in a great neighborhood and have a nice corner unit with 2 bedrooms and high ceilings. We're close to the El and there is a park being constructed at the end of our block.
Last night I was hanging out with my neighbors - David and the boys were at his parents' house - and we were talking about house hunting. My neighbors, A and S, are expecting their first child in 5 weeks and they were excited about us living next door. I guess it's because we (mostly David) makes this parenting thing look really easy.
After hanging out with them and talking about some of the neighbors we've had (and HAVE), all of us came to the conclusion that we had a great building. Actually, our condo association is made up of 4 separate buildings instead of one huge one which has been nice. As I was leaving their place I thought, "Maybe we should just stay here."
There are so many pluses to staying - we can well afford to stay here; our neighbors are wonderful (we know almost everyone in the building by name); there's a park going up down the street; a new public library was just built a block and a half away; and on and on. After talking with David we came to the sad conclusion that we need to move. Our 2 bedroom isn't big enough for 2 growing boys; a wife who is a pack rat and loves to buy shoes; and a husband who has this burning desire to FIX something - an attic or a basement.
People say that they will stay in touch when they move and they very well may mean it when they say it, but it's seldom that they ever do. In this fast paced, crazy world I think that maybe we still need a sense of community and that is what we have here. I am hoping that wherever it is we move we will find that same sense of community. I would love to have it for myself but more so for my family.
There is something about putting your home on the market that makes it suddenly look like the Best Place in the Universe to live.
Fingers crossed that you sell quickly.
Posted by: Susan | April 03, 2007 at 05:39 PM