One of the reasons I moved here was so that I wouldn't have to drive as much. Overall, that's worked out pretty well. However, there's not a grocery store close enough that we can go to and avoid driving.

We normally go to a store near Seattle Center. There was an event going on this weekend, which we forgot about, so, traffic was terrible when we decided to go to the grocery store. It was quite annoying. It was our fault for trying to go to the store on the weekend, but it would still be nice to not have that problem. Also, whenever we forget something or need to pick up something from the store, it's such a hassle because we have to drive to the store, we can't just walk by after work or something. There are several grocery stores within a mile or so, but it's still inconvenient and I wish we didn't have to drive.

So, I'm seriously entertaining the idea of moving to another apartment complex when our lease expires. Part of it is because I want to live closer to the store so it's not so inconvenient and so that we don't have to drive. Another part is that I've never been crazy about this neighborhood, and while it's developing and should be a better place in a while, I'd like to live in a different part of the city. We don't want to move farther away from Lesley's job, though, so it will be hard to find a place that's close to her work, close to a grocery store, isn't run down, and is affordable. Still, I think I know of a couple places that would work.

Lesley dislikes the idea of moving, though, and really where we live now is not bad, so who knows if we'll actually do it.