Location, Location, Location

So we really like our new house which we have lived in for almost one year. One thing we really like is the proximity to so many places. We sort of planned for being close to the school, but we sort of just got lucky on everything else. Here's the rundown:

0.1 MILES - Dairy Queen, 7-11
0.3 MILES - Elementary school, high school
0.5 MILES - Albertson's
1.0 MILES - King Soopers, Safeway, Target, Lowe's, Church
2.0 MILES - Wal-Mart, Home Depot

Also, we don't do much fast food, but McDonald's, Subway, Burger King, Taco Bell, Arby's, and KFC are all within a one-mile radius.

The farthest place I drive to regularly is the office, which is only 5.6 miles. Plus we do Sam's Club, which is 6.5 miles. It's great having everything else really close. And our neighborhood isn't overly noisy - unlike our last place, which offered better proximity to our bank and insurance agent but not much else.

Compare this to living in North Carolina, where it was a couple of miles to the nearest grocery store, 5 miles to Wal-mart, 10 miles to Target, 15 miles to Sam's.

Or compare it to growing up: 15 miles to the nearest supermarket, 15 miles to Wal-Mart, 135 miles to the nearest Target (or any other major chain without a Mart in the name).