Dreamhouse(s)

As much as I like our house, my dream housing situation involves living in a condo in downtown Oak Park. No yard to mow, no exterior maintenance to deal with, and no walkway to shovel. Oak Park has had a condo building boom recently, and there is quite a bit of inventory to choose from. One condo we looked at is right on Lake st, the main drag of Oak Park, and sits above a high-end health club (with a smoothie bar!) and next door to Chipotle. If we lived there, I might actually make it to the gym, and we'd never have to cook.

Another new condo sits next the commuter rail tracks. When I'm waiting for the train in the morning, I often stare at the newly built midrise and fantasize about living on the 6th floor with a view of the trains coming in the distance. I'd time it so I could see the train coming, run downstairs and across the street to arrive at the platform at the same time as the train.

When we drive into Chicago, we see lots of nice condos in trendy neighborhoods. So many times I've said, "Oh, I'd like to live in that building", that its become a running joke with Kelly. Most of these hypothetical homes would be very inconvenient for us since Julia came along, not to mention commuting to work, but one can always dream.