I love you, you're perfect...

...now CHANGE!

Well, not really a fitting title but...whatever.

When Mr. S and I were house hunting, we had a list of things we wanted in a home we'd call ours. Just as every house hunter does, I suppose. For starters, we knew we wanted a town house and not a single family home. Neither of us are ready for the responsibilities that come along with owning a single family home. We're not interested in mowing lawns or planting shrubs. Neither are we interested in watering the lawn or trimming trees. We knew we wanted a three bedroom home , with two and a half baths, a garage, a finished basement. What was most important to Mr S. was that it be an end unit. We finally found a house that met all our criteria, and in a very nice neighborhood at that. Given the market, we were able to negotiate a pretty good deal on the price of the house. We especially love the fact that we own an end unit and have no neighbors on one side of our house...just space and road. Well, there's a little playground thing about 15/20 feet from our house. A few days ago, when we had a warm spell, there were parents who brought their kids our to the playground thingy. It was cute...for all of 15 seconds or so, till we realized we could hear every noise they made. And if we leave our windows open, there'll be no privacy cuz they'll be able to see right in. Bummer, the summer's gonna suck big time if folks keep coming over to this measly playground thingy. Daggoneit!
Well, well. We also realized this end unit perk may not only be annoying in the summer. One afternoon, after a snow storm, a bunch of kids, along with their parents, came over to the side of the house and proceeded to go sledding ... really close to our house! Hmm, I don't know. We might have to tell some folks to back away from the house if I keep getting irritated. Man. Maybe I'm just jealous...I should have just gone sledding along with them.