A Moving Experience

Last week, Daveen and I moved into a house that we’ve been remodeling for more than a year.  It was a moving experience – pun intended.

For more than 50 years I’ve lived in the same Sherman Oaks zip code. And while this is the fourth different house, it will presumably be the last.

As with any change, there are plusses and minuses.  Since this is, I expect, the house I am going to live in for the rest of my life, I will focus exclusively on the advantages.

1. It’s almost walking distance to Stanley’s, one of my favorite restaurants. I especially love their Cobb salad.
2. It’s almost walking distance to Whole Foods, one of my favorite grocery stores.
3. It’s a 15-minute commute to my office. My former commute was 9 minutes, but now we have a lovely backyard, with a real swimming pool (as opposed to the “miniature” swimming pool at the old house), and there is room for us to add a pickleball court.
4. The new house has easy access to the freeways.
5. Our kitchen is 30 steps from the primary bedroom. That’s important to me.
6. The new house has only one story so there are no stairs. That’s important to Daveen.

I should also mention that the new house is about half the size of our previous home. It will be easier to maintain, and half the cost.  (Of course, temporarily, I’ll be paying to carry two houses.)

And so, I expect all will be perfect in our new home, just as soon as I learn how to use the fancy new TV with its 84-inch screen.  Though I did manage to watch the USC-Oregon football game last Saturday evening, USC, sadly, lost.  Ah, well.  I suppose it would be boring if USC won all its football games every year (Alabama – are you listening?).

I’ll let you know how the move turns out.  In a year or two.  After all the boxes are emptied.

Alan