When I was deciding where to go to college, Dad and I drove up to Denton one day when we were visiting the cousins. We wanted to check out the town and see what it was like. We drove through the square, and I remember thinking, "It's a small town! It would be so cool to live in a small town!"- since I'd never done so, and in my youth I thought a small town sounded picture perfect.
Of course I know now that Denton isn't really a small town. But they do have 'small town' things, like free concerts on the square every Thursday. Local bands play for free and you bring a blanket, dinner, and drinks and hang out for an hour and a half and listen to some tunes. The first week we went, due to high wind, the band moved indoors so we just hung out and had dinner.
The second week, we were late and the band was just ok. Bean didn't like the guitar solos that sounded like someone picking their nose. Yesterday, I packed a random dinner: guacamole, chips, bread, black beans, barbeque chicken and chicken sausage, a margarita for me and beer for Bean. The band was excellent! They played country, bluegrass, and some swing. We had a great time watching the 50-ish women in front of us dance to every single song. Very funny.
On the home front, I contacted two property management companies for a quote on having them help us lease the house. I got the notion in my head the other day, and felt really good about it. We could get someone to lease the house, which would be set at a price to just keep us even on the bills (but if we could, make a couple bucks), and it would help us build equity; that way when we get into a better selling market, we can actually make money on it. And in the meantime, we can use the savings we have for a downpayment on our next house and get moved. Where we are now, we'll probably end up having to use some of our savings just to get out of this mortgage. That way we don't have to drive forever to get anywhere. I will miss the concerts in Denton though. And the cows across the street.
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