Mara
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thanks ladies..greg's friends that live in DH (on one of the cutest streets ever) say their schools are pretty good...i will have to ask her more information on that, but her kids walk to school and are some of the BEST kids i have ever met, honestly, these are like the most well-behaved, smartest children ever hehe. they make us want to have kids (and that is rare!)...so it seems like the schools have been okay for them so far. but i am curious to know more for sure from other perspectives.
so in terms of 'if we worked in philly'..and wanted to be like no more than a 20-30 min drive IN TRAFFIC or a 20-30 min train ride from the city itself (center city is that what you guys call it?)...but we wanted a cute neighborhood feel with 2500ish sq ft house on like .20 acre or similar with good schools, not fantabulous but very good....which towns would you guys recommend we really seriously consider?
ephem...i am really warming up to the idea of PA honestly. i think it would be great for us to get out of california for a while. we'd keep a property here most likely for a rental....but i think i might be ready in a year or so to branch out and try something new. i have never lived anywhere else...and it is exciting to think about greg and i striking out on our own to do this. i love the idea of our bond together growing even stronger as we'd have to rely on each other and lean on each other even more than we do now. also it would be so different to live right near greg's family, something we have never done, and i know he'd be ecstatic. plus there is the whole cost of living and east coast experience...i like the idea of being close to a major city but not TOO Close, and i love the idea of being near NYC...and within driving distance of other states i have never visited! and as much as i adore being close to my family, sometimes i do think i am too close to them and need to kind of experience life out on my own without that 'buffer' if it makes sense.
anyhow, thanks again for all the comments and assistance (chrono hopefully the threadjack isn't too derailing! i keep meaning to stop asking Q's then i forget !)
so in terms of 'if we worked in philly'..and wanted to be like no more than a 20-30 min drive IN TRAFFIC or a 20-30 min train ride from the city itself (center city is that what you guys call it?)...but we wanted a cute neighborhood feel with 2500ish sq ft house on like .20 acre or similar with good schools, not fantabulous but very good....which towns would you guys recommend we really seriously consider?
ephem...i am really warming up to the idea of PA honestly. i think it would be great for us to get out of california for a while. we'd keep a property here most likely for a rental....but i think i might be ready in a year or so to branch out and try something new. i have never lived anywhere else...and it is exciting to think about greg and i striking out on our own to do this. i love the idea of our bond together growing even stronger as we'd have to rely on each other and lean on each other even more than we do now. also it would be so different to live right near greg's family, something we have never done, and i know he'd be ecstatic. plus there is the whole cost of living and east coast experience...i like the idea of being close to a major city but not TOO Close, and i love the idea of being near NYC...and within driving distance of other states i have never visited! and as much as i adore being close to my family, sometimes i do think i am too close to them and need to kind of experience life out on my own without that 'buffer' if it makes sense.
anyhow, thanks again for all the comments and assistance (chrono hopefully the threadjack isn't too derailing! i keep meaning to stop asking Q's then i forget !)