9/17/2023 0 Comments Moon tower pizza menu![]() ![]() So we sat down and thought about our priorities hard. The only one that bothers us here is the cost of living. But like a couple that takes a break and realizes that the grass is not greener, we came back with a renewed commitment to where we live. We sold our house over 2 years ago and explored moving to a lower-cost-of-living state. Grandma and my bro love to cook and will prepare dinner for everyone. And the meal plan situation should make you hate me. He and our other friend/neighbor train together 3 mornings a week. My brother-in-law has a home gym in a shipping container that’s on the property. There were 2 cousin sleepovers and on one night when Yinh had to catch up on work late into the evening, I just stayed up chatting with my in-laws until midnight (thanks for that you guys- we had some tragic news in our community this week, and it was helpful to have people to talk to IRL). The kids’ friends were around a lot, staying over for dinner, playing basketball in the driveways. Just this week, we had 2 large family dinners next door plus a big Super Bowl party. And renting in general doesn’t sit well with everyone (although I love it and it would take something really special to make me want to own again- I have zero interest in spending mindshare on my house). We all rent so there’s always the sword of displacement hanging over our heads. The oldest is the only girl and despite her interests maturing quickly, the kids are thick as thieves. The 3 younger ones walk to school together every day. We are 2 families of 4 plus grandma who lives in an ADU at our house. ![]() We cut a gap in the fence between the properties and my brother-in-law strung lights across the path (we get coyotes so the kids get extra-nervous traversing at night…we keep a box of small animal bones we find in the yard which reminds me I need to order one of these). My wife’s sister and her family moved into the house behind us 2 months ago. Built-in babysitting for impromptu date nights or even a night away. That dream where your siblings or friends live in the same cul-de-sac and the kids just go back and forth to their cousins’ house. ![]()
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