Why?

After 14 years of LA, the things we didn't like about living here finally wore us down and we decided to move away. Our first choice was Portland, Oregon. After months of interviewing, neither of us could secure a job. We turned our sights to the next city on the list, New York. We lined up jobs and moved at the end of March 2008.

Apparently this was a bad idea. Things were not as they seemed and New York was not a good fit. We learned some good, hard lessons about life. We moved back to LA (four months later!) because the most important things were:

- be with our friends and close to our sisters
- advance our careers in a market we understand
- enjoy a low cost of living so we can save & travel

This is what makes us happy and apparently we had to move away to get our priorities straight. We still LOVE NEW YORK! We just enjoy it more as tourists...

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Brooklyn!


We hung out with friends in Park Slope last night and had a great time. We enjoyed a fantastic meal at A.O.C. Bistro and literally shut the place down! As a result, we enjoyed a much needed sleep in this morning. But it was nice to see how people like us have made their home in Brooklyn as compared to the Manhattan style of nesting. Big difference. So much more to what we're used to (street parking, houses separate from businesses), but the neighborhoods are infused with cool brownstones, tons of trees, nice wide sidewalks, and big parks. But like Manhattan, it is quite walkable for grocery runs or dining out. And it was quite nice taking the train home instead of assigning a driver to get back after a night of debauchery. :)

This afternoon the babies went to his first visit to St. Mark's Vet. Such nice people and I feel we're in good hands. Then this afternoon little B & I went to check out Thompkins Square park where there was a farmers market and a dog park. Good times...