Home on the Range, if the Heights Could Be Considered a Range
Published in Widowism by chefswidow
Our new hood on the East Side
Our house is officailly rented. We have found a house for ourselves as well. It is virtually the same size as our house, the same mortgarge (minus the utilities!), and on the other side of town. We told our families yesterday and both pairs of parents had no idea what in the hell we were talking about. I came to the conclusion that parents really don’t listen to their kids, even if they are grown ass adults.
When we moved back from Brooklyn we put our house up for sale. It didn’t sell and we had to focus on opening The Greenhouse, so we put the thought of moving out of our heads. We opened the restaurant and told everyone (including the world on this blog) of our intentions to move closer to the restaurant. The whole idea behind a move was that the Chef would actually see his kids more than 4 hrs a week. Crazy right? When we finalized the lease this week we told both sets of parents and they literally responded “since when did you decide to move?‘ Uhhhhh yeah like 3 yrs ago.
We live in suburbia. We drive two cars 30 minutes each way to work. We don’t like driving two cars 30 minutes each way to work. We don’t like having two cars. We like walking. We like public transpo. We like boutiques and independent restaurants. We like pitbulls and cities and white people and black people and orange people and werid freaky people. Our kids enjoy museums and art and culture. As do we. Why should we not move to a part of town that embraces the life we want to lead? We have been living in a succubus of soul since we’ve moved back from the city. The only good aspects about where we live is the fact that our families are super close. However I rarely see my family. Moving is going to put some distance between us and drastically change our babysitting options but it will also allow us much more time with the Chef. He could come home mid day hang with us and go back for service. He could take the train to work. We could possibly eliminate one car. One insurance. The possibilities are endless.
It will be good. We will be good.
And now I need to figure out how in the hell I am going to pack a house in 30 days. Shitballs. Anyone know any free movers/packers?
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Congrats, that’s so exciting!
Congrats – My sister just moved to CH and I make excuses to visit her so i can stop at On The Rise Bakery, yumm. Check into the Rec Center. I think there’s a pool there for the kids!
When Kate and I moved from Toledo to Cleveland we threw a “packing party” which provided beer/wine with the only requirement was to fill boxes. It was amazing how much got packed and quickly with the booze incentive.
Your new house and yard are über adorable! Don’t fret the packing; once you get started (usually on the 2nd attempt) it happens quite quickly. I had less than 2 weeks,and the kids survived, although they were unfortunately ignored a lil too much. Best wishes!!
Ps: I’ll be back in 2 weeks if you still need help, unknowing what to do while my parents take ben & maeve on a mini vacation.
Congrats on the new place, I love the look of it. We looked in all the “heights” before buying in UH. We were in Mentor before that and Lake County is such a bubble, we just had to get out. Now the boyfriend can take the train to work everyday and we just love the neighborhood. Good luck with the packing and moving. At least you’re not doing it during the winter. Moving in rain or snow must suck!
Congratulations! Beautiful house! Sounds like a win win for everyone!
best of luck on the move!
congrats! that’s great news!
Welcome to the Heights! It’s a fabulous place! As long as I’m in Cleveland, there’s no where else I could ever imagine living!
Congratulations! Sounds great…all except the packing and actual moving and unpacking. I would love to live somewhere with a killer public transportation system. And you’re right, parents will be parents. You’re still their child and every decision you make is a silly whim. Enjoy your new digs!
Packing is the worst!! But congrats on the new house. Also, you are crazy insane for adding this to your plate this month!!!
This makes me think many things. The first is in advance, Welcome to the Neighborhood. The second is, after speaking with Jon last night I think that crazy insane comment above is absolutely correct. And lastly the phrase, Life is what happens when you were making plans. Let Julie and I know if we can be of any help in this madness.
congratulations. I live a little farther east in mayfield and love the heights. if i ever bought a house, that’s where i would – i love it.
Congrats! Im so glad you found a place that will work so well for you guys. That drive for the both of you was crazy… it will be nice to be closer to where you spend the most time at.