We had been thinking only of Fort Collins in Colorado, but last night I had a look at Loveland, only about 15 miles south, and saw some interesting homes - including one that was heart-breakingly ideal in its offering about everything we are looking for. I say heart-breaking because -sigh- it closed escrow yesterday for its new owner. As I had not been monitoring the daily new Loveland listings as I have in Fort Collins I never saw it when it was still available. We only really like about one in several hundred places that come on the market, so when a special place comes along it quickens my pulse. This place was a 1936 farm house style in the old historic downtown that had been totally renovated and expanded with great style, and had expansive outdoor space with a lot of nice gardening potential.
It's always hard for me not to see things like this as last-best opportunities slipping through my fingers, leaving me with less hope for eventual resolution of our temporary state of affairs. Of course, the fact that EVERYTHING is temporary needs to be considered.
We decided that Loveland was worth considering not only to expand on the pool of homes available outside Fort Collins, but because it would put us within reasonable commute distance of the high-tech corridor North of Denver, from Longmont to Broomfield to Boulder. If I do try to continue my network engineering career a few more years, this will offer more opportunity than what Fort Collins can offer.
Before Pat left we agreed that when we do finally go for a house, it will have to be a special place - like the latest 'one that got away'. If nothing else, it served as a reminder that we don't want to settle for a place that we'll feel out of place in or that seems like a cruel compromise after all we've been through over the past twelve months.
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