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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved from DC to Arlington and I love it!!!  In DC our kids went to a charter school which meant every morning started with fighting city traffic for a 3 mile drive and then hunting for parking.  Ugh!  Now my kids take a free school bus that picks up two blocks away and there is even a late bus for when they do after school clubs!  We go for tons of bike rides because biking on the city streets isn't terrifying and we can pretty easily get to trails that are much less crowded than the Rock Creek Park trail we used to bike on.  overall, our lives are so much simpler and easier now.

My spouse works in Arlington so one of our commutes is much shorter now and my commute is about the same by metro.  I can walk to a few good coffee shops, Sweetgreens, Giant, Trader Joes, Whole Foods.  It is actually more walkable than some of the places I lived in DC.  (We live in Lyon Park).[/quote]

I just noticed the earlier PP who looked down on people who want things to be easier.  I used to be like that but honestly after 10 years of DH and I each working 50+ hours a week and juggling two kids, I was just worn down and wanted free school buses.  And we are actually as close or closer to the DC museums than we were when we lived in DC.  And my favorite local theater is Signature, which is in Arlington so no loss there (although I do still see shows at Arena Stage and Studio).[/quote]

I used to live in Chicago and was pretty smug about being able to deal with the cold. Now having been gone a decade, I realize it’s just nice for things to be nice. Easy, pleasant, convenient. It’s great. [/quote]

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