Country Mouse, City Mouse

Things that excite me about moving to St. Louis:

1. There's a First Watch two blocks from my office. Which means my favorite breakfast, brunches and lunches anytime I get the hankering. (Mental Note: "stop using words like 'hankering' after moving to STL.)
2. The Galleria is like a mile or less from my office. Helloooo Nieman Marcus!
3. I have windows in my office and right outside my office.
4. When I go to the bathroom, I get the whole bathroom to myself. I don't have to listen to other people talking on their cell phones, washing their hands, stepping on the scale or gossiping about the girl that sits next to them in their department ever again. *happy sigh*
5. I get a credenza. Shut up. I know it sounds stupid. But dude! I need the storage space! I finally get one! Woohoo!
6. There's a zoo in town. (Good times for Aislinn!)
7. Six Flags is nearby. (Good times for Trevor!)
8. I'm still only an hour or two from all my friends in Columbia. (Good times for me!)

Seriously, I'm getting so excited. Appraisers are coming to our house end of this coming week. In another couple weeks, we should know the value of our home. That means we can start HOUSE HUNTING! I'm pumped about THAT! I can't decide if I want to rent a cute little brownstone or something in Clayton or buy something further out. I'm thinking rent. If we buy (I know, I know -- I keep going back and forth on this, but it's a BIG DECISION!), we'd never get any equity in only 4-5 years. It would all go to interest. So despite the tax break on buying, we'd have to live so far out to be able to afford to buy and then I'd be spending time and money on commuting. Versus living close and paying rent (no upkeep, no maintenance, no commute, HELLO Convenience!)...I like that better.

Besides...anything to live closer to the galleria, right? lol!