re: Moving to Houston

Where are you working? I live in the very "back" of The Woodlands. Not congested at all (for the most part). There is no place I've been to that I'd rather live in the Houston area. But, if I had to drive downtown, or kept 8-5 hours, I might think differently. I can go in to work for 7 and leave at 3:30, so I miss traffic. I can work most days 20 minutes from my house and only head down into the energy corridor twice a week.

As far as nice to live, I'm 10 minutes from nice restaurants, shopping, concerts, etc.. But at the same time feel like I'm completely out of the Houston mess. I have a park within walking distance with nice tennis courts, basketball, splash pad for my toddler, pavilion, swings, open fields etc.. I can go for a 10 mile run and never have to run on the road, and never run the same place twice. I've got deer in my front yard some mornings, etc.. People say schools in Houston are all good, and that's not necessarily the case, but you pretty much have nothing to worry about in The Woodlands. My wife works in The Woodlands and can go a month without ever leaving. It's its own place with a lot to offer.

Plus, housing is cheaper than it's been in a while. 5 houses for sale around me. Which has me worried if I were to be laid off and had to sell, but I still can't complain about where I live.