You know, it's weird. I want to either a) live in the city, take the subway to work or b) flee to the suburbs and drive my SUV to go get coffee at Starbucks as I take Ellie to music classes. Personally, I'm leaning towards the city this time. i know it's expensive but I've never lived *in* and big city before. Plus, I have issues with Joe and I commuting 1 hour+ each morning and leaving our kids back in suburbia.
I think you'll find that there are in-between places around Washington. My commute on the Red Line is 12 minutes, my DH's is about 20 to downtown and I live in a suburb in my cute bungalow with a 150' deep backyard. I walk by two locally owned coffee houses on my way to the metro, through the historic district.
Although if we were to live in the city, we'd be up on Capitol Hill, I think. We have a friend there who has her daughter in kindergarten this year at one of the public charter schools.
sj, I'm glad you had a good day.
Burrell, congratulations on your professorship!
GG, happy Auntie-day!
Nora, Happy Belated Birthday!
2/3 of our company is now gone, but my cousin is here until tomorrow, and I think we're going to the baseball game tonight. I'm so tired, and I have a class to teach today, so I hope I sound coherent.